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Object Name |
Launcher, Rocket |
Common Name |
RPG-7 Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher |
Catalog Number |
IL1993.31.03 |
Date |
1987 |
Material(s) |
steel; fiberglass |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-36 D-4.5 inches |
Description |
This is a RPG-7 Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher. This example has a tattered dirty sling included. It has a black tube with burnt red fluted fiberglass cover. There is a carrying handle on top and a folding shoulder rest at bottom. The trigger housing has a red bakelite handle and comes with a bipod. |
Notes |
This weapon was returned by the 623rd Field Artillery Battalion. The 623rd (Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Campellsville, Monticello, Springfield) participated in Desert Storm. On 9 December 1990, the units left for training at Fort Campbell. The battalion departed for Saudi Arabia on 9 February 1991, arriving in Dhahran. The battalion was assigned to the 196th Field Artillery Group, with a General Support mission. As the ground war progressed the battalion advanced through the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, attempting to catch up with the Iraqi Republican Guard, but the ground war was over before they could engage them. There were no casualties or injuries within the battalion. A520; SN 1405006 |
Collection |
Center of Military History, U.S. Army Collection |
Event |
Gulf War |
Search Terms |
Operation Desert Storm 623rd Field Artillery |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |