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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 4
M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 1 of 4
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 | M20 recoilless rifle |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] |
82 in (2.1 m)[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]
1 or 2[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
World War II (limited) Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Western Sahara War Kosovo war[source] |
| Designed | 1950s[source] | 1944[source] |
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| Shell | 12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH[source] | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] |
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| Elevation | -8 to +17°[source] | −27° to +65°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Sights | Optical with spotting rifle[source] | — |
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| Produced | — | 1945[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 56[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Recoilless[source] |
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| Carriage | — | M1917A1 tripod[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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