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The RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade, actual Russian abbreviation РПГ stands for '''ручной противотанковый гранатомёт''' - hand anti-tank grenade launcher) Launcher as been utilized by both Soviet/Russian soldiers but all other Communist bloc countries and client states/groups throughout the world.  Developed from the [[RPG-2]] (also known as the B40 rocket in Vietnam), the '''RPG-7''' is seen all over the world - from the warzones of Africa and the Middle East to Central and South America.   
The '''RPG-7''' has been utilized by both Soviet/Russian soldiers and all other Communist bloc countries and client states/groups throughout the world.  (The actual Russian abbreviation RPG stands for ''Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot'' - handheld anti-tank grenade launcher).  Developed from the [[RPG-2]] (also known as the B40 rocket in Vietnam), the RPG-7 is seen all over the world - from the war zones of Africa and the Middle East to Central and South America.   


The Chinese made their own version of the rocket - the '''Type 69 RPG''', which differed in that there was only one pistol grip.  The second pistol grip of the RPG-7 was replaced by a upper handle.  Also the Type 69 has an integral lightweight bipod that folds against the body of the tube.  In movies, many times the '''Type 69 RPG''' is seen rather than the Russian RPG-7.   
The Chinese made their own version of the rocket - the '''Type 69 RPG''', which differed in that there was only one pistol grip.  The second pistol grip of the RPG-7 was replaced by a upper handle.  Also the Type 69 has an integral lightweight bipod that folds against the body of the tube.  In movies, many times the Type 69 RPG is seen rather than the Russian RPG-7.   


==RPG-7==
==Specifications==
[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg‎ |thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 70mm]]
The real Soviet built RPG-7 launcher has never really appeared in many U.S. films (until recently).  There were no real de-watted examples in most of the movie prop houses (or armories).  In films like [[Red Dawn]] and [[Back to the Future]] the RPG-7s are fully fabricated fakes, made out of aluminum, plastic fibreglass or wood.  The only true RPG-7s that appeared in films were foreign ones that used foreign armorers.  Currently the expensive Airsoft RPG-7 replica or the bad Resin fake one or the fake one used by the U.S. military for training purposes, are seen quite a bit in movies and films when it doesn't fire.  When the RPG fires, it is a fabricated fake, designed to fire a pyrotechnic special effects rocket.  One of the reasons why these items are hard to obtain is restrictions imposed by the ATF.


'''The Russian RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher''' (or a fabricated copy) has appeared being used by the following actors in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:
'''Type:''' Anti-tank rocket launcher / recoilless gun (when firing OG-7V anti-personnel round, which has no flight motor)


===Film===
'''Caliber:''' 40mm (tube diameter, original HEAT warheads were 85mm) (varying diameter over-caliber rockets)


* "Company men" in ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''
'''Rockets:''' PG-7VM, PG-7VL, PG-7VR, TBG-7V, OG-7V


* Soviet soldiers, Afghan Mujahideen and [[Jason Patric]] as Konstantin Koverchenko in ''[[The Beast of War]]'' (Real RPG-7s supplied by Israel)
'''Capacity:''' 1 rocket


* Libyan terrorists in ''[[Back to the Future]]''
'''Fire Modes:''' Single-shot muzzle-loading: action is a single-action only revolver-style assembly with the hammer at the back of the front grip striking upwards


* [[Jeffrey Jones]] as Gustav in ''[[The Pest]]''
'''Sights:''' Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 scope, various other optics mounted via accessory rail


* Cuban and Russian soldiers and the "Wolverines" in ''[[Red Dawn]]''
==RPG-7==
[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg‎ |thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
[[Image:Rpg-7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|RPG-7V with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
[[Image:RPG7Tandem.jpg|thumb|right|451px|RPG-7V with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
[[Image:RPG7scope.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Reticle of the RPG-7's PGO-7 optic sight, for video game comparisons in particular. The 2.7m stadiametric rangefinder is designed specifically for estimating range to an American M60 tank. Compare to the Type 69 reticle below.]]
The real Soviet built RPG-7 launcher has never really appeared in many U.S. films (until recently).  There were no real de-watted examples in most of the movie prop houses (or armories).  In films like ''[[Red Dawn]]'' and ''[[Back to the Future]]'' the RPG-7s are fully fabricated fakes, made out of aluminum, plastic fibreglass or wood.  The only true RPG-7s that appeared in films for years were foreign ones that used foreign armorers.  Currently,  the expensive Airsoft RPG-7 replica, resin fakes of varying quality, and the false one used by the U.S. military for training purposes are seen quite a bit in movies and films in which they're not required to fire.  When the RPG fires, it is a fabricated fake, designed to fire a pyrotechnic special effects rocket.  One of the reasons why these items were hard to obtain was restrictions imposed by the ATF, however recently Soviet manufactured dewatted RPG-7s have been coming into the country for sale.


* [[Denzel Washington]] as John Creasy in ''[[Man on Fire]]


* Afghan Mujahideen in ''[[The Living Daylights]]''
=== Specifications ===


* Terrorists in ''[[The Kingdom]]''
''(1961 - Present)''
*Weight: 7 kg (15 lb)
*Length: 950 mm (37.4 in)
*Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
*Muzzle velocity: 115 m/s
*Maximum range: ~ 920 m (1000 yd) (4.5 second self-destruct fuze armed on launch)
*Sights: Flip-up iron sights: standard AK-style accessory mount, can mount dedicated PGO-7 2.8x telescopic sight (with optional forehead pad), NSP-2 active infrared scope or PGN-1 starlight scope


* ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''


* A terrorist in ''[[Body of Lies]]''
'''The Russian RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher''' (or a fabricated copy) has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:


