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The RPG-7 can fire a variety of warheads for anti-armor (HEAT, PG-Protivotankovaya Granata) or anti-personnel (HE, OG-Oskolochnaya Granata) purposes, usually fitting with an impact (PIBD) and a 4.5 second fuze.
In the period following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the RPG-7 became a favorite weapon of the insurgent forces fighting U.S. troops. Since most of the readily available RPG-7 rounds cannot penetrate M1 Abrams tank armor from almost any angle, it is primarily effective against soft-skinned or lightly armored vehicles, and infantry. Even if the ...
RPG-7: 40mm Soviet Union: Reusable rocket-propelled grenade: RPG-7V2 in service, being upgraded with improved sights and increased range. Can fire different types of munitions, including armor-piercing, fragmentation, and thermobaric. [38] RPG-18: 64 mm Soviet Union: Rocket-propelled grenade Single-shot disposable launcher. [11]: 26 RPG-22: 72.5mm
RPG-7: Rocket-propelled grenade: Unknown Various Soviet Union: Including Iranian produced clones [4] RPG-29: Rocket propelled-grenade Unknown Syria Soviet Union [5] [6] RPG-30: Rocket propelled-grenade Unknown Syria Russia Russia: Possession unconfirmed [7] [8] Panzerfaust 3: Anti-tank rocket launcher: Extremely limited (if so) Unknown West ...
7.62×51mm NATO: CS/LR4A: 30 units [118] donated by the Chinese government to the AFP. [119] Norinco Type 85 China: Sniper rifle: 7.62×54mmR: Type 85: Estimated 60 units donated by the Chinese government to the AFP. [118] [120] M21 United States: Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle: 7.62×51mm: M21: Standard issue sniper rifle for regular infantry units.
In the period following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the RPG became a favorite weapon of the insurgent forces fighting U.S. troops. Since most of the readily available RPG-7 rounds cannot penetrate M1 Abrams tank armor from almost any angle, it is primarily effective against soft-skinned or lightly armored vehicles, and infantry. Even if the RPG ...
The Type 69 85mm RPG (Chinese: 69式40毫米火箭筒), made by Norinco, is a Chinese variant of the Soviet RPG-7. First introduced in 1972, [2] the Type 69 is a common individual anti-tank weapon in service with the PLA. More advanced grenade rounds were developed in the 1980s and 1990s to meet the requirements of modern battlefields.
Many variants in continuous production [7] Yasin (RPG) Hamas — Palestine Reusable 2004 85 mm It is a variant of the RPG-2 [8] MRO: NPO Bazalt Russia Disposable 2003 72.5 mm Further evolution of the RPO-A Shmel. Variants: MRO-A (thermobaric) MRO-O (WP Smoke warhead), MRO-Z (Incendiary warhead) [9] RPG-28: NPO Bazalt Russia Disposable 2011 125 ...