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The M202 FLASH ("Flame Assault Shoulder") [3] is an American rocket launcher manufactured by Northrop Corporation, designed to replace the World War II–vintage flamethrowers (such as the M1 and the M2) that remained the military's standard incendiary devices well into the 1980s.
The rocket encasements are loaded into the rear of the launcher, and the launch tube is constructed from a durable fiberglass-epoxy composite material with a gel coated bore. The launcher consists of the launch tube, spotting rifle, electro-mechanical firing mechanism, mounting brackets, open battle sights and an optic mount for the Mk 42 Mod 0 ...
The following is a list of rocket launchers. Note, rocket launchers are different from recoilless rifles, recoilless guns, grenade launchers or anti-tank guided missiles.
A MILAN 2 warhead was mounted to an Armbrust launcher, but never placed in production [57] Dard 120: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion (which became SNECMA) — France Fire unit resuable, tube disposable Mid 1980s 120 mm Competition lost with the Jupiter 300 against the APILAS for a rocket launcher with more power than the LRAC F1. [58]
T59 rocket launcher, 10.75 inch, 18-rail, tracked trailer mount (mine clearing) T64 rocket launcher, 5 inch, 0-length rail, HVAR T66 rocket launcher, 4.5 inch, 24-tube, trailer mount, Honeycomb
The first man-portable rocket launcher to be mass-produced was the American 60 mm M1 rocket launcher, more commonly known as the bazooka. It was a man-portable, tube launched, recoilless rocket anti-tank weapon, widely fielded by the United States Army during World War II and into the Cold War.
The launcher is reloadable and based around a steel tube, 40 mm (1.6 in) in diameter, 950 mm (37 in) long, and weighing 7 kg (15 lb). The middle of the tube is wood wrapped to protect the user from heat and the end is flared. Sighting is usually optical with a back-up iron sight, and passive infrared and night sights are also available.
RPG-18 (bottom) with comparable Soviet/Russian rocket launchers Airbased modification. The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket launcher, with captured examples during the Vietnam War likely being sent to the Soviet Union. [3] [4] The RPG-18 has been succeeded by the RPG-22, a very similar design with a larger warhead.