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Bazookalarger figure on 1 of 1
MILANlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source54 in (137 cm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bazooka | MILAN |
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| Crew | 2, operator and loader[source] | — |
| Type | Recoilless rocket anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France, West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1942–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See § Users |
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 m/s (660 ft/s)[source]
Operational; MILAN ER
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Wars | World War II Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Vietnam War Operation Vantage The Troubles Bay of Pigs Invasion Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War South African Border War[source] | South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Edward Uhl[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1942[source] | 1970s[source] |
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| Produced | June 1942 – May 1945 (2.36 inch Bazookas)[source] | 1971[source] |
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| No. built | 112,790 (M1) 59,932 (M1A1) 6,087 (M9) 277,819 (M9A1) Unknown (M20) 1,500 (M25)[source] | 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers[source] |
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| Warhead | M6 or M6A2 shaped charge (3.5 lb, 1.59 kg)[source] | Single or tandem HEAT[source] |
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| Role | man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | £7,500 (1984)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | contact[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | SACLOS wire[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Jet deflector[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Individual, vehicle[source] |
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