RPG-2
Sign in to saveThe RPG-2 (Russian: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot; English: "hand-held antitank grenade launcher") is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was designed in the Soviet Union. It was the first successful anti-tank weapon of its type, being a successor to the earlier and unsuccessful rocket-propelled grenade RPG-1.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- RPG-2
- Weapon.image
- RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- RPG-2 antitank grenade launcher with PG-2 grenade
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Anti-tank recoilless gun
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_artillery
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1954–1960 (Soviet Union) 1954–present (other countries)
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Moro conflict Battle of Marawi Black September Indonesian invasion of East Timor Nicaraguan Revolution Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Thai–Laotian Border War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict Kosovo war Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict
- Weapon.manufacturer
- State factories
- Weapon.variants
- See Variants
- Weapon.weight
- (unarmed) (ready to fire)
- Weapon.crew
- 2 (Grenadier and 'Assistant')
- Weapon.cartridge
- PG-2 HEAT round
- Weapon.caliber
- barrel warhead
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg
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- Commons category
- RPG-2
- service entry
- 1949-01-01
- service retirement
- 1970-01-01
- Commons gallery
- RPG-2
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Design
- Variants
- Users
- Current users
- Former users
- Non-state actors
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
The RPG-2 (Russian: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot; English: "hand-held antitank grenade launcher") is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was designed in the Soviet Union. It was the first successful anti-tank weapon of its type, being a successor to the earlier and unsuccessful rocket-propelled grenade RPG-1.
The RPG-2 offered better range and armor penetration, making it useful against late and post-World War II tanks, in contrast to the RPG-1 that had only marginal utility. The basic design and layout was further upgraded to produce the ubiquitous RPG-7.