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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 ...
66mm Short-Range Anti-Armour Weapon (M72 LAW) United States: Anti-tank rocket launcher: 66mm A single shot disposable anti-armour weapon. 84mm Carl Gustav Medium Direct Fire Support Weapon (MDFSW) Sweden: Recoilless rifle: 84mm Primarily used in the anti-armour role. The Army operates the M3 version. [30]
Specifications; Mass: 6.7 kg ... Saab AT4 PDF Archived 19 September 2016 at ... the German Armbrust, the French APILAS, the Norwegian M72E4 (an upgraded M72 LAW), ...
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 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".
M72 LAW United States Norway: Disposable anti-tank weapon: 66mm M72A5 [87] M72C7 [88] Canadian designation M72A5-C1. [87] AT4 Sweden: Disposable anti-tank weapon 84mm Used exclusively by Joint Task Force 2. [59] Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle Sweden: Recoilless rifle: 84mm M2
Light anti-tank weapon or Light anti-armor weapon may refer to: . a weapon in anti-tank warfare; LAW 80 / LAW 94, British single-use anti-tank projectile system; M72 LAW, American single-use anti-tank projectile system
M190 rocket launcher, 35mm, telescoping tube, practice M72 LAW; XM-191 rocket launcher (standardized as M202) M192 rocket launcher, towed, triple launcher, MIM-23 Hawk; M200 rocket launcher, 2.75 inch, 19-tube, aircraft mount, Mk 4/Mk 40 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket; M202 rocket launcher, 66mm 4-tube, (1969) M202A1 FLASH; M220 TOW 2nd series