M67 recoilless rifle vs RPG-7: Specs Compared

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ARockets & launchers

M67 recoilless rifle

Recoilless rifle

BRockets & launchers

RPG-7

Hand-held rocket launcher

Credit

Michal Maňas · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M67 recoilless rifleLength

1.346 m

Length source ↗

RPG-7Length

0.95 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+42%
Range+128%
Calibre+125%

RPG-7larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 102 rows sourced on both sides

1.35m

950mm

Length+42%

All recorded figures & sources

1.346 m

Length

Single source

53 in (1,346 mm)^[source]

0.95 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

M67 recoilless rifle and RPG-7 configuration
Specification	M67 recoilless rifle	RPG-7
Type	Recoilless rifle^[source]	Hand-held rocket launcher^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1960s–present^[source]	1961–present^[source]
Wars	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict^[source]

Cartridge weight	9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round^[source]	—

Action	13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete^[source]	—

Sights	3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines^[source]	PGO-7 (2.7×), UP-7V telescopic sight and 1PN51 / 1PN58 night vision sights Red dot reflex sight^[source]

Manufacturer	Watervliet Arsenal^[source]	Bazalt and Degtyarev plant (Russia)^[source]

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Designer	—	Bazalt^[source]

Designed	—	1958^[source]

Unit cost	—	c. US$350^[source]

Produced	—	1958–present^[source]

No. built	—	9,000,000+^[source]

Variants	—	RPG-7V2 (current model) RPG-7D3 (paratrooper) Type 69 RPG (China) PSRL-1 (Airtronic USA)^[source]

Cartridge	—	85 mm (3.3 in)^[source]

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