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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.   
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The '''RPG-7''' has 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.   
 
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.   
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==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
  
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'''Type:''' Anti-Tank Shoulder Launched Weapon
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'''Type:''' Anti-tank rocket launcher / recoilless gun (when firing OG-7V anti-personnel round, which has no flight motor)
  
 
'''Caliber:''' 40mm (tube diameter, original HEAT warheads were 85mm) (varying diameter over-caliber rockets)
 
'''Caliber:''' 40mm (tube diameter, original HEAT warheads were 85mm) (varying diameter over-caliber rockets)
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'''Capacity:''' 1 rocket
 
'''Capacity:''' 1 rocket
  
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'''Fire Modes:''' Single-shot muzzle-loading
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'''Fire Modes:''' Single-shot muzzle-loading: action is a single-action only revolver-style assembly with the hammer at the back of the front grip striking upwards
  
 
'''Sights:''' Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 scope, various other optics mounted via accessory rail
 
'''Sights:''' Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 scope, various other optics mounted via accessory rail
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==RPG-7==
 
==RPG-7==
 
[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg‎ |thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
 
[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg‎ |thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
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[[File:RPG-7 with folded sights.jpg|thumb|right|400px|RPG-7 with folded iron sights - 40mm]]
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[[Image:Rpg-7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|RPG-7V with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
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[[Image:Rpg-7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
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[[Image:RPG7Tandem.jpg|thumb|right|451px|RPG-7V with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
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[[Image:RPG7Tandem.jpg|thumb|right|450px|RPG-7 with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm]]
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[[Image:RPG7scope.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Reticle of the RPG-7's PGO-7 optic sight, for video game comparisons in particular. The 2.7m stadiametric rangefinder is designed specifically for estimating range to an American M60 tank. Compare to the Type 69 reticle below.]]
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[[Image:RPG7scope.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Reticle of the RPG-7's PGO-7 optic sight, for video game comparisons in particular. Compare to the Type 69 reticle below.]]
 
 
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.
 
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.
  
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*Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
 
*Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
 
*Muzzle velocity: 115 m/s
 
*Muzzle velocity: 115 m/s
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*Maximum range: ~ 920 m (1000 yd) (self detonates)
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*Maximum range: ~ 920 m (1000 yd) (4.5 second self-destruct fuze armed on launch)
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*Sights: Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 (2.7x) and UP-7V Telescopic sight)
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*Sights: Flip-up iron sights: standard AK-style accessory mount, can mount dedicated PGO-7 2.8x telescopic sight (with optional forehead pad), NSP-2 active infrared scope or PGN-1 starlight scope
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*Red Dot on Picatinny Rails
 
  
  
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[To Command Yourself (Prikazhi sebe)]]'' || || Soviet Army soldiers || || 1980
 
|-
 
|-
 
|''[[Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)]]'' || || Soviet paratroopers ||  || 1981
 
|''[[Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod)]]'' || || Soviet paratroopers ||  || 1981
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[William Smith]] || Captain Devlin
 
| [[William Smith]] || Captain Devlin
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| ''[[Cargo 300 (Gruz 300)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers and Afghan mujaheddins || Some with PGO-7 scope || 1989
 
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|-
 
| ''[[Navy SEALs]]'' || || Lebanese terrorists ||  || 1990
 
| ''[[Navy SEALs]]'' || || Lebanese terrorists ||  || 1990
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|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Pest, The|The Pest]]'' || [[Jeffrey Jones]] || Gustav ||  || 1996
 
| ''[[Pest, The|The Pest]]'' || [[Jeffrey Jones]] || Gustav ||  || 1996
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| rowspan=2|''[[Deserter (Dezertir)]]'' || [[Anatoliy Kotenyov]] || Skif || With PGO-7 scope || rowspan=2|1997
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|-
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| [[Boris Bystrov]] || Habibullah ||
 
