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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.]] | ||
| − | 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> It is based upon a modified and upgraded design of the [[World War II]] German [[Panzerfaust]]. | + | 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> It is based upon a modified and upgraded design of the [[World War II]] German [[Panzerschreck|Panzerfaust]]. |
The RPG-7 has seen much use since 1961. It is used by both terrorists and (para)military forces. | The RPG-7 has seen much use since 1961. It is used by both terrorists and (para)military forces. | ||
Revision as of 00:18, May 1, 2022
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] It is based upon a modified and upgraded design of the World War II German Panzerfaust.
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]
Ammunition
- PG-7VL - 93mm HEAT warhead; used against vehicles and fortified targets
- PG-7VR
- TBG-7V Tanin
- OG-7V
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
- ↑ US Army Training Manual, full of diagrams and complex analysis
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm