Airtronic USA RPG-7 "Amerikansky RPG-7"

[alexandreVBCI]

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/004842.html

My good friend and professional contact, prolific infantry small arms/machine gun designer Jim Sullivan (a.k.a. L James Sullivan), has complained to me quite a bit about U.S. military infantry warfighters not having an American version of the Russian RPG-7 / RPG-7V shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade weapon system (recoilless rifle) at their disposal to match our current and potential future enemies’ RPG-7s / RPG-7Vs. The advantages of the RPG-7 anti-tank weapon system are several.

First, the size of the RPG-7’s warhead/projectile is not limited to the size of the launcher tube, so you can use variable-size warheads that carry more payload and greater penetrative capability than an M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon a.k.a. Light Anti-Armor Weapon) 66mm HEAT warhead. Second, the RPG-7’s reloadable/reusable aspect allows the user to carry a quiver of different types of RPG rounds (i.e. standard HEAT warhead, dual-HEAT warhead, and thermobaric rocket-propelled grenades) on his back and quickly choose the best one for the job, load it, fire it at the target, and then reach back and grab the next one in the quiver (or have his buddy grab it for him), load it, and fire it again, which may offer some tactical advantages over carrying multiple disposable rocket launchers on his back. And third, both the the RPG-7 and enhanced-armor-penetration-capable RPG-29 Vampir (Vampire) recoilless rifles‘ respective launcher tubes, ammunition (grenade rounds), and training requirements are significantly less expensive than the U.S. military’s closest equivalents, the M3 Carl-Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle / Multi-Role Man-Portable Anti-Tank Weapon a.k.a. M3 Carl-Gustav Recoilless Anti-Tank Rifle made by Saab AB a.k.a. Saab Bofors Dynamics and the Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) MK153 Mod 0, which is an 83mm multi-purpose recoilless rifle.

The M3 Carl-Gustaf is, no doubt, an excellent weapon system, but it is cost-prohibitive (i.e. too expensive) for many armies to procure it in large numbers. The M3 Carl-Gustaf’s relatively high cost (launcher, ammo, and training) has even contributed to its relatively limited numbers in the U.S. military inventory. The U.S. version is designated as the M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-Armor Anti-personnel Weapon System), and is primarily in use with U.S. military Special Operations Forces (SOF) under USSOCOM a.k.a. SOCOM.

Enter the good folks at Airtronic USA, Inc. who have recently developed an American-version a.k.a. Amerikansky RPG-7 / RPG-7V with a couple of M4/M4A1-Carbine-type features that U.S. military infantry warfighters should enjoy (see features below), and it’s about time somebody did. Quite frankly, an American-made RPG-7 / RPG-7V system is long, long overdue.

Airtronic USA RPG-7 Features:

- Mil-Std-1913 Quad Rail System for mounting combat opics (optical sights), flip-up BUIS (Back Up Iron Sights), aiming lasers/illuminators, tactical white lights, and vertical foregips

- Flip-Up BUIS

- AR-15 Carbine-type Vertical Foregrip

- AR-15/M16 Pistol Grip

- M4/M4A1 Carbine Collapsible/Telescoping Buttstock.

Read more at DefenseReview.com...

Voilà ce qu'il nous faut !

[Krogort]

Ouais mais made in USA et avec un EOTech a 600$, ben le RPG7 il doit couter autant qu'un SMAW, Carl Gustav, AT4 &co

[debonneguerre]

Quid du panzerfaust 3 allemand?

Alors aprés si le coeur du problème est un problème de cout....cet article n'a pas de sens, parce les gustaf produit en chine couteront forcément moins cher que ceux fabriqués aux usa, sauf que c'est juste pas possible de faire faire le matos de guerre us par les chinois. Ou alors créer des économies d'échelle en en dotant toutes (ou plien) les armées de l'OTAN par exemple.

[Akhilleus]

mais pourquoi rajouter toute cette tringlerie ??

une meilleure optique et un meilleur attenuateur de recul et ce sera une bestiole parfaite y'a pas besoin de poignée crosse et cochonnerie supplémentaire

[Chris.]

bof, le panzerfaust 3...

c'est lourd (13 kilos SANS le système de lancement et de visée, pour la version la plus légère) et seul le dispositif de lancement et de visée est réutilisable (2.3 kg environ)...

Bref, pour pouvoir tirer 2 coups, il faut se trimballer quasiment 30 kilos...

De quoi se trimballer 7 à 8 LAW, pour comparer. Bon, ok, c'est moins puissant, mais en combat urbain sans blindés, à mon avis c'est presque plus intelligent...

[Cadia]

Quid du panzerfaust 3 allemand?

Le problème est que tu ne peux porter qu'un tube Panzerfaust par personne. Contrairement au RPG où ils transportent un tube et plusieurs roquettes de rechange.

Je serais de l'avis de faire un binôme composé d'un P3 et d'un RPG plutôt que des 2 P3 actuel. On pourrait faire face à différentes situations et garder la puissante charge du P3 pour les blindés lourds (s'ils roulent pas trop vite  :lol:).

Sinon seul le dispositif de visée est réutilisable, le corps de lancement est jeté après le tir.