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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 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
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
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 | ||
| 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 |