* A feral transformer in ''[[Transformers]]''
===Film===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Spring Conscription (Vesenniy prizyv)]]'' || || A Soviet Army soldier || || 1977
|-
| ''[[To Command Yourself (Prikazhi sebe)]]'' || || Soviet Army soldiers || || 1980
|-
|''[[Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)]]'' || || Soviet paratroopers || || 1981
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Uncommon Valor]]'' || || NVA soldiers || rowspan=2|Fake mockups || rowspan=2|1984
|-
| [[Kwan Hi Lim]]||Jiang
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Red Dawn (1984)]]'' || || Cuban and Soviet soldiers || rowspan=3|Fake mockups || rowspan=3|1984
|-
| [[C. Thomas Howell]] || Robert Morris
|-
| [[Charlie Sheen]] || Matt Eckhert
|-
| ''[[Back to the Future]]'' || || Libyan terrorist || Fake mockup || 1985
|-
| ''[[Latino]] || || ''Contras'' soldier || || 1985
|-
| ''[[Spies Like Us]]'' || || Afghan Mujaheddin || || 1985
|-
| ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]'' || [[Sylvester Stallone]] || John Rambo || Fake mockup || 1985
|-
| ''[[Royal Warriors]]'' || [[Ying Bai]] || Gangmember || || 1986
|-
| ''[[Bad Taste]]'' |||| || Fake mockup || 1987
|-
| ''[[Death Before Dishonor]]'' || || Terrorist || || 1987
|-
| ''[[Living Daylights, The|The Living Daylights]]'' || || Afghan Mujaheddin || || 1987
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]]'' || [[Jason Patric]] || Konstantin Koverchenko || rowspan=2|With PGO-7 scope || rowspan=2|1988
|-
| [[Chaim Girafi]] || Moustafa
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Bulletproof (1988)|Bulletproof]]'' || [[Don Pike]] || Montoya || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1988
|-
| [[Danny Trejo]] || Sharkey
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Hell Comes to Frogtown]]'' || [[Roddy Piper]] || Sam Hell ||rowspan="2"|Fake mockup || rowspan="2"|1988
|-
| [[William Smith]] || Captain Devlin
|-
| ''[[Cargo 300 (Gruz 300)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers and Afghan mujaheddins || Some with PGO-7 scope || 1989
|-
| ''[[Navy SEALs]]'' || || Lebanese terrorists ||  || 1990
|-
| ''[[Afghan Breakdown]]'' || || Afghan Mujaheddin || With PGO-7 scope || 1991
|-
| ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]'' || [[Jerry Haleva]] || Saddam Hussein || || 1993
|-
| ''[[Beyond Rangoon]]'' || || Karen innsurgent ||  || 1995
|-
| ''[[Crusader (Krestonosets)]]'' || || A criminal || "Firing" without rocket || 1995
|-
| ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' || [[Ewen Bremner]] || Junior Angel || With damaged PGN-1 night vision sight, firing fake rocket || 1995
|-
| ''[[Pest, The|The Pest]]'' || [[Jeffrey Jones]] || Gustav ||  || 1996
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Deserter (Dezertir) (1997)|Deserter (Dezertir)]]'' || [[Anatoliy Kotenyov]] || Skif || With PGO-7 scope || rowspan=2|1997
|-
| [[Boris Bystrov]] || Habibullah ||
|-
| ''[[Checkpoint (Blokpost)]]'' || || Russian soldier || || 1998
|-
| ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'' || || || In an arms cache || 1999
|-
| ''[[Diplomatic Siege]]'' || [[Irina Movila]] || Petra|| || 1999
|-
| ''[[Proof of Life]]'' || || Chechen soldier ||  || 2000
|-
| ''[[Behind Enemy Lines]]'' || || Serbian soldier || || 2001
|-
| ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' || || Somali militiamen || || 2001
|-
| ''[[Avalon]]'' || [[Malgorzata Foremniak]]|| Ash || || 2001
|-
| ''[[Spy Game]]'' || || Lebanese terrorists ||  || 2001
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[War (Voyna)]]'' || || Chechen insurgents || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|2002
|-
| || Ruslan
|-
| ''[[Warriors (Guerreros)]]'' || || Albanian soldier ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)]]'' || || Terrorist ||Possibly firing real rockets || 2004
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[9th Company]]'' || || Soviet soldiers ||  || rowspan=2|2005
|-
| || Afghan Mujahideen || with PGO-7 scope
|-
| ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' || || RUF rebels ||  || 2006
|-
| ''[[Catch a Fire]]'' || || ANC militants ||  || 2006
|-
| ''[[Mercenary for Justice]]'' || || Mercenaries || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Transformers]]'' || || Feral transformer ||  || 2007
|-
| ''[[Lord of War]]'' || || || In various arms caches || 2007
|-
| ''[[Kingdom, The|The Kingdom]]'' || || || Seen in terrorist hideout || 2007
|-
| ''[[Mark of Cain, The|The Mark of Cain]]'' || || Iraqi insurgent || with PGO-7 scope || 2007
|-
| ''[[Captive (Plennyy)]]'' || || Russian soldiers, Chechen fighters || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Body of Lies]]'' || || Terrorists || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Stop-Loss]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Waltz with Bashir]]'' || IDF soldier and Palestinian militants || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Death Race]]'' || || || Mounted on Machine Gun Joe's truck || 2008
|-
|''[[Dolphin Jump (Pryzhok Afaliny)]] || || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' || [[Common]] || Barnes || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Lebanon]]'' || [[Dudu Tassa]] || Syrian Soldier || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Dangerous Flowers]]'' || || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Far Cry (2009)|Far Cry]]'' || || Mercenary || || 2009
|-
| ''[[District 9]]'' || [[David James]] || Koobus Venter || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Kandahar Break]]'' || || Taliban fighters || Possible mockup || 2009
|-
| ''[[Green Zone]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Kandahar]]'' || || Taliban fighter || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Death Race 2]]'' || || || Mounted on Big Bill's truck || 2011
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Machine Gun Preacher]]'' || || LRA and SPLA troops || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|2011
|-
| [[Gerard Butler]] || Sam Childers
|-
| [[Mduduzi Mabaso]] || Marco
|-
| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || || Iraqi Insurgent ||  || 2011
|-
| [[Special Forces (2011)|Special Forces]] || || Taliban fighters || With PGO-7 scopes || 2011
|-
| ''[[Hamilton: I nationens intresse]]'' || || Afghani terrorist, Somalian soldier || || 2012
|-
| ''[[August. Eighth]]'' || || Russian and Georgian soldiers || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: Damnation]]''|| || Leon S. Kennedy|| TBG-7V rocket ||2012
|-
| ''[[Osombie]]''|| || || ||2012
|-
| ''[[Cockneys vs. Zombies]]''|| || || ||2012
|-
| ''[[A Good Day to Die Hard]]'' || || Henchman || With PGO-7 scope || 2013
|-
| ''[[White House Down]]'' || || Mercenary ||  || 2013
|-
| ''[[2 Guns]]'' || [[James Marsden]] || Cmdr. Harvey Quince ||  || 2013
|-
| ''[[The Heat]]'' || [[Melissa McCarthy]] || Det. Shannon Mullins || || 2013
|-
|''[[Family, The (2013)|The Family]]'' ||||Mobster||||2013
|-
| ''[[Lupin the 3rd]]''|| [[Yuka Nakayama]] || Maria |||| 2014
|-
| ''[[3 Days to Kill]]''|| || Albino's gunmen |||| 2014
|-
| ''[[Jarhead 2: Field of Fire]]'' || || Taliban fighters || || 2014
|-
| ''[[Lousy Bastards]]'' || || Taliban fighter || || 2014
|-
| ''[[22 Minutes (22 minuty)]]'' || || Somali Pirates || || 2014
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe]] || [[Mark Chao]] || Hu Bayi || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|2015
|-
| [[Rhydian Vaughan]] || Chen Dong
|-
| || Explorers
|-
| ''[[Terminator: Genisys]]'' || || Resistance fighters || || 2015
|-
| ''[[Survivor (2015)]]'' || || Taliban fighter || With PGO-7 scope || 2015
|-
| ''[[Chappie]]'' || [[Brandon Auret]] || Hippo || || 2015
|-
| ''[[Nowhere Girl]]'' || Nana Seino || Ai || || 2015
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Skin Trade]]'' || [[Dolph Lundgren]] || Nick Cassidy || || rowspan=2| 2015
|-
| || Dragovic's henchman ||
|-
|''[[Mummy, The (2017)|The Mummy]]''||||tribal fighters||||2017
|-
| ''[[John Wick: Chapter 2]]'' || || || Seen in armory || 2017
|-
| ''[[Wolf Warriors 2]]'' || [[Gang Wu]] || He Jianguo || || 2017
|-
|''[[12 Strong]]''||[[Trevante Rhodes]]||SFC Ben Milo||||2018
|-
|''[[Maze Runner: The Death Cure]]'' || || "Crank" rebel || || 2018
|-
| ''[[PASKAL The Movie]]'' || || Angolan militia || || 2018
|-
| ''[[God Bless the Broken Road]]'' || || An insurgent || || 2018
|-
| ''[[The Outpost]]'' || ||Taliban fighters || || 2020
|-
| ''[[Mosul]]'' || Ish'aq Elias || Waleed || || 2020
|-
| ''[[Without Remorse]]'' || || Syrian soldier || || 2021
|-
|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''|||| Soldier|| ||2021
|-
| ''[[Bullet Train]]''||  || |||| 2022
|-
|''[[Gray Man, The|The Gray Man]]''||[[Ana de Armas]]||Dani Miranda||||2022
|-
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===


