How did the RPG-7 come to be known as 'rocket propelled grenade' when the letters stand for Russian words of different meaning? - Quora
![RPG - "Rocket Propelled grenade. Insurgents like to fire these at coalition forces." by AcronymsAndSlang.com RPG - "Rocket Propelled grenade. Insurgents like to fire these at coalition forces." by AcronymsAndSlang.com](http://acronymsandslang.com/acronym_image/2574/e16582c106f50da618c19673553fc214.jpg)
RPG - "Rocket Propelled grenade. Insurgents like to fire these at coalition forces." by AcronymsAndSlang.com
Rubicon Models - Việt Cộng with RPG-7 recoilless rocket launcher. "RPG" does not actually stand for "Rocket-Propelled Grenade", instead it stands for "Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot" in Russian, translated to "Handheld Antitank Grenade
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