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9M17 Fleytalarger figure on 0 of 2
M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,160 mm (46 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M17 Fleyta | M20 recoilless rifle |
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| Crew | — | 1 or 2[source] |
| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1964-present[source] | — |
| Designer | Nudelman OKB-16 |
82 in (2.1 m)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source160 m/s (360 mph)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source5.4 kg (12 lb)[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.
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| Warhead | HEAT[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Radio command[source] | — |
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| Steering system | MCLOS[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Mi-4 , Mi-8 , Mi-24 , Mi-25 , BRDM-1 , BRDM-2[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Afghanistan | Afghanistan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Bulgaria | Bulgaria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czech Republic | Czech Republic[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 · Iraq | Iraq[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Peru | Peru[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Russia | Russia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Slovakia | Slovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Yemen | South Yemen[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Syria | Syria[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yemen | Yemen[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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