
Specifications
Year: 1940
Manufacturer(s): State Factories - Soviet Union
Roles: Anti-Tank/Anti-Material/Breaching; Area Effect; Specialized Role;
Manufacturer(s): State Factories - Soviet Union
Roles: Anti-Tank/Anti-Material/Breaching; Area Effect; Specialized Role;
Action: Contact Explosive; Thrown
Caliber(s): Not Applicable
Sights: Not Applicable
Overall Length: 200 mm (7.87 in)
Weight (Unloaded): 2.69 lb (1.22 kg)
Caliber(s): Not Applicable
Sights: Not Applicable
Overall Length: 200 mm (7.87 in)
Weight (Unloaded): 2.69 lb (1.22 kg)
Operators: Albania; Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Soviet Union
Design of the RPG-40 was decidedly Soviet in nature - highly simplistic and easy to produce. It consisted of nothing more than a canister warhead mounted onto a cylindrical carrying handle. Weight was roughly 2.68lbs and length from top to bottom was 7.86 inches. The canister portion of the grenade housed 1.35lbs of TNT (TriNiTrotoluene). The explosive nature of the RPG-40 was actuated by contact, which meant that the Soviet soldier need only throw the RPG-40 onto or against his intended target. However, this also meant that the soldier was required to expose himself to the battlefield environment and, with the RPG-40 weighing more than a conventional lobbed hand grenade, this also meant that the soldier would have to be in relatively close proximity to the enemy vehicle. The 760 grams of TNT in the warhead could penetrate up to 20mm of armor protection.
The RPG-40 was used beyond the Red Army by army forces of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, post-war East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
Variants / Models
• RPG-40 - Base Series Designation