[Bon mots]

Kewl.
Wonder how it compares to the US Bazooka or LAW:

[Bon mots]

So the RPG-7 rotates in flight to maintain a straight trajectory... do the US weapons also rotate, or are they made with greater precision...etc.? Anyone know?

[Nebr FAL owner]

I want one of those launchers & a couple dozen rockets for the 4th of july! Man that would be a heck of a family fireworks show! 8^>

[Iris7]

The RPG-7 is an old design. Certainly it is useful or it would not be ubiquitious. The more modern weapons are more important to consider though as they have greatly increased capability.

RPO-A

This weapon is designed against bunkers, buildings, personnel, and light armored vehicles. It uses a thermobaric (fuel air explosive)warhead, has sights calibrated to 600 meters, is reloadable, and weighs 27 pounds loaded and is one yard long. Fired into a building the blast would be very impressive, I'm sure.

The 105 mm RPG-27 is designed as an antitank weapon.

This weapon is rated as having a 200 meter range and the warhead to penetrate 30 inches of high strength "rolled homogeneous armor" protected by ERA, "explosive reactive armor". There is no reason to believe to these specs are untrue.

RPG-29 is considered very effective with dual and triple shaped charge warheads.

The weapon is rated to penetrate 30 inches of high strength "rolled homogeneous armor" protected by ERA.

It does appear that either of these weapons can penetrate an M1A1 Abrams equipped with the most protective armor suite from the sides, rear, and top. There are reports of newer RPG-29 warheads that can penetrate the most heavily armored types of M1A1s from any angle.