rocket-propelled grenade
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man-portable weapon designed to attack tanks and armored targets firing an unguided rocket
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Encyclopedic overview
RPG-7 rocket launcher (top) with PG-7 rocket-propelled grenade. For use, the thinner, cylindrical part of the rocket-propelled grenade is inserted into the muzzle of the launcher.
Soviet/Russian rocket launchers. From top to bottom: RPO-A Shmel, RPG-22, RPG-26, RPG-18.
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