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{{Infobox weapon
|name=RPG-7
| image= RPG-7 detached.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption=An RPG-7 with a Russian PG-7G inert training warhead and booster (below), pictured with the launcher
|origin=[[Place:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] <!-- WP:INFOBOXFLAG -->
|type=[[Engineering:Rocket-propelled grenade|Rocket-propelled grenade]] launcher<ref name="Defense Update">{{cite web|title=RPG-7/RPG-7V/RPG-7VR Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher (Multi Purpose Weapon)|url=http://defense-update.com/products/r/rpg.htm|publisher=Defense Update|accessdate=23 January 2011|year=2006}}</ref>
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|is_ranged=yes
<!-- Service history -->
|service=1961–present
|used_by=See ''[[Engineering:RPG-7#Users|Users]]''
|wars=Since the Vietnam War <!-- Production history -->
|designer=Bazalt
|design_date=1958
|manufacturer=Bazalt and Degtyarev plant (Russian Federation)
|unit_cost=
|production_date=1958–present
|number=9,000,000+
|variants=RPG-7V2 (current model)<br />RPG-7D3 (paratrooper)<br />[[Engineering:Type 69 RPG|Type 69 RPG]] (China)<br />RPG-7USA (Airtronic){{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=41}}
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|weight={{convert|7|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|part_length=
|width=
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|cartridge=
|caliber=40&nbsp;mm
|action=
|rate=
|velocity=115&nbsp;[[Metre per second|m/s]] (boost)<br>300&nbsp;m/s (flight)
|range=200&nbsp;m
|max_range=500&nbsp;m<br>(self detonates at ≈920&nbsp;m (1,000&nbsp;yd))
|feed=
|sights=PGO-7 (2.7×), UP-7V [[Engineering:Telescopic sight|Telescopic sight]] and [[Engineering:1PN51|1PN51]]/[[Engineering:1PN58|1PN58]] night vision sights<br />Red dot reflex sight
}}

The '''RPG-7''' ({{lang-ru|'''РПГ-7'''}}) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank [[Engineering:Rocket-propelled grenade|rocket-propelled grenade]] launcher. Originally the RPG-7 (Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт&nbsp;– ''Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot'' – Hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher) and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the [[Place:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]]; it is now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) '''6G3'''.

The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon, and it is manufactured in several variants by nine countries. It is popular with irregular and [[Social:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla forces]]. The RPG has been used in almost all conflicts across all continents since the mid-1960s from the Vietnam War to the early 2010s War in Afghanistan.

Widely produced, the most commonly seen major variations are the '''RPG-7D''' paratrooper model (can be broken into two parts for easier carrying), and the lighter Chinese [[Engineering:Type 69 RPG|Type 69 RPG]]. DIO of Iran manufactures RPG-7s with olive green handguards, H&K pistol grips, and a Commando variant.

The RPG-7 was first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961 and deployed at squad level. It replaced the RPG-2, having clearly out-performed the intermediate RPG-4 design during testing. The current model produced by the Russian Federation is the '''RPG-7V2''', capable of firing standard and dual high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) [[Engineering:Cartridge (firearms)|rounds]], high explosive/fragmentation, and thermobaric [[Engineering:Warhead|warhead]]s (see below), with a UP-7V sighting device fitted (used in tandem with the standard 2.7× PGO-7 [[Engineering:Telescopic sight|optical sight]]) to allow the use of extended range ammunition. The '''RPG-7D3''' is the equivalent paratrooper model. Both the RPG-7V2 and RPG-7D3 were adopted by the Russian Ground Forces in 2001.

==Description==
The launcher is reloadable and based around a steel tube, 40&nbsp;millimetres in diameter, 95.3&nbsp;centimetres long, and weighing 7&nbsp;kilograms. The middle of the tube is wood wrapped to protect the user from heat and the end is flared to assist in blast shielding and recoil reduction.{{dubious|Recoil|date=October 2015}} Sighting is usually optical with a back-up iron sight, and passive infra-red and night sights are also available. The launchers designated RPG-7N1 and RPG-7DN1 can thus mount the multi-purpose night vision scope [[Engineering:1PN51|1PN51]]<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ru:ИЗДЕЛИЕ 1ПН51 ТЕХНИЧЕСКОЕ ОПИСАНИЕ И ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ |trans-title=PRODUCT 1PN51 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS|date= January 1992 |pages= 11, 16|language=Russian}}</ref> and the launchers designated RPG-7N2 and RPG-7DN2 can mount the multi-purpose night vision scope [[Engineering:1PN58|1PN58]].<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ru:ИЗДЕЛИЕ 1ПН58 ТЕХНИЧЕСКОЕ ОПИСАНИЕ И ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ |trans-title=PRODUCT 1PN58 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS|date= February 1991 |pages= 5, 15|language=Russian}}</ref>

