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RPG-7
The RPG-7 Launcher as 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 Shoulder Launched Weapon
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
Fire Modes: Single-shot muzzle-loading
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, 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
- 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
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
| 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 |
| Chechen soldier | Proof of Life | 2000 | ||
| . | Serbian soldier | Behind Enemy Lines | . | 2001 |
| . | Somali militiamen | Black Hawk Down | . | 2001 |
| RUF rebels | Blood Diamond | . | 2006 | |
| The Kingdom | Seen in terrorist hideout | 2007 | ||
| . | Iraqi insurgents | Stop-Loss | . | 2008 |
| Dudu Tassa | Syrian Soldier | Lebanon | 2009 | |
| Chechen insurgents | War (Voyna) | 2002 | ||
| Ruslan | War (Voyna) | 2002 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bors | 1968 | |||
| Ultimate Force | 2002 - 2006 | |||
| Sherlock / S01E01 - "A Study in Pink" | 2010 | |||
| Extras | Resistance fighters | Falling Skies | 2011 | |
| Chechen terrorists | Stormgate | 2006 |
Anime
| Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New World Brigade Terrorist | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | 2002 | |
| Yamainu Soldier | When They Cry | with PGO-7 scope | 2006 |
| BMA Terrorist | Rideback | 2009 | |
| Yakuza thugs | Karas | 2005-2007 | |
| Russian mob boss | Batman: Gotham Knight | 2008 | |
| Various terrorists | Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid | 2005 | |
| Criminal | New Dominion Tank Police | with PGO-7 scope | 1993 |
| Terrorist | Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | 2010 | |
| N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officer | Mad Bull 34 | with PGO-7 scope | 1990 |
| Assassin | RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ | with electronic sight | 2008 |
Animation
Video Games
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 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 | ||
| ELT rebel | Proof of Life | With PGO-7 scope | 2000 | |
| 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 | ||
| US Army soldier | The Pentagon Wars | 1998 | ||
| Gustav Vintas | Stefan | Fair Game | With PGO-7 scope | 1995 |
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 | Promotional artwork only | 2009 | ||
| GoldenEye 007 | Rocket Launcher | With incorrect coloration | 1997 | |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Simplistic launcher model designed to produce a convincing shadow | 2011 |