rocket-propelled grenades
Portable anti-armor weapons
Rocket-propelled grenades are shoulder-fired weapons that launch explosive projectiles using rocket propulsion.
Often abbreviated RPG, they're designed to destroy armored vehicles and fortifications.
The term appears frequently in military and news contexts: Insurgents attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades.
Despite the name, they function more like small missiles than thrown grenades.
Device that sends projectiles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
- anti-tankDesigned to destroy armor
shoulder-fired · RPG-7 · round · tube · sights · reload · backblast · muzzle
Surprise strike from concealment
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- assaultViolent offensive act
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
guerrilla · suppression · convoy · bunker · fortification · infantry · skirmish · barrage
Explosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- explosionViolent burst of energy
penetration · armor-piercing · incendiary · concussion · demolition · crater · devastation · fireball
Large storage vessel
- vehicleMeans of transport
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- HumveeMilitary multipurpose transport
building · emplacement · convoy · bunker · armor · personnel · structure · fortification
launcher
Device that sends projectiles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- munitionMilitary weapon or projectile
anti-tank · shoulder-fired · RPG-7 · round · tube · sights · reload · backblast · muzzle · trigger
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- assaultViolent offensive act
insurgency · guerrilla · suppression · convoy · bunker · fortification · infantry · skirmish · barrage · trench
detonation
Explosive ignition event
- blastSudden forceful burst
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
explosion · penetration · armor-piercing · incendiary · concussion · demolition · crater · devastation · fireball · breach
tank
Large storage vessel
- vehicleMeans of transport
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
Humvee · building · emplacement · convoy · bunker · armor · personnel · structure · fortification
rocket-propelled grenadessidearms
Weapons worn at waist
pistols · non-lethal weapons · rubber bullets · tear gas · tasers
rocket-propelled grenadesbody armor
Protective garment stopping bullets
flak jackets · bunkers · fortifications · defensive barriers · armor plating
rocket, rockets, rocketed, rocketing, propel, propelled, propelling, propels, propulsion