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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 3
M79 Osalarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
launcher loaded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | M79 Osa |
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| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Operators[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] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
rocket
Single source1.91 m (launcher loaded) 0.67 m (rocket)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War[source] |
| Designed | 1944[source] | 1979[source] |
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| Produced | 1945[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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| Designer | — | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Sloboda[source] |
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| Sights | — | CN-6 (3.5× optical sight) or flip up iron sights[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 400 mm RHA[source] |
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| Role | — | portable 90 mm anti-tank weapon[source] |
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