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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
RPG-2larger 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 | RPG-2 |
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| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank recoilless gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[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[source] |
1,200 mm (47.2 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,000 ft/s (300 m/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source3–4 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Moro conflict Battle of Marawi Black September Indonesian invasion of East Timor Nicaraguan Revolution Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Thai–Laotian Border War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict Kosovo war Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict[source] |
| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1945[source] | — |
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| Variants | Type 56[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Shell | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] | PG-2 HEAT round[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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| In service | — | 1954–1960 (Soviet Union) 1954–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | State factories[source] |
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| Role | — | man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon[source] |
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| Former operator · Cambodia | — | Cambodia[source] |
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| Former operator · Laos | — | Laos[source] |
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