As with similar weapons, the grenade protrudes from the launch tubes. It is 40–105&nbsp;millimetres in diameter and weighs between 2.0<ref name="globalsecurity.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm|title=RPG-7|author=John Pike|publisher=globalsecurity.org|accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref><ref name="rusarm.ru">{{cite web|url=http://www.rusarm.ru/mmc/index.html|title=RosOboronExport|publisher=rusarm.ru|accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref><ref name="armyrecognition.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/east_europe/russia/weapons/rpg-7/rpg-7_ammunition_Russia_russian_001.jpg|title=Images stories of east_europe,rpg-7_ammunition_Russia_russian_001|publisher=armyrecognition.com|accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref> and 4.5&nbsp;kilograms. It is launched by a [[Chemistry:Gunpowder|gunpowder]] booster charge, giving it an initial speed of 115&nbsp;metres per second, and creating a cloud of light grey-blue smoke that can give away the position of the shooter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B_GklIEyF0EC&q=black+hawk+down+%22rpg+7%22+modify&dq=black+hawk+down+%22rpg+7%22+modify&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zkVgUd2ROITZrQed5oGIAQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw|title=Infantry|first1=Infantry School|last1=(U.S.)|first2=United States Army Infantry|last2=School|first3=United States Army Infantry School Editorial and Pictorial|last3=Office|first4=United States Army Infantry School Book|last4=Dept|date=3 October 1998|publisher=U.S. Army Infantry School|via=Google Books}}</ref> The [[Engineering:Rocket|rocket]] motor<ref>no rocket motors in OG-7V</ref> ignites after 10&nbsp;metres and sustains flight out to 500&nbsp;metres at a maximum velocity of 295&nbsp;metres per second. The grenade is stabilized by two sets of fins that deploy in-flight: one large set on the stabilizer pipe to maintain direction and a smaller front set to induce rotation. The grenade can fly up to 1&nbsp;100&nbsp;metres; the [[Engineering:Fuze|fuze]] <!-- correct spelling is FUZE. Read the hyperlink to understand why -->sets the maximum range, usually 920&nbsp;metres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.time.com/2012/10/25/mexicos-drug-lords-ramp-up-their-arsenals-with-rpgs/|title=Mexico’s Drug Lords Ramp Up Their Arsenals with RPGs|first=Ioan|last=Grillo|publisher=|via=world.time.com}}</ref>

===Propulsion system===
[[File:ANA soldier with RPG-7 in 2013-cropped.jpg|thumb|left|An Afghan National Army soldier firing an RPG-7, 2013]]
According to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Bulletin 3u (1977) ''Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher—Capabilities and Countermeasures'', the RPG-7 munition has two sections: a "booster" section and a "warhead and sustainer motor" section. These must be assembled into the ready-to-use grenade. The booster consists of a "small strip powder charge" that serves to propel the grenade out of the launcher; the sustainer motor then ignites and propels the grenade for the next few seconds, giving it a top speed of {{convert|294|m/s|mph}}. The TRADOC bulletin provides anecdotal commentary that the RPG-7 has been fired from within buildings, which agrees with the two-stage design. It is stated that only a 2-metre standoff to a rear obstruction is needed for use inside rooms or fortifications. The fins not only provide drag stabilization, but are designed to impart a slow rotation to the grenade.

Due to the configuration of the RPG-7 sustainer/warhead section, it responds counter-intuitively to crosswinds. A crosswind will tend to exert pressure on the stabilizing fins, causing the projectile to turn into the wind. While the rocket motor is still burning, this will cause the flight path to curve into the wind. The TRADOC bulletin explains aiming difficulties for more distant moving targets in crosswinds at some length. Similar to a recoilless rifle the RPG-7 has no noticeable recoil, the only effect during firing being that of the sudden lightness of the launcher as the rocket leaves the tube.

