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A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-fired rocket weapon that launches rockets equipped with an explosive warhead. Most RPGs can be carried by an individual soldier, and are frequently used as anti-tank weapons .
As with similar weapons, the grenade protrudes from the launch tubes. It is 40–105 mm (1.6–4.1 in) in diameter and weighs between 2 kg (4.4 lb) [ 7 ] and 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). It is launched by a gunpowder booster charge, giving it an initial speed of 115 m/s (380 ft/s), and creating a cloud of light grey-blue smoke that can give away the ...
Rocket-propelled grenade Launcher: Place of origin: Soviet Union: Service history; In service: 1976–present [1] Used by: See Users: Wars: Soviet–Afghan War [2] War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russian invasion of Ukraine: Production history; Designed: 1968: No. built ~120,000 [3] Variants: RPG-16D for Airborne troops [2] Specifications; Mass: 9. ...
RKG-3 and RKG-3M grenades were used by Chechen forces during the First Chechen War. [1] [2] RKG-3 grenades were widely used by Iraqi insurgents against American Humvees, [3] [4] Strykers and MRAPs. [5] [6] The grenade has also been seen in use by the Aerorozvidka unit of the Ukrainian military in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet military before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32.
Rocket propelled grenade launcher: Large quantities Soviet Union: Commonly used. [21] RPG-18: Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union Used in Iraq. [32] RPG-22: Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union Used in Iraq and Syria. [33] RPG-26: Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union Used in Syria. [32] RPG-75 [22] Recoilless rifle Czechoslovakia: Type 69 RPG
Rocket-propelled grenade: Place of origin: Russia, Jordan: Service history; In service: 2012–present: Used by: See users: Wars: Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) War in Afghanistan Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) [1] 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Production history; Designer: Bazalt: Designed: Between 2005 and 2012 ...
According to Tom Raju, a reporter at CNN, "the soldiers of Bravo Company, 2–16 Infantry had been under fire all morning from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms on the first day of Operation Ilaaj in Baghdad". [18] Al Jazeera stated that the Army had received "reports of small arms fire", but were unable to positively identify the gunmen.