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Burqlarger figure on 0 of 2
M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
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.
Configuration
| Specification | Burq | M20 recoilless rifle |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | 1 or 2[source] |
| Speed | Mach 1.1[source] | — |
| Type | Laser-guided air-to-surface missile / Anti-tank guided missile[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Pakistan[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | Since 2015[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | War on terror Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * 2026 Afghanistan-Pakistan 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[source] |
| Designer | NESCOM[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | GIDS[source] | — |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | Type 56[source] |
| Flight ceiling | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Semi-active laser homing[source] | — |
| Accuracy | 90%[source] | — |
| Launch platform | UCAVs and Attack helicopters[source] | — |
| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
| Produced | — | 1945[source] |
| Shell | — | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] |
| Shell weight | — | 20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)[source] |
| Recoil | — | Recoilless[source] |
| Carriage | — | M1917A1 tripod[source] |
| Elevation | — | −27° to +65°[source] |
| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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