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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 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 ...
T numbers were given to development models. M16 and M8 rockets T-30 Rocket launcher. T1 rocket launcher, 2.36 inch, solid tube shoulder mount. M1 bazooka; T3 rocket launcher, 4.5 inch, 1-tube on M4 carriage, (37 mm Gun M3)
Kestrel (rocket launcher) NCSIST Republic of China: 2015 B-300: Israel Military Industries Israel: 1970s Bazooka: Unknown United States: 1942 C-100: Instalaza SA Spain: 1998 C90-CR (M3) Instalaza Spain: 1990 Dard 120: Societe Europeenne de Propulsion France: 1978 FHJ-84: Norinco China: 1984 LAW 80: Hunting Engineering United Kingdom: 1987 LRAC F1
The RPG-28 shares a close resemblance with the RPG-27 in that it is a portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity. The RPG-28 has a larger diameter round than the RPG-27 which enables the RPG-28 to achieve higher armour penetration performance.
Multiple-barrel incendiary rocket launcher [77] M72 LAW: Talley Defense Systems United States Disposable 1963 66 mm [78] MK-153 (SMAW) McDonnell Douglas. Talley Defense Systems United States Reusable 1984 83 mm Derivative of IMI B-300 [79] M79 Osa (RL-90 M95) Sloboda Yugoslavia Reusable launcher, disposable tube 1979 90 mm [80] M80 Zolja: Sloboda
Hand-held rocket-assisted flamethrowers. Flamethrower MRO-A in the center The MRO Borodach [ 4 ] is a Russian self-contained, disposable single shot 72.5 mm rocket launcher.
The RPG-30, like the RPG-27, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity.Unlike the RPG-27 however, there is a smaller diameter precursor round in a side tube, in addition to the main round in the main tube.