Infantry Weapons

RPG-29

The RPG-29 Vampir is a Soviet-designed, reusable 105 mm anti-tank rocket launcher built around tandem HEAT and thermobaric rockets. Its long launch tube, optical sight, and PG-29V tandem warhead give infantry a portable short-range weapon intended to attack armored vehicles and fortifications, and ARES documentation places the system in the Russia-Ukraine War's 2014 eastern Ukraine fighting.

Russia-Ukraine WarRussian and separatist forces

Conflict side: Russian and separatist forces
Built by: Bazalt
Built in: Soviet UnionRussia

RPG-29, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

Profile

Type: Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher
Conflict side: Russian and separatist forces
Origin: Soviet Union
Service note: Late Cold War design; in service from 1989

portable anti-tank rocket launcher

Service History

In service: Entered service in 1989
Used by: Russian and separatist forces
Wars: Russia-Ukraine War

Production History

Designer: Bazalt
Designed: Late 1980s
Built by: Bazalt
Built in: Soviet UnionRussia
Produced: 1989-present
Variants: RPG-29 Vampir, RPG-29M

Specifications

Caliber: 105 mm
Crew: Two-person team typical; launcher can be shoulder-fired
Launcher weight: 11.6 kg without optical and night sights
Loaded weight: About 18.8 kg with rocket
Length: 1,850 mm ready to fire; 1,000 mm in travel position
Sighting range: 500 m
Ammunition: PG-29V tandem HEAT and TBG-29V thermobaric rockets
Penetration: About 650 mm RHA after explosive reactive armor with PG-29V

Conflict Usage

Russia-Ukraine War: Side: Russian and separatist forces
Documented in the 2014 phase of the war among shoulder-fired rocket launchers associated with Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

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Sources

RPG-29Publisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official export product page supporting caliber, range, launcher dimensions, weight, and compatible tandem HEAT and thermobaric rockets. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 RPG-29 VampirPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Reference page used to cross-check origin, service entry, Bazalt development and production background, ammunition types, loaded weight, and penetration figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine, 2014Publisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Direct conflict-use source; cited for the RPG-29 Vampir documented among rocket launchers and recoilless rifles in the 2014 eastern Ukraine conflict. | Accessed: 2026-06-20 File:RPG-29 USGov.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance page for a public-domain U.S. government image of an RPG-29 launcher and PG-29V rocket. | Accessed: 2026-06-20