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{{Infobox weapon
|name= Yasin (RPG)
|image=
|caption=
|origin= Palestine
|type= [[Anti-tank]] [[rocket-propelled grenade]]

|is_ranged=yes
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive=yes
|is_artillery=
|is_vehicle=
|is_UK=

|service= August 3, 2004<ref name="MEMRI weapon unveil">{{Cite web|url=https://www.memri.org/reports/hamass-military-wing-marks-organizations-29th-anniversary-special-report-its-military|title=Hamas's Military Wing Marks Organization's 29th Anniversary With Special Report On Its Military Industry|website=MEMRI}}</ref>–Present
|used_by=
* [[Hamas]]
* [[Fatah]]
* [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]]
|wars= [[al-Aqsa Intifada]], [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]]

|designer= [[Adnan al-Ghoul]]
|design_date= Believed to be in 2004
|manufacturer= [[Hamas]]
|unit_cost=
|production_date= 2004–present
|number=
|variants=

|weight= 7 kg (15 lb)<ref name="SRYasin">{{Cite web|url=http://silahreport.com/2017/11/14/yassin-rpg-the-underground-rpg-of-gaza/|title=Yassin RPG – The Underground RPG of Gaza|date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
|length= 95 cm (37")<ref name="SRYasin"/>
|part_length=
|width=
|height=
|crew= 1 or 2, depending on situation

|cartridge=
|caliber= 40 mm (1.57") ; 85mm. Warhead<ref name="SRYasin"/>
|action=
|rate=
|velocity= 295 m/s<ref name="SRYasin"/>
|range= 300 m<ref name="SRYasin"/>
|max_effective_range=
|feed=
|sights= Iron sights or telescopic sights.
}}
The '''Yasin''' ({{lang-ar| ياسين }}), also known as '''Yassin''',<ref name="SRYasin"/> or '''Al-Yassin''',<ref name="SADJRPG">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/sadj-identification-series-the-rpg-id-guide/|title=SADJ Identification Series: The RPG ID Guide}}</ref> is an anti-tank weapon developed by [[Hamas]], first deployed in 2004.<ref name="Army">{{cite web|url=http://www.weaponsurvey.com/hamas.htm|title=Hamas Army|access-date=2008-09-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705031429/http://www.weaponsurvey.com/hamas.htm|archive-date=2008-07-05}}</ref> It was named after Hamas' spiritual leader, Sheik [[Ahmed Yasin]], killed by the [[Israeli Defense Forces]], or IDF, on March 22, 2004.<ref name="SRYasin"/>

Primarily used by the [[Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades]],{{sfn|Friedrich|Luethold|2007|p=107}} it has also been deployed by [[Governance of the Gaza Strip|Hamas units in Gaza]], including the Executive Force,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117184057/http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|url=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|publisher=Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)|access-date=2020-03-20|date=2007-04-08|page=15|title=Hamas's military buildup in the Gaza Strip (Updated April 2008)|archive-date=2009-01-17}}</ref> and Naval Police.<ref name="HTTGS285">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225030/https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/Data/pdf/PDF_19298_2.pdf|url=https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/Data/pdf/PDF_19298_2.pdf|publisher=Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)|access-date=2020-03-20|date=March 2010|page=285|title=Hamas and the Terrorist Threat from the Gaza Strip|archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> Other users include fighters connected to [[Fatah]] and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]].<ref name="SRYasin"/>

Although intended as an anti-tank weapon, the Yasin was chiefly operated against soft-skin vehicles, and personnel. In October 2018, it was reported the warheads were being repurposed as IEDs; research continues on a replacement effective against current Israeli armor.<ref name="COA"/>

==History==
Unveiled on August 30, 2004,<ref name="MEMRI weapon unveil"/> the Yasin was reportedly developed by Hamas engineers from the Research and Industry Unit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/03/06/ghoul-14-5mm-anti-materiel-rifle-a-palestinian-copy-of-the-steyr-hs-50-or-a-new-rifle-entirely/|title=Guest Post: Ghoul 14.5mm Anti-Materiel Rifle, a Palestinian copy of the Steyr HS-50 or Modified Domestically? -|date=March 6, 2018}}</ref> directed by [[Adnan al-Ghoul]], killed in [[Gaza City|Gaza]] by the IDF on October 22, 2004.<ref name="SRYasin"/>