* Enemy forces in ITV's Ultimate Force
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|  ''[[Bors]]'' ||  ||  ||  || 1968
|-
| ''[[Dempsey and Makepeace]]'' || [[Clive Mantle]] || "Big Ben" Davis ||"Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05)||1986
|-
|''[[Purgatory (Chistilishche)]]'' || Extras  ||  || Chechen terrorists || 1998
|-
| ''[[Ultimate Force]]'' || Extras ||  ||  || 2002 - 2006
|-
| ''[[I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!)]]''  ||  ||Russian paratroopers and Chechen rebels ||  || 2004
|-
| ''[[Frank Riva - Season 2]]'' || Jolberto Quini-Piragibe || Sosa || Likely a mockup || 2004
|-
| ''[[Storm Gate, The|The Storm Gate]]''  ||  ||Chechen terrorists ||  || 2006
|-
| ''[[Generation Kill]]'' || Extras ||Iraqi insurgents ||  || 2008
|-
| ''[[Occupation]]'' || Extras ||Iraqi insurgents  ||  || 2009
|-
| ''[[Sherlock - Season 1]]'' || ||  || "A Study in Pink" (S01E01)|| 2010
|-
|''[[Chris Ryan's Strike Back]]'' || Extras || Zimbabwean soldiers and Taliban militants  ||  || 2010
|-
|''[[Ultimate Weapons]]''  ||  ||  ||  || 2010
|-
|''[[Justified - Season 1]]''  ||  || Boyd purchases || "Veterans" (S1E11) || 2010
|-
| ''[[Falling Skies]]'' || Extras || Resistance fighters ||  || 2011
|-
|''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' || Extras || Somali Pirate ||  || 2009-???
|-
| ''[[Banshee - Season 1]]'' ||  || Mr. Rabbits guard ||  || 2013
|-
| ''[[Continuum - Season 2]]'' || || Liber8 terrorist || "Split Second" (E02)|| 2013
|-
| ''[[Topi]] ||  ||  ||seen on the training poster; "Frenzy" (S1E04), "Transfiguration" (S1E05) || 2021
|-
|''[[The Continental: From the World of John Wick]]'' || ||Continental Enforcer||"Brothers in Arms" (S1E01) || 2023
|-
|}


=== Anime ===
=== Anime ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Mad Bull 34]]'' || N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officer ||  with PGO-7 scope || 1990
|-
| ''[[New Dominion Tank Police]]'' || Criminal ||  with PGO-7 scope || 1993
|-
| ''[[Burn-Up W]]'' || Outlaw ||  || 1996
|-
| ''[[Agent Aika]]'' || Maypia Alexymetalia ||  || 1999
|-
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' || New World Brigade Terrorist|| || 2002
|-
| ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid]]'' || Various terrorists ||  || 2005
|-
| ''[[Karas]]'' || Yakuza thugs ||  || 2005-2007
|-
| ''[[Boondocks, The]]'' || || Seen during the airport scene during the trailer for Soul Plane 2: The Black-Jacking || 2005 - ????
|-
| [[Black Lagoon]] || Revy ||  || 2006
|-
| [[Black Lagoon]] || Terrorists ||  || 2006
|-
| [[Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage]] || Bounty Hunter || || 2006
|-
| ''[[When They Cry: Kai]]'' || Yamainu agent ||  with PGO-7 scope || 2006
|-
| ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' ||  ||  || 2007
|-
|''[[Yozakura Quartet]]''|| Juli Frankenstein ||  || 2008-2014
|-
| ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'' || Russian mob boss ||  || 2008
|-
| ''[[Mnemosyne|RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~]]'' || Assassin ||  with electronic sight ||2008
|-
| ''[[Rideback]]'' || BMA Terrorist ||  || 2009
|-
| ''[[Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky]]'' || Terrorist ||  || 2010
|-
|''[[Guilty Crown]]''|| || seen in Funeral Parlor's Arsenal || 2011 - 2012
|-
| ''[[Upotte!!]]'' || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: Damnation]]'' || Leon || With PGO-7 scope and TBG-7V rocket || 2012
|-
| ''[[Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]'' || Fujiko Mine ||  || 2013
|-
| [[Sword Art Online II]] ||  || Seen on sign || 2014 - ????
|-
| ''[[Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]'' || A pirate || || 2019
|-
|}


