What is the difference between an RPG and a bazooka?

Question

They both look the same, but what is it that separates them apart? Any answers on this would be most appreciated. Thanks! ^-^

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GrayFox

Answer 1

The bazooka was a man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher made famous during World War II where it was one of the United States Armed Forces's primary infantry anti-tank weapons. It was one of the first weapons based on the High Explosive Anti-tank (HEAT) shell to enter service. It was nicknamed "bazooka" from a vague resemblance to the musical instrument of the same name. It saw widespread use throughout WWII and the Korean War.

A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) is a loose term describing hand-held, shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. RPG is the Russian acronym of "Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot" (Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, РПГ) and is translated into English as "handheld anti-tank grenade-launcher". The commonly used term "rocket-propelled grenade" is a mistranslation, backformed from the acronym RPG and does not follow correct naming conventions used by English speaking militaries to describe these weapons

Answer 2

RPG and Bazooka is the same, both are made of a hollow tube that concentrates the rocket exhaust to create an over-pressure within the tube. This over-pressure propels the warhead at a higher speed than from the specific impulse of the rocket alone.

RPG was made by the Russians while Bazooka was by the Americans! Even the Germas has a similar device called Panzerfaust! All 3 r the copies of each other with slight upgrades, all 3 were made during WW2 too! Of cuz the German's Panzerfaust was the better of both.

Answer 3

The differences are:

rpg is a rocket propelled grenade from a rifle.

bazooka is a hand held mortar launcher. don't stand directly behind it when fired due to back blast from it. it is a killer.

hand held lars is a hand held land air rocket system. it is like a bazooka but only larger. it can be laser locked, heat seek locked, hand sighted in, radar locked, and infred sighting system available

Answer 4

bazooka was the proto type for the rpg so you can say they are the same

Answer 5

accuracy and type of ordinance...otherwise same concept and often purpose.