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|-
 
| ''[[Checkpoint (Blokpost)]]'' ||  || Russian soldier ||  || 1998
 
| ''[[Checkpoint (Blokpost)]]'' ||  || Russian soldier ||  || 1998
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| ''[[Warriors (Guerreros)]]'' || || Albanian soldier ||  || 2002
 
| ''[[Warriors (Guerreros)]]'' || || Albanian soldier ||  || 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)]]'' || || terrorists ||possibly firing real grenades || 2004
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| ''[[Countdown (Lichnyy nomer)]]'' || || Terrorist ||Possibly firing real rockets || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[9th Company]]'' || || Soviet soldiers ||  || 2005
 
| ''[[9th Company]]'' || || Soviet soldiers ||  || 2005
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| ''[[District 9]]'' || [[David James]] || Koobus Venter ||  || 2009
 
| ''[[District 9]]'' || [[David James]] || Koobus Venter ||  || 2009
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Kandahar Break]]'' || || Taliban fighters || possible mockup || 2009
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| ''[[Kandahar Break]]'' || || Taliban fighters || Possible mockup || 2009
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Green Zone]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents ||  || 2010
 
| ''[[Green Zone]]'' || || Iraqi insurgents ||  || 2010
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|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Lousy Bastards]]'' ||  || Taliban fighter ||  || 2014
 
| ''[[Lousy Bastards]]'' ||  || Taliban fighter ||  || 2014
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|-
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| ''[[22 Minutes (22 minuty)]]'' || || Somali Pirates || || 2014
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe]] || [[Mark Chao]] || Hu Bayi || || 2015
 
| ''[[Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe]] || [[Mark Chao]] || Hu Bayi || || 2015
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|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Survivor (2015)]]'' ||  || Taliban fighter || With PGO-7 scope || 2015
 
| ''[[Survivor (2015)]]'' ||  || Taliban fighter || With PGO-7 scope || 2015
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|-
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| ''[[Chappie]]'' || [[Brandon Auret]] || Hippo ||  || 2015
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|-
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|''[[Mummy, The (2017)|The Mummy]]''||||tribal fighters||||2017
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|-
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| ''[[John Wick: Chapter 2]]'' || || || Seen in armory || 2017
 
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Black Lagoon]] || Terrorists ||  || 2006
 
| [[Black Lagoon]] || Terrorists ||  || 2006
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|-
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| [[Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage]] || Bounty Hunter || || 2006
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[When They Cry]]'' || Yamainu Soldier ||  with PGO-7 scope || 2006
 
| ''[[When They Cry]]'' || Yamainu Soldier ||  with PGO-7 scope || 2006
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' ||"Rocket Launcher" || || without wooden parts || 2001
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| ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' || "Rocket Launcher" || || without wooden parts || 2001
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[America's Army]]'' || || || Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets || 2002
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| ''[[America's Army]]'' || || || Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets || 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm]]'' || || || || 2002
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| ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm]]'' || || || || 2002
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || || || || 2002
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || || || || 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Shadow Force: Razor Unit]]'' || || || || 2002
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| ''[[Shadow Force: Razor Unit]]'' || || || || 2002
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[IGI 2: Covert Strike]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[IGI 2: Covert Strike]]'' || || || || 2003
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || || || || 2004
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || || || || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2004
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| ''[[Battlefield: Vietnam]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' || ||With PGO-7 scope|| || 2004
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| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Shellshock Nam '67]]'' || || || || 2004
 
| ''[[Shellshock Nam '67]]'' || || || || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising]]'' || || || || 2004
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| ''[[Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising]]'' || || || || 2004
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || || With optional PGO-7 scope || Firing PG-7VM HEAT, OG-7V HE-Frag, & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets || 2005
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| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || || With optional PGO-7 scope || Firing PG-7VM HEAT, OG-7V HE-Frag, & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
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| ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Close Combat: First to Fight]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
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| ''[[Close Combat: First to Fight]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' || || || || 2005
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' || || || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || Rocket Launcher || || || 2005
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| ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || Rocket Launcher || || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Vietcong 2]]'' || || || || 2005
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| ''[[Vietcong 2]]'' || || || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Elite Warriors Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2005
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| ''[[Elite Warriors Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2005
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Black]]'' || RPG-7 || With side-mounted vertical flip-up sights || || 2006
 
