How the RPG-7 Actually Works

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This 3D video explainer is about the history, mechanics, operation, and functionality of the Soviet Union's most feared weapon system, the RPG-7.

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00:00 Introduction
01:16 History, RPG-1 & RPG-2
02:16 RPG-7 Overview
03:18 RPG-7 Specs & PGO-7 Scope
04:50 RPG-7 Operation
06:19 PG-7V Warhead
07:15 VP-7M Impact Fuze
07:53 Legacy
08:52 Conclusion
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REFERENCES

• Lester W. Grau, For All Seasons: The Old But Effective RPG-7 Promises to Haunt the Battlefields of Tomorrow, Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KS Retrieved 23 September 2005 from the World Wide Web at http://www.g2mil.com/RPG.htm

• CPT Scott C. Janzen, “The Story of the Rocket Propelled Grenade”, Red Thrust Star, April 1997, 21-25.
TRADOC Bulletin 3. Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher, November 1976 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA393...

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