Talk:RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee)

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I believe this would be better described as an anti-personnel rocket rather than as a flamethrower. Any thoughts on this?

I guess its both. Sort of. Wachholder0 19:39, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Personally, I can't see how this 1) is classified as a flamethrower 2) and not a rocket launcher. But I'm no expert. Ashanthalas 21:45, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

• The russian army classified this weapon as a flame thrower, so there is nothing wrong with this category. Mieciu K 16:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

It is a thermobaric rather than than an explosive weapon intended to penetrate hard targets. Not exactly what in called a flamethrower in American English, but that's what the Russians are calling it.Wachholder0 18:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)