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Old 08-05-2005, 11:29   #22
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Originally Posted by jbour13
I got the info from FAS.org The info for the RPG-7V came from a TRADOC bulletin:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/rpg-7.pdf

AT-4 is from:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/at4.htm

May be bad info. I'd like to know what info I re-gurgitated that is incorrect.

I don't have the money for Jane's, wish I did though.
jbour, you have a tendency to shoot before aiming.

The warhead info you regurgitated say the same thing about both rounds, except that there is no secondary explosion by the AT-4. It is a standard 84mm HEAT round. The PG-7VR warhead for the RPG has a secondary explosive charge to assist in defeating reactive armor.

The spall is part of the target armor which is heated and fragged off the interior. The carrot also comes through and is an additional source of kinetic and pyrotechnic effects.

You are also wrong about the warhead weights. You cited the weights of the rockets themselves.

The RPG-7 is in no way like a depleted uranium round except that they are both munitions.

The penetration of both rounds is reduced as the angle increases.

Neither weapon is private proof, but the RPG-7 is more robust. The AT-4 is not necessarily "More friendly to rough use and safer overall."

You need to separate your characterizations of the RPG-7 launcher from that of the various PG-7 warheads it can fire. All of the examples I have used can be decocked , the round is merely placed in the launcher prior to use and is frequently carried that way (without cocking the launcher).

Would you like for me to look for additional errors in your post?

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