RPG-2
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The RPG-2 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 unsuc
RPG-2 antitank grenade launcher with PG-2 grenade
A Polish soldier with an RPG-2 launcher.
PG-2 high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) projectile
Vietnamese B-40 anti-tank weapon
Rocket-propelled grenade
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A rocket-propelled grenade, also known colloquially as a rocket launcher, is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank grenade launcher that launches rockets equipped with a shaped-
RPG-2
…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…
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.
A Luftwaffe soldier using a Panzerfaust, a forerunner of modern-day RPGs
A North Vietnamese soldier using a Soviet made RPG-2