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* Soviet soldiers, Afghan Mujahideen and [[Jason Patric]] as Konstantin Koverchenko in ''[[The Beast of War]]''  (Real RPG-7s supplied by Israel)
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
* Libyan terrorists in ''[[Back to the Future]]''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
* [[Jeffrey Jones]] as Gustav in ''[[The Pest]]''
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* Cuban and Russian soldiers and the "Wolverines" in ''[[Red Dawn]]''
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| [[Jason Patric]] || Konstantin Koverchenko || [[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]] || With PGO-7 scope || 1988
* Afghan Mujahideen in ''[[The Living Daylights]]''
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| [[Chaim Girafi]] || Moustafa || [[Beast of War, The|The Beast of War]] || With PGO-7 scope || 1988
* A terrorist in ''[[Body of Lies]]''
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|  || Libyan terrorist || [[Back to the Future]] || Fake mockup || 1985
* A feral transformer in ''[[Transformers]]''
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| [[Jeffrey Jones]] || Gustav || [[Pest, The|The Pest]] ||  || 1996
* [[Sylvester Stallone]] as [[John Rambo]] in ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]''
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|  || Cuban and Soviet soldiers || [[Red Dawn]] || Fake mockups || 1984
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| [[C. Thomas Howell]] || Robert Morris || [[Red Dawn]] || Fake mockup || 1984
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| [[Charlie Sheen]] || Matt Eckhert || [[Red Dawn]] || Fake mockup || 1984
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|  || Afghan Mujahideen || [[Living Daylights, The|The Living Daylights]] ||  || 1987
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|  || Terrorists || [[Body of Lies]] ||  || 2008
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|  || Feral transformer || [[Transformers]] ||  || 2007
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| [[Sylvester Stallone]] || John Rambo || [[Rambo: First Blood Part II]] || Fake mockup || 1985
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|  || Serbian soldier || [[Behind Enemy Lines]] ||  || 2001
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|  || Somali militiamen || [[Black Hawk Down]] ||  || 2001
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* [[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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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
* Colombian drug dealers in ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]''
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* Cuban Army soldiers in ''[[Bad Boys II]]''
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* Iraqi soldiers in ''[[Three Kings]]''
| [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] || Terminator || [[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2003
 
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* [[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]])
|  || Somali militiamen || [[Black Hawk Down]] || || 2001
 
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* [[Heath Ledger]] as The Joker in ''[[The Dark Knight]]''
|  || Colombian drug dealers || [[Clear and Present Danger]] || With & without PGO-7 scope || 1994
 
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* [[Denzel Washington]] as John Creasy in ''[[Man on Fire]]''
|  || Cuban Army soldiers || [[Bad Boys II]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2003
 
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* Militia fighters in ''[[Tears of the Sun]]''
|  || Iraqi soldiers || [[Three Kings]] || With PGO-7 scope || 1999
 
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* [[John Turturro]] as The Phantom in ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''
|  || Refugee || [[Three Kings]] || With PGO-7 scope || 1999
 
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* Soviet Soldiers in ''[[Goldeneye]]''
| [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones || [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]] || With PG-2 anti-tank rocket, intended to pass for [[RPG-2]] || 2008
 
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* Colombian Rouge Unit in ''[[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]]''
| [[Heath Ledger]] || The Joker || [[Dark Knight, The|The Dark Knight]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2008
 
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* Terrorists in ''[[The Kingdom]]'' (Fitted with Russian optical sights)
| [[Denzel Washington]] || John Creasy || [[Man on Fire]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2004
 
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|  || Militia fighters || [[Tears of the Sun]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2003
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| [[John Turturro]] || The Phantom || [[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]] ||  || 2008
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|  || Soviet Soldiers || [[GoldenEye]] ||  || 1995
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|  || Colombian Rogue Unit || [[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2009
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| [[Yancey Arias]] || Alvaro Cardona || [[Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia]] || With PGO-7 scope || 2009
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|  || Terrorists || [[Kingdom, The|The Kingdom]] || With PGO-7 scopes || 2007
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|  || Iraqi Insurgents || [[Over There]] ||  || 2005
|  || Iraqi Insurgents || [[Over There]] ||  || 2005
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| [[Dennis Haysbert]] || Sgt. Major Jonas Blane || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "Dark of the Moon" || || 2006 - 2009
| [[Dennis Haysbert]] || Sgt. Major Jonas Blane || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "Dark of the Moon" || With PGO-7 scope || 2006 - 2009
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|  || Henchman || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "The Wall" || || 2006 - 2009
|  || Henchman || [[Unit, The|The Unit]] / "The Wall" || With PGO-7 scope || 2006 - 2009
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|  || Terrorists || [[JAG]] / "War Cries" || || 1995 - 2005
|  || Terrorists || [[JAG]] / "War Cries" || With PGO-7 scope || 1995 - 2005
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Revision as of 00:01, 16 June 2010

