Talk:RPG-2/Archive 1

Archive 1

Rocket launcher vs. Recoiless rifle

The difference is that one shoots a rocket and the other doesn't. A rocket is a projectile that is self-propelled, i.e. it has thrust outside the barrel of a cannon. There seemed to be some confusion on this page about whether or not they could be gunpowder propelled. That is irrelevant as one can see from a quick glance at the page on rockets. It would be nice if people stopped trying to claim that RPGs are recoilless rifles, especially given their name.159.92.176.212 (talk) 21:10, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

Korean War

The article mentions that the RPG-2 was used in the Korean War, but I have found no sources, outside of Wikipedia, that support this claim. Phoib (talk) 12:43, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

I've never heard or read of the RPG-2 being used during the Korean War. Perhaps someone has been confused by the fact that RPG-43 and RPG-6 grenades (that is, hand-thrown grenades) were used in Korea.172.190.97.186 (talk) 02:53, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

I'll remove it then, as there are no sources that confirm the claim it was used in the Korean War. Phoib (talk) 22:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Contradiction

In the Panzerfaust article it says that the Russian RPG-2 and RPG-7, as well as the Panzerfaust from which they were derived, were NOT rocket-propelled grenade weapons but recoilless rifles or guns. --Cancun771 (talk) 08:45, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Brazen

its Vietnamese variants were called the B40 and B50. Some Vietnamese version as CT-62 (1963, CT= Chống Tăng= anti tank, as B40-GIAI PHONG (1971, improve charge to reduce smoke, GIẢI PHÓNG= to liberate). B40 is Vietnamese common name of RPG-2: Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Sec and Slovakia... RPG-2 same name B40, B40=Bazooka 40mm. B50 is brazen information, Kiểu 56=type 56 is Vietnamese name of Chinese version, 56式40毫米火箭筒 (type 56 rocket launch, 40mm), CIA intelligence gathering has mistake, create B50 tern, is brazen.

http://www.quansuvn.net/index.php?topic=1047.0

B40 GIAI PHONG, Vietnamese 1971 version, in this link, author has a mistake "The North Korean markings can also be seen in that picture".

http://www.russianwarrior.com/STMMain.htm?1947RPG2_detail.htm&1

Only one type of grenade, the PG-2 HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank), was used in the RPG-2

Some type ammunition of RPG-2, anti armour, anti men... Russian made and some Countrys made —Preceding unsigned comment added by Huyphuc1981 nb (talk • contribs) 05:26, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Huyphuc1981 nb (talk) 05:30, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

P 27 and M57

Czechoslovak P 27 is not RPG-2 variant, it's different weapon. P 27 do not even have same calibre (45mm/112mm), it's longer (1030mm), heavier (6,4kg) and works on davis gun (counterweight) principle. Also projectile is stabilizated in different way.
Yugo M57 is not RPG-2 variant as well (again - different calibre 44mm/85mm and added counterweight).

So both should be removed from this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.24.69.115 (talk) 11:19, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Panzerfaust 250

Added some wording in history section. The early RGP series does appear to have some similarity with the German panzerfaust 250 concept, although it is by no means a copy. Irondome (talk) 04:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

M57

In Yugoslav ordnance nomenclature first letter "M" means "Model", and two numbers year of acceptance, so, M57 is "model 1957". By mid 1980-ies, M57 was mostly removed from army as an obsolete system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.2.242.122 (talk) 07:03, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Wrong type RPG-2 is not rocked propelled grenade

Russian RPG stands for "hand-held antitank grenade launcher", in article there is no mention of rocket engine of any type, grenade is launched by gunpowder explosion, similar like in Panzerfaust, that's literally in the article. Then why type of this weapon is "rocket-propelled grenade", first Soviet rocket-propelled grenade laucher was RPG-7. Fixing it now. Anon 17:59 3 April 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.115.238.193 (talk)