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B-300larger figure on 1 of 4
M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,440 mm (57 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | B-300 | M20 recoilless rifle |
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| Type | Anti-tank[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War First and Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Gaza War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] | 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 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
82 in (2.1 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source3 rounds per minute[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | 1944[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1980s–present[source] | 1945[source] |
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| Sights | Iron, telescopic, night vision[source] | — |
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| Role | man-portable anti-tank weapon[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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