OK, how _does_ it work?

Post #36,033 by Arkadiy 4/19/02 4:34:00 PM Reply	OK, how _does_ it work? What are good tactics for usin an RPG in a door-to-door urban combat? (I am simply curious) (I wonder if tanks stayed away until infantry cleaned the buildings out).
Post #36,047 by Brandioch 4/19/02 5:46:04 PM 4/19/02 5:48:10 PM Reply	Offense or defense? [link\|http://www.emergency.com/rpg7.htm\|image] If you're aggressing the site, you'd use the RPG's make holes in buildings so your troops could go in. You might use them to take out snipers, but that's unlikely. You make a nice target when you're firing one of those. Think back to any war movie you've seen with a guy firing a bazooka. A guy with an M203 would do better in urban conflict than a guy with an RPG. If you're encountering sufficient resistance to require that kind of weaponry, fall back and call in artillery or let a tank go first. On defense, you'd use it to take out the aggressor's heavy equipment (tanks and APC's). But the signature means that you're going to draw ALL their fire. Using these against troops is difficult (unless they're formed up and marching). Remember min/max. Trade the life of one guy with an RPG for one tank and crew. If you start trading RPG's for regular grunts, you're going to lose the war. Edited by Brandioch April 19, 2002, 05:48:10 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #36,054 by boxley 4/20/02 9:07:46 PM Reply	RPG defence in close quarters Tanks are close infantry support. Spider holes with a few RPGs scattered can do a lot of damage. pull back the cover, flip and fire then find a hole. To be effective in Jenin you would need 1 RPG man to kill 2 tanks to be effective, after the first spider was discovered, flamethrowers around the corners, would be the next offensive move, light them up to get movement. thanx, bill TAM ARIS QUAM ARMIPOTENS

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