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The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched anti-tank rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union and manufactured today by the Russian company Bazalt, first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961. Roughly forty countries have fielded the weapon, and it is widely regarded as the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world, with more than nine million units produced across licensed and unlicensed manufacturing worldwide. Its enduring popularity, with both state militaries and irregular and insurgent forces, rests on its ruggedness, mechanical simplicity, low cost and continued effectiveness against lightly armored vehicles, fortified positions and, on occasion, low-flying aircraft. Decades after its introduction, the RPG-7 remains in active production and combat use, having appeared in nearly every major armed conflict since the Vietnam War.

Facts
Weapon Class
Anti-tank rocket launcher 1
Introduced Year
1960 2
Introduced Year
1961 1
Classification
Caliber
40mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Associated With

Vietnam War, Wars

The RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher saw wide use by Vietnamese communist forces during the Vietnam War

Operated By

Russian Ground Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: RPG-7

Used In

First Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: RPG-7
Second Chechen War, Wars
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Six-Day War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: RPG-7
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched anti-tank rocket launcher.
  • Lead section, paragraph 4, first-delivery sentence
    The RPG-7 was first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961 and deployed at the squad level.
  • service-status
    service = 1961-present
  • caliber
    caliber = 40 mm
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Wikipedia article text
    During the first and second Chechen wars, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria used RPG-7s which they had captured from Soviet bases and used them against Russian armored columns.
  • Used In: Six-Day War, Wikipedia article text
    Range m (ft) || Percent |- | || 100 |- | || 96 |- | || 51 |- | || 22 |- | || 9 |- | || 4 |} == History of use == The RPG-7 was first used in 1967 by Egypt during the Six-Day War, and by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, but it did not see widespread usage in Vietnam until the following year.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Wikipedia article text
    Range m (ft) || Percent |- | || 100 |- | || 96 |- | || 51 |- | || 22 |- | || 9 |- | || 4 |} == History of use == The RPG-7 was first used in 1967 by Egypt during the Six-Day War, and by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, but it did not see widespread usage in Vietnam until the following year.
  • Used In: First Chechen War, Wikipedia article text
    During the first and second Chechen wars, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria used RPG-7s which they had captured from Soviet bases and used them against Russian armored columns.
  • Operated By: Russian Ground Forces, Wikipedia article text
    Both the RPG-7V2 and RPG-7D3 were adopted by the Russian Ground Forces in 2001.
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2. Wikidata: RPG-7
Wikidata Q322660, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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