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Configuration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | Thunderbolt-2000 |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Rocket artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Taiwan (Republic of China)[source] |
| In service | 1960s–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] | — |
Height
Single source17 in (432 mm)[source]
Empty Loaded
Single sourceMass
Single source37.5 lb (17 kg) Empty 46.7 lb (21.2kg) Loaded[source]
Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer
Single source3 – Gunner, Assistant gunner, Ammunition bearer[source]
Rate of fire
Single source1-2 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source700 ft/s (213 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | NCSIST[source] |
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| Designer | — | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1997 - Present[source] |
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| Shell | — | High explosive , Anti-personnel and Anti-Materiel dual-function cluster warhead or steel-ball shrapnel high-explosive warhead submunitions[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Effective; MK45
Single source15 km (MK15), 30 km (MK30), 45 km (MK45)[source]