RPG-7
Also known as RPG7, Hand-held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher 7, 6G3
The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank grenade launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) 6G3.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-7
- Weapon.image
- RPG-7 detached.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- An RPG-7 launcher (top) with a Bulgarian RPG-7G inert training warhead and booster (bottom)
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Hand-held rocket launcher
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- since 1961
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- See Conflicts
- Weapon.designer
- Bazalt
- Weapon.design_date
- 1958
- Weapon.manufacturer
Article
23 sectionsContents
- Description
- Propulsion system
- Variants
- Ammunition
- Specifications
- Hit probabilities
- History of use
- Users
- Non-state users
- Former users
- Conflicts
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank grenade launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) 6G3.
The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world. Roughly 40 countries use the weapon; it is manufactured in several variants by nine countries. It is popular with irregular and guerrilla forces.