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RPG-7 - The Quintessential Anti-tank Launcher

From the jungles of Vietnam to the war-ravaged cities of Iraq, since the mid-60s, the second world’s go-to choice for dealing with cars, IFVs, tanks, helicopters, and even personnel has been the RPG; and its profile has long been etched into the minds of anyone remotely familiar with modern warfare. The Kalashnikov of recoilless rifles, the RPG-7 is truly one of the most formidable firearms ever conceived; combining the knowledge gained in tank destruction from the largest war in human history to produce a lightweight, concealable, easy to operate, reliable, and utterly destructive weapon - qualities lending to its ubiquity with all manner of armed forces. So what led to the creation of the most recognizable modern anti-tank weapon? How did this simple weapon alter the battlefields of the Cold War upon its introduction? And why has a 60 year old weapon remained so popular for so long? Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:10 Genesis of the Shaped Charge 04:33 Soviet Shenanigans, Part I 07:00 Enter the RPG-7 (or Soviet Shenanigans, Part II) 09:38 Soviet RPG Tactics, Abbreviated Edition 11:38 Adventures in Vietnam 14:08 Arabs, Israelis, and Assorted Middle Eastern Exploits 16:43 Variants 19:14 The NeverEnding Story 21:55 Conclusions 23:39 Outro Sources: Rottman, Gordon L. The Rocket Propelled Grenade. Oxford: Osprey, 2010. Gebhardt, James F. (translator), The Official Soviet RPG Manual, Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 2006 Lovi, A.A., Otechestvennye Protivotankovye Granatomernye Kompleksy (Russian Antitank Grenade Launcher Complexes), Moscow: Tekhnika-molodezhi; Vostochnvi Gorizont, 2001 US Army, Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher: Capabilities and Countermeasures, TRADOC Bulletin No. 3u, 1976. (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/la...)