Editing Rocket launcher (section)

===Shoulder-fired===
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The rocket launchers category includes shoulder-fired weapons, any weapon that fires a rocket-propelled projectile at a target yet is small enough to be carried by a single person and fired while held on one's shoulder. Depending on the country or region, people might use the terms "[[bazooka]]" or "[[rocket-propelled grenade|RPG]]" as generalized terms to refer to such weapons, both of which are in fact specific types of rocket launchers. The Bazooka was an American [[anti-tank weapon]] which was in service from 1942 to 1957, while the RPG (most commonly the [[RPG-7]]) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] anti-tank weapon.

A smaller variation is the [[gyrojet]], a [[small arms]] rocket launcher with [[ammunition]] slightly larger than that of a [[.45 ACP|.45-caliber]] pistol.

[[Recoilless rifle]]s are sometimes confused with rocket launchers. A recoilless rifle launches its projectile using an explosive powder charge, not a rocket engine, though some such systems have sustainer rocket motors.