First used against Israeli soldiers and Palestinian police officers in 2005,<ref name="COA">{{Cite web|url=https://calibreobscura.substack.com/p/hamas-mysterious-anti-tank-weapon|title=Hamas' Mysterious Anti-Tank Weapon|first=Calibre|last=Obscura|website=calibreobscura.substack.com|date=26 August 2019}}</ref> after the [[2006 Lebanon War]], production was accelerated in anticipation of an armed conflict with Israel.<ref>
{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117184057/http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|url=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|publisher=Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)|access-date=2020-03-20|date=2007-04-08|page=34|title=Hamas's military buildup in the Gaza Strip (Updated April 2008)|archive-date=2009-01-17}}</ref> During the [[Gaza–Israel conflict|2006 Gaza conflict]], there were reports of its use against Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://67.215.245.108/statement/155/RPG-missile-..-Yassin-Missile-..-%22-Shewath-bomb%22-during-the-attack-On-Maghazi|title=RPG-missile-..-Yassin-Missile-..-"-Shewath-bomb"-during-the-attack-On-Maghazi | Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades|website=67.215.245.108}}</ref> as well as at [[Beit Lahia|Beit Lahiya]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3324808,00.html|title = Hamas presents: Daily terror report|newspaper = Ynetnews|date = 7 November 2006|last1 = Shaked|first1 = Ronny}}</ref> On August 14, 2007, Hamas reported firing a Yasin at an Israeli tank in [[Khan Yunis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qassam.ps/statement-546-Al_Qassam_Brigades_fired_6_RPGs_and_Yassin_rocket.html|title=Al Qassam Brigades fired 6 RPGs and Yassin rocket - Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades|website=www.qassam.ps}}</ref> During the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]], Hamas Naval Police officers were reportedly trained in its use.<ref name="HTTGS285"/>

In 2018, Israeli intelligence claimed Yasin warheads were being converted into as balloon-based IEDs, since improvements to the armor used by Israeli military vehicles made them obsolete in their primary role.<ref name="COA"/> Efforts to develop upgrade RPG rockets to penetrate protective armor continue, in a project known as Tandem 85.<ref name="COA"/>

==Design==
The Yasin's design was influenced by the RPG-2 and RPG-7,<ref name="SRYasin"/> made in Gaza.<ref>
{{cite AV media | people=Kate Seelye (Reporter) | date=May 9, 2006 | title=Palestinian Territories: Inside Hamas | medium=Documentary | location=Gaza Strip & West Bank | publisher=PBS |time=9:19 to 9:36 |url=http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/palestine503/}}</ref> From the former, it used the rocket launcher tube design and the warhead's external shape and rocket motor which are very simple.<ref name="SRYasin"/> From the latter, the divergent nozzle at the launcher’s rear to deflect recoil generated by launching the rocket with a rocket booster attached to the propelled grenade to extend its range and enhanced warhead.<ref name="SRYasin"/> In addition, the large cone at the back end is taken from the RPG-7.<ref name="SADJRPG"/>

The RPG is reported to be made in small underground workshops, with an explosive filler made from molten TNT and powdered ammonium nitrate.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123130217/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-improvised-craft-weapons-report.pdf smallarmssurvey.org]</ref> While it has a claimed effective range of 300 meters, the Israeli [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]] suggests between 200 to 250 meters.<ref name="HMBReport41">
{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117184057/http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|url=http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_080408.pdf|publisher=Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)|access-date=2020-03-20|date=2007-04-08|page=41|title=Hamas's military buildup in the Gaza Strip (Updated April 2008)|archive-date=2009-01-17}}</ref>

According to fighters from [[Popular Resistance Committees]]'s Saladin brigades, the Yasin was able to take down a [[Merkava]] Mk. 3 in an undisclosed date by firing it at a "weak point".<ref name="SRYasin"/> However, it is more effective in urban warfare, able to destroy brick walls and penetrate a 21 cm steel plate from 150 meters,<ref name="SRYasin"/> although the ITIC suggests 200 mm (20 cm).<ref name="HMBReport41"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite book |last1=Friedrich |first1=Ronald |last2=Luethold |first2=Arnold |year=2007 |title=Entry-Points to Palestinian Security Sector Reform |isbn=978-9292220617 |publisher=Democratic Control of Armed Forces}}

{{Russian RPG series}}

[[Category:Hamas]]
[[Category:Anti-tank rockets of Palestine]]
[[Category:Palestinian inventions]]
[[Category:Homemade firearms]]
[[Category:Insurgency weapons]]

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