RPG (ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE)

Tariki ya 01 Ukwakira 1990 imyaka 3o irashize hatangijwe urugamba rwo kubohoza u Rwanda, urugamba rwatwaye imyaka ine rugahagarikwa habayeho itsinzi ya RPF Inkotanyi, itsinzi itarigeze ibyinwa nka zimwe mu ntsinzi za gisirikare bitewe nuko RPF yarimaze guhagarika jenoside yakorerwaga abatutsi aho miriyoni irenga bishwe bazira ko bari abatutsi. Uyu munsi nk umunsi wo “gukunda igihugu” bizwi mu rurimi rw icyongereza nka “Patriotism Day” reka tuvuge ku ntwaro yamamaye mw isi ndetse ari nayo yakoreshejwe mu gutangiza urugamba rwo kwibohora. Imyaka mirongo itatu irashize umunsi ku munsi ubwo abasore n inkumi barangajwe imbere na Late Maj General Fred Gisa Rwigema bateye position y ingabo za Habyarimana zitwaga FAR niko guhera Kagitumba nabwo mu mayeri n ibanga rihambaye ritigeze ribaho, aha umupaka w u Rwanda bawurasheho bakoresheje imbunda ya Rocket Propelled Grenade aka RPG  mu magambo y impine. Iyi RPG niyo tugarukaho kuri uyu munsi tureba iyariyo, aho yaturutse ndetse n ibindi byinshi.

RPG-7 yitwa Ruchnoy Protivonkoviy Granatomyot mu kirusi ni imbunda irashishwa iri ku rutugu aho ushyiramo ama propelled grenades zikarasa ku bantu cyangwa udutanks twa Gisirikare tudafite ubwirinzi buhambaye . Iyi yaje ikurikiye RPG-2 izi zose zikozwe n igihugu cy abasoviyeti bikozwe na company yitwa Bazalt ahagana muri za 1950s naza 1960s. RPG zakoreshejwe mu ntambara zabayeho ahenshi ku migabane yose mu mateka ya vuba y ikiremwa muntu. Iyi launcher ifite cyangwa se igizwe na steel tube ya milimeterp 40 muri diametre , 95.3 santimetero z uburebure ndetse igapima ibiro 7. Agace ko hagati kagizwe n imbaho aho karinda uyirashisha ubushyuhe mu gihe ari kuyirashisha.

BIMWE MU BYEREKEYE RPG-7
Ubwoko bwayo	Rocket-propelled grenade launcher
Aho yakomotse	Leta zunze ubumwe  z abasovieti
IGIHE YAKORESHEREJWE
In service	1961–kugeza ubu
AMATEKA Y IMIKORERE YAYO
Uwayubatse	Bazalt
Umwaka yayubatsemo	1958
Abayihanze	Bazalt na Degtyarev plant (Uburusiya)
Imyaka zakozwe	1958–kugeza magingo aya
	9,000,000+
Variants	RPG-7V2 (inshya iheruka) RPG-7D3 (paratrooper) Type 69 RPG (Ubushinwa) RPG-7USA (Airtronic)
IBIPIMO BYAYO
Ibiro	6.3 kg 7 kg
Uburebure	950 mm
Cartridge	85mm
Caliber	40 mm
Muzzle velocity	115 m/s (itangira) 300m/s (iri mu kirere)
Effective firing range	330  (PG-7V)
Maximum firing range	700 m (OG-7V) (self detonates at ≈920 m)
Sights	PGO-7 (2.7×), UP-7V Telescopic sight and 1PN51/1PN58 night vision sights Red dot reflex sight