===Airtronic RPG-7===
In 2009, the American company Airtronic USA unveiled a modernized version of the weapon called the RPG-7USA. The launcher is fitted with updated features including a MIL-STD-1913 Quad Rail System for mounting combat optics, flip-up back up [[Engineering:Iron sights|iron sights]], aiming lasers/illuminators, tactical lights, and vertical foregips, as well as an [[Engineering:M4 carbine|M4 carbine]]-style pistol grip and telescoping stock. Compared to the RPG-7V2, the American launcher, named by the company the Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher (PSRL-1), is slightly lighter at 14&nbsp;lb (6.35&nbsp;kg) unloaded without optics and is made of 4140/4150 ordnance-grade steel for a longer 1,000-round lifespan that can separate into two pieces for compact carry. The PSRL-1 uses [[Company:EOTech|EOTech]] sights with a new sighting system that combines an illuminated reticule for use in low light situations, and is able to be fitted with magnifying optical sights for long-range firing enabling 90% hit probability at 800 metres, twice the distance of other RPGs; rate of fire is 3-4 rounds per minute. It is reportedly accurate at ranges from 900-1,200&nbsp;m, and guided rockets could extend range to 2&nbsp;000 metres. The weapon was a program of record in U.S. Special Operations Command by 2015, and the PSRL-1 was to enter production by mid-2016. Airtronic has also developed the more advanced GS-777/PSRL-2 model made of high-strength polymer that reduces weight to 7.77&nbsp;lb (3.5&nbsp;kg) and further improves durability and life cycle.<ref>[http://www.defensereview.com/airtronic-usa-rpg-7-amerikansky-rocket-propelled-grenade-launcher/ Airtronic USA Develops American RPG-7: Meet the Amerikansky Rocket-Propelled Grenade Launcher] - Defensereview.com, 13 April 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/gearscout/2009/05/21/airtronics-rpg7-usa/32171443/ Everything is Cooler with Rails - Airtronic's RPG7-USA] - Militarytimes.com, 21 May 2009</ref><ref>[http://kitup.military.com/2015/02/army-tests-soviet-designed-rocket.html U.S. Army Tests Soviet-Designed Rocket Launcher] - Kitup.Military.com, 18 February 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.armytimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/04/06/benning-aewe-battelab-tech/70214876/ RPGs, grenades and dummies: 9 soldier-tested gadgets] - Armytimes.com, 6 April 2015</ref><ref>[http://defense-update.com/20151014_psrl.html Americanized RPG-7 is Ready to Serve] - Defense-Update.com, 14 October 2015</ref>

==Ammunition==
[[File:RPG-7 ammo.jpg|thumb|right|Rocket-propelled grenades]]
[[File:PG-7V of RPG7 sect.svg|thumb|right|Inside of an RPG's three sections.<br> 
I) The head contains 
{{Ordered list|trigger|conductive cone|aerodynamic fairing|conical liner|body|explosive|conductor|detonator}}
II) The rocket motor consists of
{{Ordered list|start=9|nozzle block|nozzle|motor body|propellant|motor rear|ignition primer}}
III) The booster charge includes
{{Ordered list|start=15|fin|cartridge|charge|turbine|tracer|foam wad}}]]
The RPG-7 can fire a variety of warheads for anti-armor (HEAT, PG-Protivotankovaya Granata) or anti-personnel (HE, OG-Oskolochnaya Granata) purposes, usually fitting with an impact (PIBD) and a 4.5&nbsp;second [[Engineering:Fuze|fuze]]. Armor penetration is warhead dependent and ranges from 30 to 60&nbsp;centimetres of RHA; one warhead, the [[Engineering:PG-7VR|PG-7VR]], is a 'tandem charge' device, used to defeat reactive armor with a single shot.

Current production ammunition for the RPG-7V2 consists of four main types:
* '''PG-7VL''' [c.1977] Improved 93&nbsp;mm HEAT warhead effective against most vehicles and fortified targets.<ref name="globalsecurity.org"/><ref name="rusarm.ru"/><ref name="armyrecognition.com"/>
* '''PG-7VR''' [c.1988] Dual 64&nbsp;mm/105&nbsp;mm HEAT warhead for defeating modern armored vehicles equipped with reactive armor blocks. The first warhead (64&nbsp;mm HEAT) detonates the reactive armor block prematurely and the second warhead (105&nbsp;mm HEAT) passes through the gap to hit the exposed armor underneath.
* '''TBG-7V Tanin''' [c.1988] 105&nbsp;mm Thermobaric warhead for anti-personnel and urban warfare.
* '''OG-7V''' [c.1999] 40&nbsp;mm Fragmentation warhead for anti-personnel warfare. Has no sustainer motor.

