Advice on Russian RPO-A and RPG29

[steve501]

Hi All
         Can anyone help I'm trying to find out what level the RPO-A and the RPG29 are issued in the Russian forces (Airborne and Motorised) is it Squad or Platoon
Are they issued in the specialist platoons ?

Any help is appreciated

Cheers
Steve

[commissarmoody]

Check out their webpage as well for some more TO&Es.

[carlos marighela]

I suspect, due to the nature of the weapons RPO-A (flame) and RPG-29 (thermobaric and heat), that these are probably held with the organic engineer platoon at battalion level. That’s just an educated guess. The RPO-A was I believe principally used by engineers in Afghanistan, as effectively it was just a replacement for the old back back flamethrowers.

Neither is a standard bit of kit at squad or platoon level and they weren’t for their Soviet predecessors.

Here’s a bit more detail on contemporary MRC organisation.

https://www.battleorder.org/rus-bmp-co

[Jemima Fawr]

Yes, as Carlos says, the RPO-A was very much an Engineer weapon, being a direct replacement for manpack flamethrowers (up until the end of the Cold War, anyway - God knows what happened after that).

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Thanks for the link.

[steve501]

Thanks for the info
I thought they were Platoon or company issue but that info has helped and great link to video

Many thanks
Steve

[commissarmoody]

Cheers!