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[[Image:RPG-40ATGrenade.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. The manual for use of grenade is seen on its body.]] | [[Image:RPG-40ATGrenade.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Soviet RPG-40 anti-tank grenade. The manual for use of grenade is seen on its body.]] | ||
'''RPG-40''' is an anti-tank hand grenade used by the USSR during WWII. It was designed in 1940 and produced from 1941-1943. The grenade was also used in the Korean War. | '''RPG-40''' is an anti-tank hand grenade used by the USSR during WWII. It was designed in 1940 and produced from 1941-1943. The grenade was also used in the Korean War. Unlike most anti-tank grenades that rely on shaped charges to penetrate armor, the RPG-40 is simply an oversize hand grenade relying on the blast of its massive explosive charge (0.76kg/1.7lb of TNT) to damage armor. | ||
In the movies a training version of RPG-40 can be seen. It is colored in dull black, while live grenades are colored in green or khaki. | In the movies a training version of RPG-40 can be seen. It is colored in dull black, while live grenades are colored in green or khaki. | ||
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* Diameter: 95mm (3.7 in) | * Diameter: 95mm (3.7 in) | ||
* Detonation mechanism: Inertial impact fuze | * Detonation mechanism: Inertial impact fuze | ||
* Penetration: | * Penetration: 20 mm (1.57 in) | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | ||
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| ''[[ | | ''[[In the Name of the Fatherland (Vo imya Rodiny)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 1943 | ||
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| ''[[The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg)]]'' || [[Aleksandr Kavalerov]] || Pvt. Sergunenkov || || | | rowspan=4|''[[Front, The (1943)|The Front]]'' || [[Nikolay Kryuchkov]] || Lt. Sergei Gorlov || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4|1943 | ||
|- | |||
| [[Anatoliy Alekseev]] || A soldier | |||
|- | |||
| Aleksey Chepurnov || Sgt. Bashlykov | |||
|- | |||
| Anna Petukhova || Medical orderly Marusya | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=4|''[[The Last Hill (Malakhov kurgan)]]'' || [[Fyodor Ishchenko]] || A Soviet sailor || rowspan=4| || rowspan=4|1944 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Nikolay Gorlov]] || A Soviet sailor | |||
|- | |||
| [[Yevgeni Perov]] || A Soviet sailor | |||
|- | |||
| [[Zurab Lejava]] || A Soviet sailor | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Star (Zvezda), The (1949)|The Star (Zvezda)]]'' || [[Vasiliy Merkuryev]] || Starshina Anikanov || || 1949 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Fit for Non-Combatant Duty (Goden k nestroevoy)]]'' || || A Soviet soldier || Seen in documentary footage || 1968 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg)]]'' || [[Boris Tokarev]] || Lt. Kuznetsov || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1972 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aleksandr Kavalerov]] || Pvt. Sergunenkov | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[Sokolovo]]'' || [[Martin Stepánek]] || 1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1975 | |||
|- | |||
| || Soviet and Czechoslovak soldiers | |||
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| ''[[To Survive Until Dawn (Dozhit do rassveta)]]'' || [[Aleksandr Mikhajlov]] || Lt. Ivanovsky || || 1975 | | ''[[To Survive Until Dawn (Dozhit do rassveta)]]'' || [[Aleksandr Mikhajlov]] || Lt. Ivanovsky || || 1975 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | rowspan=2|''[[Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny)]]'' || [[Aleksandr Vdovin]] || Svist || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1975 | ||
|- | |||
| || Soviet soldiers | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga)]]'' || [[Nikolai Polishchuk]] || Sasha Polishchuk || || 1981 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Snipers (Snaypery)]]'' || || ASoviet soldier || || 1985 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || | | rowspan=2|''[[Battle for Moscow]]'' || [[Aleksandr Voyevodin]] || Political commissar Clochkov || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1985 | ||
|- | |||
| || Soviet soldiers | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[It's We, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 1990 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3|''[[Back in Time (My iz budushchego)]]'' || [[Danila Kozlovsky]] || Sergey Filatov alias 'Borman' || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3| 2008 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Vladimir Yaglych]] || Oleg Vasilev alias 'Cherep' | |||
|- | |||
| [[Vladimir Yaglych]] || Red Army soldiers | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Lieutenant Suvorov]]'' || [[Sergei Parshin]] || Samokhin || || 2009 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Tanks for Stalin (Tanki)]]'' || [[Leonid Timtsunik]] || Schulz || || 2018 | |||
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|} | |} | ||
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| ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad]]'' || "RPG-40" || || 2011 | | ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad]]'' || "RPG-40" || || 2011 | ||
|- | |||
| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' || || Unusable || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront]]'' || || || 2021 | |||
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|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:37, 15 January 2023
RPG-40 is an anti-tank hand grenade used by the USSR during WWII. It was designed in 1940 and produced from 1941-1943. The grenade was also used in the Korean War. Unlike most anti-tank grenades that rely on shaped charges to penetrate armor, the RPG-40 is simply an oversize hand grenade relying on the blast of its massive explosive charge (0.76kg/1.7lb of TNT) to damage armor.
In the movies a training version of RPG-40 can be seen. It is colored in dull black, while live grenades are colored in green or khaki.
Specifications
- In service: 1941-mid 1950s
- Weight: about 1.200 kg
- Weight of charge: 0.76 kg
- Length: 213mm (8.38 in)
- Diameter: 95mm (3.7 in)
- Detonation mechanism: Inertial impact fuze
- Penetration: 20 mm (1.57 in)
The RPG-40 anti-tank grenade can be seen in the following movies and video games:
Film
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | "RPG-40" | 2011 | |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Unusable | 2021 | |
| Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 |