=== Video Games ===
=== Video Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Referred as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' || "Rocket Launcher" || || without wooden parts || 2001
|-
| ''[[America's Army]]'' || || || Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets || 2002
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm]]'' || || || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || || || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Shadow Force: Razor Unit]]'' || || || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm II]]'' || || || || 2003
|-
| ''[[IGI 2: Covert Strike]]'' || || || || 2003
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Shellshock Nam '67]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2004
|-
| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || || With optional PGO-7 scope || Firing PG-7VM HEAT, OG-7V HE-Frag, & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets || 2005
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Close Combat: First to Fight]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || Rocket Launcher || || with special and infinite ammo variants || 2005
|-
| ''[[Vietcong 2]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Elite Warriors Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Conflict: Global Terror]]'' || || || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Black]]'' || RPG-7 || With side-mounted vertical flip-up sights || || 2006
|-
| ''[[ArmA: Armed Assault]]'' || || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[The Suffering: Ties That Bind]]'' || || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat]]'' || || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Kane and Lynch: Dead Men]]'' || || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope  || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' || || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' ||"RPG-7" || || || 2007
|-
| ''[[9th Company: Roots of Terror]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] ''|| || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Dark Sector]]'' || || || Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted [[RPG-2]] tube attached to front || 2008
|-
| ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Far Cry 2]]'' || || || With side-mounted iron sights || 2008
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || || 2008
|-
| ''[[Terminator Salvation (VG)|Terminator Salvation]]'' || || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' || || || || 2009
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' || RPG-7 || || w/ PGO-7 or NV scope || 2009
|-
| ''[[Marines: Modern Urban Combat]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Army of Two: The 40th Day]]'' || || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' || RPG-7 AT || With or without PGO-7 scope || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2010
|-
| ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010)|GoldenEye 007]]'' || MJR-409 || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)]]'' || RPG || || with or without PGO-1 scope || 2010
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || RPG || || || 2010
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || "Anti-vehicle RPG" || Rockets inaccurately shown with homing capability || With PGO-7 scope || 2011
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[inFamous 2]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Uncharted 3]]'' ||  || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Uncharted: Golden Abyss]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'' || || || Unusable || 2011
|-
| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2008
|-
| ''[[War Inc. Battlezone]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Far Cry 3]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Arctic Combat]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Ravaged]]'' || || || || 2012
|-
|''[[Payday 2]]'' || "HRL-7" ||  || Added in Overkill Pack DLC (2015) ||2013
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || RPG || || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || || || Unusable || 2013
|-
| ''[[Insurgency (2014)|Insurgency]]'' || || || || 2014
|-
| [[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]] ||RPG-7  ||With PGO-7 scope  ||  || 2014
|-
| ''[[Squad]]'' || || || Able to fire PG-7VM HEAT and OG-7V FRAG rounds || 2015
|-
| ''[[Counter-Strike Online]]'' || || || || 2015
|-
| ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]'' || || ||Unusable || 2015
|-
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || RPG7 || || || 2016
|-
| ''[[Escape from Tarkov]]'' || || || seen on the Prapor art || 2016
|-
| ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' || |||| || 2017
|-
| ''[[Far Cry 5]]'' || || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn]]'' || "Rocket Launcher Kai" || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[World War 3]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Insurgency: Sandstorm]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || || 2018
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Krunker]]'' || Rocket Launcher || No rocket protrudes out the front || The old default model that has been replaced, incorrectly holds 3 rockets || rowspan=2| 2019
|-
| Egg Launcher|| Custom paint job, front half of the rocket is an egg || Incorrectly holds 3 rockets
|-
| ''[[Far Cry New Dawn]]'' || || || || 2019
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2019
|-
| ''[[Far Cry 6]]'' || || || || 2021
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || || || || 2021
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2022
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG)]]'' || Rocket Launcher || || with special and infinite ammo variants || 2023
|}


* ''[[50 Cent: Blood on the Sand]]''
===Animation===
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|  ''[[Love, Death & Robots - Season 3]]'' ||  ||  ||seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) ||  2022
|-
|}


* ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''
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* ''[[ArmA: Armed Assault]]''
==Type 69 RPG==
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm]]
[[File:Type 69 with optical sight.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 69 RPG with optical sight - 40mm]]
[[Image:Type69scope.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Type 69 scope reticle; note the twin stadiametric rangefinders for US and Warsaw Pact tank heights, additional length-based stadia line, and reticle grid altered to assist aiming in crosswinds.]]


* ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]''
The '''Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher''' is a Chinese copy of the RPG-7, that is often seen in many Hollywood movies, sometimes impersonating its Russian cousin. The vast majority of RPG-7 launchers in cinema and television are the Type 69 RPG, not the original Soviet RPG-7 since until recently, it was nearly impossible to get. It has been used by the following actors in the following films and television series:


* ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]''
===Film===


* ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]''
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|-
|''[[Extraction (2020)|Extraction]]''||[[Golshifteh Farahani]]||Nik Khan||||2020
|-
| ''[[Lone Survivor]] || || Taliban militants || || 2013
|-
| ''[[Red Dawn (2012)|Red Dawn]] || [[Adrianne Palicki]] || Toni || || 2012
|-
|''[[Red Dawn (2012)|Red Dawn]]''||[[Isabel Lucas]]||Erica||||2012
|-
| ''[[Fast Five]] ||  || Henchmen || || 2011
|-
|''[[Red (2010)|Red]]''|| [[Audrey Wasilewski]]|| The Businesswoman || .||2010
|-
| ''[[Book of Eli, The|The Book of Eli]]'' || [[Ray Stevenson]] || Redridge ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2010
|-
| ''[[Tomorrow, When the War Began]]'' || .|| Australian resistance || .|| 2010
|-
|  ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]'' || || Colombian Rogue Unit ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2009
|-
| ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]'' || [[Yancey Arias]] || Alvaro Cardona ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2009
|-
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones ||  PG-2 anti-tank rocket, mocked up to resemble [[RPG-2]] || 2008
|-
| ''[[Dark Knight, The|The Dark Knight]]'' || [[Heath Ledger]] || The Joker ||  PGO-7 scope || 2008
|-
| ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]'' || [[John Turturro]] || The Phantom ||  || 2008
|-
|  ''[[Kingdom, The|The Kingdom]]'' |||| Terrorists || PGO-7 scopes || 2007
|-
|  ''[[Home of the Brave]]'' || || Iraqi Insurgent ||  || 2006
|-
| ''[[Harsh Times]] || ||insurgents || || 2005
|-
| ''[[Man on Fire]]'' || [[Denzel Washington]] || John Creasy ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2004
|-
|  ''[[Bad Boys II]]'' || || Cuban Army soldiers ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2003
|-
| ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' || [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] || Terminator ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2003
|-
|  ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'' || || Militia fighters ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2003
|-
|  ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' |||| Somali militiamen ||  With PG-7VL rockets || 2001
|-
|  ''[[Proof of Life]]'' || || ELT rebel ||  With PGO-7 scope || 2000
|-
|  ''[[Three Kings]]'' || || Iraqi soldiers ||  With PGO-7 scope || 1999
|-
|  ''[[Three Kings]]'' || || Refugee ||  With PGO-7 scope || 1999
|-
|  ''[[Pentagon Wars, The|The Pentagon Wars]]'' || || US Army soldier ||  || 1998
|-
| ''[[Fair Game (1995)|Fair Game]]'' || [[Gustav Vintas]] || Stefan ||  With PGO-7 scope || 1995
|-
|  ''[[GoldenEye]]'' || || Soviet Soldiers ||  || 1995
|-
|  ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]'' || || Cartel soldiers ||  With & without PGO-7 scope || 1994
|-
|''[[Black Shark (Chyornaya akula)]]||||Afghan mujahedeen|||| 1993
|-
| ''[[Cargo 300 (Gruz 300)]]'' || || Afghan mujaheddins || || 1989
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Water (1985)|Water]]'' || [[Stefan Kalipha]] || Cuban ||  || rowspan="2"| 1985
|-
| [[Billy Connolly]] || Delgado Fitzhugh ||
|-
|}


* ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm 2 Back to Baghdad]]''
=== Television ===


* ''[[True Crime: New York City]]''
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|-
| ''[[JAG - Season 1|JAG]]'' ||  || Terrorists || With PGO-7 scope / "War Cries" || 1995 - 2005
|-
| ''[[Over There]]'' ||  || Iraqi Insurgents || With PGO-7 scope / "Mission Accomplished", "Follow the Money" || 2005
|-
| ''[[Ultimate Force]]''|| [[Julian Rivett]] || Klimov ||  "Changing of the Guard"  || 2006
|-
| ''[[The Unit - Season 2|The Unit]]'' || [[Dennis Haysbert]] || Sgt. Major Jonas Blane || With PGO-7 scope / "Dark of the Moon" || 2006 - 2009
|-
|''[[The Unit - Season 1|The Unit]]''  ||  || Henchman || With PGO-7 scope / "The Wall" || 2006 - 2009
|-
| ''[[Ultimate Weapons]]'' ||  ||  || "Firepower" || 2010
|-
|}


* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''
=== Video Games ===
 
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops]]''


* ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]''
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|-
| ''[[GoldenEye 007]]'' || Rocket Launcher ||  || With incorrect coloration || 1997
|-
| ''[[El Matador]]'' ||  || || || 2006
|-
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising]]'' ||  || || Promotional artwork only || 2009
|-
| ''[[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]]'' || || || Simplistic launcher model designed to produce a convincing shadow || 2011
|-
|}


* ''[[Battlefield 2]]''
==AirTronic PSRL==


* ''[[Cold Winter]]''
[[File:Airtronic RPG7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Airtronic PSRL (RPG-7) - 40mm]]
[[File:AirTronic-PSRL-RPG7-no-Warhead.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Airtronic PSRL with no Rocket - 40mm]]


* ''[[Project IGI 2: Covert Strike]]''
Since 2009, Airtronic USA have manufactured this improved version of the classic RPG-7 which features an [[M16 rifle series|M16]]-type pistol grip and a MIL-STD-1913 quad rail system which can be used to mount an [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4]]-type collapsible stock, vertical grips and various sighting systems. The tube of the Airtronic RPG-7 is manufactured from 4150 ordnance grade steel, however Airtronic have recently produced a lightweight version known as the MK 777 which uses a carbon composite barrel with steel liner, halving the weight of the launcher. More recently they decided to change the names of the weapons to the PSRL-1 (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) and GS777 respectively.


* ''[[GTA: Vice City]]''
=== Specifications ===
*Weight: 7.09 kg (15.9 lb) without furniture
*Length: 908 mm (35.75 in)
*Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
*Muzzle velocity: 100-140 m/s (dependent on round)
*Maximum range: 1000m
*Effective range: 500m
*Sights: Flip-up BUIS or red dot sights on Picatinny rail


* ''[[GTA: San Andreas]]''


* ''[[GTA: Liberty City Stories]]''
'''The Airtronic RPG-7''' has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:
 
* Syrian Army soldiers and terrorists in ''[[Combat Mission: Shock Force]]'' (available with various optics and rockets)
 
* ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]''
 
* ''[[FARCRY 2]]''
 
* ''[[America's Army]]''
 
==Type 69==
 
[[Image:Type69RPG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Chinese Type 69 RPG]]
 
The '''Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher''' is a Chinese copy of the RPG-7 that is often seen in many Hollywood movies, sometimes impersonating its Russian cousin. The vast majority of RPG-7 launchers in cinema and television is the Chinese Type 69 launcher, not the original Soviet RPG-7 since it is near impossible to get.  It has been used by the following actors in the following films and television series:


===Film===
===Film===


* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as the Terminator in ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]''
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* Somali militiamen in ''[[Black Hawk Down]]'' (both RPG-7s and Type 69s are seen)
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| ''[[Alex Cross]]'' || [[Matthew Fox]]|| Picasso || EOTech sight, custom warhead || 2012
|-
| ''[[Avengers, The (2012)|The Avengers]]'' || [[Samuel L. Jackson]]|| Nick Fury || custom warhead || 2012
|-
| ''[[White House Down]] || [[Jamie Foxx]] || President James Sawyer || With PG-7VL rocket and Leupold HAMR sight || 2013
|-
|''[[The Suicide Squad]]''||[[Margot Robbie]]||Harley Quinn||||2021
|-
|}


* Colombian drug dealers in ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]''
===Television===
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* Cuban Army soldiers in ''[[Bad Boys II]]''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[NCIS - Season 9]]'' || [[Scott Wolf]]|| Casey Stratton || "Housekeeping" (S9E12) || 2012
|-
| ''[[Gang Related (2014)|Gang Related]]'' ||  || Gang member || "Regreso Del Infierno" (S1E07). || 2014
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[The Walking Dead - Season 6]]'' || [[Michael Cudlitz]]|| Sgt. Abraham Ford || "Always Accountable" (S6E06) || rowspan=2 | 2015-2016
|-
| [[Norman Reedus]]|| Daryl Dixon ||  "No Way Out" (S6E09)
|-
| ''[[NCIS - Season 14]]'' || [[Mark Harmon]]|| Gibbs || "Philly" (S14E05) || 2016
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[The Walking Dead - Season 7]]'' || Unknown || Saviors member || "Service" (S7E04) || rowspan=2 | 2016
|-
| [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] || Negan || "Service" (S7E04)
|}


* Iraqi soldiers in ''[[Three Kings]]''
===Video Games===
 
* [[Harrison Ford]] as Indiana Jones in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (fitted with PG-2 anti-tank rocket and intended to pass for an [[RPG-2]])
 
* [[Heath Ledger]] as The Joker in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
 
* Militia fighters in ''[[Tears of the Sun]]''
 
* [[John Turturro]] as The Phantom in ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''
 
=== Television ===
 
* Iraqi insurgents in ''[[Over There]]''
 
* ''[[The Unit]]''
 
=== Video Games ===


* ''[[GoldenEye 007]]'' (as the "Rocket Launcher")
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| ''[[LoveGear ~Kinematic Lovers]]'' ||  ||  ||  || 2011
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| ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''|| "Annihilator RPG" || Can be modified with laser-guidance system || || 2011
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]''|| "RPG" || || || 2012
|-
| ''[[Maximum Action]]''|| "RPG" || || || 2018
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The RPG-7 has been utilized by both Soviet/Russian soldiers and all other Communist bloc countries and client states/groups throughout the world. (The actual Russian abbreviation RPG stands for Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot - handheld anti-tank grenade launcher). Developed from the RPG-2 (also known as the B40 rocket in Vietnam), the RPG-7 is seen all over the world - from the war zones of Africa and the Middle East to Central and South America.