| ''[[Black]]'' || RPG-7 || With side-mounted vertical flip-up sights || || 2006
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[ArmA: Armed Assault]]'' || || || || 2006
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| ''[[ArmA: Armed Assault]]'' || || || || 2006
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[The Suffering: Ties That Bind]]'' || |||| || 2006
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| ''[[The Suffering: Ties That Bind]]'' || || || || 2006
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Insurgency]]'' || || || || 2007
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| ''[[Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat]]'' || || || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Kane and Lynch: Dead Men]]'' || || || || 2007
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| ''[[Kane and Lynch: Dead Men]]'' || || || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' || ||With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
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| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]'' || ||With PGO-7 scope  || || 2007
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| ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope  || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' || || || || 2007
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| ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' || || || || 2007
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[9th Company: Roots of Terror]]'' || || || || 2008
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| ''[[9th Company: Roots of Terror]]'' || || || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] ''|| || || || 2008
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| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] ''|| || || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Dark Sector]]'' || || || Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted [[RPG-2]] tube attached to front || 2008
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| ''[[Dark Sector]]'' || || || Heat-seeking against certain targets, appears to have an inverted [[RPG-2]] tube attached to front || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]'' || || || || 2008
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| ''[[Mercenaries 2: World in Flames]]'' || || || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Far Cry 2]]'' || || || With side-mounted iron sights || 2008
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| ''[[Far Cry 2]]'' || || || With side-mounted iron sights || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]''||||||||2008
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| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'' || || || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]''||||||||2008
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| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Terminator Salvation (VG)|Terminator Salvation]]'' || || || || 2009
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| ''[[Terminator Salvation (VG)|Terminator Salvation]]'' || || || || 2009
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' || || || || 2009
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' || || || || 2009
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' || RPG-7 || || with iron sights or with NV scope || 2009
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| ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' || RPG-7 || || w/ PGO-7 or NV scope || 2009
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Marines: Modern Urban Combat]]'' || || || || 2010
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| ''[[Marines: Modern Urban Combat]]'' || || || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Army of Two: The 40th Day]]'' || || || || 2010
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| ''[[Army of Two: The 40th Day]]'' || || || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]''||RPG-7 AT||With or without PGO-7 scope||||2010
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| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]'' || RPG-7 AT || With or without PGO-7 scope || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2010
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| ''[[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010)|GoldenEye 007]]'' || MJR-409 || || || 2010
 
| ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010)|GoldenEye 007]]'' || MJR-409 || || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)]]''||RPG||||with or without PGO-1 scope||2010
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| ''[[Medal of Honor (2010)]]'' || RPG || || with or without PGO-1 scope || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' ||RPG|| || || 2010
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || RPG || || || 2010
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || As the "Anti-vehicle RPG" || Rockets inaccurately shown with homing capability || With PGO-7 scope || 2011
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| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || "Anti-vehicle RPG" || Rockets inaccurately shown with homing capability || With PGO-7 scope || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[inFamous 2]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[inFamous 2]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Uncharted 3]]'' ||  || || || 2011
 
| ''[[Uncharted 3]]'' ||  || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
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|''[[Uncharted: Golden Abyss]]'' ||RPG-7 || || || 2011
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| ''[[Uncharted: Golden Abyss]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2011
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|-
 +
| ''[[Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'' || || || Unusable || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'' || || || Unusable || 2011
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| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
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| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' || || With PGO-7 scope || || 2008
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky]]'' || ||With PGO-7 scope  || || 2008
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| ''[[War Inc. Battlezone]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[War Inc. Battlezone]]''||||||||2011
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| ''[[Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D]]'' || || || || 2011
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' || || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' || || || || 2012
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| ''[[Far Cry 3]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Far Cry 3]]''|| RPG-7 || || || 2012
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| ''[[Arctic Combat]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Arctic Combat]]''|| RPG-7 || || || 2012
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' || RPG-7 || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' ||RPG-7|| || || 2012
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| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Project Reality: Vietnam]]'' || || || || 2012
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| ''[[Ravaged]]'' || || || || 2012
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Ravaged]]''|| || || || 2012
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || RPG || || || 2013
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Splinter Cell: Blacklist]]'' || || || || 2013
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || || || Unusable || 2013
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || RPG || || || 2013
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| ''[[Insurgency (2014)|Insurgency]]'' || || || || 2014
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || || || Unusable || 2013
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| ''[[Squad]]'' || || || Able to fire PG-7VM HEAT and OG-7V FRAG rounds || 2015
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Insurgency 2]]'' || || || || 2014
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| ''[[Counter-Strike Online]]'' || || || || 2015
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Squad]]'' || || || Able to fire PG-7VM HEAT and OG-7V FRAG rounds || 2015
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| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || || || 2016
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Counter-Strike Online]]'' || || || || 2015
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| ''[[House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn]]'' || "Rocket Launcher Kai" || || || 2018
 
