RPG-2

RPG-2
RPG-2
	RPG-2 antitank grenade launcher with PG-2 grenade
Type	Anti-tank recoilless gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1954–1960 (Soviet Union); 1954–present (other countries);
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War; Laotian Civil War; Cambodian Civil War; Nigerian Civil War; Rhodesian Bush War; Portuguese Colonial War; Moro conflict Battle of Marawi; ; Black September; Indonesian invasion of East Timor; Nicaraguan Revolution; Cambodian-Vietnamese War; Sino-Vietnamese War; Lebanese Civil War; Salvadoran Civil War; Thai–Laotian Border War; Somali Civil War; War in Afghanistan (2001–2021); Iraq War; Kivu Conflict; Kosovo war; Syrian Civil War;
Production history
Manufacturer	State factories
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	2.83 kg (6 lb 4 oz) (unarmed); 4.67 kg (10 lb 5 oz) (ready to fire)
Length	1,200 mm (47.2 in)
Crew	2 (Grenadier and 'Assistant')
Shell	PG-2 HEAT round
Caliber	40 mm (1.6 in) barrel; 82 mm (3.2 in) warhead
Rate of fire	3–4 rounds per minute
Effective firing range	100–150 m (110–160 yd)
Maximum firing range	200 m (220 yd)

The RPG-2 (Russian: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot; English: "hand-held antitank grenade launcher") is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was designed in the Soviet Union. It was the first successful anti-tank weapon of its type, being a successor to the earlier and unsuccessful rocket-propelled grenade RPG-1.

The RPG-2 offered better range and armor penetration, making it useful against late and post-World War II tanks, in contrast to the RPG-1 that had only marginal utility. The basic design and layout was further upgraded to produce the ubiquitous RPG-7.