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  2. RPO-A Shmel - Wikipedia

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    The RPO-A is a single-shot, self-contained tube shaped launcher that operates much like the RPG-18 anti-tank launcher, a sealed tube, carried in a man-pack in pairs. The same person can remove the tube, place it in firing position, and launch the weapon without assistance. After launch, the tube is discarded. All models are externally similar.

  3. Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon

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    The Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon ( SMAW) is a smoothbore shoulder-fired rocket launcher. [2] It is a portable assault weapon (i.e., bunker buster) and has a secondary anti-armor ability. Developed from the B-300, it was introduced to the United States Armed Forces in 1984. It has a maximum effective range of 500 metres ...

  4. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System - Wikipedia

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    300 mi (483 km) [6] Maximum speed. 40 mph (64.4 km/h) [6] The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System ( M270 MLRS) is an American armored self-propelled multiple launch rocket system . The U.S. Army variant of the M270 is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s were delivered in 1983, and were adopted by several NATO ...

  5. Norinco LG5 / QLU-11 - Wikipedia

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    QMV-131 electro-optical night vision scope. The LG5 (PLAGF military designation: QLU-11 or QLU-131) [5] is a semi-automatic grenade launcher developed by Norinco and introduced in 2011. [2] The launcher's designation "QLU" stands for "light weapon (Qīng Wŭqì) - grenade (Liúdàn) - sniper (Jūjī)" in Chinese military coding standard.

  6. Launch vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A launch vehicle is typically a rocket -powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space. The most common form is the ballistic missile -shaped multistage rocket, but the term is more general and also encompasses vehicles like the Space Shuttle.

  7. LauncherOne - Wikipedia

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    LauncherOne was a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed and flown by Virgin Orbit that had operational flights from 2021 to 2023, after being in development from 2007 to 2020. It was an air-launched rocket, designed to carry smallsat payloads of up to 300 kg (660 lb) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), [3] following air launch from a carrier ...

  8. Mark 41 Vertical Launching System - Wikipedia

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    Lockheed Martin. Variants. Mk 57. Mk 70 Mod 1. The Mark 41 Vertical Launching System ( Mk 41 VLS) is a shipborne missile canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats. [1] The Vertical Launch System (VLS) concept was derived from work on the Aegis Combat System.

  9. Tornado (multiple rocket launcher) - Wikipedia

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    The 9A52-4 Tornado system is a lightweight rocket launcher. There are two other systems. A modular MLRS based on the MZKT -79306 truck, which can carry two BM-27 Uragan or BM-30 Smerch launcher modules, and one based on the Kamaz 6×6 truck. The "Tornado-G" system is an upgrade package for the existing BM-21 Grad.