RPG-43 [SEP] country of origin
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
the shoulder-fired M20A1 3.5 inch Super Bazooka, M79 "Blooper", XM-148 and M203 single-shot grenade launchers, and the expendable anti-tank, one-shot M72 LAW 66mm.
Captured infantry weapons of Soviet and Chinese origin, such as PPSh-41 submachine guns, SKS semi-automatic rifles, AK-47 assault rifles, RPD light machine guns, SG-43/SGM Goryunov medium machine guns, DShK heavy machine guns and RPG-2 and RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers were also employed by elite commando units and the