AAnti-tank weapons
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AAnti-tank weapons
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 3M6 Shmel | M20 recoilless rifle |
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| Crew | — | 1 or 2[source] |
| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
| Former operator · Algeria | Algeria[source] | — |
| Former operator · Bulgaria | Bulgaria[source] | — |
| Former operator · Cyprus | Cyprus[source] | — |
| Former operator · Czechoslovakia |
Mass
Single source103 lb (47 kg)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source3.9 mi (6.3 km)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,000 ft/s (300 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Czechoslovakia[source] |
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| Former operator · East Germany | East Germany[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Egypt | Egypt[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Hungary | Hungary[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Israel | Israel[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Mongolia | Mongolia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Syria | Syria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | USSR[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 3, cell 3; revision 1367546664; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Type | — | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Used by | — | United States[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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] |
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| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1945[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 56[source] |
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| Shell | — | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[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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| Elevation | — | −27° to +65°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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