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73mm LRAClarger figure on 1 of 5
APILASlarger figure on 4 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source1.2 m (3.9 feet)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 73mm LRAC | APILAS |
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| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | France[source] |
| Used by | France Israel Morocco[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Six-Day War Lebanese Civil War[source] | South African Border War Gulf War Syrian Civil War |
1,300 mm (51.2 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Filling weight
Single source300 g (11 oz)[source]
Barrel length
Single source180 mm (7.1 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | DEFA[source] | GIAT Industries[source] |
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| Filling | RDX/TNT[source] | — |
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| Role | French antitank rocket launcher[source] | portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
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| Source measurement | The LRAC de 73mm Mle 1950 ( lance-roquettes antichar de 73 mm modèle 1950 (LRAC 73-50) ) was a French antitank rocket launcher produced and fielded in the 1950s. The LRAC fired a 73 mm (2.9 in) high explosive antitank projectile that was capable of penetrating over 11 inches (280 mm) of rolled homogenous armor when struck at a 90-degree angle of impact. The LRAC 73-50 was replaced in French service by the LRAC F1 . Used during the Korean War for the French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation , it pierced the armor of T-34 tanks.[source]73mm LRAC · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| In service | — | 1985-present[source] |
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| Designer | — | GIAT Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | €2,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1985-2006[source] |
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| No. built | — | 120,000[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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