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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 3
MPATGMlarger figure on 1 of 3
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 | MPATGM |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | India[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1950s |
1,300 mm (4 ft 3 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]
Crew
Single sourceRate 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.
2015[source] |
| 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] | Digital sight with laser designator[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Tandem-charge HEAT[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | Penetration: 660 mm of RHA + ERA 710 mm of RHA[source] |
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| Engine | — | Dual-thrust rocket with blast tube ejection motor[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Dual mode mid-wave IIR direct drive with real-time target identification + Edge AI image processing[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Launch tube, tripod-mount[source] |
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