AAnti-tank weapons
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Measured figures
launcher loaded
Single sourcerocket
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 3M6 Shmel | M79 Osa |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
| Former operator · Algeria | Algeria[source] | — |
| Former operator · Bulgaria | Bulgaria[source] | — |
| Former operator · Cyprus | Cyprus[source] | — |
| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
1.91 m (launcher loaded) 0.67 m (rocket)[source]
launcher
Single sourceLoaded
Single sourcerocket
Single source11.2 kg (loaded) 6.2 kg (launcher) 3.5 kg (rocket)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Former operator · East Germany |
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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 | — | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Yugoslavia[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1979[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Sloboda[source] |
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| Sights | — | CN-6 (3.5× optical sight) or flip up iron sights[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 400 mm RHA[source] |
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| Role | — | portable 90 mm anti-tank weapon[source] |
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