A clear video has appeared in the public domain that clearly illustrates the operation of one of the most cunning Russian anti-tank weapons - the RPG-30 "Kryuk" single-use grenade launcher (index 7P53). Developed by specialists from NPO Bazalt, this complex entered service with the Russian Army back in 2012 and was immediately recognized as an asymmetric response to modern active armor protection systems.
First, the operator launches a small 40-mm projectile simulator - in fact, a false target that accurately simulates the radar signature of the main grenade. This "bait" instantly triggers the active protection system of a conditional enemy: radars detect a threat, and an anti-missile or fragmentation charge rushes to meet it. However, after only 0.2–0.4 seconds, a second, already main shot follows - a 105-mm tandem HEAT grenade PG-30. During this short time, most existing APSs do not have time to reload or retarget, and the main ammunition freely reaches the target.
The tandem warhead of the grenade works classically: the front charge neutralizes dynamic protection, and the main one forms a shaped charge capable of penetrating more than 600 mm of homogeneous armor behind dynamic and active protection systems.
