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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 ...
M72 LAW United States: Anti-tank weapon: 66mm: Unknown: In limited service with the Special Operations Command. M40 United States: Recoilless rifle: 155mm: M40: In Service. [133] [134] M67 United States: Recoilless rifle: 90mm: M67: 186 units in service, [135] used in direct fire support role by infantry units. To be phased out in favor of RPG-7.
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.
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
M72 EC LAW Mk.I (66 KES 12 PST) HEAT and M72 ASM RC (66 KES 12 RAK) aluminized HE (anti-structure) variants. Colloquially known as kessi. In September 2022 Finland ordered more 66 KES 12 for 58 MEUR. [108] AT4 Sweden: Recoilless launcher: Unknown: Order in February 2023 for €46 million (includes NLAW and AT-4).
Shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-launched missile or man-portable missile, among other variants, are common slang terms to describe high-caliber shoulder-mounted weapons systems; that is, weapons firing large, heavy projectiles ("missiles"), typically using the backblast principle, which are small enough to be carried by a single person and fired while held on one's shoulder.
3,000 acquired by Armed Forces of the Philippines in 2017, for issue to all service branches. Majority went to the Philippine Army. [25] AFP ordered 60,000 units under AFP 0.45 caliber Hammer Fired Pistol acquisition project, around 5,000 units expected to go to Philippine Marines. [citation needed] Glock 21 United States: Semi-automatic pistol ...
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".