How the RPG-7 Actually Works

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
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    This 3D video explainer is about the history, mechanics, operation, and functionality of the Soviet Union's most feared weapon system, the RPG-7.
    Music by Music Bed
    Select Images & Videos: Reuters & Getty Images
    00:00 Introduction
    01:16 History, RPG-1 & RPG-2
    02:16 RPG-7 Overview
    03:18 RPG-7 Specs & PGO-7 Scope
    04:50 RPG-7 Operation
    06:19 PG-7V Warhead
    07:15 VP-7M Impact Fuze
    07:53 Legacy
    08:52 Conclusion
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    REFERENCES
    • Lester W. Grau, For All Seasons: The Old But Effective RPG-7 Promises to Haunt the Battlefields of Tomorrow, Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KS Retrieved 23 September 2005 from the World Wide Web at www.g2mil.com/RPG.htm
    • CPT Scott C. Janzen, “The Story of the Rocket Propelled Grenade”, Red Thrust Star, April 1997, 21-25.
    TRADOC Bulletin 3. Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher, November 1976 apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA393...
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  • @echozero_
    @echozero_  28 днів тому +98

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    • @davisdelp8131
      @davisdelp8131 28 днів тому +1

      Do you know what was funny as I was watching the original video as it was taken down halfway through hilarious😂

    • @shashanksangaru4827
      @shashanksangaru4827 28 днів тому

      Lol thank you, I was most of the way through when it got deleted 😂

    • @The_Defiant_One
      @The_Defiant_One 28 днів тому +2

      Was it "Affaghanistan"?

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      @mooodeuce 28 днів тому +1

      This video about to blow up all over again! 🔥

    • @Chrono0dr-qn7vu
      @Chrono0dr-qn7vu 28 днів тому

      I saw it and it was private and I was so sad I thought it got taken down

  • @_glowa_
    @_glowa_ 28 днів тому +176

    Still in disbelief with what you can do with Blender. Nice opening sequence too. Goosebumps!

  • @psych0naut24
    @psych0naut24 28 днів тому +104

    Okay the production quality is insane. Cant wait for this channel to blow up

    • @michaelmayhem350
      @michaelmayhem350 18 днів тому +5

      You mean like an RPG does? 😂

    • @unknown-qx8yq
      @unknown-qx8yq 9 днів тому +1

      ​@@michaelmayhem350only when used by an american lol

    • @michaelmayhem350
      @michaelmayhem350 9 днів тому +2

      @@unknown-qx8yq not sure what you mean. American aim sucks. Didn't you hear the dude fired 8 shots & only hit an ear. Pretty sure a storm trooper could have done better.

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    @gvidobarscausks9272 17 днів тому +9

    This production is insane.

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    @oetertoeter 28 днів тому +64

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    I also love that you give context why and how it was made

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    @user-zi5mk3ks9f 15 днів тому +10

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  • @jonas1382
    @jonas1382 28 днів тому +34

    8:25 "The mountains of afaghanistan", but otherwise a very solid and well-produced video.

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      @andym.s.5231 19 днів тому +3

      I was about to point that out, what a goof on an otherwise flawless video lmao

    • @hhhhhhhhh1071
      @hhhhhhhhh1071 8 днів тому +1

      Also “rocket-propelled grenade” is wrong

    • @xentherida
      @xentherida 2 дні тому

      Another thing - the jet of copper formed in the HEAT round isn’t molten, it’s plasticised.

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    @Kerbalizer 28 днів тому +12

    Production quality is top. This video is so, so good. Sound too, great. Can't wait for the next one 😅

  • @WilhelmGutentag
    @WilhelmGutentag 28 днів тому +53

    HK416 or Sako M10 next ❤. So incredible what you are creating. Any Patreon plans?

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  28 днів тому +11

      Maybe one day. I want to get my feet beneath me for now

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      @pyeitme508 28 днів тому

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  • @AlekFilming
    @AlekFilming 28 днів тому +6

    3D modes and animations are superb! Perfect mix of history behind the weapon and its technical details. The use of a caliper to show the diameter was very clever!

  • @CybranM
    @CybranM 27 днів тому +2

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  • @Trve_Kvlt
    @Trve_Kvlt 23 дні тому +5

    7:01 Just a small semantic correction. The copper is not molten but a high velocity jet of copper, in excess of 8,000 m/s. This is called the Munroe Effect, at no point does the copper liner become molten.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  23 дні тому +1

      @@Trve_Kvlt yeah you are correct. Molten is not technically correct. Although it is heated and behaves like a fluid, it is not molten. Thanks for the comment!

    • @Trve_Kvlt
      @Trve_Kvlt 23 дні тому

      @@echozero_ Of course. Keep up the great content.

    • @MJS-lk2ej
      @MJS-lk2ej 18 днів тому

      this comment should be pinned, I had to scroll way to far to find it.

