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M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
M72 LAWlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source53 in (1,346 mm)[source]
armed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | M72 LAW |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960s–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt Gulf War War in Afghanistan Moro conflict[source] |
M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Length
Single sourceunarmed
Single source630 mm (24.8 in) (unarmed) 881 mm (34.67 in) (armed)[source]
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
780 mm[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
Empty Loaded
Single sourceMass
Single source37.5 lb (17 kg) Empty 46.7 lb (21.2kg) Loaded[source]
(M72A1–3) /
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single sourceGunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer
Single source3 – Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer[source]
Rate of fire
Single source1-2 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War Bougainville Civil War Somali Civil War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
| Cartridge weight | 9.25 lb (4.2 kg) HEAT round 6.79 lb (3.08kg) HE round[source] | — |
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| Action | 13.7 in (350 mm) against RHA 31.5 in (800 mm) against concrete[source] | — |
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| Sights | 3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal[source] | Norway: NAMMO ( Raufoss , Norway) U.S.: NAMMO Defense Systems ( Mesa , Arizona ) Turkey: under license by MKEK[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate[source] |
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| Designed | — | Patent filed 1963[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963–1980 2004–present[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Point-initiated, base-detonated[source] |
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| Launcher capacity | — | single-shot[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source |
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| Warhead | — | High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT)[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source |
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M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (M72A1–3) / 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (M72A4–7)[source]
3.45 kg[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
3.45 kg[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
Effective; M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Effective firing range · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range
Single source200 m (660 ft), 220 m (720 ft) (A4–7)[source]
Up to 350 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Maximum RangeSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
220 m[source]M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · M72A5-C1 · Canadian configuration explicitly named by source · Effective range