What is wrong with RPGs?

[EOT]

The German Panzerfaust 3,PzF 3-IT,PzF 3-IT seem to have very good heat penetration and accuracy.


Weapon Tube Heat Penetration Accuracy

PzF 3 RPG 70 5
PzF 3-IT RPG 90 15
PzF 3T DC RPG 80 10

M2 Carl-G Rifled 40 6
M3 Carl-G Rifled 50 6

RPG-7 RPG 33 5
RPG-7V RPG 50 5

AT4/A Smooth 42 5
AT4/B Smooth 60 5

For the cost/specs the PzF 3 has got to be the most deadly Inf section AT weapon you can have SPMBT

[Suhiir]

Yeah I'd forgot the PzF 3, excellent weapon.

[runequester]

The RPG-2, RPG-7 and so forth were pretty much developments of the Panzerfaust concept of a simple, man portable weapon that could be issued to the infantry squad and probably stuck around as much because it's a simple, efficient weapon, that was well understood.

Soviet armaments were chosen as much for their suitability to equip a mass army and conduct a "people's war" as anything else.

Considering the lifespan and service life of the RPG-7, it's hard to say they were wrong, and there's a lot of newer, more potent models out there.

[Griefbringer]

Originally Posted by runequester

The RPG-2, RPG-7 and so forth were pretty much developments of the Panzerfaust concept of a simple, man portable weapon that could be issued to the infantry squad and probably stuck around as much because it's a simple, efficient weapon, that was well understood.

I would say that RPG-2 and RPG-7 as crew-served, reloadable anti-tank rocket launchers are conceptually closer to the humble US bazooka (which BTW was supplied to the USSR in small numbers as part of the lend-lease trade).

Panzerfaust concept of a single shot, disposable anti-tank weapon operated by a single person is seen in a number of other post-WWII weapons, such as M72 LAW, AT-4, APILAS and RPG-18.

[troopie]

When I was in the SADF back in the Seventies, we used RPGs when we got them. The Terrs had no tanks, but RPGs will slot a bunker. And unlike with a bunker bomb, you can do the bunker from a safer distance.

troopie

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Wanted to find a home for this article so used the search mode, it seems a good place. It's an article on the JAVELIN a good article. At present though it's in an abbreviated form though normally they do unlock them in time.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...missile-03440/

Regards,
Pat