The new generation of RPG-7 grenade launcher ammunition will not allow the M1 Abrams to leave the battlefield. RIA Novosti tells about the creation of a "killer" of American tanks in Russia [...] .
The agency notes that the new ammunition for the RPG-7 has become more effective by 30 percent, as it " will burn through armor up to 600 millimeters thick." "Note that, for example, the latest modifications of the US M1 Abrams main battle tank have almost a meter of frontal combined armor, on the side — 650 millimeters," the publication says.
The agency recalls that earlier" in numerous military conflicts in the Middle East " M1 Abrams came under fire from grenade launchers.
"But, as a rule, due to insufficient ammunition capacity, it was not possible to completely disable the car, and the American tankers, although on damaged equipment, still left the battlefield. Now it will be much more difficult, " the article says.
Thus, RIA Novosti commented on the message of Rostec about the beginning of mass production of the latest shots for RPG-7V2 grenade launchers, using " unconventional principles of defeating and withdrawing enemy manpower from the battle."
Ivan Potapov