PSRL-1 | |
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Type | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
Place of origin | United States of America |
Service history | |
In service | 2017-present |
Production history | |
Designer | AirTronic USA |
Manufacturer | AirTronic USA |
The PSRL-1 (RPG-7USA)[1][2][3] is an unlicensed modified American clone of Soviet/Russian RPG-7 shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcher developed by AirTronic USA.
History[]
The first confirmed sales were made to the Ukrainian military in 2017. Currently the US PSRL-1 rpg is manufactured for export only, or for allies who are used to using Soviet-style weapons.[4]
PSRL-1 was adopted by Philippine Army and Peruvian Army.[5][6][7]
Design[]
The PSRL-1 is compatible with all Soviet RPG-7 rockets.[8]
Weight: 6,6 kg
Length: 915mm
Scope: PSRL 3.5 X 24mm
Effective range: 800 m - 1000m
Users[]
Ukraine[9]
Peru
Philippines
References[]
- ↑ Administrator. "New US-made Rocket Propelled Grenade PSRL-1 able to fire all rockets of Soviet RPG-7 10510163 - AUSA 2016 Show Daily News TV Coverage Report - Defence security military exhibition 2016 daily news category". https://www.armyrecognition.com/ausa_2016_show_daily_news_tv_coverage_report/new_us-made_rocket_propelled_grenade_psrl-1_able_to_fire_all_rockets_of_soviet_rpg-7_10510163.html.
- ↑ "AirTronic USA - AirTronic PSRL-1 USA". http://www.airtronic-usa.com/products/airtronic-rpg-7-usa/.
- ↑ "Data". http://www.airtronic-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/psrl-1.pdf.
- ↑ http://www.milmag.pl/news/view?news_id=176
- ↑ National Guard receives 500 U.S.-made grenade launchers (Photo), UNIAN (17 May 2018)
- ↑ "Tłumacz Google". https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=https://pl.sputniknews.com/swiat/201708166086778-sputnik-ukraina-usa-bron/&edit-text=&act=url.
- ↑ "Tłumacz Google". https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.milmag.pl/news/view?news_id=176&edit-text=&act=url.
- ↑ "AirTronic PSRL-1 (RPG-7USA) Anti-Armor / Anti-Personnel Shoulder-Fired Rocket Launcher - United States". https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=1074.
- ↑ @DFRLab (2018-01-09). "American Lethal Weapons Could Already Be on the Ukrainian Front Line". https://medium.com/dfrlab/american-lethal-weapons-could-already-be-on-the-ukrainian-front-line-9dc6fd98630d.
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