RPG-1
| RPG-1 | |
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An RPG-1 launcher with round | |
| Type | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | Never |
| Production history | |
| Designer | G.P. Lominskiy, Main Artillery Directorate, Small Arms and Mortar Research Range |
| Designed | 1944–1948 |
| Specifications | |
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| Cartridge | Rocket |
| Rate of fire | 4–6 per minute |
| Effective firing range | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Sights | Leaf type |
The RPG-1 (Russian: РПГ-1, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт-1, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot-1; English: Hand-held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher-1) was a Soviet lightweight anti-tank warfare rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) equipped with a shaped charge warhead. The design was inspired by similar weapons being introduced by the US and Germany in the late-World War II period. Work on the design began in 1944 and continued until 1948, but it was not put into production, as the RPG-2 was selected for this role instead. The RPG-1 introduced the basic physical and mechanical layout that was also used on the RPG-2 and the far more famous and ubiquitous RPG-7.