SALW GUIDE RPG 7

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RPG 7
Category: Portable Anti-tank Guns
Technical Specification
Operating system:
Recoilless launch + rocket booster
Cartridge:
-none-
Length:
650 mm
Weight:
6300 g
Muzzle velocity:
120 m/s
Feeding:
front-loaded, manual reload
Magazine capacity:
0 rounds
Rate of fire:
0 rounds/min
Effective range:
200 m
Estimated production count:
-not available-
Description -not available-
Remarks The RPG 7 was made under license by many companies in many countries, it was
exported to many countries, and it can be found all over the world because the gun is used
in many conflicts. The weapon was in service with several armed forces, both regular and
irregular, and it can be found in many countries in Asia and Africa.
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Global proliferation
Figure 1: Global proliferation – RPG 7
Country of Origin
• Russian Federation
(RUS)
Licensed production
-none-
Proven in-country circulation 1
• Hungary (HUN)
• Iran, Islamic Republic of
(IRN)
• Iraq (IRQ)
• Cambodia (KHM)
• Lao People’s Democratic
Republic (LAO)
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Lebanon (LBN)
Libya (LBY)
Morocco (MAR)
Madagascar (MDG)
Mali (MLI)
Mozambique (MOZ)
Mauritania (MRT)
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Nigeria (NGA)
Poland (POL)
Romania (ROU)
Sudan (SDN)
Senegal (SEN)
Somalia (SOM)
South Sudan (SSD)
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• Seychelles (SYC)
• Syrian Arab Repulic
(SYR)
• Chad (TCD)
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• Tanzania, United
Republic of (TZA)
• Viet Nam (VNM)
• Yemen (YEM)
• Zambia (ZMB)
• Zimbabwe (ZWE)
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Images
All images provided by ZVBw.
RPG-7D anti-tank grenade launcher
(version for airborne troops), disassembled
for transportation / airdrop
RPG 7 - Chinese Type 69 RPG
PG-7VM grenade
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PG-7VL HEAT grenade
PG-7VR tandem (dual warhead) HEAT
grenade
TBG-7V thermobaric (FAE) grenade
OG-7V fragmentation antipersonell grenade
(1999)
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