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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source3.9 mi (6.3 km)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,000 ft/s (300 m/s)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | PF-97 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | — |
| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[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] | — |
| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
| Produced | 1945[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] | — |
| Guidance | — | unguided[source] |
| Launch platform | — | shoulder-launched[source] |
| Production | — | It entered serial production in 2000[source] |
| Warhead | — | Thermobaric warhead.[source] |
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