Philippine military tested the Russian RPG-7, entered into service with the local ground forces. Video recording test = 68.ARB-iRElTD9m8TO6trMAgHumQ-gI_5aIoUd_7Q0je37rwEaZSLH_Q4Pq4U_8RsOJbR1kjf0mMlnf8WigZc5sPLngFObmn7fjqHlXYmdFoTEoWWfvmJNWeuRMLiF3RbHT5ibVfBfigxHKAZt3f8WMrykxWF_qPBS1go2I-SQVpbsm–UAsa5sQgq8Ykv-LXwVb9Msdt-CqM7SCehuezyQ-US70k3k989Ko0UdOB_2pClfXA3VhYH5NtSNH3O_iUIKd5_A8AqYCwimndIko90tbxU0zQhonlP9QxBMzC0OhYQi6LBm1S4igLPyo-dhBDZ8N_SskfgRzpRaLvPiOhzI6pIx296Is4oHqNFfuw&__tn __ = - R]I posted to your Facebook account commander of the 33rd Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Kabunok.
Russian RPGs going to replace the M67 - recoilless 90mm cannons sample 50s, which belongs to a class of grenade. It weighs just over 15 kg unfitted form. It, Firstly, designed to destroy armored targets, but it can also be used as anti-personnel weapons.
The main problem with the old rocket launchers - in a large number of low-quality ammunition, Unless otherwise charges, except cumulative antitank, and cumbersome portable arms.
– He wrote in his blog Harold Kabunok.
He described the RPG-7 as a "light, portable, very easy to operate even for beginners-ordinary ".
I still remember, that even in 2004 , the first regiment of scouts, rangers put forward a proposal on the use of this weapon in the battle against terrorists.
– Adds the military.
Agreement, providing supply 744 RPG-7V and shots of them were concluded in October 2017 of the year. The total amount of the contract was 408 million pesos (511 million rubles).
A special feature of this agreement was that, this is the first delivery of such weapons from Russia to Manila. The Philippines, along with Brunei for a long time remained the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, not to buy Russian weapons. The situation changed only with the arrival of a new president Rodrigo Duterte.
When Russia sells weapons, it does not impose any conditions.
– Duterte said.
