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[[Image:RPG Gaza.jpg|thumb|right|225px|An RPG-7. The large green protrusion on the left of the picture is the actual grenade.]]
 
[[Image:RPG Gaza.jpg|thumb|right|225px|An RPG-7. The large green protrusion on the left of the picture is the actual grenade.]]
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The '''RPG-7''' is a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher, developed by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1961. It is the most widely produced grenade launcher in history, with several million in circulation. In this case, '''RPG''' stands for ''Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet'', which literally means "a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher".<ref>[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/rpg-7.pdf US Army Training Manual], full of diagrams and complex analysis</ref>
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The '''RPG-7''' is a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher, from the [[Soviet Union]]. It is the most widely produced grenade launcher in history, with several million made. '''RPG''' means ''Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet'' literally: "a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher".<ref>[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/rpg-7.pdf US Army Training Manual], full of diagrams and complex analysis</ref>
  
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The RPG-7 has seen action in most major conflicts fought since 1961. It is used by both terrorist and paramilitary forces, and official military forces.
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The RPG-7 has seen much use since 1961. It is used by both terrorists and (para)military forces.
  
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The RPG-7 has a range of 900 meters, but is notorious for being quite inaccurate unless in the hands of a trained operator. It is notable for the way the operator uses their hands the wrong way around from other weapons. Warheads are usually a [[shaped charge]] anti-tank round, although many different variants exist. Fully loaded, the RPG-7 weighs about 15 lbs.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm</ref>
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It has a range of 900 yards, but is quite inaccurate. It is notable for the way the operator uses their hands the wrong way around from other weapons. Warheads are usually a [[shaped charge]] anti-tank round, although many variants exist. It weighs about 15 lbs.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm</ref>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:05, November 13, 2011

An RPG-7. The large green protrusion on the left of the picture is the actual grenade.

The RPG-7 is a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher, from the Soviet Union. It is the most widely produced grenade launcher in history, with several million made. RPG means Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet literally: "a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher".[1]

The RPG-7 has seen much use since 1961. It is used by both terrorists and (para)military forces.

It has a range of 900 yards, but is quite inaccurate. It is notable for the way the operator uses their hands the wrong way around from other weapons. Warheads are usually a shaped charge anti-tank round, although many variants exist. It weighs about 15 lbs.[2]

See also

  • M72 LAW - the Light Antitank Weapon used by the American military, which replaced the bazooka
  • AT4 - the replacement for the M72 LAW

References

  1. ↑ US Army Training Manual, full of diagrams and complex analysis
  2. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm
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