rocket-propelled grenade
Portable anti-armor weapon
A rocket-propelled grenade is a shoulder-fired weapon that launches an explosive projectile using a small rocket motor.
The weapon and its ammunition share the name—both the launcher and what it fires are called RPGs.
Widely used in insurgencies and guerrilla warfare, RPGs are effective against armored vehicles and fortifications: The convoy was ambushed with RPGs.
Soviet antitank grenade launcher
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- anti-tankDesigned to destroy armor
tactical · arms · stockpile · supplier · ammunition · armament · artillery · checkpoint
Violent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
impact · devastation · wreckage · obliteration · penetration · armor-piercing · demolition · annihilation
Munition's explosive section
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- shaped chargeExplosive focusing blast directionally
HEAT · fins · range · accuracy · spin · stabilization · fuse · nose cone
RPG-7
Soviet antitank grenade launcher
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
anti-tank · tactical · arms · stockpile · supplier · ammunition · armament · artillery · checkpoint
explosion
Violent burst of energy
- blastSudden forceful burst
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
fragmentation · impact · devastation · wreckage · obliteration · penetration · armor-piercing · demolition · annihilation · catastrophe
warhead
Munition's explosive section
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- velocityDirected rate of motion
shaped charge · HEAT · fins · range · accuracy · spin · stabilization · fuse · nose cone · payload
battlefield
Combat engagement area
engagement · insurgency · guerrilla · frontline · skirmish · assault · infantry · patrol · incursion · hostilities
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
- reloadableCapable of being restocked
- sightsNotable places to visit
trigger · backblast · aiming · portable · reload · bipod · grip · muzzle · firing · recoil
rocket-propelled grenadeballistic shield
Portable armor for protection
flak jacket · body armor · reactive armor · smoke grenade · flashbang
rocket, propel, propelled, propelling, propeller, propellant, propulsion, propulsive, grenade