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|  ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]'' || || Cartel soldiers ||  With & without PGO-7 scope || 1994
 
|  ''[[Clear and Present Danger]]'' || || Cartel soldiers ||  With & without PGO-7 scope || 1994
 
|-
 
|-
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|''[[Black Shark (Chyornaya akula)]]||||mujahedeen|||| 1993
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|''[[Black Shark (Chyornaya akula)]]||||Afghan mujahedeen|||| 1993
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| ''[[Cargo 300 (Gruz 300)]]'' || || Afghan mujaheddins || || 1989
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|-
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Water (1985)|Water]]'' || [[Stefan Kalipha]] || Cuban ||  || rowspan="2"| 1985
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| [[Billy Connolly]] || Delgado Fitzhugh ||
 
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[[File:Airtronic RPG7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Airtronic RPG-7 - 40mm]]
 
[[File:Airtronic RPG7.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Airtronic RPG-7 - 40mm]]
  
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Since 2009, Airtronic U.S.A. have manufactured this improved version of the classic RPG-7 which features an [[M16 rifle series|M16]]-type pistol grip and a MIL-STD-1913 quad rail system which can be used to mount an [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4]]-type collapsible stock, vertical grips and various sighting systems. The tube of the Airtronic RPG-7 is manufactured from 4150 ordnance grade steel, however Airtronic have recently produced a lightweight version known as the MK 777 which uses a carbon composite barrel with steel liner, halving the weight of the launcher.
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Since 2009, Airtronic USA have manufactured this improved version of the classic RPG-7 which features an [[M16 rifle series|M16]]-type pistol grip and a MIL-STD-1913 quad rail system which can be used to mount an [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4]]-type collapsible stock, vertical grips and various sighting systems. The tube of the Airtronic RPG-7 is manufactured from 4150 ordnance grade steel, however Airtronic have recently produced a lightweight version known as the MK 777 which uses a carbon composite barrel with steel liner, halving the weight of the launcher. More recently they decided to change the names of the weapons to the PSRL-1 (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) and GS777 respectively.
  
 
=== Specifications ===
 
=== Specifications ===

Revision as of 08:12, 15 September 2018

The RPG-7 has 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 rocket launcher / recoilless gun (when firing OG-7V anti-personnel round, which has no flight motor)

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 rocket

Fire Modes: Single-shot muzzle-loading: action is a single-action only revolver-style assembly with the hammer at the back of the front grip striking upwards

Sights: Flip-up iron sights, PGO-7 scope, various other optics mounted via accessory rail

RPG-7

RPG-7 - 40mm
RPG-7V with PG-7VM rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
RPG-7V with PG-7VR tandem warhead rocket and PGO-7 scope - 40mm
Reticle of the RPG-7's PGO-7 optic sight, for video game comparisons in particular. The 2.7m stadiametric rangefinder is designed specifically for estimating range to an American M60 tank. Compare to the Type 69 reticle below.

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) (4.5 second self-destruct fuze armed on launch)
  • Sights: Flip-up iron sights: standard AK-style accessory mount, can mount dedicated PGO-7 2.8x telescopic sight (with optional forehead pad), NSP-2 active infrared scope or PGN-1 starlight scope


