MRO-A
Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
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The MRO Borodach[4] (Russian: малогабаритный реактивный огнемет, romanized: Malogabaritnyy reaktivnyy ognemet, lit. 'Small-sized jet flamethrower') is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.[2]
| MRO-A | |
|---|---|
MRO-D, smoke warhead variant | |
| Type | Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2003 |
| Wars | Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[1][2] 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NPO Bazalt |
| Designed | Late 1990s |
| Manufacturer | NPO Bazalt |
| Produced | 2003 |
| Variants | MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.7 kg |
| Length | 900 mm |
| Shell weight | 2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads) |
| Caliber | 72.5 mm |
| Effective firing range | 90 m |
| Maximum firing range | 450 m |
| Sights | iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A |
