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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle | Shershen |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | ATGM[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Belarus Ukraine[source] |
| Used by | Great Britain Australia[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War[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.
| Designed |
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1950s[source] |
2010[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] | — |
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| In service | — | 2012−present[source] |
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| Designer | — | CJSC "SRPC" JSC "Peleng" − Guidance device "Luch" Design Bureau − Anti-tank missile[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CJSC "SRPC"[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2010−present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Tripod, vehicle mount on roof[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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