RPG-7
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo | Explosion | |
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| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight | Reload Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | Rocket Launcher | Single Shot | 7 RPM | 3° & 1° ADS | 80 m/s | 230 g (0.5 lbs) | 10 kg (22.05 lbs) | 3.5 Seconds |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN | rpg round | Soviet Union | 1958 | ARM | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_rpg7 |
The RPG-7 is a Soviet-designed, reloadable, shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcher built around a 40 mm launch tube and a family of fin-stabilized grenades with warheads larger than the tube diameter. It commonly fires HEAT and fragmentation rounds, making it useful against armored vehicles as well as field fortifications. The weapon is known for its rugged simplicity, low cost, and the wide range of ammunition types produced for it.
HISTORY
The RPG-7 was developed in the late 1950s as a more capable successor to earlier Soviet shoulder-fired anti-tank grenade launchers, pairing a reusable launcher with improved sights and higher-performance rockets. Entering service in the early 1960s, it spread rapidly through Soviet-aligned forces and was widely copied or license-produced in multiple countries. Over time, the RPG-7 family expanded to include launcher variants and a broad set of warheads, from classic anti-armor HEAT grenades to fragmentation and other specialized rounds.
In the Vietnam War, RPG-type launchers became a significant battlefield threat, and the RPG-7 in particular appeared in Vietnamese hands by at least the mid-1960s, as reflected by a Viet Cong RPG-7V example marked 1966 in a museum collection. In combat it was used not only against vehicles, but also as a powerful, portable way to strike bunkers, firing points, and convoy or riverine targets at short to medium ranges. U.S. Marine Corps operational history for 1968 records enemy use and capture of rocket-propelled grenade weapons during fighting, illustrating how common these systems had become in the conflict.
Sources
- Australian War Memorial — RPG 7V Rocket Launcher (Viet Cong), marked 1966
- Small Arms Survey — RPG-7 (& close derivatives) Weapons Identification Sheet
- Royal Armouries — Anti-tank grenade launcher ATGL-L (RPG-7), dated 1982
- U.S. Marine Corps History Division — US Marines in Vietnam: The Defining Year, 1968