The Chinese made their own version of the rocket - the Type 69 RPG, which differed in that there was only one pistol grip. The second pistol grip of the RPG-7 was replaced by a upper handle. Also the Type 69 has an integral lightweight bipod that folds against the body of the tube. In movies, many times the Type 69 RPG is seen rather than the Russian RPG-7.

Specifications

Type: Anti-tank rocket launcher / recoilless gun (when firing OG-7V anti-personnel round, which has no flight motor)

Caliber: 40mm (tube diameter, original HEAT warheads were 85mm) (varying diameter over-caliber rockets)

Rockets: PG-7VM, PG-7VL, PG-7VR, TBG-7V, OG-7V

Capacity: 1 rocket

Fire Modes: Single-shot muzzle-loading: action is a single-action only revolver-style assembly with the hammer at the back of the front grip striking upwards

Sights: Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 scope, various other optics mounted via accessory rail

RPG-7

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RPG-7 - 40mm
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RPG-7V with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
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RPG-7V with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
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Reticle of the RPG-7's PGO-7 optic sight, for video game comparisons in particular. The 2.7m stadiametric rangefinder is designed specifically for estimating range to an American M60 tank. Compare to the Type 69 reticle below.

The real Soviet built RPG-7 launcher has never really appeared in many U.S. films (until recently). There were no real de-watted examples in most of the movie prop houses (or armories). In films like Red Dawn and Back to the Future the RPG-7s are fully fabricated fakes, made out of aluminum, plastic fibreglass or wood. The only true RPG-7s that appeared in films for years were foreign ones that used foreign armorers. Currently, the expensive Airsoft RPG-7 replica, resin fakes of varying quality, and the false one used by the U.S. military for training purposes are seen quite a bit in movies and films in which they're not required to fire. When the RPG fires, it is a fabricated fake, designed to fire a pyrotechnic special effects rocket. One of the reasons why these items were hard to obtain was restrictions imposed by the ATF, however recently Soviet manufactured dewatted RPG-7s have been coming into the country for sale.


Specifications

(1961 - Present)

  • Weight: 7 kg (15 lb)
  • Length: 950 mm (37.4 in)
  • Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
  • Muzzle velocity: 115 m/s
  • Maximum range: ~ 920 m (1000 yd) (4.5 second self-destruct fuze armed on launch)
  • Sights: Flip-up iron sights: standard AK-style accessory mount, can mount dedicated PGO-7 2.8x telescopic sight (with optional forehead pad), NSP-2 active infrared scope or PGN-1 starlight scope


The Russian RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher (or a fabricated copy) has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Spring Conscription (Vesenniy prizyv) A Soviet Army soldier 1977
To Command Yourself (Prikazhi sebe) Soviet Army soldiers 1980
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) Soviet paratroopers 1981
Uncommon Valor NVA soldiers Fake mockups 1984
Kwan Hi Lim Jiang
Red Dawn (1984) Cuban and Soviet soldiers Fake mockups 1984
C. Thomas Howell Robert Morris
Charlie Sheen Matt Eckhert
Back to the Future Libyan terrorist Fake mockup 1985
Latino Contras soldier 1985
Spies Like Us Afghan Mujaheddin 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Fake mockup 1985
Royal Warriors Ying Bai Gangmember 1986
Bad Taste Fake mockup 1987
Death Before Dishonor Terrorist 1987
The Living Daylights Afghan Mujaheddin 1987
The Beast of War Jason Patric Konstantin Koverchenko With PGO-7 scope 1988
Chaim Girafi Moustafa
Bulletproof Don Pike Montoya 1988
Danny Trejo Sharkey
Hell Comes to Frogtown Roddy Piper Sam Hell Fake mockup 1988
William Smith Captain Devlin
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Soviet soldiers and Afghan mujaheddins Some with PGO-7 scope 1989
Navy SEALs Lebanese terrorists 1990
Afghan Breakdown Afghan Mujaheddin With PGO-7 scope 1991
Hot Shots! Part Deux Jerry Haleva Saddam Hussein 1993
Beyond Rangoon Karen innsurgent 1995
Crusader (Krestonosets) A criminal "Firing" without rocket 1995
Judge Dredd Ewen Bremner Junior Angel With damaged PGN-1 night vision sight, firing fake rocket 1995
The Pest Jeffrey Jones Gustav 1996
Deserter (Dezertir) Anatoliy Kotenyov Skif With PGO-7 scope 1997
Boris Bystrov Habibullah
Checkpoint (Blokpost) Russian soldier 1998
The Boondock Saints In an arms cache 1999
Diplomatic Siege Irina Movila Petra 1999
Proof of Life Chechen soldier 2000
Behind Enemy Lines Serbian soldier 2001
Black Hawk Down Somali militiamen 2001
Avalon Malgorzata Foremniak Ash 2001
Spy Game Lebanese terrorists 2001
War (Voyna) Chechen insurgents 2002
Ruslan
Warriors (Guerreros) Albanian soldier 2002
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Terrorist Possibly firing real rockets 2004
9th Company Soviet soldiers 2005
Afghan Mujahideen with PGO-7 scope
Blood Diamond RUF rebels 2006
Catch a Fire ANC militants 2006
Mercenary for Justice Mercenaries 2006
Transformers Feral transformer 2007
Lord of War In various arms caches 2007
The Kingdom Seen in terrorist hideout 2007
The Mark of Cain Iraqi insurgent with PGO-7 scope 2007
Captive (Plennyy) Russian soldiers, Chechen fighters 2008
Body of Lies Terrorists 2008
Stop-Loss Iraqi insurgents 2008
Waltz with Bashir IDF soldier and Palestinian militants 2008
Death Race Mounted on Machine Gun Joe's truck 2008
Dolphin Jump (Pryzhok Afaliny) 2009
Terminator Salvation Common Barnes 2009
Lebanon Dudu Tassa Syrian Soldier 2009
Dangerous Flowers 2009
Far Cry Mercenary 2009
District 9 David James Koobus Venter 2009
Kandahar Break Taliban fighters Possible mockup 2009
Green Zone Iraqi insurgents 2010
Kandahar Taliban fighter 2010
Death Race 2 Mounted on Big Bill's truck 2011
Machine Gun Preacher LRA and SPLA troops 2011
Gerard Butler Sam Childers
Mduduzi Mabaso Marco
Memorial Day Iraqi Insurgent 2011
Special Forces Taliban fighters With PGO-7 scopes 2011
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Afghani terrorist, Somalian soldier 2012
August. Eighth Russian and Georgian soldiers 2012
Resident Evil: Damnation Leon S. Kennedy TBG-7V rocket 2012
Osombie 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 2012
A Good Day to Die Hard Henchman With PGO-7 scope 2013
White House Down Mercenary 2013
2 Guns James Marsden Cmdr. Harvey Quince 2013
The Heat Melissa McCarthy Det. Shannon Mullins 2013
The Family Mobster 2013
Lupin the 3rd Yuka Nakayama Maria 2014
3 Days to Kill Albino's gunmen 2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Taliban fighters 2014
Lousy Bastards Taliban fighter 2014
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Somali Pirates 2014
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe Mark Chao Hu Bayi 2015
Rhydian Vaughan Chen Dong
Explorers
Terminator: Genisys Resistance fighters 2015
Survivor (2015) Taliban fighter With PGO-7 scope 2015
Chappie Brandon Auret Hippo 2015
Nowhere Girl Nana Seino Ai 2015
Skin Trade Dolph Lundgren Nick Cassidy 2015
Dragovic's henchman
The Mummy tribal fighters 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 Seen in armory 2017
Wolf Warriors 2 Gang Wu He Jianguo 2017
12 Strong Trevante Rhodes SFC Ben Milo 2018
Maze Runner: The Death Cure "Crank" rebel 2018
PASKAL The Movie Angolan militia 2018
God Bless the Broken Road An insurgent 2018
The Outpost Taliban fighters 2020
Mosul Ish'aq Elias Waleed 2020
Without Remorse Syrian soldier 2021
Black Widow Soldier 2021
Bullet Train 2022
The Gray Man Ana de Armas Dani Miranda 2022

