MRO-A

The MRO Borodach^[4] (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].

MRO-A
MRO-D, smoke warhead variant
Type	Disposable Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2003
Wars	Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[1][2] 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[3]
Production history
Designer	NPO Bazalt
Designed	Late 1990s
Manufacturer	NPO Bazalt
Produced	2003
Variants	MRO-A (Thermobaric warhead), MRO-D (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead)
Specifications
Mass	4.7 kg
Length	900 mm
Shell weight	2.9 kg (thermobaric warheads)
Caliber	72.5 mm
Effective firing range	90 m
Maximum firing range	450 m
Sights	iron, MPO-A sighting devices are similar to those for flamethrower RPO-A

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

Variants

MRO-A

Thermobaric warhead.

MRO-D

WP Smoke warhead

MRO-Z

Incendiary warhead

Users

Current

• Hezbollah^[3]
•  Russia^[5]
•  Syria^[6]

Former

• Donetsk People's Republic^[1]