Other warhead variants include:
* '''PG-7V''' [c.1961] Baseline 85&nbsp;mm HEAT warhead capable of penetrating 260&nbsp;mm RHA.<ref>[http://modernfirearms.net/grenade/rus/rpg-7-e.html RPG-7 antitank grenade launcher (USSR / Russia)] - Modernfirearms.net</ref><ref name="militarytodayrpg7">[http://www.military-today.com/firearms/rpg_7.htm RPG-7] - Military-Today.com</ref><ref name="armyrecorpg7">[http://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_heavy_weapons_uk/rpg-7_anti-tank_grenade_rocket_launcher_technical_data_sheet_specifications_information_description.html RPG-7 Anti-tank rocket grenade launcher] - Armyrecognition.com</ref>
* '''PG-7VM''' [c.1969] Improved 70&nbsp;mm HEAT warhead capable of penetrating 300&nbsp;mm RHA.<ref name="militarytodayrpg7"/><ref name="armyrecorpg7"/>
* '''PG-7VS''' [c.1972] Improved 73&nbsp;mm HEAT warhead capable of penetrating 400&nbsp;mm RHA.<ref name="militarytodayrpg7"/><ref name="armyrecorpg7"/>
* '''PG-7VS1''' [c.mid-1970s] Cheaper PG-7VS version capable of penetrating 360&nbsp;mm RHA.<ref name="militarytodayrpg7"/>
* '''GSh-7VT''' [c.2013] Anti-bunker warhead with cylindrical follow-through blast-fragmentation munition followed by explosively formed penetrator.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/article/23880/fkp-gknipas-completes-development-of-anti-bunker-round-for-rpg-7v2-grenade-launcher FKP GkNIPAS completes development of anti-bunker round for RPG-7V2 grenade launcher] - Janes.com, 30 June 2013</ref>

===Specifications===
Manufacturer specifications for the RPG-7V1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rusarm.ru/ |title=Rosoboronexport |publisher=Rusarm.ru |date= |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/rpg-7-specs.htm |title=RPG-7 |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date= |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Name
!Type
!Image
!Weight
!Explosive weight<ref>Per [http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/default.aspx Ordata] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310224455/http://ordatamines.maic.jmu.edu/Default.aspx |date=2010-03-10 }}</ref><ref>Per [http://www.reyndar.org/beslan/forum/index.php?topic=162.0] The last picture, source from deputy chief designer of Bazalt</ref><ref>Per [http://defense-update.com/products/r/rpg-29.htm] defense-update RPG-29 due to PG-29V and PG-7VR has same warhead</ref>
!Diameter
!Penetration
!Lethal radius
|-
| '''PG-7VL'''
| Single-stage HEAT
| [[File:RPG PG 7VL.png|200px]]
| {{convert|2.6|kg|abbr=on}}
| 730&nbsp;g OKFOL (95% HMX + 5% wax)
| {{convert|93|mm|abbr=on}}
| >{{convert|500|mm|abbr=on}} RHA
|
|-
| '''[[Engineering:PG-7VR|PG-7VR]]'''
| Tandem charge HEAT
| [[File:RPG PG 7R.png|200px]]
| {{convert|4.5|kg|abbr=on}}
| ?/1.43&nbsp;kg OKFOL (95% HMX + 5% wax)
| {{convert|64|mm|abbr=on}}/{{convert|105|mm|abbr=on}}
| 600&nbsp;mm RHA <small>(with reactive armor)</small><br />
750&nbsp;mm RHA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/firearms/rpg_7.htm|title=RPG-7 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher {{!}} Military-Today.com|last=ARG|website=www.military-today.com|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> <small>(without reactive armor)</small>
|
|-
| '''OG-7V'''
| Fragmentation
| [[File:RPG OG 7VL.png|200px]]
| {{convert|2|kg|abbr=on|sigfig=1}}
| {{convert|210|g|abbr=on}} A-IX-1
| {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}}
|
| {{convert|7|m|abbr=on}} <small>(vs. body armor)</small><br />150&nbsp;m without body armor
|-
| '''TBG-7V'''
| Thermobaric
| [[File:RPG TBG 7V.png|200px]]
| {{convert|4.5|kg|abbr=on}}
| 1.9&nbsp;kg ОМ 100МИ-3Л + 0.25&nbsp;kg A-IX-1(as thermobaric explosive booster)
| {{convert|105|mm|abbr=on}}
|
| {{convert|10|m|abbr=on|sigfig=1}}
|-
|}

