RPG-7: How it Works and a Demo Shot
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- čas přidán 10. 10. 2015
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The RPG-7 is pretty far from being a forgotten weapon, but I was not going to pass up an opportunity to take a closer look at a live one. This example is one of the few live and registered RPGs in the US, and it belongs to Movie Gun Services (if you saw Black Hawk Down, you saw it in use...).
The RPG is a rocket-propelled shaped charge antitank weapon that took its philosophical foundation from the German WWII Panzerfaust (although it shares little with that weapon mechanically). Over the course of WWII, the armor on tanks quickly because too heavy for man-portable anti-tank rifles to defeat. The solution to this dilemma was the development of shaped charge warheads, in which directed explosive energy could be used much more efficiently than simple high explosive or even simpler kinetic energy.
After several earlier developmental iterations, the RPG-7 was introduced in 1961 by the Soviet Union and would prove to be an extremely effective, inexpensive and simple weapon. Today they are found in virtually all third world conflict zones. A variety of rocket types have made them much more than a dedicated anti-tank weapon, and they will be found used against everything from personnel to aircraft.
Russian-language version: • РПГ-7 - Забытое Оружие
"demo shot" why must you abuse my trust like this
Me the entire video: “I can’t wait til he goes out to the desert and fires this thing!”
Something I just realized while re-watching Rambo II:
Americans: "You cannot fire an RPG accurately beyond 200meters."
"Not OSHA approved"
Would you recommend this for home defense?
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I like how TheAKGuy posts a meme about this, and it's back in the recommended
It's so simple a child could use it.
I've used the RPG while in the army and want to add just two things:
Fun fact: while "RPG" means "rocket-propelled grenade" in English it means a different thing in this case. "RPG" means "Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot" which translates as "handheld/portable anti-tank grenade launcher".
American version probably says "Contains chemicals know to cause cancer in California."
I just love the big box labeled "lube" in the background. I know its just mechanical lubricant, but still, it made me giggle.
It's about $200usd to shoot a real one in Cambodia. I'm pretty sure a retired NCO stole a bunch of military warheads and created quite an entrepreneurial retirement biz
Soviets: "is for shooting at things at close range."
Fun Fact: Decommissioned RPG-7's are like $400-$600 and would make a badass wall decoration.
forget running with scissors, don't run with rpgs
The RPG-7 is the Ak-47 of rocket launchers
I can say this is probably one of the most iconic looking weapons. this exact silhouette is what you picture when you hear RPG
Imagine that obituary: "Died when he tripped causing his RPG to detonate and blow his face off."