RPG-7

The RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) 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.

RPG-7

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RPG-7 40mm

The Russian RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher has appeared being used by the following actors in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

• "Company men" in Mr. & Mrs. Smith

• Soviet soldiers, Afghan Mujahideen and Jason Patric as Konstantin Koverchenko in The Beast of War

• Iraqi soldiers in Three Kings

• Libyan terrorists in Back to the Future

• Jeffrey Jones as Gustav in The Pest

• Cuban and Russian soldiers and the "Wolverines" in Red Dawn

• Denzel Washington as Creasy in Man On Fire

• The Kingdom

• You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Television

• Enemy forces in ITV's Ultimate Force

Anime

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Video Games

• GoldenEye 007 (as the "Rocket Launcher")

• Resident Evil 4

• ArmA: Armed Assault

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

• Soldier of Fortune: Payback

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• Conflict: Desert Storm 2 Back to Baghdad

• True Crime: New York City

• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

• Cold Winter

• GTA: Vice City

• GTA: San Andreas

• GTA: Liberty City Stories

• Syrian Army soldiers and terrorists in Combat Mission: Shock Force (available with various optics and rockets)

Type 69

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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. It has been used by the following actors in the following films and television series:

Film

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

• Somali militiamen in Black Hawk Down (both RPG-7s and Type 69s are seen)

• Colombian drug dealers in Clear and Present Danger

• Cuban Army soldiers in Bad Boys II

• 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

Television

• Iraqi insurgents in Over There