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2008-02-26 Iraq

Rockets fired at Iranian consulate in Basra

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Posted by DepotGuy 2008-02-26 08:59|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 a little anti-Iranian pushback?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-26 09:21|| 2008-02-26 09:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Excuse me, RPG-7 ?
Are there different sizes of RPG ?
Can someone fill me in ?

Posted by wxjames 2008-02-26 10:15|| 2008-02-26 10:15|| Front Page Top

#3 "The attack did not cause casualties or damage because the ~~Rockets~~ missiles landed a distance away from the building,"

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|| 2008-02-26 12:29|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-02-26 12:44|| Front Page Top

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