Questions on Small Arms - Soviet/Russia

[Suhiir]

Unfortunately there's no practical way to separate the launcher from the warhead in game. Thus the "RPG-7" designation used.

Looking at what you provided I see:

RPG-7 1961-1976 (PG-7V 85mm warhead, 500m range/260mm penetration)
RPG-7V 1977-1987 (PG-7VL 93mm warhead, 300m range/550mm penetration)
RPG-7V1 1988-2000 (PG-7VL 64mm/105mm twin HEAT warhead, 200m range/625mm penetration)
TBG-7V 1989-2000 (TBG-7V thermobaric warhead, 200m range/?mm penetration
RPG-7V2 2001-Present (PG-7VL 64mm/105mm twin HEAT warhead, 500m range/625mm penetration)
TBG-7V2 2001-Present (TBG-7V thermobaric warhead, 500m range/?mm penetration

[PvtJoker]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Unfortunately there's no practical way to separate the launcher from the warhead in game. Thus the "RPG-7" designation used.

Looking at what you provided I see:

RPG-7 1961-1976 (PG-7V 85mm warhead, 500m range/260mm penetration)

I know there is no way to separate the warhead from the launcher in the game mechanics, but what I provided gives you the possible historical combinations, so an RPG-7V1 in 1990 might be shooting PG-7VM, PG-7VS, PG-7VL or PG-7VR HEAT rockets and it would all be historically correct for scenario purposes.

On the other hand, the above while not incorrect as such, would not be the most common option historically, since in the early 1970s the PG-7VM was already the main HEAT round in Soviet service and the PG-7V was being rapidly phased out (the PG-7VM and PG-7VS did not only penetrate more, but they were more accurate and less susceptible to crosswinds). On the other hand the PG-7VL did not supplant the PG-7VS very fast, since it had a considerably shorter effective range.

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by PvtJoker

On the other hand, the above while not incorrect as such, would not be the most common option historically, since in the early 1970s the PG-7VM was already the main HEAT round in Soviet service and the PG-7V was being rapidly phased out (the PG-7VM and PG-7VS did not only penetrate more, but they were more accurate and less susceptible to crosswinds). On the other hand the PG-7VL did not supplant the PG-7VS very fast, since it had a considerably shorter effective range.

Good points!