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IWI Danlarger figure on 1 of 1
M203 grenade launcherlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | M203 grenade launcher |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | AAI[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Colt Defense Diemaco Airtronic USA RM Equipment U.S. Ordnance Knight's Armament Company Lewis Machine & Tool Company |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
M203A1
Single sourceM203/M203A2
Single sourceM203/M203A2: 15 in (380 mm) M203A1: 12 in (305 mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source1200 m[source]
Effective; 382 yds ( ) fire-team sized area target; 164 yds (
Single sourceEffective; ) vehicle or weapon point target
Single sourceMaximum; 437 yds (
Single source382 yds (350 m) fire-team sized area target; 164 yds (150 m) vehicle or weapon point target[source]
437 yds (400 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | US$1,082[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1969–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 40×46mm SR[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Single shot[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | — |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Quadrant sight or ladder sight on rifle[source] |
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| In service | — | 1969–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Civil conflict in the Philippines Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1967–68[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 5 to 7 round/min aimed shots 15 to 17 round/min area suppression[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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