MRO-A explained
MRO-A |
Origin: | Russia |
Type: | Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
Is Ranged: | yes |
Is Explosive: | yes |
Is Artillery: | yes |
Service: | 2003 |
Used By: | Russia |
Wars: | Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Designer: | NPO Bazalt |
Design Date: | Late 1990s |
Manufacturer: | NPO Bazalt |
Production Date: | 2003 |
Variants: | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead) |
Weight: | 4.7 kg |
Length: | 900 mm |
Cartridge Weight: | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads) |
Caliber: | 72.5 mm |
Range: | 90 m |
Max Range: | 450 m |
Sights: | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A |
The MRO Borodach[1] is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.
Technical specification
- MRO series[2]
- Calibre: 72.5 mm
- Length: 900 mm
- Weight: 4.7 kg
- Effective Range: 90 m
- Maximum Range: 450 m
- Variants: MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)
Users
Former users
Notes and References
- https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0518/101573155/detail.shtml
- http://nevskii-bastion.ru/mro-a/ SMALL ROCKET FLAMETHROWER MRO-A "Borodach" (MRO-Z, MRO-D)
- Web site: Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine. (Research Report No. 3) . Ferguson . Jonathan . Jenzen-Jones . N.R. . 2014 . ARES . 4 February 2015.
- Web site: Russian MRO-A thermobaric rocket launchers in Syria. Armament Research. 10 June 2024.
- Web site: Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in Ukraine. Michael . Smallwood. 1 June 2014. armamentresearch.com.