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RPG-7
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
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
- A JSSDF soldier in End of Evangelion
Animation
Video Games
Type 69
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 | |
| Iraqi Insurgent | Home of the Brave | 2006 |
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 |