RPG-7

Shoulder-fired antitank weapon

The RPG-7 is a Soviet-designed shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcher, widely used since the 1960s.

Cheap, simple, and effective against armored vehicles, it became the most common anti-tank weapon worldwide, appearing in conflicts from Vietnam to Afghanistan to Ukraine.

They took out the convoy with RPG-7s.

weapon

launcher

Device that sends projectiles

Soviet · shoulder-fired · warhead · projectile · muzzle · tandem · booster · propellant · recoilless · munition

military

insurgent

One who revolts

combat · soldier · battlefield · squad · militia · Viet Cong · armed · engagement · patrol · convoy

cultural

action film

Stunt-driven movie category

prop · iconic · recognizable · Black Hawk Down · Rambo · Counter-Strike · silhouette · stock footage · news coverage · documentary

conflict

Afghanistan

Central Asian landlocked nation

  • VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
  • IraqMiddle Eastern republic
  • SyriaLevant country, capital Damascus

Somalia · insurgency · civil war · terrorism · resistance · liberation · occupation · proxy war · uprising · rebellion

Categories
Opposites
weapon guidance/precision

RPG-7smart bomb

Self-guided explosive weapon

cruise missile · sniper rifle · guided missile · laser-guided bomb

military technology sophistication

RPG-7Javelin

Branded anti-tank missile platform

Iron Dome · Patriot missile · F-35 · stealth technology · drone swarm

weapon purpose/effect

RPG-7body armor

Protective garment stopping bullets

bulletproof vest · shield · reactive armor · bunker · flak jacket

Family

propel, propelling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG-13