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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 1 of 1
PF-97larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle | PF-97 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1950s[source] |
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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| 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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| Guidance | — | unguided[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | shoulder-launched[source] |
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| Production | — | It entered serial production in 2000[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Thermobaric warhead.[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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