RPG-7

The RPG-7 is a widely-produced and used rocket propelled grenade launcher designed by the Soviet Union.

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The RPG-7 (Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomet-7), and its predecessor the RPG-2, are man-portable, shoulder-launched rocket propelled grenade weapons. Its robustness, simplicity, low cost and effectiveness have made it the most widely used RPG in the world. Currently around forty countries use the weapon and it is manufacturered in a number of variants by nine countries. It is also popular with irregular and guerilla forces, including terrorist organizations. Numerous recent conflicts with such forces have seen extensive use of the RPG-7, including Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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