RPG-7

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RPG-7

weapon

Also known as: Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomet 7

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After 1962, with their RPG-7, they combined recoilless launch with a rocket sustainer to deliver a 5-pound (2-kg) warhead to targets beyond 500 yards. The Soviet RPGs became powerful weapons in the hands of guerrillas and irregular fighters in conflict against more conventionally armed and heavily armoured forces. As…
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After 1962, with their RPG-7, they combined recoilless launch with a rocket sustainer to deliver a 5-pound (2-kg) warhead to targets beyond 500 yards. The Soviet RPGs became powerful weapons in the hands of guerrillas and irregular fighters in conflict against more conventionally armed and heavily armoured forces. As…
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