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==Development history and design features== | ==Development history and design features== | ||
[[File:RAS 16 designer.png|thumb|Rachet Couronne, lead designer of the RAS-16]] | [[File:RAS 16 designer.png|thumb|Rachet Couronne, lead designer of the RAS-16]] | ||
Development of the RAS-16 began in 2012 by a [[FNC|Fabrique Nationale Collinebourg]] design team led by Rachet Couronne in response to the recent adoption of the [[MAS-12]] ATGM. The [[RAS-88]] RPG in use at the time, also a product of FNC, was slowly approaching obsolescence despite repeated upgrade kits to prolong its service life. Further funding for development was secured from the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] via [[AMY]] in 2013, with [[Army Procurement Command (Yonderre)|Army Procurement Command]] keen on keeping the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] on top of anti-armour capabilities in case of war. The first functional prototypes entered testing in Autumn of 2015 and the weapon was approved after tweaking in the Spring of 2016. | Development of the RAS-16 began in 2012 by a [[FNC|Fabrique Nationale Collinebourg]] design team led by Rachet Couronne in response to the recent adoption of the [[MAS-12]] ATGM. The [[RAS-88]] RPG in use at the time, also a product of FNC, was slowly approaching obsolescence despite repeated upgrade kits to prolong its service life. Further funding for development was secured from the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] via [[AMY]] in 2013, with [[Army Procurement Command (Yonderre)|Army Procurement Command]] keen on keeping the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] on top of anti-armour capabilities in case of war. The first functional prototypes entered testing in Autumn of 2015 and the weapon was approved after tweaking in the Spring of 2016.<ref>Couronne, Rachet: "''The RAS-16 Developmental Process and How I Stopped Caring''". [[Armes et Munitions Trimestrielles]] IV, 2012. pg. 81-82 (2012) | ||
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The RAS-16 is a shoulder-fired, unguided, tube-style, breech-loading anti-tank rocket system with an effective range of 800 meters designed to take on and destroy modern and future tanks equipped with explosive reactive armour. The RAS-16 is designed with economic viability in mind, keeping production cost as low as possible while maintaining a high degree of effectivenes on target. When launched, the rocket deploys eight fins as it leaves the launcher, stabilizing the rocket during flight. | The RAS-16 is a shoulder-fired, unguided, tube-style, breech-loading anti-tank rocket system with an effective range of 800 meters designed to take on and destroy modern and future tanks equipped with explosive reactive armour. The RAS-16 is designed with economic viability in mind, keeping production cost as low as possible while maintaining a high degree of effectivenes on target. When launched, the rocket deploys eight fins as it leaves the launcher, stabilizing the rocket during flight. | ||