РПГ-30 Крюк — самый хитрый гранатомёт в мире против брони будущего

Modern tanks have learned to shoot down incoming grenades out of the air. Active protection systems costing hundreds of thousands of dollars intercept projectiles in a split second—and the entire accumulated experience of anti-tank infantry was suddenly at risk. Russian designers from the Bazalt Research and Production Enterprise responded to this challenge in an unconventional way: not more powerful, not faster, but more cunning. This is how the RPG-30 Kryuk was born—a disposable grenade launcher with a missile simulator that deflects a tank's radar and clears the way for the main charge. This issue tells the full story of the Kryuk: from the engineering concept and field tests, where synchronizing the two shots required hundreds of modifications, to the debates within NATO headquarters and think tanks that began studying this weapon in earnest immediately after its introduction. Why is a weapon costing eighty-three thousand rubles capable of threatening a half-million-dollar protection system? How did the RPG-30 change the development of active protection without ever firing a single shot at it in real combat? And why did the main test for the Hook never take place—neither in Ukraine nor in the Middle East? Only the real story, the design, and the facts—no speculation or simplifications. All materials in this episode are based on open sources. Photos are taken from archive.org and are publicly available. Music used in the video: "Eyes of Glory" by Aakash Gandhi, "Duty Calls" by Rod Kim. Arsenal of Times Channel. All rights to the channel's content are reserved. Copying of videos, text, and materials, in whole or in part, without the author's written permission is prohibited. #RPG30 #GrenadeLauncher #Weapon #Anti-TankWeapon #ArsenalofTimes