The RPG7 has been used by armies, insurgents and terrorist organisations from all over the world, and has been produced more than nine million times.

The rocketpropelled grenade launcher can be used against a variety of targets, including armoured vehicles, fortified and sheltered positions, helicopters and infantry.

"Even the most basic RPG7 round from the '60s will penetrate the minimum of 26cm of rolled homogenous armour, which is your basic tank armour," said Jonathan Ferguson, the keeper of firearms and artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.

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