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| Rockets fired at Iranian consulate in Basra |
| 2008-02-26 |
 Basra, Feb 26, (VOI) – Unidentified gunmen fired two "Unidentified gunmen in a vehicle fired two RPG-7 shells at the building of the Iranian consulate in southern in southern Basra," the source, who preferred not be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). "The attack did not cause casualties or damage because the Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. |
| Posted by:DepotGuy |
| #4 RPG-7 is the model number: The RPG-7 is a further development of the previous RPG-2 antitank grenade launcher. RPG-7, in its first version, known as RPG-7V, has been adopted by Soviet army in 1961, and still is widely fielded in Russia and at least 50 more countries. By far, RPG-7 can be considered as one of the most successful antitank grenade launchers ever made. Initially thought as an anti-armor weapon, it latter has been adopted for other fire-support missions by introduction of various types of grenades, such as anti-infantry HE-FRAG, multi-purpose Thermobaric / FAE, and some other types of ammunition. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-02-26 12:44 |
| #3 "The attack did not cause casualties or damage because the How do you miss a building with an RPG? Maybe that's not even what they were shooting at. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-02-26 12:29 |
| #2 Excuse me, RPG-7 ? Are there different sizes of RPG ? Can someone fill me in ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-02-26 10:15 |
| #1 a little anti-Iranian pushback? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-26 09:21 |