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Old 02-12-2020, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by madmikechoi View Post
Also in that vidya posted on youtube are a bunch of jokers showing off how they machined the propellent/fin assembly of a RPG-7/PG-7 round and mated to what seems like an 82mm HE mortar round. That might be interesting to fire although I wonder if they can get enough range before the round arms... or not; Soviet/Russian arms tries to be simple as possible even at the expense of safety/comfort

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I can answer that, NO, the RPG-7 is armed all the time. All it has is a cardboard safety covering the striker, now having said that it would most likely not go off from the setback of a mortar launch, as different type of fuse.
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