==Hit probabilities==
A 1976 U.S. Army evaluation of the weapon gave the hit probabilities on a {{convert|5|m|adj=on}} wide, {{convert|2.5|m|adj=on}} tall panel moving sideways at {{convert|4|m/s|mph}}.<ref>{{cite book|title=TRADOC BULLETIN 1, Range and Lethality of U.S. and Soviet Anti-Armour Weapons.|date=30 September 1975|publisher=United States Army Training And Doctrine Command|url=http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA392784}}</ref> This probability decreases when firing in a crosswind due to the unusual behaviour of the round; in an {{convert|11|km/h|adj=on}} (3&nbsp;m/s) wind, the gunner can not expect to get a first-round hit more than 50% of the time beyond 180&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite book|title=TRADOC BULLETIN 3, Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher.|date=November 1976|publisher=United States Army Training And Doctrine Command}}</ref>
[[File:Afghan National Police officer ready to fire an RPG round at a training site.jpg|right|thumb|Afghan National Police officer at a training site, ready to fire an RPG round.]]

{|class=wikitable
|-
! Range || Percent
|-
| 50&nbsp;m || 100%
|-
| 100&nbsp;m || 96%
|-
| 200&nbsp;m || 51%
|-
| 300&nbsp;m || 22%
|-
| 400&nbsp;m || 9%
|-
| 500&nbsp;m || 4%
|}

==History of use==
Accurate firing is difficult at ranges over 300&nbsp;metres. During the [[Religion:Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet–Afghan War]], the [[Religion:Mujahideen|mujahideen]] tended to use the weapon at ranges of less than 80&nbsp;metres.

The RPG-7 was used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2005, most notably in Lurgan, County Armagh, where it was used against British Army observation posts and the towering military base at Kitchen Hill in the town.<ref name="Oppenheimer, A.R. 2009 p. 227">Oppenheimer, A.R. (2009). IRA The Bombs and the Bullets: A history of deadly ingenuity. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 227. {{ISBN|978-0-7165-2895-1}}. pp. 240–241</ref> The IRA also used them in Catholic areas of West Belfast against British Army armoured personnel carriers and Army forward operating bases (FOB). Beechmount Avenue in Belfast became known as "RPG Avenue" after attacks on British troops.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harrison |first=David |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1551421/Fragile-calm-behind-Ulsters-peace-walls.html |title=Fragile calm behind Ulster's 'peace walls'|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2007-05-13 |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref>

