The RPG-7 (Russian: -7) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-

tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 (

Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot, Hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher) and
its predecessor, the RPG-2, was designed by theSoviet Union; it is now manufactured by the
Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3. The English-language term
"rocket-propelled grenade", though frequently encountered and reasonably descriptive, is
a backronym for "RPG" and not based on a literal translation.
The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely
used anti-armor weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon, and it is
manufactured in several variants by nine countries. It is popular with irregular and guerrilla forces.
The RPG has been used in almost all conflicts across all continents since the mid-1960s from
the Vietnam War to the early 2010s War in Afghanistan.
Widely-produced, the most commonly seen major variations are the RPG-7D paratrooper model
(can be broken into two parts for easier carrying), and the lighter Chinese Type 69 RPG. DIO of Iran
manufactures RPG-7s with olive green handguards, H&K pistol grips, and a Commando variant.