[FreedomPoster]

What could have been a very decent article, ruined by the lack of discussion of how a shaped-charge warhead works.

[FreedomPoster]

You might consider sending in a paragraph or two to HowStuffWorks.com to help them out.

[archy]

What could have been a very decent article, ruined by the lack of discussion of how a shaped-charge warhead works.

There's an excellent but brief description of both the RPG-7 launcher and the PG-7 shaped charge antitank round for it at the following website. But it should be noted that the PG-7 HEAT warhead is not the only one available for the launchers, or now commonly encountered for the RPG-7 and -14 series weapons.

Still, I somehow doubt that my pointing the article out to them would do them much good....

Anti Tank Grenade Launcher RPG-7V with PG-7 HEAT grenade.