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    @Bentleytalksaboutstuff 27 днів тому

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    @user-qg1mw5tz1q 28 днів тому +2

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  • @737Garrus
    @737Garrus 4 дні тому

    Fun safety thing about the RPG-7: The Hammer's neutral position is such that it's hovered a fraction of an inch off the back of the Firing Pin. It is only when the Trigger is pulled that this safety barrier falls. It rises again when the user lets go of the Trigger.

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    @TARKDWELL 16 днів тому

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    @-1Laugh 28 днів тому +4

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    @MainInternetUser 18 днів тому +1

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    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  18 днів тому

      I appreciate the kind words

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    @vasticp3440 27 днів тому +3

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    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  День тому

      Thanks for watching. Have any ideas for future episodes?

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    @aviation_groundxero 28 днів тому +2

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    @Wisenheimer007 27 днів тому +1

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    @thomasburke7995 3 дні тому

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    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  2 дні тому

      awesome, welcome aboard!

  • @phill2065
    @phill2065 18 днів тому +1

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    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  17 днів тому

      Glad you liked it

    • @user-uy1rg8td1v
      @user-uy1rg8td1v 13 днів тому

      @@echozero_ Great UA-cam channel and videos, but I found the background music to be too loud though. I would highly suggest to not have any background music. I strongly believe background music is annoying, distracting and unnecessary (especially for educational videos with lots of talking). I also believe people want to hear you speak and not hear generic background music that doesn't add anything productive and that people have to to mentally filter out. I'm also a little neurodivergent and am vulnerable to audio over-stimulation. Plus it will be one less thing thing to do when making videos. Thank you for you consideration.

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    @johnsterling6659 3 дні тому

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    @ArmadaHub 13 днів тому

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    @joaorodo 14 днів тому

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    @ural859 9 днів тому

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    @joeshmoe4207 12 днів тому +1

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    @licakyttie 18 днів тому +1

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    @alduwailah81 4 дні тому

    This is one of the best RPG video I ever seen , please keep the hard work

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  День тому

      Thanks for watching. Have any ideas for future episodes?

  • @eliprenten7066
    @eliprenten7066 28 днів тому +1

    First minute gave me the chills 👌

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    @thechlebek901 21 день тому +1

    Great video gun mustard, keep making them

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  20 днів тому +1

      That is an enormous compliment.

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    @DonHrvato 28 днів тому +2

    Ooh man great 3D models ❤

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  28 днів тому +1

      Glad you like them!

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    @2hyunkim 15 днів тому

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    @zoltaone 28 днів тому +3

    great video, keep it up

  • @AwHeckWarVR
    @AwHeckWarVR 16 днів тому

    Cool video and incredible visuals! Great reference for us game dev nerds who will never get to use a real one. That inverting cone component is so fascinating!

  • @sickre
    @sickre 5 днів тому

    Great quality video

  • @redtrainer9812
    @redtrainer9812 16 днів тому

    Best video i saw about rpg 7

  • @dachaelka
    @dachaelka 16 днів тому

    you are doing everything very cool! waiting for new vidios

  • @YugoslavPaddy
    @YugoslavPaddy 27 днів тому +2

    Great video, i do however regret to inform you that RPG doesn't stand for "rocked propelled grenade"

    • @MJS-lk2ej
      @MJS-lk2ej 18 днів тому +1

      this is true, that is a moniker given to it by NATO troops, but the translation of its Russian name is very similar so it stuck.

  • @brianfoley3925
    @brianfoley3925 2 дні тому

    The best explanation of the RPG I've seen...

  • @thedarkknight4243
    @thedarkknight4243 День тому

    Great video, great information 👍

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  День тому

      Thanks for watching. Have any ideas for future episodes?

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    @user-ru6hn1dw4k 3 дні тому

    Просто потрясающий материал. А визуальный ряд, такому даже телевизионные передачи позавидуют. И это все у ютуб канала с 7к подписчиков. Так держать!

  • @bubs1195
    @bubs1195 18 днів тому +1

    Great video bro, gonna blow up in no time

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  18 днів тому

      I appreciate the kind words

  • @SoloRunner01
    @SoloRunner01 28 днів тому +2

    Good job

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    @justmiko9461 24 дні тому

    God DAMN, this is one hell of a video, Bravo!

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    @danilolattaro 17 днів тому

    These animations are INSAAANE!

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    @Gabitteux 9 днів тому

    This channel will blow the fuck up. Keep doing that quality content and you are going big places.

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    @meangreanbean 18 днів тому +1

    Amazing. Came from Real Science recommended post. new subscriber here now.

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    @a777aa64rus 13 днів тому

    Gorgeous visualisation, pal. You did it alone?

  • @jamespaul579
    @jamespaul579 5 днів тому

    Thank u ❤🎉

  • @goldensolkitchen
    @goldensolkitchen 28 днів тому +3

    Hell yeah

  • @RaiO_o
    @RaiO_o 21 день тому

    We here before this blows up!!!

  • @Rockefeller.69
    @Rockefeller.69 27 днів тому

    The coors can was a nice touch lol

  • @mikey_vvva
    @mikey_vvva 28 днів тому +2

    High quality and nice commentary! Maybe G36C next? ❤

  • @mohammaddh8655
    @mohammaddh8655 3 дні тому

    the animation is awesome , im a sub now

  • @zadz-lz3iz
    @zadz-lz3iz 14 днів тому

    How does this channel only have 6k subs

  • @richardfritz769
    @richardfritz769 3 дні тому

    GRead detailed animations!, would had loved to see an animations of the inside auf the Frag and thermobarric versions

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  3 дні тому +1

      Maybe if I revisit this in the future, thanks for the comment!

  • @Fazil-Time
    @Fazil-Time 25 днів тому +1

    Which software do you use for your 3d work flow? BTW Nice Video, Keep growing and keep shining.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  25 днів тому

      Blender for 3D work, After Effects for 2D work, and Embergen for smoke sims.

  • @indefinitingdefinition
    @indefinitingdefinition 4 дні тому

    The quality is incredible.
    I was stunned by the opening. What is the song name by the way?

  • @MagicPop412
    @MagicPop412 20 днів тому +1

    Really great video quality and animations hope to see more videos.
    But I do think its odd to include the M10 GMC @1:27 in the center picture when talking about Soviet Infantry against German Tanks.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  20 днів тому +2

      There were so few images or videos available for license from pre-rpg Soviet anti tank tech. That shot was moreso intended so show that prior to rocket style weapons, most anti tank tech was either gun based or thrown.
      Thanks for the comment and support!

  • @UpcycleShoesKai
    @UpcycleShoesKai 27 днів тому

    Nice. Subbed

  • @StijnOrlans
    @StijnOrlans 26 днів тому

    Another fantastic video Mike! Can't wait for the next one ;)

  • @frankieM_
    @frankieM_ 23 дні тому +1

    The video is great, however the copper liner isnt actually molten when warhead explodes, its just turned into a high velocity jet of copper by using the Munroe effect so that it burrows into the armor kinetically and has no incendiary, explosive, or molten effects.

  • @krishnamaggarwal9167
    @krishnamaggarwal9167 18 днів тому +1

    Soviets were great weapon designers.

  • @DellaAI
    @DellaAI 27 днів тому

    Holy shit, I love this

  • @KindaGross
    @KindaGross 27 днів тому

    very well done (RE video production)

  • @InHooman
    @InHooman 15 днів тому

    Slight correction - OG-7V anti personnel frag rounds do not use the sustainment motor, and therefore just barely sticks out of the barrel.

  • @haoyi5279
    @haoyi5279 27 днів тому

    Hi brother, this is really a great video. I hope you can have more and better videos!

  • @johnvarik1683
    @johnvarik1683 19 днів тому

    BIG PROPS my guy. Animation, cutting, informations and editing on a professional level. Keep up the great work!

  • @igorluchkevich4072
    @igorluchkevich4072 4 дні тому

    Good job. 👍
    IMHO there is one mistake!
    Small turbine on tail of the primary engine turns rocket about its the longest axis and stabilize it by rotating. It occurs when rocket moves in the barrel and has low velocity.

  • @RUECI
    @RUECI 25 днів тому +1

    What do you use to edit/make your videos? I'm hoping to learn and edit like you? Also great video.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  24 дні тому

      I do animations in Blender and edit in Premiere Pro, but I'm moving over to Resolve.

  • @PearlFox-ss6lc
    @PearlFox-ss6lc 17 днів тому

    Great cideo

  • @finnm.2582
    @finnm.2582 15 днів тому

    Great Video. However, some detailed Information on how the charges work would have been great, especially on the thermobaric one.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  15 днів тому

      I know, maybe a followup in the future. So many cool things I had to cut

  • @tristantfly
    @tristantfly 23 дні тому

    Amazing video! Subbed instantly. Though kinda disappointed that you didn't go through the various warhead types, as despite the PG-7V being one of the more iconic warheads, it is often mis portrayed as an anti-personnel weapon in media despite the more suitable TBG-7V thermobaric and OG-7V anti-personnel fragmentation warheads. Not to mention the more effective anti-armour PG-7VR tandem warheads and their bootlegs used to great effect against ERA-equipped modern tanks, used extensively in today's modern conflicts such as Ukraine, Israel-Palestine and all over the Middle East dating back to the GWOT.
    Also, while the original PG-7V HEAT warhead can penetrate over 260mm RHA armour (though most modern tanks use HEAT-resistant composite armour), there have been a handful of modernizations and the most up-to-date HEAT warhead, the PG-7V**L** can penetrate over 500mm RHA.

  • @nikhilpatel7587
    @nikhilpatel7587 18 днів тому +1

    Quality work, definitely needs more refinement on the audio side. Some filters and targetted denoising could a long way with sharp sounds.

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  18 днів тому

      With the VO specifically? Thanks for the feedback!

    • @nikhilpatel7587
      @nikhilpatel7587 18 днів тому

      Yes @echozero_ The VO has sharpness to "S" and "K" sounds whether suffix or prefix. Some EQ, denoising, and simple filters can mitigate much of it. Great work again!

    • @echozero_
      @echozero_  18 днів тому

      Thank you, I'll have a look at that in the future