In Mogadishu, Somalia, RPG-7s were used to down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|last=Speck |first=Shane |url=http://science.howstuffworks.com/rpg4.htm |title=How Rocket-Propelled Grenades Work|publisher=Science.howstuffworks.com |date=2004-03-11 |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T1ZKVo8bKkkC&pg=PA82&dq=black+hawk+down+%22rpg+7%22+modify&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zkVgUd2ROITZrQed5oGIAQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=black+hawk+down+%22rpg+7%22+modify&f=false|title=Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century|first=Rod|last=Thornton|date=12 February 2007|publisher=Polity|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Users==
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[[File:ISF member armed with RPG-7.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Iraqi Security Force (ISF) soldier with an RPG-7.]]
[[File:Krtsanisi National Training Center, Georgia (5).jpg|thumb|200px|Georgian soldiers with RPG-7.]]
[[File:US soliders train on RPGs.JPG|thumb|200px|U.S. and Bulgarian soldiers training with RPG-7s.]]
[[File:RPG soldier and squad.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A Bulgarian soldier with an ATGL-L (Bulgarian copy of the RPG-7) equipped with a red dot reflex sight.]]
[[File:Batalionul 191 infanterie 62.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A Romanian soldier with an AG-7 (licensed built RPG-7).]]
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Iranian RPG Found in Lebanon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Religion:Iran|Iran]]ian manufactured RPG-7 launcher, uncovered in Lebanon, by the IDF.]]
[[File:Shared Accord 2013.jpg|thumb|South African soldiers with an RPG-7]]
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* {{flag|Afghanistan}}<ref name="jones2009">Jones, Richard D. ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010''. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}.</ref>
* {{flag|Angola}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Armenia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
** {{flag|Artsakh}}<ref>{{cite book|title='Tis Some Poor Fellow's Skull: Post-Soviet Warfare in the Southern Caucasus|first=Patrick Wilson |last=Gore|year=2008|isbn=|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=gn6VTh0Iv_YC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=RPG-7+karabagh&source=bl&ots=jW09W_X1_P&sig=fO0IkU5Njbn2s3ekqLhBky1F7ko&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV9qaz0ZDdAhVOQBoKHUHtDdQQ6AEwFHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=RPG-7%20karabagh&f=false|page=60}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Azerbaijan}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Belarus}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Benin}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Botswana}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}: Produced locally by Arsenal Corporation as '''ATGL-L'''.<ref>[http://www.arsenal-bg.com/defense_police/ATGL-L.htm ATGL-L anti-tank grenade launcher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821051000/http://www.arsenal-bg.com/defense_police/ATGL-L.htm |date=2010-08-21 }}, arsenal.bg</ref>
* {{flag|Burkina Faso}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Burkina Faso: Un véhicule emporté lors d'un braquage à Ouahigouya|url=http://koaci.com/burkina-faso-vehicule-emporte-lors-braquage-ouahigouya-102829.html|website=koaci.com|date= 13 October 2016|language=fr}}</ref>
* {{flag|Burundi}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Cambodia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Cape Verde}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Central African Republic}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Chad}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|China}}: ''[[Engineering:Type 69 RPG|Type 69]]'' reverse-engineered copy.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=36}}
* {{flag|Congo-Brazzaville}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Congo-Kinshasa}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Cuba}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Cyprus}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Djibouti}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Egypt}}<ref name="jones2009" />: Locally produced without license as PG-7 by Sakr Factory for Developed Industries{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=37}}
* {{flag|El Salvador}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Eritrea}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Estonia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Fiji}}<ref name="altair.pl">{{cite web|url=http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=18730 |title= Rosyjska broń dla Fidżi |publisher=altair.pl |language= polish |accessdate=2016-02-21}}</ref>
* {{flag|Georgia}}: Modified version "RPG-7D" locally produced by STC DELTA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/hand-anti-tank-grenade-launcher-rpg-7g/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222140020/http://delta.gov.ge/en/product/hand-anti-tank-grenade-launcher-rpg-7g/ |archivedate=2014-12-22 |df= }}</ref><ref name="geo-army">{{cite web|url=http://www.geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=331%3A2012-04-11-16-56-51&catid=27%3Anews&lang=ka|title=ქართული წარმოების სამხედრო აღჭურვილობა|publisher=geo-army.ge|accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tbilaviamsheni.ge/gallery/rpg%20stc%20delta.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-09-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026105230/http://tbilaviamsheni.ge/gallery/rpg%20stc%20delta.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-26 |df= }}</ref>
* {{flag|Ghana}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Guatemala}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Guinea}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Guyana}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Hungary}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lugosi |first1=József |editor1-first=József |editor1-last=Lugosi |editor2-first=György |editor2-last=Markó |title=Hazánk dicsőségére: 160 éves a Magyar Honvédség |year=2008 |publisher=Zrínyi Kiadó|location=Budapest |isbn=978-963-327-461-3 |page=389 |chapter=Gyalogsági fegyverek 1868–2008}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iran}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally as ''Sageg''.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=38}}
* {{flag|Iraq}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally as ''Al-Nassira'' from the 1980s by Ba'athist Iraq.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=38}}
* {{flag|Israel}}: Large stocks held as secondary ATW.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=33}} Rounds produced locally.<ref>Katz, Samuel (1986) Israeli Defence Forces Since 1973. Osprey {{ISBN|0-85045-687-8}}</ref>
* {{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Kazakhstan}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Laos}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Latvia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Lebanon}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Liberia}}: Used by both the Liberian Army and guerrilla factions in the Liberian Civil Wars.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=43}}
* {{flag|Libya}}<ref name="jones2009" /> (used by both sides in the Libyan Civil War)
* {{flag|Lithuania}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Macedonia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Madagascar}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Malaysia}}<ref name="militaryfactoryrpg7">{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=10|title=RPG–7 – Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher (1961)|accessdate=2012-11-20|author=|date=2012-05-16|publisher=''Military Factory''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/15952|title=Unit khas polis ESSZONE akan terima RPG baru|author=Nazrini Badarun|language=Malay|publisher=New Sabah Times|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=6 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605210325/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/15952|archivedate=5 June 2017|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=117879|title=Rocket-propelled grenade boost for security|publisher=Daily Express|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=6 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605211021/http://dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=117879|archivedate=5 June 2017|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref>
