RPG-40 anti-tank grenade

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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. 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

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
In the Name of the Fatherland (Vo imya Rodiny)		A Soviet soldiers		1943
The Last Hill (Malakhov kurgan)	Fyodor Ishchenko	A Soviet sailor		1944
	Nikolay Gorlov	A Soviet sailor
	Yevgeni Perov	A Soviet sailor
	Zurab Lejava	A Soviet sailor
The Star (Zvezda)	Vasiliy Merkuryev	Starshina Anikanov		1949
Fit for Non-Combatant Duty (Goden k nestroevoy)		A Soviet soldier	Seen in documentary footage	1968
The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg)	Boris Tokarev	Lt. Kuznetsov		1972
The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg)	Aleksandr Kavalerov	Pvt. Sergunenkov		1972
Sokolovo		Soviet and czechoslovak soldiers		1975
Sokolovo	Martin Stepánek	1st Lt. Otakar Jaroš		1975
To Survive Until Dawn (Dozhit do rassveta)	Aleksandr Mikhajlov	Lt. Ivanovsky		1975
Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny)	Aleksandr Vdovin	Svist		1975
Front Without Flanks (Front bez flangov)		Soviet soldiers		1975
Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga)	Nikolai Polishchuk	Sasha Polishchuk		1981
Snipers (Snaypery)		Soviet soldier		1985
Battle for Moscow	Aleksandr Voyevodin	Political commissar Clochkov		1985
Battle for Moscow		Soviet soldiers		1985
It's We, O God! (Eto mi, Gospodi!..)		Soviet soldiers		1990
Back in Time (My iz budushchego)	Danila Kozlovsky	Sergey Filatov alias 'Borman'		2008
Back in Time (My iz budushchego)	Vladimir Yaglych	Oleg Vasilev alias 'Cherep'		2008
Back in Time (My iz budushchego)		Red Army soldiers		2008
Lieutenant Suvorov	Sergei Parshin	Samokhin		2009
Panfilov's 28 (28 panfilovtsev)		Soviet soldiers		2016

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Release Date
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad	"RPG-40"		2011