Since the IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip, fighters from the Hamas network have been engaging them with various small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. One of the rounds used to target IDF tanks and armored vehicles is a rocket-propelled grenade named Al-Yassin 105. It is a heavily modified round based on RPG-2 and RPG-7 design. It is the successor of the previous Hamas Tandem 85 round. It is in 105/64 mm caliber meant to be used with the Yassin anti-tank launcher (Palestinean clone of the Soviet-designed RPG-2). The launcher and the round were named after the founder of … Continue reading Al-Yassin 105: A heavily modified anti-tank round based on RPG-2 and RPG-7 design