Difference between revisions of "RPG-7"
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| + | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''RPG-7''' | ||
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| + | ! Type: | ||
| + | | Rocketlauncher | ||
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| + | ! Country of origin: | ||
| + | | {{{data2|[[Soviet Union]]}}} | ||
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| + | ! Designed: | ||
| + | | {{{data3|1958}}} | ||
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| + | ! Used by: | ||
| + | | [[Warsaw Pact]], most developing countries | ||
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| + | ! Number built: | ||
| + | | 9,000,000+ | ||
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| + | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: lightblue no-repeat scroll top left;"|Specifications | ||
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| + | ! Weight: | ||
| + | | 6.3 kg | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! Length: | ||
| + | | 870 mm (34.25 in) | ||
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| + | ! Barrel length: | ||
| + | | 415 mm (16.3 in) | ||
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| + | ! Cartridge: | ||
| + | | 85mm | ||
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| + | ! Rate of fire: | ||
| + | | 650 rounds/min | ||
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| + | ! Muzzle velocity: | ||
| + | | 710 m/s (~2,330 ft/s) | ||
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| + | ! Effective range: | ||
| + | | 300m (330 yds) | ||
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| + | ! Sights: | ||
| + | | Iron | ||
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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 [[Panzerschreck|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]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:14, May 5, 2022
| RPG-7 | |
| Type: | Rocketlauncher |
|---|---|
| Country of origin: | Soviet Union |
| Designed: | 1958 |
| Used by: | Warsaw Pact, most developing countries |
| Number built: | 9,000,000+ |
| Specifications | |
| Weight: | 6.3 kg |
| Length: | 870 mm (34.25 in) |
| Barrel length: | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
| Cartridge: | 85mm |
| Rate of fire: | 650 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity: | 710 m/s (~2,330 ft/s) |
| Effective range: | 300m (330 yds) |
| Sights: | Iron |
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]
Originally designed as a tank killer, two American Blackhawk helicopters were taken down in the Battle of Mogadishu (Somalia, 1993) by RPG-7s.
Ammunition
- PG-7VL - 93mm HEAT warhead; used against vehicles and fortified targets[3]
- PG-7VR - Dual 64mm/105mm HEAT warhead for defeating modern armored vehicles with reactive armor blocks.
- TBG-7V Tanin - 105mm thermobaric warhead for use against personnel and urban warfare
- OG-7V - 40mm Fragmentation warhead for anti-personnel warfare.
See also
- M72 LAW - the Light Antitank Weapon used by the American military, which replaced the bazooka
- AT4 - the replacement for the M72 LAW
- Stugna-P
References
- ↑ US Army Training Manual, full of diagrams and complex analysis
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm
- ↑ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm
