The RHEAT-7MA2 is a Bulgarian 40/73 mm high-explosive anti-tank round for RPG-7V-pattern launchers. Official brochures describe it as an improved, modernized anti-tank round that can defeat tanks, self-propelled guns, and other armored vehicles, while also being used against troops and field fortifications.
Jamestown's 2021 article says ISWAP media showed Bulgarian RHEAT-7MA2 RPG rounds among the group's weapons, and notes that the wider weapons cache it reviewed was mostly stolen from Nigerian and Chadian army stocks.
The brochure is unusually explicit about target sets, which makes the round easy to place within RPG ammunition families.
| Role | Targets | Documented use |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-armor | Tanks, self-propelled guns, other armored vehicles | Primary purpose in the Yugoimport brochure. |
| Secondary targets | Enemy troops, trenches, field shelters, brick-wall fortifications | Listed as additional uses in the same brochure. |
Source: 40/73 mm Round RHEAT-7MA2 with Anti-Tank Grenade GHEAT-7MA2.
The official brochure describes the RHEAT-7MA2 as ammunition for the RPG-7V launcher family.
| Launcher | Launcher type | Launch evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | RPG-7V family launcher | The Yugoimport brochure describes this round as an improved, modernized anti-tank round for RPG-7V launchers. Sources: 40/73 mm Round RHEAT-7MA2 with Anti-Tank Grenade GHEAT-7MA2 |
Jamestown's article on Islamic State provincial media says ISWAP photographs and videos showed Bulgarian RHEAT-7MA2 RPG rounds among the weapons it reviewed.
Sources: Islamic State Province's Media in Africa
The Yugoimport PDF metadata dates the brochure that describes the round as an improved, modernized RPG-7V anti-tank round.
Sources: 40/73 mm Round RHEAT-7MA2 with Anti-Tank Grenade GHEAT-7MA2
