Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

RPG-7

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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 Norinco Type 69, which differed in that there was only one pistol grip, a carrying handle on the top, and a folding bipod. In movies, many times the Type 69 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

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
RPG-7 - 40mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
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, 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 being used by the following actors 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
. Serbian soldier Behind Enemy Lines . 2001
. Somali militiamen Black Hawk Down . 2001
RUF rebels Blood Diamond . 2006
. Iraqi insurgents Stop-Loss . 2008

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
Ultimate Force 2002 - 2006
Sherlock / S01E01 - "A Study in Pink" 2010

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

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
America's Army Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
Shadow Force: Razor Unit 2002
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
Battlefield: Vietnam 2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004
Conflict: Vietnam 2004
Shellshock Nam '67 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
Project Reality With optional PGO-7 scope Firing PG-7VM & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets 2005
Battlefield 2 With PGO-7 scope 2005
Cold Winter 2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2005
True Crime: New York City 2005
Resident Evil 4 Rocket Launcher 2005
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006
ArmA: Armed Assault 2006
Insurgency 2007
Combat Mission: Shock Force With various optics and rockets 2007
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008
Dark Sector Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted RPG-2 tube attached to front 2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2008
Far Cry 2 With side-mounted iron sights 2008
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand 2009
Modern Warfare 2 2009
Marines: Modern Urban Combat 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker With PGO-7 scope 2010
GoldenEye 007 MJR-409 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam 2010
Battlefield Play4Free With PGO-7 scope 2010

Type 69

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Chinese Type 69 - 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
Iraqi Insurgent Home of the Brave 2006
US Army soldier The Pentagon Wars 1998

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