RPG Short Questions Flashcards
The anti-tank grenade launcher RPG-7 consists of following four major parts:
Barrel assembly
Firing pin mechanism
Firing and trigger mechanism
Sighting mechanism
Firing and trigger mechanism consists of:
Right hand grip
Trigger
Firing pin mechanism
The launcher is field stripped to:
Study the design of launcher mechanism
Cleaning
Lubrication
Examination of the launcher before firing
While examining the launcher check:
Condition of launcher Condition of barrel bore Functioning of firing and trigger mechanism Functioning of firing pin mechanism Condition of telescopic sight
Detailed inspection of the launcher steps:
Inspection of outer surface barrel
Inspection of open sight
Inspection of barrel bore
Inspection of firing pin mechanism
Examining the firing and trigger mechanism and checking its functioning
Inspection of telescopic sight
Inspection of spare parts, tools and accessories
Checking the correctness of launcher. Storage
Checking documents and maintaining the logs
Hit probability at various ranges has been established as under:
300m- 100%
400m- 80%
500m- 30%
Following are the major parts of the sight:
Body Objective Eye piece Rubber cap Eye shield Temperature correction knob Lateral adjustment screw, elevation adjustment screw Prism Bracket locking handle Forehead rest Illuminating set On/ Off switch Battery container Reticle illuminating set
The optical system. It consists of:
- Glass covers designed to protect the internal mechanism against penetration by moisture and dust
- double-lens objective to bring the image of the target to bear on the prism
- Prism, for the complete rotation of the image
- A reticle holder with the reticle picture
- A four lens eye piece, for seeing the image of the object
There are three types of scale in the reticle pattern:
Network scale
Range finding scale
Speed scale
The outer pocket contains:
A flannel cloth for cleaning the outside
Optical parts
Winter illuminating set
The inner pocket of the canvas pouch contains:
Spare cells Spare electric lamps Two light filters; orange and neutral Combination wrench Screw driver
Firing pin mechanism consists of:
Firing pin
Bearing
Firing pin spring
Firing pin locking nut
The mechanism body forming the base of the firing and trigger mechanism accommodates the:
The cocking piece Safety lock Sear Plunger Plunger spring
The trigger has a :
Upper tooth
Trigger pin hole
Lower tooth
Tail piece
The launcher can develop the following malfunctions:
_Round fails to enter barrel bore _Telescopic sight loose -Sight leaf or foresight bent -Foresight or sight leaf of open sight fails to fix in firing or travelling position -firing pin moves freely in its base -no clearance between cocking piece and nipple with firing pin pressed completely by cocking piece -safety lock loose -wooden hand guards crack