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73mm LRAClarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source1.2 m (3.9 feet)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 73mm LRAC | Eryx (missile) |
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| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[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] | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen |
Eryx (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
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0.905 m (2.97 ft)[source]
Maximum; at 600 m
Single sourceMaximum; at launch to
Single source18 m/s (65 km/h) at launch to 245 m/s (880 km/h) at 600 m[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source170 m/s (557.7 ft/s)[source]
Filling weight
Single source300 g (11 oz)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | DEFA[source] | MBDA France, MKEK (under license)[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 | — | 1994–present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1985–1992[source] |
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| Produced | — | From 1993[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem HEAT (penetrating 900 mm RHA behind reactive armour , or 2.5 m through concrete )[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS wire[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Man-portable Vehicle-launched[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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