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120 mm BAT recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
RPG-2larger figure on 0 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 | RPG-2 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Anti-tank recoilless gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Moro conflict Battle of Marawi Black September Indonesian invasion of East Timor Nicaraguan Revolution Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Thai–Laotian Border War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict Kosovo war Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict |
1,200 mm (47.2 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]
Grenadier and 'Assistant'
Single source2 (Grenadier and 'Assistant')[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.
| Designed | 1950s[source] | — |
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| Barrel length | 33.33 calibres[source] | — |
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| Shell | 12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH[source] | PG-2 HEAT round[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 | — | 1954–1960 (Soviet Union) 1954–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | State factories[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Role | — | man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon[source] |
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| Former operator · Cambodia | — | Cambodia[source] |
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| Former operator · Laos | — | Laos[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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