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M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 4 of 5
RPG-27larger figure on 1 of 5
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Measured figures
Length
Single source53 in (1,346 mm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | RPG-27 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Disposable rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union , Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960s–present[source] | 1989–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] |
1,155 mm (45.5 in)[source]
Gunner, 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.
War in Donbas Syrian Civil 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] | 750 mm (30 in): RHA 650 mm (26 in): RHA after ERA 1.5 m (4.9 ft): reinforced concrete 3.7 m (12 ft): earth[source] |
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| Sights | 3x M103 Telescopic sight with stadia lines[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal[source] | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980s[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989[source] |
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| Variants | — | RShG-1 RMG[source] |
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