Weapons · Soviet Union · 1943-1945
RPG-43
anti-tank hand grenade
A hand-thrown shaped-charge grenade issued as tank armour outpaced earlier anti-tank rifles, the RPG-43 relied on a fabric drogue to stabilise it in flight so its charge struck nose-first, letting infantry punch through around 75mm of armour at desperately close range when other anti-tank weapons were unavailable.
| type | shaped-charge hand grenade |
|---|---|
| weight | 1.2 kg |
| penetration | ~75mm |
| fuze | impact, drogue-stabilised |
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