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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | Type 78 |
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| Crew | 1 or 2[source] | — |
| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | smoothbore recoilless gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[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] |
Mass
Single source103 lb (47 kg)[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,000 ft/s (300 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1944[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] | — |
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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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| National origin | — | China[source] |
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| Manufacturing country | — | Chinese-made[source] |
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| Role | — | rapid, direct fire support to infantry against hard targets such as light tanks , armoured vehicles , and bunkers[source] |
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| Current service evidence | — | still serving with some class-B units and reserve forces today[source]OwnChineseclassB/reserveuse, notassumedfrontlineallunits |
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| Components | — | barrel, optical aiming sight, tripod , and accessories[source] |
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| Mounting | — | fired either with the help of a tripod or on the gunner’s shoulder[source] |
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