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Kestrel (rocket launcher)larger figure on 0 of 3
M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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 | Kestrel (rocket launcher) | M20 recoilless rifle |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank weapon[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | Taiwan[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2015–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[source] | — |
| Designed | 2008-2012[source] | 1944[source] |
| Manufacturer | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology[source] | — |
| Unit cost | US$3,100[source] | — |
| Produced | 2015-present[source] | 1945[source] |
| No. built | 33,000+[source] | — |
| Sights | Iron sights and modular optics[source] | — |
| Wars | — | 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] |
| Variants | — | Type 56[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] |
| Reported operators | — |
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