Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 22, 2026

MRO-A

The MRO Borodach is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.

Last revised
Jun 22, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
250 w
Citations
9
Source
Wikipedia ↗
MRO-A
MRO-D, smoke warhead variant
TypeDisposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service2003
WarsSecond Chechen War
Syrian civil war
Russo-Ukrainian War12
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon3
Production history
DesignerNPO Bazalt
DesignedLate 1990s
ManufacturerNPO Bazalt
Produced2003
VariantsMRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)
Specifications
Mass4.7 kg
Length900 mm
Shell weight2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)
Caliber72.5 mm
Effective firing range90 m
Maximum firing range450 m
Sightsiron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A

The MRO Borodach4 (Russian: малогабаритный реактивный огнемет, romanized: Malogabaritnyy reaktivnyy ognemet, lit. 'Small-sized jet flamethrower') is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.2

Technical specification

  • Calibre: 72.5 mm
  • Length: 900 mm
  • Weight: 4.7 kg
  • Effective Range: 90 m
  • Maximum Range: 450 m
Hand-held rocket-assisted flamethrowers. Flamethrower MRO-A in the center source ↗

Variants

MRO-A

Thermobaric warhead.

MRO-D

WP Smoke warhead

MRO-Z

Incendiary warhead

Users

Current

Former

References

References

  1. Smallwood, Michael (1 June 2014). "Russian MRO-A Rocket Launchers in Ukraine". armamentresearch.com.
  2. "SMALL ROCKET FLAMETHROWER MRO-A "Borodach" (MRO-Z, MRO-D)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. "Israeli Army considers forming anti-tank units with Hezbollah's trophy weapons". Militarniy. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. "ЦАМТО / / Российские военные получили новый пехотный огнемет для городских боев «Бородач»".
  5. Ferguson, Jonathan; Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (2014). "Raising Red Flags: An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine. (Research Report No. 3)" (PDF). ARES. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. "Russian MRO-A thermobaric rocket launchers in Syria". Armament Research. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.