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{{Infobox weapon
|name=RPG-2
|image=RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=RPG-2 antitank grenade launcher with PG-2 grenade
|origin=[[Soviet Union]]
|type=[[Anti-tank warfare|Anti-tank]] [[recoilless gun]]
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|is_explosive=yes
|is_artillery=yes
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|service=
* 1954–1960 (Soviet Union)
* 1954–present (other countries)
|used_by=See ''[[RPG-2#Users|Users]]''
|wars=[[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Laotian Civil War]]<br/>[[Cambodian Civil War]]<br/>[[Nigerian Civil War]]<br/>[[Rhodesian Bush War]]<br/>[[Portuguese Overseas War]]<br/>[[Moro conflict]]<br/>[[Black September]]<br/>[[Cambodian-Vietnamese War]]<br/>[[Sino-Vietnamese War]]<br/>[[Lebanese Civil War]]<br/>[[Salvadoran Civil War]]<br/>[[Thai–Laotian Border War]]<br/>[[Somali Civil War]]<br/>[[War in Afghanistan (1978–present)|War in Afghanistan]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/afghanistan_november_2009.html|title=Afghanistan, November, 2009|newspaper=Boston.com}}</ref><br/>[[Iraq War]]<br/>[[Kivu Conflict]]<ref name='FDLR'/><br/>[[Syrian Civil War]]<br/>[[Battle of Marawi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rhk111smilitaryandarmspage.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/the-rpg-2s-of-marawi|title=The RPG-2s of Marawi|date=9 July 2017}}</ref>
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|variants= See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]''
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|length={{convert|1200|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
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|crew=2 (Grenadier and 'Assistant')
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|cartridge=PG-2 [[High-explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] round
|caliber={{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}} barrel<br/>{{convert|82|mm|abbr=on}} warhead
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|rate=3–4 rounds per minute
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The '''RPG-2''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, ''Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot''; English: "hand-held antitank grenade launcher") is a man-portable, [[Shoulder-fired missile|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]].

==History==
Studying German and US anti-tank rocket designs, in 1944 the Soviets began development of the [[RPG-1]] with the goal of combining the best features of the German ''[[Panzerfaust]]'' single shot recoilless weapon with the US [[Bazooka]] rocket launcher. Propelled by a 30&nbsp;mm cartridge, the {{convert|70|mm|abbr=on}} [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) [[shaped charge]] round could penetrate about {{convert|150|mm|abbr=on}} of homogeneous armour.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=16}}

Early testing revealed several minor problems, but, by the time these were being solved, 150&nbsp;mm of penetration was no longer considered effective against modern tanks, even late-war designs like the [[Panther tank|Panther]]. The warhead was already straining the abilities of the cartridge and its range was already considered too low.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=16}} Modifications to improve this began, but in 1947 the RPG-2 program began as a parallel project. Development of the RPG-2 was carried out by the GSKB-30 design bureau, originally part of the [[Commissariat for Munitions]], but in the post-war period handed to the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Soviet Union)|Ministry of Agriculture]] to help design farm equipment.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=17}}

The main difference in performance between the two were due to size. The RPG-2 used a custom designed {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}} cartridge to provide much greater power, and the warhead enlarged to {{convert|80|mm|abbr=on}}. This improved penetration to {{convert|180|mm|abbr=on}}, which allowed it to penetrate the frontal armor of all but the very heaviest tanks, and the side and rear armor of any tank. The larger cartridge gave the PG-2 warhead slightly better practical range as well, about {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} against stationary targets.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=17}}

The design of the PG-2 differed considerably from that of the PG-1 of the RPG-1. The rear section of the PG-1 consisted of a central tube holding the propelling charge, and a second tube around this carrying the fins. When the round was inserted into the launcher, the second tube was outside the launcher tube, requiring the front of the launcher to be free of any fittings. The PG-2 replaced the fins with small metal leaves attached to the inner tube, and eliminated the outer tube found on the PG-1. This allowed the entire propellant section to be inserted into the launcher, which in turn allowed the sights and trigger assembly to be mounted right at the front of the launcher. This slightly reduced the length compared to the RPG-1, made the entire assembly more robust, and allowed the use of conventional fore-and-aft sights.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=17}}

The new design was such an improvement on the earlier design that development of the RPG-1 ended in 1948. The first production versions of the RPG-2 entered service with the Soviet Army's infantry squads in 1954.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}} Although the RPG-2 could be operated by one man, standard military practice called for a two-man crew: a grenadier carrying a [[Stechkin automatic pistol|Stechkin APS]], the launcher and a purpose-built backpack containing three grenades and an assistant armed with a rifle and carrying another three-grenade backpack.  {{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=17}}

