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M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
RPG-18larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source53 in (1,346 mm)[source]
ready to fire
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | RPG-18 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1960s–present[source] | 1972–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] |
unarmed
Single source705 mm (unarmed) 1,050 mm (ready to fire)[source]
Empty Loaded
Single sourceMass
Single source37.5 lb (17 kg) Empty 46.7 lb (21.2kg) Loaded[source]
Loaded
Single sourceprojectile
Single source1.4 kg (projectile) 2.6 kg (loaded)
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 Cambodian–Vietnamese War Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Congo Civil War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Kivu conflict Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian 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] | Mechanical flip-up sight[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal[source] | Bazalt (Soviet Union) VEB Mechanische Werkstätten (East Germany)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See users[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1972[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1972-1990 (Soviet Union) 1978-1989 ( East Germany[source] |
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| Shell | — | PG-18 HEAT[source] |
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