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

Title Actor Character Note Date
To Command Yourself (Prikazhi sebe) Soviet Army soldiers 1980
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) Soviet paratroopers 1981
Uncommon Valor NVA soldiers Fake mockups 1984
Red Dawn Cuban and Soviet soldiers Fake mockups 1984
Red Dawn C. Thomas Howell Robert Morris Fake mockup 1984
Red Dawn Charlie Sheen Matt Eckhert Fake mockup 1984
Back to the Future Libyan terrorist Fake mockup 1985
Latino Contras soldier 1985
Spies Like Us Afghan Mujaheddin 1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II Sylvester Stallone John Rambo Fake mockup 1985
Royal Warriors Ying Bai Gangmember 1986
Bad Taste Fake mockup 1987
Death Before Dishonor Terrorist 1987
The Living Daylights Afghan Mujaheddin 1987
The Beast of War Jason Patric Konstantin Koverchenko With PGO-7 scope 1988
The Beast of War Chaim Girafi Moustafa With PGO-7 scope 1988
Bulletproof Don Pike Montoya 1988
Bulletproof Danny Trejo Sharkey 1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown Roddy Piper Sam Hell Fake mockup 1988
William Smith Captain Devlin
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Soviet soldiers and Afghan mujaheddins Some with PGO-7 scope 1989
Navy SEALs Lebanese terrorists 1990
Afghan Breakdown Afghan Mujaheddin With PGO-7 scope 1991
Hot Shots! Part Deux Jerry Haleva Saddam Hussein 1993
Beyond Rangoon Karen innsurgent 1995
The Pest Jeffrey Jones Gustav 1996
Deserter (Dezertir) Anatoliy Kotenyov Skif With PGO-7 scope 1997
Boris Bystrov Habibullah
Checkpoint (Blokpost) Russian soldier 1998
The Boondock Saints In an arms cache 1999
Diplomatic Siege Irina Movila Petra 1999
Proof of Life Chechen soldier 2000
Behind Enemy Lines Serbian soldier 2001
Black Hawk Down Somali militiamen 2001
Avalon Malgorzata Foremniak Ash 2001
Spy Game Lebanese terrorists 2001
War (Voyna) Chechen insurgents 2002
War (Voyna) Ruslan 2002
Warriors (Guerreros) Albanian soldier 2002
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Terrorist Possibly firing real rockets 2004
9th Company Soviet soldiers 2005
9th Company Afghan Mujahideen with PGO-7 scope 2005
Blood Diamond RUF rebels 2006
Catch a Fire ANC militants 2006
Mercenary for Justice Mercenaries 2006
Transformers Feral transformer 2007
Lord of War In various arms caches 2007
The Kingdom Seen in terrorist hideout 2007
The Mark of Cain Iraqi insurgent with PG0-7 scope 2007
Captive (Plennyy) Russian soldiers, Chechen fighters 2008
Body of Lies Terrorists 2008
Stop-Loss Iraqi insurgents 2008
Waltz with Bashir IDF soldier and Palestinian militants 2008
Death Race Mounted on Machine Gun Joe's truck 2008
Terminator Salvation Common Barnes 2009
Lebanon Dudu Tassa Syrian Soldier 2009
Dangerous Flowers 2009
Far Cry Mercenary 2009
District 9 David James Koobus Venter 2009
Kandahar Break Taliban fighters Possible mockup 2009
Green Zone Iraqi insurgents 2010
Kandahar Taliban fighter 2010
Death Race 2 Mounted on Big Bill's truck 2011
Machine Gun Preacher LRA troops 2011
Machine Gun Preacher SPLA troops 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Gerard Butler Sam Childers 2011
Machine Gun Preacher Mduduzi Mabaso Marco 2011
Memorial Day Iraqi Insurgent 2011
Special Forces Taliban fighters With PGO-7 scopes 2011
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Afghani terrorist 2012
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Somalian soldier 2012
August. Eighth Russian and Georgian soldiers 2012
Resident Evil: Damnation Leon S. Kennedy TBG-7V rocket 2012
Osombie 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 2012
A Good Day to Die Hard Henchman With PGO-7 scope 2013
White House Down Mercenary 2013
2 Guns James Marsden Cmdr. Harvey Quince 2013
The Heat Melissa McCarthy Det. Shannon Mullins 2013
Lupin III Yuka Nakayama Maria 2014
3 Days to Kill Albino's gunmen 2014
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Taliban fighters 2014
Lousy Bastards Taliban fighter 2014
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Somali Pirates 2014
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe Mark Chao Hu Bayi 2015
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe Rhydian Vaughan Chen Dong 2015
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe Explorers 2015
Terminator: Genisys Resistance fighters 2015
Survivor (2015) Taliban fighter With PGO-7 scope 2015
Chappie Brandon Auret Hippo 2015
The Mummy tribal fighters 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 Seen in armory 2017

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Bors 1968
Dempsey and Makepeace Clive Mantle "Big Ben" Davis "Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) 1986
Purgatory (Chistilishche) Extras Chechen terrorists 1998
Ultimate Force Extras 2002 - 2006
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) Russian paratroopers and Chechen rebels 2004
The Storm Gate Chechen terrorists 2006
Generation Kill Extras Iraqi insurgents 2008
Occupation Extras Iraqi insurgents 2009
Sherlock "A Study in Pink" (S01E01) 2010
Chris Ryan's Strike Back Extras Zimbabwean soldiers and Taliban militants 2010
Ultimate Weapons 2010
Justified - Season 1 Boyd purchases "Veterans" (S1E11) 2010
Falling Skies Extras Resistance fighters 2011
Deadliest Warrior Extras Somali Pirate 2009-???
Banshee - Season 1 Mr. Rabbits guard 2013
Continuum - Season 2 Liber8 terrorist "Split Second" (E02) 2013

