The RPG-43 (ruchnaya protivotankovaya granata obraztca 1943 goda, meaning hand-held anti-tank grenade) was a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge...
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RPG-1 RPG-2 RPG-7 RPG-16 RPG-18 RPG-22 RPG-26 RPG-27 RPG-28 RPG-29 RPG-30 RPG-32 Ruchnaya Protivotankovaya Granata, hand-held anti-tank grenade: RPG-6...
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millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) of steel armour, it was soon replaced by the RPG-43 and later the RPG-6, both used shaped charges to increase penetration. Despite becoming...
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was superseded by the RKG-3 anti-tank grenade. The RPG-6 was designed as a replacement for the RPG-43 after the Battle of Kursk. It underwent testing in...
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The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by...
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is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades. It superseded the RPG-43, RPG-40 and RPG-6 series, entering service in 1950. It was widely used in the 1973...
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designated RPG-40, which was stabilized in flight by a ribbon released after it was thrown. The RPG-43 (developed in late 1943) was a modified RPG-40 with...
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The RPG-2 (Russian: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot; English: "hand-held antitank grenade launcher") is a...
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The RPG-16 is a handheld anti-tank grenade launcher for anti-tank warfare. It was developed in 1968 and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1970 for special...
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Rocket-propelled grenade (redirect from Rocket propelled grenades (RPG))
rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-fired rocket weapon that launches rockets equipped with an explosive warhead. Most RPGs can be carried by an individual...
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