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RBR-M79
Technical summary
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| Bore diameter: |
90 mm |
| Length: |
1.91 m |
| Total weight: |
11.2 kg |
| Launcher weight: |
6.2 kg |
| Rocket weight: |
3.5 kg |
| Container weight: |
1.5 kg |
| Maximum range: |
1960 m |
| Effective range: |
600 m |
| Sustained ROF: |
6 rocket/min |
| Crew: |
2 |
The 90 mm M79 Manual Rocket Launcher (Ručni bacač raketa - 90 mm M79) nicknamed "Osa" (a word meaning wasp) is a light, reusable, and effective rocket launcher system made of fiber-reinforced plastics. It consists of the launcher, the CN-6 Sighting piece, a rocket, and the carrying case for the rocket. While primarily intended as an anti-tank weapon, the M79 can also be used against fortifications and in an anti-personnel fashion. It is made to reload quickly and is very portable. It is extremely similar in design to the M90 Rocket Launcher.
It is found largely in former Soviet-bloc countries such as those in Eastern Europe. The "Osa" was manufactured in the former Yugoslavia. Recently, it has seen use in the Kosovo War and has been known to have been used by certain Albanian extremist groups (such as the Kosovo Liberation Army). Croatia has continued manufacture of the Yugoslav weapon as the RL90 M95.
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