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This Tank Killer is Insane

A 3D mechanical breakdown covering the history, mechanics, operation, and functionality of the RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

VideoSep 1, 2026

A 3D mechanical breakdown covering the history, mechanics, operation, and functionality of the RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher. This video examines its Cold War development, internal firing mechanisms, PGO-7 optical sight, PG-7V shaped-charge warhead, and VP-7M impact fuze.

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  1. 01Lester W. Grau, For All Seasons: The Old But Effective RPG-7 Promises to Haunt the Battlefields of Tomorrow, Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KS
  2. 02CPT Scott C. Janzen, “The Story of the Rocket Propelled Grenade”, Red Thrust Star, April 1997, 21-25. TRADOC Bulletin 3. Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher, November 1976
  3. 03Compiled by: V. G. Boychenko, V. G. Smelikov The following took part in the book's design: V. A. Brykov, N. Sh. Lemonjava, N. V. Stepin, L. A. Zub. “Basalt Book”

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