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| Specification | LAW 80 | M20 recoilless rifle |
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| Type | Rocket-propelled grenade ( anti-tank , disposable)[source] | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See § Users[source] | United States[source] |
1.5 m (59 in) firing 1 m (39 in) carrying[source]
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
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.
| Wars | Cold War War on terror[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] |
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| Manufacturer | Hunting Engineering[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1986–1997[source] | 1945[source] |
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| No. built | c. 135,000[source] | — |
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| Sights | ×1 magnification telescopic sight[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HEAT[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact fuze[source] | — |
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| Blast yield | 600–700 rha mm[source] | — |
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| Propellant | HTPB[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Man-portable launcher[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Role | man-portable, disposable anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 56[source] |
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| Shell | — | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Recoilless[source] |
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| Carriage | — | M1917A1 tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −27° to +65°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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