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Measured figures
Length
Single source5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)[source]
armed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BM-14 | M72 LAW |
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| Type | Multiple rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Dhofar War Indonesian invasion of East Timor South African Border War Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Algerian Civil War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian civil war[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 source5,323 kg (11,735 lb)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
GAZ-51 6-cylinder petrol
Single sourceGAZ-51 70 HP 6-cylinder petrol[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
| Designer | NII 303[source] | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate[source] |
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| Designed | 1950[source] | Patent filed 1963[source] |
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| Barrels | 16 in two rows[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +50°/0°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 180°[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Wheeled GAZ-63 4x4 chassis[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[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