rocket propelled grenade
Infantry anti-armor weapon
A rocket propelled grenade is a shoulder-fired weapon that launches an explosive projectile using a rocket motor.
The warhead can penetrate armor or destroy fortifications.
RPGs are cheap, portable, and widely used by military forces and insurgent groups worldwide: The convoy was ambushed with RPGs.
Often abbreviated RPG.
Munition's explosive section
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
- backblastRearward weapon discharge
shaped charge · HEAT · munition · round · reload · caliber · range · muzzle
Defeats protective plating
- penetrationEntry into something
- reactive armorExplosive-lined protective plating
- ERAPitcher effectiveness statistic
- vehicleMeans of transport
tank · HEAT · shaped charge · hull · turret · side shot · ambush · disable
Surprise strike from concealment
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- insurgentOne who revolts
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
militia · checkpoint · convoy · patrol · suppression · cover · position · assault
Forceful forward motion
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- trajectoryPath of moving object
booster · nozzle · burn · exhaust · motor · fuel · sustainer · stabilization
Soviet antitank grenade launcher
- thermobaricExplosive using ambient oxygen
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
warhead
Munition's explosive section
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- shoulder-firedLaunched from the body
backblast · shaped charge · HEAT · munition · round · reload · caliber · range · muzzle · aim
armor-piercing
Defeats protective plating
- penetrationEntry into something
- reactive armorExplosive-lined protective plating
- ERAPitcher effectiveness statistic
vehicle · tank · HEAT · shaped charge · hull · turret · side shot · ambush · disable · immobilize
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- insurgentOne who revolts
guerrilla · militia · checkpoint · convoy · patrol · suppression · cover · position · assault · urban warfare
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
trajectory · booster · nozzle · burn · exhaust · motor · fuel · sustainer · stabilization · fins
RPG-7
Soviet antitank grenade launcher
- thermobaricExplosive using ambient oxygen
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
rocket propelled grenadestealth bomber
Radar-invisible attack aircraft
drone strike · hypersonic missile · aircraft carrier · nuclear submarine · ICBM
rocket propelled grenadelandmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
IED · hand grenade · claymore mine · booby trap · mortar round
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