Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Praxis: RPG Identification Guide

Dan Shea, grand poohbah in the NFATCA, Editor-in-Chief of Small Arms Review, and long-time fan of CPT R.A. Bear, has given us an excellent identification guide to the Ruchnoi Protivotankovye Granatamyot series of weapons in the latest issue of SAR.

2 comments:

Mickey Collins said...

Possible praxis idea for you:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/topic_view.php?catid=18&threadid=1031764

Johnny said...

The Rocket Propelled Grenade

"Author: Gordon L Rottman
Illustrators: Tony Bryan Ramiro Bujeiro
About this book
The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world today. RPGs have been used not only against their intended targets, but against personnel, fortifications, buildings, soft-skin vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. Lightweight, relatively compact, easy to operate and maintain, they meet most of the requirements of any armed group. Like any weapon system, RPGs and their ammunition have their limitations. While these limitations are much touted by proponents of more advanced weapons, they lose sight of many armed groups’ requirement for lightweight, compact, inexpensive, easy to operate and maintain weapons. Most sophisticated weapons tend to be just the opposite – heavy, cumbersome, excessively expensive, and requiring extensive training and an advanced support infrastructure. They are also more difficult to obtain due to export controls and restrictions. To be effective, an army actually needs a mix of both sophisticated and uncomplicated weapons. Gordon Rottman provides a detailed analysis of perhaps one of the most important weapons to be developed in the 20th century.
Contents

* Introduction
* Development
* Use
* Impact
* Conclusion

Paperback; September 2010; 80 pages; ISBN: 9781849081535"

Readable little book with much useful information, written by a Vietnam Vet.