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Mad Bull 34 N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officer with PGO-7 scope 1990
New Dominion Tank Police Criminal with PGO-7 scope 1993
Burn-Up W Outlaw 1996
Agent Aika Maypia Alexymetalia 1999
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex New World Brigade Terrorist 2002
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid Various terrorists 2005
Karas Yakuza thugs 2005-2007
Boondocks, The Seen during the airport scene during the trailer for Soul Plane 2: The Black-Jacking 2005 - ????
Black Lagoon Revy 2006
Black Lagoon Terrorists 2006
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Bounty Hunter 2006
When They Cry Yamainu Soldier with PGO-7 scope 2006
Afro Samurai 2007
Yozakura Quartet Juli Frankenstein 2008-2014
Batman: Gotham Knight Russian mob boss 2008
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Assassin with electronic sight 2008
Rideback BMA Terrorist 2009
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky Terrorist 2010
Resident Evil: Damnation Leon With PGO-7 scope and TBG-7V rocket 2012
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Fujiko Mine 2013
Sword Art Online II Seen on sign 2014 - ????

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Fallout Tactics "Rocket Launcher" without wooden parts 2001
America's Army Firing PG-7VM or PG-7VR tandem shaped-charge rockets 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
Shadow Force: Razor Unit 2002
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
Battlefield: Vietnam With PGO-7 scope 2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater With PGO-7 scope 2004
Shellshock Nam '67 2004
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising 2004
Project Reality With optional PGO-7 scope Firing PG-7VM HEAT, OG-7V HE-Frag, & PG-7VR tandem warhead rockets 2005
Battlefield 2 With PGO-7 scope 2005
Close Combat: First to Fight With PGO-7 scope 2005
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2005
Resident Evil 4 Rocket Launcher 2005
Vietcong 2 2005
Elite Warriors Vietnam 2005
Black RPG-7 With side-mounted vertical flip-up sights 2006
ArmA: Armed Assault 2006
The Suffering: Ties That Bind 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms With PGO-7 scope 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat 2007
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl With PGO-7 scope 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback With PGO-7 scope 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
Battlefield: Bad Company 2008
7.62 High Calibre 2008
Terminator Salvation 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009
Resident Evil 5 RPG-7 w/ PGO-7 or NV scope 2009
Marines: Modern Urban Combat 2010
Army of Two: The 40th Day 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 RPG-7 AT With or without PGO-7 scope 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker With PGO-7 scope 2010
GoldenEye 007 MJR-409 2010
Medal of Honor (2010) RPG with or without PGO-1 scope 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops RPG 2010
Battlefield 3 2011
Battlefield Play4Free "Anti-vehicle RPG" Rockets inaccurately shown with homing capability With PGO-7 scope 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
inFamous 2 2011
Uncharted 3 2011
Uncharted: Golden Abyss RPG-7 2011
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops 2011
Saints Row: The Third Unusable 2011
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky With PGO-7 scope 2008
War Inc. Battlezone 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 2011
Max Payne 3 2012
Far Cry 3 RPG-7 2012
Arctic Combat RPG-7 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II RPG-7 2012
Project Reality: Vietnam 2012
Ravaged 2012
Grand Theft Auto V RPG 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts Unusable 2013
Insurgency 2014
Squad Able to fire PG-7VM HEAT and OG-7V FRAG rounds 2015
Counter-Strike Online 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2016
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn "Rocket Launcher Kai" 2018

Type 69 RPG

Chinese Type 69 RPG - 40mm
Type 69 scope reticle; note the twin stadiametric rangefinders for US and Warsaw Pact tank heights, additional length-based stadia line, and reticle grid altered to assist aiming in crosswinds.