In 1957, the launcher was adapted to be able to mount the NSP-2 [[infrared]] (IR) night-sight system, which consisted of an IR spotlight and a detector, together weighing (with batteries) {{convert|6|kg|lboz|abbr=on}}. The NSP-2 was usable out to {{convert|150|-|200|m}} under good conditions. When fitted with the NSP-2, the launcher became known as the RPG-2N.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=20}}

Widely distributed to allies of the Soviet Union, it was also produced under license by China, [[North Vietnam]] and [[North Korea]]. Used against the [[U.S. military]] in the [[Vietnam War]], its Vietnamese variants were called the '''B40''' (''Ba Do Ka'' - "Bazooka 40mm") and '''B50'''.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}} B50 was B40 using Chinese Type 50 HEAT warhead (Chinese version of PG-2).{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=40-41}}

[[File:RPG 2 TBiU 37 2.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Polish Armed Forces|Polish soldier]] with an RPG-2 launcher.]]

==Design==
[[File:PG-2 grenade Kyiv 1.jpg|left|thumb|PG-2 [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) projectile]]

{{more citations needed section|date=March 2020}}
The RPG-2 anti tank grenade launcher is a simple 40 millimeter steel tube<ref name="SASRPG2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/Weapons_and_Markets/Tools/Weapons_ID_DB/SAS_weapons-rocket-launchers-RPG2.pdf |title=RPG-2 Weapons identification sheet |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918144700/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/Weapons_and_Markets/Tools/Weapons_ID_DB/SAS_weapons-rocket-launchers-RPG2.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> into which the PG-2 grenade is fitted. The tailboom of the grenade inserts into the launcher. The diameter of the PG-2 warhead is 80mm. The center section of the tube has a thin wooden covering to protect the user from the heat generated by the grenade launch. The wooden covering also makes using the weapon in extreme cold conditions easier.

The total length of the weapon with a grenade fitted was 120 centimeters (47&nbsp;inches) and it weighed 4.48 [[kilogram]]s (9.8 [[pound (mass)|pounds]]). Only a simple [[iron sight]] was provided for aiming.

Only one type of grenade, the PG-2 [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT), was used in the RPG-2. The [[propellant]], consisting of granulated powder was in a rolled cardboard case treated with wax that had to be attached to the grenade before loading. Once attached to the propellant charge, the grenade was inserted into the smooth-bore launcher from the front. A tab on the body of the grenade indexes in a notch cut in the tube so that the primer in the propelling charge aligns with the firing pin and hammer mechanism.

To fire the RPG-2, the grenadier cocked an external hammer with his thumb, aimed, and pulled the trigger to fire. Upon launch, six stabilizer fins unfolded from the grenade.

The weapon was accurate, depending on the soldier's experience, against stationary targets up to {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} and against moving targets at ranges of less than {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}. It had a muzzle velocity of {{convert|84|m/s|abbr=on}} and could penetrate armor up to {{convert|180|mm|abbr=on}} thick.

==Variants==

* RPG-2N - First introduced in 1957, it's equipped with a NSP-2 night sight, connected to a battery man pack via cable.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=20}}
* B40 - North Vietnamese clone of the RPG-2.<ref name="SADJRPG">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/sadj-identification-series-the-rpg-id-guide/|title=SADJ Identification Series: The RPG ID Guide – Small Arms Defense Journal}}</ref> Rear barrel guard is {{convert|50|mm|abbr=on}} shorter than the RPG-2/Type 56.{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}}
* B50 - Enlarged version of the B40.<ref name="SADJRPG"/>
* [[Yasin (RPG)|Yasin]]
* Type 56 - Chinese clone of the RPG-2.<ref name="AWUMRPG2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RELAWM40059/|title=Type 56 (RPG 2) Rocket Launcher: Viet Cong}}</ref>
* P-27 - Czech version of the RPG-2.<ref name="SADJRPG"/>
* RPG-2 clones made by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/98/0403/is1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226080441/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/98/0403/is1.html|archive-date=2015-12-26|title=Asianow - Asiaweek}}</ref>
* M57-Yugoslavian clone. Heavier than the standard RPG-2 and used different ammunition. Equipped with bipod and optical sight. Uses sand in the propellant system to add mass.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Suciu |first=Peter |date=2022-07-26 |title=RPG-2 — The Original ComBloc Anti-Tank Weapon |url=https://www.thearmorylife.com/rpg-2/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=The Armory Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Issue |last2=V1N3 |last3=Volume 1 |title=The RPG-7 System Primer – Small Arms Defense Journal |url=https://sadefensejournal.com/the-rpg-7-system-primer/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Issue">{{Cite web |last=Issue |last2=V3N4 |last3=Volume 3 |title=SADJ Identification Series: The RPG ID Guide – Page 2 – Small Arms Defense Journal |url=https://sadefensejournal.com/sadj-identification-series-the-rpg-id-guide/2/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Users==
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{{more citations needed section|date=April 2010}}

