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They cost under $500/launcher: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/one-for-history-books-rpg-7s-incredible-track-record-bw-100725 https://nationalinterest.or

by self 5mo ago

They cost under $500/launcher: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/one-for-history-books-rpg-7s-incredible-track-record-bw-100725 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/one-for-history-books... $300/launcher here: https://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/unnff_programme_home/fellows_pages/fellows_papers/djama_1112_djibouti_PPT.pdf https://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon/unnff_programme_home/fel... A decade ago it wasn't terrorist groups funding them.

asdff 5mo ago
Seems cheap to you and me but that is about the full annual income of someone from somalia. It isn't realistic for an individual to purchase one without external support.
- jjk166 5mo ago
  > full annual income of someone from somalia. Not if they seize a cargo ship it isn't. Criminals can afford the tools to commit crimes by using those tools to commit crimes.