The RPG (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 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 Shoulder Launched Weapon

Caliber: 40mm (varying diameter over-caliber rockets)

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

Capacity: 1

Fire Modes: N/A

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-7 with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm

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 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 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.

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:

Specifications

  • 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) (self detonates)
  • Sights: PGO-7 (2.7x) and UP-7V Telescopic sight)
  • Red Dot on Picatinny Rails

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Jason Patric Konstantin Koverchenko The Beast of War With PGO-7 scope 1988
Chaim Girafi Moustafa The Beast of War With PGO-7 scope 1988
Libyan terrorist Back to the Future Fake mockup 1985
Jeffrey Jones Gustav The Pest 1996
Cuban and Soviet soldiers Red Dawn Fake mockups 1984
C. Thomas Howell Robert Morris Red Dawn Fake mockup 1984
Charlie Sheen Matt Eckhert Red Dawn Fake mockup 1984
Afghan Mujahideen The Living Daylights 1987
Terrorists Body of Lies 2008
Feral transformer Transformers 2007
Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Rambo: First Blood Part II Fake mockup 1985
Serbian soldier Behind Enemy Lines 2001
Somali militiamen Black Hawk Down 2001

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Ultimate Force 2002 - 2006

Anime

Animation

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand 2009
Resident Evil 4 Rocket Launcher 2005
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
ArmA: Armed Assault 2006
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad 2003
True Crime: New York City 2005
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006
Battlefield: Vietnam 2004
Battlefield 2 2005
Cold Winter 2005
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Shadow Force: Razor Unit
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2005
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007
Combat Mission: Shock Force With various optics and rockets 2007
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2008
Far Cry 2 With side-mounted iron sights 2008
America's Army With HEAT or tandem shaped-charge rockets 2002
Insurgency 2007
Dark Sector Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted RPG-2 tube attached to front 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
Project Reality With standard HEAT and PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets 2005
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Marines: Modern Urban Combat 2010

Type 69

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Chinese Type 69 RPG 40mm

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 until recently, it was nearly impossible to get. It has been used by the following actors in the following films and television series:

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines With PGO-7 scope 2003
Somali militiamen Black Hawk Down 2001
Colombian drug dealers Clear and Present Danger With & without PGO-7 scope 1994
Cuban Army soldiers Bad Boys II With PGO-7 scope 2003
Iraqi soldiers Three Kings With PGO-7 scope 1999
Refugee Three Kings With PGO-7 scope 1999
Harrison Ford Indiana Jones Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull With PG-2 anti-tank rocket, intended to pass for RPG-2 2008
Heath Ledger The Joker The Dark Knight With PGO-7 scope 2008
Denzel Washington John Creasy Man on Fire With PGO-7 scope 2004
Militia fighters Tears of the Sun With PGO-7 scope 2003
John Turturro The Phantom You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008
Soviet Soldiers GoldenEye 1995
Colombian Rogue Unit Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia With PGO-7 scope 2009
Yancey Arias Alvaro Cardona Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia With PGO-7 scope 2009
Terrorists The Kingdom With PGO-7 scopes 2007

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Iraqi Insurgents Over There 2005
Dennis Haysbert Sgt. Major Jonas Blane The Unit / "Dark of the Moon" With PGO-7 scope 2006 - 2009
Henchman The Unit / "The Wall" With PGO-7 scope 2006 - 2009
Terrorists JAG / "War Cries" With PGO-7 scope 1995 - 2005

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising 2009
GoldenEye 007 Rocket Launcher With incorrect coloration 1997
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