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rpg Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged rpg.

8 weapon systems

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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RPG-30, Disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsRPG-30Disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcherSide: Russia / Ukraine (captured examples)Built: NPO Bazalt / RussiaThe RPG-30 Kryuk is a Russian disposable shoulder-fired anti-tank launcher built around a dual-tube concept: a small precursor projectile is fired ahead of the 105 mm tandem HEAT round to complicate active protection systems before the main warhead arrives. In Ukraine it has appeared primarily as a Russian infantry anti-armor weapon, with captured examples also documented in Ukrainian hands.
Type 69 RPG Launcher, Reusable shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcher, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsType 69 RPG LauncherReusable shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launcherSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: NORINCO / ChinaThe Type 69 RPG is a Chinese NORINCO-built derivative of the Soviet RPG-7, using a reusable 40 mm launch tube and 85 mm rocket warheads. In the Boko Haram Insurgency archive, it appears as captured light anti-armor firepower: a Small Arms Survey assessment of the June 2016 Bosso attack identified RPG-type launchers including Type 69 among the weapons taken by Boko Haram after fighters used RPG-7-pattern launchers in the assault.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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RTB-7MA RPG round, 40/106 mm thermobaric rocket-propelled grenade round for RPG-7 launchers, MunitionsMunitionsRTB-7MA RPG round40/106 mm thermobaric rocket-propelled grenade round for RPG-7 launchersSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Arsenal JSCo / BulgariaThe RTB-7MA is a Bulgarian thermobaric round for RPG-7-family launchers, pairing a 40 mm rocket motor with a 106 mm GTB-7MA warhead intended for personnel, field shelters, fortifications, buildings, light armored vehicles, and automobiles. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, open-source reporting places the round among Boko Haram and ISWAP-linked materiel rather than a regular state inventory item.
PG-7VM rocket-propelled grenade, RPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade round, MunitionsMunitionsPG-7VM rocket-propelled grenadeRPG-7 HEAT rocket-propelled grenade roundSide: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)Built: Various manufacturers / Soviet Union/Russia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, and othersThe PG-7VM is an improved RPG-7-compatible high-explosive anti-tank round built around a PG-7M shaped-charge grenade. Manufacturer data lists a roughly 2 kg round for use from RPG-7V-type launchers against armored vehicles, mechanized troops, shelters, and fortifications; in the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, direct open-source evidence documents PG-7VM projectiles seized from PKK stocks in northern Iraq rather than a confirmed firing incident.
RPG high-explosive rounds, Unguided rocket-propelled grenade ammunition, MunitionsMunitionsRPG high-explosive roundsUnguided rocket-propelled grenade ammunitionSide: IS-aligned militantsBuilt: Various manufacturers / Various; representative examples from BulgariaRPG high-explosive rounds are unguided explosive projectiles fired from reusable rocket-propelled grenade launchers such as the RPG-7 family. In the Battle of Marawi, Philippine clearing forces reported recovering high-explosive RPG rounds with launchers from the former main battle area, evidence of close-range explosive ammunition associated with IS-aligned Maute group materiel rather than a publicly identified round model.