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M67 recoilless riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 69 RPGlarger 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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M67 recoilless rifle | Type 69 RPG |
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| Type | Recoilless rifle[source] | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1960s–present[source] | 1970–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] |
910 mm (35.8 in)[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.
Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Mozambican War of Independence Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War War in North-West Pakistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kivu conflict Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Ethnic violence in South Sudan Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Tigray War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict[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] | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Watervliet Arsenal[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1970[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 69-I[source] |
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| Feed system | — | one round per shot[source] |
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