Firos (artillery) vs M67 recoilless rifle

ARockets & launchers

Firos (artillery)

Italian multiple rocket launcher system

BRockets & launchers

M67 recoilless rifle

Recoilless rifle

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

0 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

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1.35m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.346 m

Length

Single source

53 in (1,346 mm)^[source]

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432mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.432 m

Height

Single source

17 in (432 mm)^[source]

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21.2kgEmpty Loaded

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

21.2 kg

Empty Loaded

Single source

17 kg

Mass

Single source

37.5 lb (17 kg) Empty 46.7 lb (21.2kg) Loaded^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer

Single source

3 – Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer^[source]

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2.1kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.3 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

2.1 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

328 yd (300 m)^[source]

2,300 yd (2,100 m)^[source]

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90mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

90 mm

Caliber

Single source

3.54 in (90 mm)^[source]

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1–2rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

1–2 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

1-2 rpm^[source]

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213m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

213 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

700 ft/s (213 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Firos (artillery) and M67 recoilless rifle configuration
Specification	Firos (artillery)	M67 recoilless rifle
Role	Italian multiple rocket launcher system^[source]	—
National origin	Italy^[source]	—
Source measurement	The Firos ( FIROS ) is an Italian multiple rocket launcher system developed during the Cold War . The system consisted of forty 122 mm long-range rockets mounted on an armoured 6×6 truck (lorry) for mobility.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The first version developed was the Firos-25, 48 of which were exported to the United Arab Emirates in the 1980s. The more powerful Firos-30, with a range of over 30 km, was built in the late 1980s, and a single experimental battery entered service with the Italian Army in 1987. There were plans to buy about 60 launchers in the 1990s as a light complement for the costly M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System , but the program was terminated and the Army retained only the M270 as its sole rocket artillery system.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Firos is similar to the Russian BM-21 Grad in that they both use 122 mm rockets in groups of forty, although they differ considerably in command and control systems and their base vehicles. Firos rockets are compatible with BM-21 launchers and may have been sold to some customers like Syria. About 160 systems were built, including sixteen FIROS 6 systems with 51 mm rockets.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Type	—	Recoilless rifle^[source]
Place of origin	—	United States^[source]
In service	—	1960s–present^[source]
Wars	—	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict^[source]
Cartridge weight	—	9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round^[source]
Action	—	13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete^[source]
Sights	—	3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines^[source]
Manufacturer	—	Watervliet Arsenal^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · South Korea

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Firos (artillery)

M67 recoilless rifle

Role

Italian multiple rocket launcher system^[source]

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National origin

Italy^[source]

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Source measurement

The Firos ( FIROS ) is an Italian multiple rocket launcher system developed during the Cold War . The system consisted of forty 122 mm long-range rockets mounted on an armoured 6×6 truck (lorry) for mobility.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The first version developed was the Firos-25, 48 of which were exported to the United Arab Emirates in the 1980s. The more powerful Firos-30, with a range of over 30 km, was built in the late 1980s, and a single experimental battery entered service with the Italian Army in 1987. There were plans to buy about 60 launchers in the 1990s as a light complement for the costly M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System , but the program was terminated and the Army retained only the M270 as its sole rocket artillery system.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Firos is similar to the Russian BM-21 Grad in that they both use 122 mm rockets in groups of forty, although they differ considerably in command and control systems and their base vehicles. Firos rockets are compatible with BM-21 launchers and may have been sold to some customers like Syria. About 160 systems were built, including sixteen FIROS 6 systems with 51 mm rockets.^[source]Firos (artillery) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Type

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Recoilless rifle^[source]

Place of origin

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United States^[source]

In service

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1960s–present^[source]

Wars

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Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict^[source]

Cartridge weight

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9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round^[source]

Action

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13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete^[source]

Sights

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3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines^[source]

Manufacturer

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Watervliet Arsenal^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · South Korea