RPG-7

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The RPG-7 (in Russian: РПГ-7) is a portable anti-tank rocket launcher of Soviet origin, widely produced. It has the GRAU 6G3 number.

The most common variants are the parachute RPG-7D (which can be dismounted in two pieces to facilitate its transport) and the lighter RPG Type 69 Chinese. The Iranian company DIO produces RPG-7 rocket launchers with olive green rangers, HK pistols and a Command variant.

The RPG-7 was supplied in 1961 to the Soviet Army and deployed at the platoon level. It replaced RPG-2, having far exceeded the RPG-4 intermediate design during the tests. The current model produced in Russia is the RPG-7V2, capable of firing standard anti-tank rockets (HEAT) and tandem load, high explosive power / fragmentation and thermobaric (see below), with the help of a UP-7V telescopic view (used next to the standard PGO-7 of 2,7x) to be able to use long-range ammunition. The RPG-7D3 is its parachute equivalent. Both RPG-7V2 and RPG-7D3 were adopted by the Russian Land Forces in 2001.

Description

RPG () is the acronym of Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot (in Russian: Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомт) and means "hand tank grenade launchers."

The RPG-7 and its precursor the RPG-2 were designed in the Soviet Union, now being manufactured by the company Bazalt.
Its robustness, simplicity, low cost and effectiveness have made it the most used anti-tank rocket launcher in the world. Some 40 countries currently use the weapon and are manufactured in various variants by nine countries. It is also popular among irregular forces, guerrillas and some terrorist organizations. The RPG-7 has been used in almost every conflict around the world since the mid-1960s, from the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War.

The pitcher is rechargeable and consists of a simple 40 mm diameter steel tube, 95.3 cm long and a weight of 7 kg. Half of the tube is lined in wood to protect the shooter from heat and its back end is camped to contain the fire and reduce the regression. His look is often telescopic and carries a mechanical reserve look, in addition to being available passive infrared and night views.

As in other similar weapons, the rocket exits from the launcher tube. It has a diameter of 40-105 mm and weighs between 2.5 and 4.5 kg. It is launched by a powder propellant charge, which gives it an initial speed of 115 meters / second and produces a cloud of grey blue smoke. The rocket engine is activated after 10 meters and flies up to 500 meters at a maximum speed of 295 meters / second. The rocket is stabilized by two sets of fins that are deployed when flying: large ones in the stabilizer tube to keep the direction and small ones behind the warhead to induce rotation. The rocket can fly up to 1100 meters; it is