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A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-mounted missile launcher, also known as a rocket launcher. The term "rocket-propelled grenade" refers to the launcher itself and not the projectile it fires. This is because "RPG" is actually a backronym: an acronym for which the letters were assigned prior to deciding what those letters meant. In this case, "RPG" is derived from "ruchnoy protivotankovy granatomyot," the Russian term for "handheld anti-tank grenade launcher." Although the term originated as a means of distinguishing Soviet-style missile launchers from American-style "bazooka" missile launchers, "RPG" is now widely understood to have a broader meaning and is used interchangeably with "rocket launcher."

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