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Bateleur FV2larger figure on 2 of 2
M72 LAWlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)[source]
armed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bateleur FV2 | M72 LAW |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Length
Single sourceunarmed
Single source630 mm (24.8 in) (unarmed) 881 mm (34.67 in) (armed)[source]
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
Mass
Single source9,500 kg (20,944 lbs)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
V10 diesel
Single sourceV10 diesel 268hp[source]
M72A1–3
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single source145 m/s (480 ft/s)(M72A1–3) 200 m/s (660 ft/s)(M72A4–7)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Denel , Somchem[source] | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate[source] |
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| Cartridge | HE-Fragmentation: 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 40[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 1 per sec[source] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF 56-65 Synchromesh[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Kwêvoël 100 10-ton 6x6 truck[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War Bougainville Civil War Somali Civil War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
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| Designed | — | Patent filed 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norway: NAMMO ( Raufoss , Norway) U.S.: NAMMO Defense Systems ( Mesa , Arizona ) Turkey: under license by MKEK[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963–1980 2004–present[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Point-initiated, base-detonated[source] |
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| Launcher capacity | — | single-shot[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source |
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| Warhead | — | High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT)[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source |
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Effective; M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Effective firing range · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range
Single source200 m (660 ft), 220 m (720 ft) (A4–7)[source]
Up to 350 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Maximum RangeSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
220 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range