* {{flag|Mali}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Armée malienne : le difficile inventaire |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/170176/politique/arm-e-malienne-le-difficile-inventaire/|newspaper=Jeune Afrique|first=Laurent|last=Touchard|date=18 June 2013}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malta}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Mauritania}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Mexico}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Moldova}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Mongolia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Morocco}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Mozambique}}: Non state-users<ref name= 'bicc'/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Disarmament in Mozambique|last=Vines|first=Alex|journal=Journal of Southern African Studies|volume=24|issue=1|date=March 1998|jstor=2637453|pages=191-205}}</ref>
* {{flag|Myanmar}}: Clones made as MA-10.<ref>https://read01.com/O3LKK6j.html#.W2hV8Lh9iUk</ref>
* {{flag|Nicaragua}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Nigeria}}: Produced under license by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria<ref>{{cite web|last=Okoroafor |first=Cynthia |url=http://venturesafrica.com/you-probably-didnt-know-that-nigeria-already-manufactures-these-weapons/ |title=You probably didn’t know that Nigeria already manufactures these weapons |publisher=Ventures |date=2015-08-27 |accessdate=2017-01-24}}</ref><ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|North Korea}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Pakistan}}: Used by Pakistan Army and paramilitary forces of Pakistan.<ref name="jones2009"/> RPG-7V version made under license by Pakistan Machine Tool Factory.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2794|title=IDEAS 2012|volume=6|issue=3|date=5 December 2014|publisher=Small Arms Defense Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=4096|title=IDEAS 2016—Pakistan|volume=9|issue=4|date=13 October 2017|publisher=Small Arms Defense Journal}}</ref>
* {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}<ref name=Alpers>{{cite book|last=Alpers|first=Philip|editor1-last=Karp|editor1-first=Aaron|title=The Politics of Destroying Surplus Small Arms: Inconspicuous Disarmament|date=2010|pages=168–169|publisher=Routledge Books|location=Abingdon-on-Thames|isbn=978-0-415-49461-8}}</ref>
* {{flag|Philippines}}: Philippine Army ATGL-L2 variant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/32297/philippines-acquires-rpg-7-usa-for-anti-armour-operations |title=Philippines acquires RPG-7 (USA) for anti-armour operations |date=2014-01-13 |accessdate=2014-01-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116082850/http://www.janes.com/article/32297/philippines-acquires-rpg-7-usa-for-anti-armour-operations |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}</ref> Contract signed with Russian Ministry of Defense for additional deliveries of RPG-7V launchers and ammunition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12148115@egNews|title=Russia and Philippines sign military-technical agreement : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation|website=eng.mil.ru}}</ref>
* {{flag|Poland}}<ref name="jones2009" /> - Produced RPG-7 and RPG-7W variants.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=39}}
* {{flag|Romania}}<ref name="jones2009" />&nbsp;– Produced locally by SC Carfil SA from Brașov as '''AG-7''' (Romanian: ''Aruncătorul de Grenade 7'', Grenade Launcher 7).<ref>[http://www.carfil.ro/html/armament_.html Carfil website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827142902/http://www.carfil.ro/html/armament_.html |date=August 27, 2007 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Russia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Rwanda}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}: Used by the Polisario Front.<ref>{{cite book|language = es|author1 = Ignacio Fuente Cobo|author2 = Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez|title = El conflicto del Sahara occidental|url = https://e-archivo.uc3m.es/bitstream/handle/10016/17377/04_conflictos_saharaoccidental_2006.pdf|isbn = 84-9781-253-0|publisher= Ministerio de Defensa de España & Universidad Carlos III de Madrid|year= 2006|page = 78}}</ref>
* {{flag|Sao Tome and Principe}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: Saudi army<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Senegal}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Seychelles}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Sierra Leone}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Somalia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|South Africa}}: South African National Defence Force.<ref name="army">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil.za/equipment/weaponsystems/infantry/RPG7ATRL_106mm%C2%AD_Recoilless_Rifle_Syst.htm|title=Anti Tank weapons|publisher=South African Army|accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>
* {{flag|South Korea}}<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|South Sudan}}: South Sudan Democratic Movement, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, South Sudan Defence Forces, Sudan People's Liberation Army used RPG-7, [[Engineering:Type 69 RPG|type 69]]s and Iranian-made RPGs<ref name ='SAS 2014 chapter 7'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2014/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2014-Highlights-EN.pdf|chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2014/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2014-Chapter-7-EN.pdf|chapter=Weapons tracing in Sudan and South Sudan|title=Small Arms Survey 2014: Women and guns|publisher={{wipe|Cambridge University Press}}|year=2014|author=[[Organization:Small Arms Survey|Small Arms Survey]]|pages=227, 229, 234}}</ref>
* {{flag|Sri Lanka}}<ref name="Roshan Babu Sundararaj" />
* {{flag|Sudan}}: Made by Military Industry Corporation as the '''Sinar'''.<ref>[http://mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/SINARgzf.html Sinar Light Antitank Rocket Launcher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401152410/http://mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/SINARgzf.html |date=2009-04-01 }} Retrieved on March 17, 2009.</ref>
* {{flag|Suriname}}: Used by the Military of Suriname<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Syria}}<ref name="jones2009" /> (used by all sides in the Syrian civil war<ref name= 'bicc'/>)
* {{flag|Tajikistan}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Togo}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Turkey}}<ref>{{cite web|first=John |last=Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2006/06/mil-060626-rianovosti03.htm# |title=The future of Russian-Turkish military-technical cooperation |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=2004-05-14 |accessdate=2012-02-20}}</ref>
* {{flag|Turkmenistan}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Ukraine}}<ref name="jones2009"/>. Produced locally.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|United States}}: Produced locally and in service with governmental users.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Uzbekistan}}<ref name="jones2009" />. Produced locally.<ref name= 'bicc'/>
* {{flag|Venezuela}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Vietnam}}<ref name="jones2009" /> Designated the B41 in North Vietnamese service.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}}
* {{flag|Yemen}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Zambia}}<ref name="jones2009" />
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref name="jones2009" />
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===Former users===
* {{flag|Czechoslovakia}} - Produced RPG-7 and RPG-7V variants, known as ''Pancéřovka''.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=39}}
* {{flag|East Germany}} - Produced RPG-7 and RPG-7W variants.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=39}}
* {{flag|Grenada}}
* {{flag|Rhodesia}}<ref>{{cite book|page=23|title=Rhodesian Light Infantryman: 1961-1980|first=Neil|last= Grant|year=2015|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9781472809629|series= Warrior 177 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Singapore}} - operated in 1968, and decommissioned in 1985.<ref name="militaryfactoryrpg7"/>
* {{flag|Soviet Union}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of UNITA.svg}} UNITA<ref>{{cite book|last=Nortje|first=Piet|title=32 Battalion |publisher=Zebra Press|year=2003|isbn=978-1-86872-914-2|page=98}}</ref>
* {{flag|Yugoslavia}}{{cn|date=October 2018}}
* {{flag|South Vietnam}} Small numbers captured from PAVN forces.

