M20 recoilless rifle vs RPG-26: Specs Compared

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AAnti-tank weapons

M20 recoilless rifle

Recoilless anti-tank weapon

BAnti-tank weapons

RPG-26

Disposable anti-tank rocket launcher

Credit

Cacau zhopy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M20 recoilless rifleLength

2.1 m

Length source ↗

RPG-26Length

0.77 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+173%
Calibre+3%
Muzzle velocity+108%

RPG-26larger figure on 0 of 3

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 70 rows sourced on both sides

2.1m

770mm

Length+173%

All recorded figures & sources

2.1 m

Length

Single source

82 in (2.1 m)^[source]

0.77 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

M20 recoilless rifle and RPG-26 configuration
Specification	M20 recoilless rifle	RPG-26
Crew	1 or 2^[source]	—
Type	Recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]	Disposable anti-tank rocket launcher^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[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

Designed	1944^[source]	1980s^[source]

Produced	1945^[source]	1985–present^[source]

Variants	Type 56^[source]	RShG-2^[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]	—

In service	—	1985–present^[source]

Designer	—	State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt^[source]

Manufacturer	—	State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt^[source]

Action	—	440 mm: RHA 1000 mm: Reinforced concrete 1500 mm: Brickwork 2400 mm: Log and earth^[source]

Sights	—	Iron sights^[source]

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