M20 recoilless rifle vs Skif (anti-tank guided missile)

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AAnti-tank weapons

M20 recoilless rifle

Recoilless anti-tank weapon

BAnti-tank weapons

Skif (anti-tank guided missile)

ATGM

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Skif (anti-tank guided missile)larger figure on 1 of 1

Mass+121%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 72 rows sourced on both sides

2.1m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.1 m

Length

Single source

82 in (2.1 m)^[source]

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152mmDiameter · source measurement 2

Configuration

Details

M20 recoilless rifle and Skif (anti-tank guided missile) configuration
Specification	M20 recoilless rifle	Skif (anti-tank guided missile)
Crew	1 or 2^[source]	—
Type	Recoilless anti-tank weapon^[source]	ATGM^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Ukraine^[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]	War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designed	1944^[source]	—

Produced	1945^[source]	—

Variants	Type 56^[source]	See Variants^[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	—	2011–present^[source]

Designer	—	Kyiv Design Bureau "Luch" , OJSC Peleng^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	Impact fuze^[source]

Guidance system	—	Laser beam riding with target tracking in TV or thermal imaging channels in manual or auto mode^[source]

Steering system	—	Manual or automatic^[source]

Launch platform	—	Tripod , vehicle mount on remote weapon station (RWS)^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Belarusian^[source]

Alternative designation	—	Skif^[source] Stugna-P^[source]

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