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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 1 of 1
RL-83 Blindicidelarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
RL-100
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | RL-83 Blindicide |
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| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Belgium[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Users[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 |
RL-83
Single source1.7 m (RL-83) 1.885 m (RL-100)[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.
Congo Crisis Aden Emergency Konfrontasi Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War[source] |
| Designed | 1944[source] | 1950s[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] | High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT)[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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| Manufacturer | — | Mecar SA[source] |
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| Former operator · Bangladesh | — | Bangladesh[source] |
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| Former operator · Belgium | — | Belgium[source] |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | — | Indonesia[source] |
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| Former operator · Israel | — | Israel[source] |
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| Former operator · Lebanon | — | Lebanon[source] |
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| Former operator · Netherlands | — | Netherlands[source] |
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| Former operator · Nigeria | — | Nigeria[source] |
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| Former operator · Pakistan | — | Pakistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Rwanda | — | Rwanda[source] |
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| Former operator · Singapore | — | Singapore[source] |
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| Former operator · Switzerland | — | Switzerland[source] |
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| Former operator · Syria | — | Syria[source] |
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| Former operator · West Germany | — | West Germany[source] |
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