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M72 LAWlarger figure on 0 of 2
Valkirilarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
armed
Single sourceM72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M72 LAW | Valkiri |
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| Type | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
unarmed
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
Length
Single source5.35 m (17 ft 7 in)[source]
(M72A1–3) /
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single sourceM72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon · Weight
Single source2.5 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
Mass
Single source6,400 kg (14,080 lbs)[source]
Maximum; road
Single source90 km/h (56 mph) (road)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; A4–7
Single sourceEffective; 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
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceM72A1–3
Single sourceM72A4–7
Single source145 m/s (480 ft/s)(M72A1–3) 200 m/s (660 ft/s)(M72A4–7)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | 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] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | Patent filed 1963[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Norway: NAMMO ( Raufoss , Norway) U.S.: NAMMO Defense Systems ( Mesa , Arizona ) Turkey: under license by MKEK[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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| Variants | — | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 24[source] |
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| Filling | — | HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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