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 are the Type 69 RPG, 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

Title Actor Character Note Date
Lone Survivor Taliban militants 2013
Red Dawn Adrianne Palicki Toni 2012
Fast Five Henchmen 2011
Red Audrey Wasilewski The Businesswoman . 2010
The Book of Eli Ray Stevenson Redridge With PGO-7 scope 2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began . Australian resistance . 2010
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Colombian Rogue Unit With PGO-7 scope 2009
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia Yancey Arias Alvaro Cardona With PGO-7 scope 2009
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Harrison Ford Indiana Jones PG-2 anti-tank rocket, mocked up to resemble RPG-2 2008
The Dark Knight Heath Ledger The Joker PGO-7 scope 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan John Turturro The Phantom 2008
The Kingdom Terrorists PGO-7 scopes 2007
Home of the Brave Iraqi Insurgent 2006
Harsh Times insurgents 2005
Man on Fire Denzel Washington John Creasy With PGO-7 scope 2004
Bad Boys II Cuban Army soldiers With PGO-7 scope 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator With PGO-7 scope 2003
Tears of the Sun Militia fighters With PGO-7 scope 2003
Black Hawk Down Somali militiamen With PG-7VL rockets 2001
Proof of Life ELT rebel With PGO-7 scope 2000
Three Kings Iraqi soldiers With PGO-7 scope 1999
Three Kings Refugee With PGO-7 scope 1999
The Pentagon Wars US Army soldier 1998
Fair Game Gustav Vintas Stefan With PGO-7 scope 1995
GoldenEye Soviet Soldiers 1995
Clear and Present Danger Cartel soldiers With & without PGO-7 scope 1994
Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) Afghan mujahedeen 1993
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Afghan mujaheddins 1989
Water Stefan Kalipha Cuban 1985
Billy Connolly Delgado Fitzhugh

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
JAG Terrorists With PGO-7 scope / "War Cries" 1995 - 2005
Over There Iraqi Insurgents With PGO-7 scope / "Mission Accomplished", "Follow the Money" 2005
Ultimate Force Julian Rivett Klimov "Changing of the Guard" 2006
The Unit Dennis Haysbert Sgt. Major Jonas Blane With PGO-7 scope / "Dark of the Moon" 2006 - 2009
The Unit Henchman With PGO-7 scope / "The Wall" 2006 - 2009
Ultimate Weapons "Firepower" 2010

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, non-playable 2011

Airtronic RPG-7

Airtronic RPG-7 - 40mm

Since 2009, Airtronic USA have manufactured this improved version of the classic RPG-7 which features an M16-type pistol grip and a MIL-STD-1913 quad rail system which can be used to mount an M4-type collapsible stock, vertical grips and various sighting systems. The tube of the Airtronic RPG-7 is manufactured from 4150 ordnance grade steel, however Airtronic have recently produced a lightweight version known as the MK 777 which uses a carbon composite barrel with steel liner, halving the weight of the launcher. More recently they decided to change the names of the weapons to the PSRL-1 (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) and GS777 respectively.

Specifications

  • Weight: 7.09 kg (15.9 lb) without furniture
  • Length: 908 mm (35.75 in)
  • Caliber: 40 mm (1.57 in)
  • Muzzle velocity: 100-140 m/s (dependent on round)
  • Maximum range: 1000m
  • Effective range: 500m
  • Sights: Flip-up BUIS or red dot sights on Picatinny rail


The Airtronic RPG-7 has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Alex Cross Matthew Fox Picasso EOTech sight, custom warhead 2012
The Avengers Samuel L. Jackson Nick Fury custom warhead 2012
White House Down Jamie Foxx President James Sawyer With PG-7VL rocket and Leupold HAMR sight 2013

Television

Title Actor Character Note/Episode Date
NCIS - Season 9 Scott Wolf Casey Stratton "Housekeeping" (S9E12) 2012
Gang Related Gang member "Regreso Del Infierno" (S1E07). 2014
The Walking Dead - Season 6 Michael Cudlitz Sgt. Abraham Ford "Always Accountable" (S6E06) 2015-2016
Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon "No Way Out" (S6E09)
NCIS - Season 14 Mark Harmon Gibbs "Philly" (S14E05) 2016
The Walking Dead - Season 7 Unknown Saviors member "Service" (S7E04) 2016
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan "Service" (S7E04)

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
LoveGear ~Kinematic Lovers 2011
Saints Row: The Third Annihilator RPG Can be modified with laser-guidance system 2011
Call of Duty: Black Ops II RPG 2012
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