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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
MPATGMlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | MPATGM |
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| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | India[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[source] |
1,300 mm (4 ft 3 in)[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.
| Designed | 1944[source] | 2015[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 | — | Defence Research and Development Organisation[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited[source] |
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| Sights | — | Digital sight with laser designator[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Tandem-charge HEAT[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | Penetration: 660 mm of RHA + ERA 710 mm of RHA[source] |
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| Engine | — | Dual-thrust rocket with blast tube ejection motor[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Dual mode mid-wave IIR direct drive with real-time target identification + Edge AI image processing[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Launch tube, tripod-mount[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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