===Current users===
[[File:Vietnamese B-40 anti-tank weapon.jpg|thumb|Vietnamese B-40 anti-tank weapon]]
* {{flag|North Korea}}: Locally produced from 1958-1959{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}}
* {{flag|Vietnam}}<ref name="mcnab2002">{{cite book |last=McNab |first=Chris|title=20th Century Military Uniforms |year=2002 |edition=2nd |publisher=Grange Books |location=Kent |isbn=1-84013-476-3|page=306}}</ref> Designated as the B-40 in Vietnamese service.
* {{flag|Somalia}}<ref name='SAS 2012 10'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830000609/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2012.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2012|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2012/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2012-Chapter-10-EN.pdf|chapter=Surveying the Battlefield: Illicit Arms In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia|title=Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2012|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|pages=341|isbn=978-0-521-19714-4}}</ref>
** {{flag|Somaliland}}{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
* {{flag|Syria}}<ref name="104th Brigade">{{cite news|title=La 104ème brigade de la Garde républicaine syrienne, troupe d'élite et étendard du régime de Damas|url=http://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/la-104eme-brigade-de-la-garde-republicaine-troupe-elite-regime-damas-combats-alep-ghouta-deir-ezzor-bachar-al-assad-issam-zahreddine-etat-islamique-arm%C3%A9e-syrienne-artillerie-druze-daech-forces-speciales|date=20 March 2017|language=fr|work=[[France-Soir]]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Thailand}}:<ref name=":0" /> Used in small numbers, mainly by [[Thahan Phran]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

===Former users===
* {{ANG}}{{sfn|Hogg|1988|page=766}}
* {{flag|Biafra}}: Used Type 56s in small numbers.<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last=Jowett|first=Philip|title=Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70|year=2016|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-1472816092|page=23}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}<ref name=":1"/>
* {{flag|Cambodia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/w_papers_pdf/WP/WP4_Cambodia.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060811051132/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/w_papers_pdf/WP/WP4_Cambodia.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2006|title=Small Arms Survey - Reports}}</ref>
* {{flag|China}}: Adopted and produce by the [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) as the Type 56 RPG;{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}} replaced by the newer [[Type 69 RPG]].{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=36}}
* {{flag|Czech Republic|name=Czechoslovakia}}:P-27 clone<ref name="SADJRPG"/>
* {{flag|East Germany}}{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=17}}
* {{flag|Egypt}}: 60 launchers and 3,600 rounds supplied by East Germany between 1967 and 1968{{sfn|Herf|2016|page=138}}
* {{flag|Georgia}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=RPG-2|url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/41|access-date=|website=SALW Guide}}</ref>
* {{flag|Grenada}}<ref name=":1"/>
* {{GUI}}{{sfn|Hogg|1988|page=769}}
* {{flagicon|Hungary|civil}} [[People's Republic of Hungary|Hungary]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lugosi |first1=József |editor1-first=József |editor1-last=Lugosi |editor2-first=György |editor2-last=Markó |title=Hazánk dicsőségére: 160 éves a Magyar Honvédség |year=2008 |publisher=Zrínyi Kiadó|location=Budapest |isbn=978-963-327-461-3 |page=389 |chapter=Gyalogsági fegyverek 1868–2008}}</ref>
* {{flag|Laos}}<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Lesotho}}<ref name="Beyond Blue Helmets">{{cite book|title=Beyond Blue Helmets: Promoting Weapons and Ammunition Management in Non-UN Peace Operations|first=Eric G. |last=Berman|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]/MPOME |date=March 2019|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-MPOME-Report-WAM-Non-UN-Peace-Ops.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603103636/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-MPOME-Report-WAM-Non-UN-Peace-Ops.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2019|page=43}}</ref>
* {{flag|Libya}}<ref name=":0" />
* {{MLI}}{{sfn|Hogg|1988|page=771}}
* {{flag|Mongolia}}<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Mozambique}}: Type 56s were supplied by China during [[Mozambican War of Independence|Independence War]]<ref name=angmos/>
* {{flag|Myanmar}}: Supposedly used RPG-2 secretly provided by Israel through Singaporean channel from pro-Palestinian guerrilla stock.<ref>
{{cite magazine |last=Ashton |first=William |date=March 1, 1998 |title=Burma receives advances from its silent suitors in Singapore |url= |magazine=Jane's Intelligence Review |location= |publisher= |volume=10 |issue=3 |page=3298}}</ref>
* {{flag|North Macedonia}}<ref name=":0" />
* {{flag|Poland}}:Ordered 2.600 P-27s from Czechoslovakia between 1952 and 1955<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pancéřovka 27 (P27): Česká republika / Československo (CZE) |url=https://www.valka.cz/Pancerovka-27-P27-t37213 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Valka.cz |language=cs}}</ref> Also used RPG2<ref name=":1"/>
* {{flag|Portugal}}: A number of units captured from the [[Portuguese Overseas War|Angolan, Guinean and Mozambican guerrillas]], used mainly by the Portuguese [[Portuguese Paratroopers|paratroopers]], [[Portuguese Army Commandos|commandos]] and other special forces.<ref name=angmos/>
* {{flag|Romania}}<ref name=":1"/>
* {{flag|Rhodesia}}<ref name="Delta">{{cite book |last=Anthony Trethowan |title=Delta Scout: Ground Coverage operator|year=2008|edition=2008|page=185 |publisher=30deg South Publishers |isbn=978-1-920143-21-3}}</ref>
* {{flag|Soviet Union}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/grenade-launchers/russia-grenade-launchers/rpg-2-eng/|title=RPG-2|date=28 October 2010}}</ref>
* {{flag|Ukraine}} - Several units in storage as of 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1092-2008-%D1%80|title=Про затвердження переліку військового майна Збройних Сил, яке може бути відчужено}}</ref>
* {{flag|United States}}:Used by [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group|MACVSOG]] recon teams <ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=National Rifle |title=An Official Journal Of The NRA {{!}} Behind Enemy Lines: Guns of Vietnam's SOG Warriors |url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/behind-enemy-lines-guns-of-vietnam-s-sog-warriors/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=An Official Journal Of The NRA |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|Yugoslavia}}: Adopted and produced as the M57<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/><ref name="Issue"/>
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Grant|first=Neil|year=2015|title=Rhodesian Light Infantryman: 1961-1980|page=8|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=9781472809629|series=Warrior 177}}</ref>

