Rockstar
11-06-15, 11:36 AM
Never knew things like this exisited. Hungry? land one round in a chicken coup and you can feed a company of soldiers. :D
The thermobaric warhead of the Shmel was expected to kill all personnel within a 50 meter radius in an open area, and within an 80 cubic meter area in a closed structure. Due to the thermobaric properties of the warhead and
is estimated to have about the same amount of energy as a 107 mm artillery shell on impact. The RPO Shmel was used extensively in the First and Second Chechen Wars, and its performance was much lauded. In 2003, The RPO Shmel-M entered service, the Shmel-M, also known as the RPO PDM (Increased Range and Lethality), has improved characteristics (weight, range, strength of blast, etc.), reportedly having about the same amount of energy as a 152 mm artillery shell on impact, and is replacing the RPO Shmel as inventories are depleted.10 The newest addition to the family is the MRO Borodach, (Small Caliber Infantry Flamethrower), which was fielded in 2013 and has reportedly seen service in Eastern Ukraine. The Borodach is not replacing the Shmel-M, but instead is likely to be a special version of the RPO family designed for urban warfare. The Borodach is smaller and lighter than both the Shmel and the Shmel-M, has a much shorter range, causes less blast damage, and has a different, easier to use, optical system.
The thermobaric warhead of the Shmel was expected to kill all personnel within a 50 meter radius in an open area, and within an 80 cubic meter area in a closed structure. Due to the thermobaric properties of the warhead and
is estimated to have about the same amount of energy as a 107 mm artillery shell on impact. The RPO Shmel was used extensively in the First and Second Chechen Wars, and its performance was much lauded. In 2003, The RPO Shmel-M entered service, the Shmel-M, also known as the RPO PDM (Increased Range and Lethality), has improved characteristics (weight, range, strength of blast, etc.), reportedly having about the same amount of energy as a 152 mm artillery shell on impact, and is replacing the RPO Shmel as inventories are depleted.10 The newest addition to the family is the MRO Borodach, (Small Caliber Infantry Flamethrower), which was fielded in 2013 and has reportedly seen service in Eastern Ukraine. The Borodach is not replacing the Shmel-M, but instead is likely to be a special version of the RPO family designed for urban warfare. The Borodach is smaller and lighter than both the Shmel and the Shmel-M, has a much shorter range, causes less blast damage, and has a different, easier to use, optical system.