==See also==
* AT4
* AT-3 Sagger
* [[Engineering:B-300|B-300]]
* Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
* [[Engineering:Bazooka|Bazooka]]
* [[Engineering:M72 LAW|M72 LAW]]
* [[Engineering:Panzerfaust 3|Panzerfaust 3]]
* [[Engineering:RPG-16|RPG-16]]
* RPG-18
* [[Engineering:Yasin (RPG)|Yasin (RPG)]]
*MK153
* List of Russian weaponry

==References==
* {{cite book|title=The Rocket Propelled Grenade|series=Weapon 2|first=Gordon L.|last=Rottman|year=2010|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=NDa1CwAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-84908-153-5|ref=harv|publisher=Osprey Publishing}}

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==External links==
{{Commons|RPG-7}}
* [http://www.bazalt.ru/ Manufacturer's site]
* [http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-04/rpg-threat.htm Countering the RPG threat]
* [http://www.howstuffworks.com/rpg.htm How Stuff Works&nbsp;– RPG(7)]
* [https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/rpg-7.pdf RPG-7 analysis and user´s manual]
* [http://sovposters.ru//2009/12/21/030451_rpg7.jpg Technical data, instructional images and diagrams of the RPG-7 {{ru icon}}]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZnBzfhSmUU Ultimate Weapons Rpg 7 Military Channel] on [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]]


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