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How long is an RPG-7 rocket launcher?

An RPG-7 rocket launcher is about 95 cm (3 ft 1 in) long.

What is measured: shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon, overall length

RPG-7 Rocket Launcher (95 cm) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), RPG-7 Rocket Launcher (95 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 56% of the height of an adult person
  • About 6 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 48% of the height of a doorway
  • About 2.5× the height of a bowling pin
  • As long as about 11 credit cards end to end

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Facts about RPG-7 Rocket Launcher

First fielded by the Soviet Union in 1961, the RPG-7 remains one of the most widely used anti-tank weapons in the world.

Source: Jane's Infantry Weapons

Military

NameSizeCompared with RPG-7 Rocket Launcher
MP40 Submachine Gun83.3 cm (2 ft 9 in)0.88×
AK-47 Rifle87 cm (2 ft 10 in)0.92×
Sturmgewehr 4494 cm (3 ft 1 in)0.99×
RPG-7 Rocket Launcher95 cm (3 ft 1 in)this page
Winchester Model 1873 Rifle99 cm (3 ft 3 in)1×
Katana Sword1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.1×
M16A2 Rifle1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.1×
Panzerfaust1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)1.1×
Maxim Machine Gun1.07 m (3 ft 6 in)1.1×
Javelin Anti-Tank Missile1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1.2×

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