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The M72 LAW is used in the Finnish Army (some 70,000 pieces), where it is known under the designations 66 KES 75 (M72A2, no longer in service) and 66 KES 88 (M72A5). In accordance with the weapon's known limitations, a pair of "tank-buster" troops crawl to a firing position around 50 to 150 meters (160 to 490 ft) away from the target, bringing ...
The RPG-18 Mukha (Russian: Муха, romanized: Fly) is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher designed in 1972, based on the American M72 LAW. The RPG-18 has been in service in over 20 conflicts and used by over 20 armed forces across the world.
The Viper program began in 1972 as a study to replace the M72 LAW. In 1975, a program designated ILAW (Improved Light Antitank Weapon) issued a request for proposals to the defense industry, and in 1976 after studying the various industry proposals, the U.S. Army designated General Dynamics as the prime contractor, changing the ILAW program name to "Viper".
By the Vietnam War, the United States had developed an effective shoulder-fired lightweight anti-tank weapon, or LAW. The M72 series of disposable, single-shot rocket launchers can fire different ...
The United States Army developed a lightweight antitank weapon (LAW) in the middle 1950s. By 1961, the M72 LAW was in use. It is a shoulder-fired, disposable rocket launcher with HEAT warhead. It is a recoilless weapon, which is easy to use, and effective against armored vehicles. It was used during the Vietnam War, and is still in use today.
M72E5 LAW: Nammo Raufoss AS in cooperation with Talley Defense (absorbed into Nammo in 2007) Norway United States Disposable 1983 [6] 66 mm Many variants in continuous production [7] Yasin (RPG) Hamas — Palestine Reusable 2004 85 mm It is a variant of the RPG-2 [8] MRO: NPO Bazalt Russia Disposable 2003 72.5 mm Further evolution of the RPO-A ...
M72 LAW: Rocket-propelled grenade: 66 mm United States [10] Type 69: Rocket-propelled grenade: 85 mm China [30] Carl Gustaf M3: Recoilless rifle: 84 mm Sweden [26] M40: Recoilless rifle: 105 mm United States: Mounted on M151 utility vehicles. [10]
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