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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
M80 Zoljalarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
ready to fire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | M80 Zolja |
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| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | — |
| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| Used by | United States[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 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
unarmed
Single source800 mm: (unarmed) 1200 mm: (ready to fire)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1944[source] | 1980[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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| No. built | — | 10,000+[source] |
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| Action | — | 300 mm: RHA[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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| Firing mechanism | — | Percussion.[source] |
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| Front sight | — | reticle.[source] |
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| Rear sight | — | peep sight.[source] |
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| Minimum range (combat) | — | 10 m[source] |
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| Penetration | — | 300 mm[source] |
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| Stationary target | — | 220 m[source] |
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