RPG-40 [SEP] service entry
RPG-40
The RPG-40 was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940.
Description.
Upon contact, 760 grams of explosives contained within it were detonated and produced a blast effect. This enabled about 20 mm of armour to be penetrated and caused secondary damage, such as spalling, on contact with thicker armour. This made the grenade very effective against earlier German tanks, but ineffective against later models, such as the Panzer IV and the Panzer V, leading to the RPG-43 replacing
RPG-43
The RPG-43 (for "ruchnaya protivotankovaya granata obraztca 1943 goda" meaning "hand-held anti-tank grenade") was a high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) hand grenade used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War. It entered service in 1943, replacing the earlier models RPG-40 and RPG-41. The RPG-43 used a shaped charge HEAT warhead, whereas the RPG-40 used the simpler HE (high explosive) warhead. The RPG-43 had a penetration of around 75 mm of rolled homogeneous armour at a