RPG-7

E397119
rocket-propelled grenade launcher shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon

The RPG-7 is a widely used, shoulder-fired, reusable rocket-propelled grenade launcher of Soviet origin, known for its simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness against armored vehicles and fortifications.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
RPG-7 canonical 2
RPG-7D (paratrooper variant) 1
RPG-7V 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rocket-propelled grenade launcher ⓘ
shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon ⓘ
backblast significant backblast zone behind operator ⓘ
caliber 40 mm launcher tube ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designedBy Soviet designers ⓘ
designedIn late 1950s ⓘ
effectiveRange about 200 m against moving targets ⓘ
about 500 m against stationary targets ⓘ
exportedTo over 40 countries ⓘ
feedSystem single-shot ⓘ
firingMode shoulder-fired ⓘ
introduced 1961 ⓘ
isManPortable true ⓘ
isReusable true ⓘ
isShoulderFired true ⓘ
launcherType smoothbore tube ⓘ
length about 950 mm ⓘ
manufacturer Bazalt ⓘ
maximumRange about 920 m ⓘ
NATOReportingName RPG-7 self-link ⓘ
notableFeature high reliability ⓘ
low production cost ⓘ
simple construction ⓘ
wide global proliferation ⓘ
notableVariant RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RPG-7D (paratrooper variant)

RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RPG-7V

RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RPG-7V2
predecessor RPG-2 ⓘ
primaryRole anti-armor weapon ⓘ
producedUnderLicenseIn Bulgaria ⓘ
China ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
propulsion rocket-assisted grenade ⓘ
safetyFeature mechanical safety ⓘ
secondaryRole anti-fortification weapon ⓘ
anti-personnel weapon ⓘ
serviceStatus in service ⓘ
sightType iron sights ⓘ
night sight (on some variants) ⓘ
optical sight ⓘ
usedBy Russian Armed Forces ⓘ
Soviet armed forces ⓘ
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces

Warsaw Pact ⓘ
surface form: Warsaw Pact countries

many national armies worldwide ⓘ
many non-state armed groups ⓘ
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
Syrian Civil War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
warheadDiameter 85 mm (standard PG-7V) ⓘ
warheadType HEAT ⓘ
anti-personnel ⓘ
fragmentation ⓘ
tandem HEAT ⓘ
thermobaric ⓘ
weightEmpty about 7 kg ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afghan mujahideen → receivedWeapon → RPG-7 ⓘ
RPG-7 → NATOReportingName → RPG-7 self-link ⓘ
RPG-7 → notableVariant → RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RPG-7V
RPG-7 → notableVariant → RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RPG-7D (paratrooper variant)
RPG-7 → notableVariant → RPG-7 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RPG-7V2