RPG high-explosive rounds are unguided explosive or fragmentation projectiles fired from reusable rocket-propelled grenade launchers, especially RPG-7-family weapons. The Marawi recovery source identifies high-explosive RPG rounds but not the exact model, so this page treats the record as a family-level munition entry and uses OG-7V, OFG-7V, and similar RPG-7-compatible rounds as representative technical examples.
Philippine officials reported that clearing operations after Marawi's liberation recovered 13 high-explosive RPG rounds and two RPG launchers from a lake area in the former main battle area, with the armaments believed to be from Daesh-inspired Maute group members.
The recovered Marawi rounds were reported with RPG launchers, while manufacturer sources document RPG-7-family compatibility for representative HE-fragmentation rounds.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Recovered launcher category | Philippine officials reported two RPG launchers recovered with 13 high-explosive RPG rounds during post-battle clearing in Marawi; the public report did not identify the launcher model. Sources: Marawi clearing operations yield high-powered weapons |
 | RPG-7-family launcher | Arcus identifies its AR-7V OG-7V analogue as compatible with RPG-7 and RPG-7V launchers, and Rosoboronexport lists OG-7V sighting ranges for RPG-7V and RPG-7V1 configurations. Sources: 40mm OG-7V HE-FRAG AR-7V, OG-7V fragmentation round, RPG-7V2 portable rocket launcher |
Modern Firearms lists the RPG-7V launcher and original PG-7V grenade as adopted by the Soviet Army in 1961, establishing the family that later included high-explosive and fragmentation round types.
Sources: RPG-7 grenade launcher
Modern Firearms lists OG-7V as a fragmentation anti-personnel RPG-7 grenade adopted in 1999, making it a useful representative example for later HE-fragmentation RPG ammunition.
Sources: RPG-7 grenade launcher
Philippine News Agency reported that divers recovered 13 high-explosive RPG rounds and two RPG launchers from a lake area in Marawi's former main battle area, with officials attributing the materiel to Daesh-inspired Maute group members.
Sources: Marawi clearing operations yield high-powered weapons
The Marawi report does not identify the exact recovered round model. Manufacturer data is most useful here as representative context for RPG-7-compatible high-explosive and fragmentation ammunition rather than as a model identification for Marawi.
| Example round | Documented role | Representative data |
|---|---|---|
| OG-7V | 40 mm fragmentation round for RPG-7-family launchers | Rosoboronexport lists a 2.0 kg round with 170 m direct fire range; VMZ lists a 1.73 kg OG-7V example with 152 m/s muzzle velocity and 1,000 m maximum range. |
| OFG-7V | HE-fragmentation round for RPG-7V launchers | VMZ lists a 57 mm warhead, 2.95 kg round weight, 99 m/s muzzle velocity, 250 m direct fire range, and 2,000 m maximum range. |
| AR-7V / OG-7V analogue | High-explosive fragmentation anti-personnel round | Arcus describes the round as compatible with RPG-7/RPG-7V launchers, with 170 m direct firing range, 1,000 m maximum range, and 14 m effective defeat radius. |
