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BAnti-tank weapons
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle | 3M6 Shmel |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1950s[source] | — |
| Barrel length | 33.33 calibres |
Height
Single source1.09 m (3 ft 7 in)[source]
(DC) Detachment Commander, (No.1) Spotter + main armament loader + maintained the spotting Rifle, (No.2) Driver, main armament unloader and rear security + back blast observer
Single source3 (DC) Detachment Commander, (No.1) Spotter + main armament loader + maintained the spotting Rifle, (No.2) Driver, main armament unloader and rear security + back blast observer[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source463 m/s (1,520 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Shell | 12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -8 to +17°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
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| Sights | Optical with spotting rifle[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Algeria | — | Algeria[source] |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | — | Bulgaria[source] |
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| Former operator · Cyprus | — | Cyprus[source] |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | — | Czechoslovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · East Germany | — | East Germany[source] |
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| Former operator · Egypt | — | Egypt[source] |
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| Former operator · Hungary | — | Hungary[source] |
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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · Israel | — | Israel[source] |
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| Former operator · Mongolia | — | Mongolia[source] |
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| Former operator · Poland | — | Poland[source] |
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| Former operator · Romania | — | Romania[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Former operator · Syria | — | Syria[source] |
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| Former operator · Yugoslavia | — | Yugoslavia[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | USSR[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 3, cell 3; revision 1367546664; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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