B-40, B-50

Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Origin Soviet Union
In service 1949�present
Wars used: Korean War, First Indochina War, Vietnam War,
Cambodian Civil War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Sino-Vietnamese War,
2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off
Manufacturer State Factories Soviet Union,
Variants M57(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
B-40 and B-50 (Vietnam), (Cambodia), PG-7 (Egypt)
Type 56 RPG (China)
Crew 2 including:
Grenadier (carries the launcher with three grenades in special backpack)
Shell PG-2 HEAT round (with RCL-type launch)
Caliber 40 mm barrel
82mm warhead
Rate of fire 3 - 4 rounds per minute
Effective range 100 - 150 m
Maximum range 199.95 m