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Bors 1968
Dempsey and Makepeace Clive Mantle "Big Ben" Davis "Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) 1986
Purgatory (Chistilishche) Extras Chechen terrorists 1998
Ultimate Force Extras 2002 - 2006
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) Russian paratroopers and Chechen rebels 2004
Frank Riva - Season 2 Jolberto Quini-Piragibe Sosa Likely a mockup 2004
The Storm Gate Chechen terrorists 2006
Generation Kill Extras Iraqi insurgents 2008
Occupation Extras Iraqi insurgents 2009
Sherlock - Season 1 "A Study in Pink" (S01E01) 2010
Chris Ryan's Strike Back Extras Zimbabwean soldiers and Taliban militants 2010
Ultimate Weapons 2010
Justified - Season 1 Boyd purchases "Veterans" (S1E11) 2010
Falling Skies Extras Resistance fighters 2011
Deadliest Warrior Extras Somali Pirate 2009-???
Banshee - Season 1 Mr. Rabbits guard 2013
Continuum - Season 2 Liber8 terrorist "Split Second" (E02) 2013
Topi seen on the training poster; "Frenzy" (S1E04), "Transfiguration" (S1E05) 2021
The Continental: From the World of John Wick Continental Enforcer "Brothers in Arms" (S1E01) 2023

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Mad Bull 34 N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officer with PGO-7 scope 1990
New Dominion Tank Police Criminal with PGO-7 scope 1993
Burn-Up W Outlaw 1996
Agent Aika Maypia Alexymetalia 1999
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex New World Brigade Terrorist 2002
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid Various terrorists 2005
Karas Yakuza thugs 2005-2007
Boondocks, The Seen during the airport scene during the trailer for Soul Plane 2: The Black-Jacking 2005 - ????
Black Lagoon Revy 2006
Black Lagoon Terrorists 2006
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Bounty Hunter 2006
When They Cry: Kai Yamainu agent with PGO-7 scope 2006
Afro Samurai 2007
Yozakura Quartet Juli Frankenstein 2008-2014
Batman: Gotham Knight Russian mob boss 2008
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Assassin with electronic sight 2008
Rideback BMA Terrorist 2009
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Terrorist 2010
Guilty Crown seen in Funeral Parlor's Arsenal 2011 - 2012
Upotte!! 2012
Resident Evil: Damnation Leon With PGO-7 scope and TBG-7V rocket 2012
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Fujiko Mine 2013
Sword Art Online II Seen on sign 2014 - ????
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire A pirate 2019

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Fallout Tactics "Rocket Launcher" without wooden parts 2001
America's Army Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
Shadow Force: Razor Unit 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm II 2003
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
Battlefield: Vietnam With PGO-7 scope 2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater With PGO-7 scope 2004
Shellshock Nam '67 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
Project Reality With optional PGO-7 scope Firing PG-7VM HEAT, OG-7V HE-Frag, & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets 2005
Battlefield 2 With PGO-7 scope 2005
Close Combat: First to Fight With PGO-7 scope 2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2005
Resident Evil 4 Rocket Launcher with special and infinite ammo variants 2005
Vietcong 2 2005
Elite Warriors Vietnam 2005
Conflict: Global Terror 2005
Black RPG-7 With side-mounted vertical flip-up sights 2006
ArmA: Armed Assault 2006
The Suffering: Ties That Bind 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms With PGO-7 scope 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat 2007
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl With PGO-7 scope 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback With PGO-7 scope 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
Cross Fire "RPG-7" 2007
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008
Dark Sector Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted RPG-2 tube attached to front 2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2008
Far Cry 2 With side-mounted iron sights 2008
Battlefield: Bad Company 2008
7.62 High Calibre 2008
Terminator Salvation 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009
Resident Evil 5 RPG-7 w/ PGO-7 or NV scope 2009
Marines: Modern Urban Combat 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 RPG-7 AT With or without PGO-7 scope 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker With PGO-7 scope 2010
GoldenEye 007 MJR-409 2010
Medal of Honor (2010) RPG with or without PGO-1 scope 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops RPG 2010
Battlefield 3 2011
Battlefield Play4Free "Anti-vehicle RPG" Rockets inaccurately shown with homing capability With PGO-7 scope 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
inFamous 2 2011
Uncharted 3 2011
Uncharted: Golden Abyss RPG-7 2011
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops 2011
Saints Row: The Third Unusable 2011
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky With PGO-7 scope 2008
War Inc. Battlezone 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 2011
Max Payne 3 2012
Far Cry 3 RPG-7 2012
Arctic Combat RPG-7 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II RPG-7 2012
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
Ravaged 2012
Payday 2 "HRL-7" Added in Overkill Pack DLC (2015) 2013
Grand Theft Auto V RPG 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts Unusable 2013
Insurgency 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly RPG-7 With PGO-7 scope 2014
Squad Able to fire PG-7VM HEAT and OG-7V FRAG rounds 2015
Counter-Strike Online 2015
Rainbow Six Siege Unusable 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades RPG7 2016
Escape from Tarkov seen on the Prapor art 2016
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam 2017
Far Cry 5 2018
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn "Rocket Launcher Kai" 2018
World War 3 RPG-7 2018
Insurgency: Sandstorm RPG-7 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Krunker Rocket Launcher No rocket protrudes out the front The old default model that has been replaced, incorrectly holds 3 rockets 2019
Egg Launcher Custom paint job, front half of the rocket is an egg Incorrectly holds 3 rockets
Far Cry New Dawn 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare RPG-7 2019
Far Cry 6 2021
Battlefield 2042 2021
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II RPG-7 2022
Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG) Rocket Launcher with special and infinite ammo variants 2023

