WorldTekhno.com – Reports are circulating of weapons used by Hamas to attack Israel that are believed to have come from North Korea. A militant was seen using a recoilless shoulder-fired RPG-7 type weapon equipped with F-7 series high explosive fragmentation ammunition (HE-FRAG), which is produced in North Korea.
Apart from that, other Hamas were also seen using North Korean Type 58 self-loading rifles. The weapon is a derivative of the famous AK series.
War Noir, a military and arms blogger, in a post on the social networking site X, also identified it and said that a rocket launcher held by one of the Hamas fighters came from North Korea. The rocket launcher was an RPG-7.
The RPG-7 is a recoilless, shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade-type weapon. This weapon was designed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s and has become one of the most popular anti-tank weapons in the world.
The RPG-7 consists of a launch tube, a firing mechanism and a rocket. The launch tube is made of steel and is 950 mm long. The firing mechanism consists of a trigger, a trigger and a fuse. The rockets are made of steel and filled with explosives.
The way the RPG-7 works is by using rocket propellant to push the rocket out of the launch tube. The rocket propellant is fired from a projectile behind the rocket. The rocket then flies towards its target at high speed.
RPG-7 has a fairly large destructive power. The RPG-7 rocket can penetrate steel armour up to 600 mm thick. This weapon can also be used to destroy armoured vehicles, buildings and bunkers.
RPG-7 has several advantages, including:
- easy to use and maintain
Inexpensive - Effective against armoured vehicles.
RPG-7 also has several disadvantages, including:
- Accuracy is low
- Range is limited.
- It has high recoil
The RPG-7 has been used in numerous conflicts around the world. This weapon has been used by military forces, militias and terrorist groups.
The following are the technical specifications of the RPG-7:
- Length: 950 millimetres
- Weight: 6.9 kilograms
- Tube diameter: 40 mm
- Rocket velocity: 100 m/s
- Effective firing range: 200-300 m
- Crushing force: 600 mm
The RPG-7 is an effective and popular anti-tank weapon. This weapon has been used in several conflicts around the world and has proven to be a very deadly weapon.***
