How Powerful is the Improved Anti-Tank Gun SCT-29 "Made in Vietnam"?

12 November 2019

RPG-29 anti tank weapon and DCT-7 bullets (all photos : QPVN, KienThuc)

In the anti-tank armament of the Vietnamese military, in addition to the widely used firearms such as RPG-7 (B-41), there is another type of anti-tank anti-tank gun, that is SCT. -29, a "made in Vietnam" version of the Soviet RPG-29.

The Soviet -made RPG-29 anti-tank gun has been in service since 1989. Vietnam has produced this anti-tank gun on its own for the past 5 years.

The Vietnamese version of RPG-29 is called SCT-29. In addition to producing guns, we can also produce bullets and identify themselves as DCT-7.

The production of this anti-tank gun allowed our army to be autonomous in terms of equipment, ready to produce large-scale, large quantities immediately upon request.

In the world, RPG-29 is also a popular anti-tank gun, it has proven its strength in many conflicts, capable of defeating many modern tanks today.

The gun has an empty weight of 12.1 kg, the weight with bullets is 18.9 kg and has a length of 1 meter when moving, 1.85 meters when ready to fight.

Two types of RPG-29 ammo include the PG-29V recoillant and the TBG-29V fuse. The size of ammunition used was 105mm, each of which weighed more than 5 kg, so it was cumbersome and heavy on the move.

RPG-29 has two launch mechanisms. The first mechanism is located on the shoulder, spleen shooting as conventional anti-tank guns. The second method is to shoot with the tripod system with the maximum effective range of up to 500 meters.

Targeted with explosive reactive armor, the RPG-29's re-explosive warhead is capable of penetrating 750mm of homogeneous rolled steel after puncturing the explosive reactor. With reinforced concrete target types, the maximum penetration of RPG-29 is up to 1500 mm.

RPG-29 proves its strength on the Syrian battlefield when shooting down a T-72 tank with just one shot. The RPG-29's shot penetrated the T-72's hull, destroying its ammunition and causing the tank to explode from the inside.

(Kien Thuc)