Animation

Title Voice Actor Characters Notation Date
Love, Death & Robots - Season 3 seen in armory; "Kill Team Kill" (S3E05) 2022


Type 69 RPG

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Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm
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Type 69 RPG with optical sight - 40mm
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Type 69 scope reticle; note the twin stadiametric rangefinders for US and Warsaw Pact tank heights, additional length-based stadia line, and reticle grid altered to assist aiming in crosswinds.

The Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher is a Chinese copy of the RPG-7, that is often seen in many Hollywood movies, sometimes impersonating its Russian cousin. The vast majority of RPG-7 launchers in cinema and television are the Type 69 RPG, not the original Soviet RPG-7 since until recently, it was nearly impossible to get. It has been used by the following actors in the following films and television series:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Extraction Golshifteh Farahani Nik Khan 2020
Lone Survivor Taliban militants 2013
Red Dawn Adrianne Palicki Toni 2012
Red Dawn Isabel Lucas Erica 2012
Fast Five Henchmen 2011
Red Audrey Wasilewski The Businesswoman . 2010
The Book of Eli Ray Stevenson Redridge With PGO-7 scope 2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began . Australian resistance . 2010
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Colombian Rogue Unit With PGO-7 scope 2009
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Yancey Arias Alvaro Cardona With PGO-7 scope 2009
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Harrison Ford Indiana Jones PG-2 anti-tank rocket, mocked up to resemble RPG-2 2008
The Dark Knight Heath Ledger The Joker PGO-7 scope 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan John Turturro The Phantom 2008
The Kingdom Terrorists PGO-7 scopes 2007
Home of the Brave Iraqi Insurgent 2006
Harsh Times insurgents 2005
Man on Fire Denzel Washington John Creasy With PGO-7 scope 2004
Bad Boys II Cuban Army soldiers With PGO-7 scope 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator With PGO-7 scope 2003
Tears of the Sun Militia fighters With PGO-7 scope 2003
Black Hawk Down Somali militiamen With PG-7VL rockets 2001
Proof of Life ELT rebel With PGO-7 scope 2000
Three Kings Iraqi soldiers With PGO-7 scope 1999
Three Kings Refugee With PGO-7 scope 1999
The Pentagon Wars US Army soldier 1998
Fair Game Gustav Vintas Stefan With PGO-7 scope 1995
GoldenEye Soviet Soldiers 1995
Clear and Present Danger Cartel soldiers With & without PGO-7 scope 1994
Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) Afghan mujahedeen 1993
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Afghan mujaheddins 1989
Water Stefan Kalipha Cuban 1985
Billy Connolly Delgado Fitzhugh

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
JAG Terrorists With PGO-7 scope / "War Cries" 1995 - 2005
Over There Iraqi Insurgents With PGO-7 scope / "Mission Accomplished", "Follow the Money" 2005
Ultimate Force Julian Rivett Klimov "Changing of the Guard" 2006
The Unit Dennis Haysbert Sgt. Major Jonas Blane With PGO-7 scope / "Dark of the Moon" 2006 - 2009
The Unit Henchman With PGO-7 scope / "The Wall" 2006 - 2009
Ultimate Weapons "Firepower" 2010

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
GoldenEye 007 Rocket Launcher With incorrect coloration 1997
El Matador 2006
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising Promotional artwork only 2009
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Simplistic launcher model designed to produce a convincing shadow 2011

AirTronic PSRL

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Airtronic PSRL (RPG-7) - 40mm
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Airtronic PSRL with no Rocket - 40mm

Since 2009, Airtronic USA have manufactured this improved version of the classic RPG-7 which features an M16-type pistol grip and a MIL-STD-1913 quad rail system which can be used to mount an M4-type collapsible stock, vertical grips and various sighting systems. The tube of the Airtronic RPG-7 is manufactured from 4150 ordnance grade steel, however Airtronic have recently produced a lightweight version known as the MK 777 which uses a carbon composite barrel with steel liner, halving the weight of the launcher. More recently they decided to change the names of the weapons to the PSRL-1 (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) and GS777 respectively.

Specifications

  • Weight: 7.09 kg (15.9 lb) without furniture
  • Length: 908 mm (35.75 in)
  • Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
  • Muzzle velocity: 100-140 m/s (dependent on round)
  • Maximum range: 1000m
  • Effective range: 500m
  • Sights: Flip-up BUIS or red dot sights on Picatinny rail


The Airtronic RPG-7 has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Alex Cross Matthew Fox Picasso EOTech sight, custom warhead 2012
The Avengers Samuel L. Jackson Nick Fury custom warhead 2012
White House Down Jamie Foxx President James Sawyer With PG-7VL rocket and Leupold HAMR sight 2013
The Suicide Squad Margot Robbie Harley Quinn 2021

Television

Title Actor Character Note/Episode Date
NCIS - Season 9 Scott Wolf Casey Stratton "Housekeeping" (S9E12) 2012
Gang Related Gang member "Regreso Del Infierno" (S1E07). 2014
The Walking Dead - Season 6 Michael Cudlitz Sgt. Abraham Ford "Always Accountable" (S6E06) 2015-2016
Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon "No Way Out" (S6E09)
NCIS - Season 14 Mark Harmon Gibbs "Philly" (S14E05) 2016
The Walking Dead - Season 7 Unknown Saviors member "Service" (S7E04) 2016
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan "Service" (S7E04)

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
LoveGear ~Kinematic Lovers 2011
Saints Row: The Third "Annihilator RPG" Can be modified with laser-guidance system 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II "RPG" 2012
Maximum Action "RPG" 2018
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