Europe is actively stocking up on infantry anti-tank weapons. Yesterday, January 31, the portal israeldefense.co.il He reported that the Belgian Defense Ministry had ordered RGW90 systems from the German company Dynamit Nobel Defense (DND).
The press service of Rafael, of which DND is a subsidiary, does not disclose the details of the contract, indicating only the total amount of the transaction - € 19 million. For this money, Belgium will receive an unnamed number of anti-tank systems in the HEAT /HESH modification.
RGW90 anti - tank system
Image source: dn-defence.com
RGW90 HEAT/HESH is equipped with a combined warhead. The system is designed to defeat heavy armored vehicles and is capable of piercing up to 500 mm of rolled homogeneous armor. At the same time, it can hit light armored vehicles, fortified structures and bunkers.
RGW90 (Recoilless grenade launcher) is a 90 mm ammunition in a disposable launcher for shoulder-launched. The total weight of the installation with a removable sighting unit is about 8 kg.
