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Measured figures
Length
Single source1.2 m (3.9 feet)[source]
with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 73mm LRAC | BGM-71 TOW |
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| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | United States[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] | Vietnam War Western Sahara War Third Indochina War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War War in Somalia Iraq War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2016 India-Pakistan Border skirmishes Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict |
with probe folded
Single source1.16–1.17 m with probe folded 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)[source]
Mass
Single source6.7 kg (14.7 lb)[source]
TOW 2B Aero · encased · Mass
Single sourceTOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased · Mass
Single sourceTOW Bunker Buster · missile · Mass
Single source49.8 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased
65 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · encased
45.2 pounds[source]TOW Bunker Buster · missile
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source278–320 m/s[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source170 m/s (557.7 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | DEFA[source] | RTX[source] |
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| Filling | RDX/TNT[source] | — |
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| Role | French antitank 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 | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Designer | — | Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1963–1968[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)[source] |
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| No. built | — | > 700,000[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS), HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicles, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (A2/A2ODS/A2OIF/A3)[source]TOW family · named platforms Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter[source]TOW family · Marine platforms |
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| Reported operators | — |
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TOW 2B Aero · maximum range · Maximum range
Single source