===Non-state actors===
* {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} [[Abu Sayyaf]] (Used RPG-2/B40s)<ref name="Philippines">{{cite book|last=Schroeder|first=Matt|date=2013|chapter=Captured and Counted: Illicit Weapons in Mexico and the Philippines|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2013/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2013-Chapter-12-EN.pdf|title=Small Arms Survey 2013: Everyday Dangers|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2013.html|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|page=308|isbn=978-1-107-04196-7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824225557/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2013.html|archive-date=August 24, 2013}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flagge FDLR.svg}} [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]]<ref name='FDLR'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701142546/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Highlights-EN.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2015|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2015/eng/Small-Arms-Survey-2015-Chapter-07-EN.pdf|chapter=Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLR–FOCA|title=Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2015|author=Small Arms Survey|author-link=Small Arms Survey|ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2015}}|page=201}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front former flag.svg}} [[Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front]]{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=19}}
* {{flagicon image|ARMM flag.png}} [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]] (RPG-2 clones)<ref name="ICW">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123130217/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/SAS-improvised-craft-weapons-report.pdf smallarmssurvey.org]</ref><ref name="Filipino">{{cite thesis|title=The Filipino Way of War: Irregular Warfare through the Centuries |last1=Reyeg|first1=Fernando M.|last2=Marsh|first2=Ned B.|date=December 2011|type=Master Thesis|publisher=[[Naval Postgraduate School]]|hdl=10945/10681|pages=114}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|MNLF flag.svg}} [[Moro National Liberation Front]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/resources/Philippines%20Book%20WEB.pdf|title=Primed and Purposeful: Part 2- Moro National Liberation Front and its Bangsamoro Armed Forces- P. 327 (360 in PDF)}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Mozambique (1974–1975).svg}} [[Mozambique Liberation Front]]<ref name=angmos>{{cite book|last=Abbott |first=Peter |title=Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–1974 |url=https://archive.org/details/modernafricanwar00abbo_283 |url-access=limited |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] |location=[[Oxford]] |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-85045-843-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/modernafricanwar00abbo_283/page/n15 15]}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Infoboxnpa.png}} [[New People's Army|NPA]]
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Taliban.svg}} [[Taliban]]{{sfn|Rottman|2010|p=20}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ta'ang National Liberation Army.svg|size=25px}} [[Ta'ang National Liberation Army]]
* {{flagicon image|FNL Flag.svg}} [[Viet Cong]]<ref name="AWUMRPG2"/>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the NDAA.png|size=25px}} [[National Democratic Alliance Army]]
* {{flagicon image|Kachin Independence Army flag.svg}} [[Kachin Independence Army]]
* {{flagicon image|United Wa State Army flag.png}} [[United Wa State Army]]

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==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.russianwarrior.com/STMMain.htm?1947weapon_RPG2.htm&1 Russian Weapons]

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