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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
9M17 Fleytalarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle | 9M17 Fleyta |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1950s |
1,160 mm (46 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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source160 m/s (360 mph)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source463 m/s (1,520 ft/s)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source5.4 kg (12 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Barrel length | 33.33 calibres[source] | — |
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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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| In service | — | 1964-present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Nudelman OKB-16[source] |
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| Warhead | — | HEAT[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Radio command[source] |
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| Steering system | — | MCLOS[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Mi-4 , Mi-8 , Mi-24 , Mi-25 , BRDM-1 , BRDM-2[source] |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | — | Afghanistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | — | Bulgaria[source] |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | — | Czechoslovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · Czech Republic | — | Czech Republic[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 · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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| Former operator · Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | — | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya[source] |
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| Former operator · Peru | — | Peru[source] |
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| Former operator · Poland | — | Poland[source] |
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| Former operator · Russia | — | Russia[source] |
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| Former operator · Romania | — | Romania[source] |
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| Former operator · Slovakia | — | Slovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Former operator · South Yemen | — | South Yemen[source] |
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| Former operator · Syria | — | Syria[source] |
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| Former operator · Yemen | — | Yemen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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