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RPG-7
- Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher -


Overview:
The RPG-7 (Russian: РПГ-7) is a widely-produced, portable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 (Ручной, Ruchnoy [Hand-held] Противотанковый, Protivotankovyy [Anti-Tank] Гранатомёт, Granatomyot [Grenade Launcher]) and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3.

The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-tank weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon, and it is manufactured in a number of variants by nine countries. It is also popular with irregular and guerrilla forces due to it's availability. The RPG has been used in almost all conflicts across all continents since the mid-1960s from the Vietnam War to the present day War in Afghanistan.

The most commonly seen major variations are the RPG-7D paratrooper model (able to be broken into two parts for easier carrying), and the lighter Chinese Type 69 RPG. D.IO. of Iran manufactures RPG-7s with olive green handguards, H&K pistol grips, and a Commando variant.

The RPG-7 was first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961 and deployed at a squad level. It replaced the RPG-2, having clearly out-performed the intermediate RPG-4 design during testing. The current model produced by Russia is the RPG-7V2, capable of firing standard and dual high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds, high explosive/fragmentation, and thermobaric warheads (see below), with a UP-7V sighting device fitted (used in tandem with the standard 2.7x PGO-7 optical sight) to allow the use of extended range ammunition.

Combat Deployment:
It is encountered as a light SAM of some sorts in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, and Ace Combat: Joint Assault.

[Shirai_Kuroko]

RoddH, on 22 July 2011 - 01:19 PM, said:

Combat Deployment:
It is encountered as a light SAM of some sorts in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, and Ace Combat: Joint Assault.

Are you sure it is not a FIM-92? I wonder what in-game lines or cutscene support this, as RPG-7s aren't guided.

[Roaches]

The old ES used to have a smallarms section. I still wonder why the admins haven't recovered it. Other than that its good to see some smallarms info coming back.

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SatoKasu (ACS), on 22 July 2011 - 04:20 PM, said:

Are you sure it is not a FIM-92? I wonder what in-game lines or cutscene support this, as RPG-7s aren't guided.

RPG-7's are encountered in ACX dude, it says RPG in your hud.