Frag Out! Magazine
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Zeveta Ammunition 68 mm recoilless dispos- able launchers are lightweight and convenient to use, offering a significant increase in the combat potential of an infantry squad, espe- cially in the context of fighting vehicles (also light armored vehicles) and enemy fortifica- tions. In Poland, they have been successful- ly employed in GROM, but in the future they could also act as an interesting addition to the weapons systems used by infantry squad and the Territorial Defense Forces. At present, TDF and Land Forces don't have such type of anti-armour weapon at their disposal. The main means of combating enemy vehicles in Poland is still outdated RPG-7 with antique ammunition of much limited effectiveness and precision. Polish Special Forces are doing a bit better because they have Carl Gustaf M3 grenade launchers (or recoilless rifles, actu- ally). Interestingly enough, there is a chance that RPG-75s could be licensed to be manu- factured in Poland by Nitro-Chem from PGZ. A CZECH RPGs The RPG-75 grenade launchers were first in- troduced in the 1970s, but their design has been modernized over time. The Reaktivní Protitankový Granát 75, the basic model in the range, was manufactured still in Czechoslovakia, but its newer version, the RPG-75M with a HEAT warhead, appeared on the market in 2000. The family was soon extended by the RTG (Reaktivní Termobarický Granát) grenade launcher with a TBX warhead. The latest version is the multi-pur- pose RPG-75-MP with a TBX-HEAD warhead, where the dual effect is based on the application www.fragoutmag.com