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M79 Osalarger figure on 1 of 1
RL-83 Blindicidelarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
launcher loaded
Single sourcerocket
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M79 Osa | RL-83 Blindicide |
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| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia[source] | Belgium[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War[source] | Congo Crisis Aden Emergency Konfrontasi Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War |
1.91 m (launcher loaded) 0.67 m (rocket)[source]
launcher
Single sourceLoaded
Single sourcerocket
Single source11.2 kg (loaded) 6.2 kg (launcher) 3.5 kg (rocket)[source]
RL-100
Single sourceRL-83
Single source8.4 kg (RL-83) 12.9 kg (RL-100)
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Military Technical Institute[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1979[source] | 1950s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Sloboda[source] | Mecar SA[source] |
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| Sights | CN-6 (3.5× optical sight) or flip up iron sights[source] | — |
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| Blast yield | 400 mm RHA[source] | — |
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| Role | portable 90 mm anti-tank weapon[source] | — |
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| Shell | — | High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT)[source] |
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| Former operator · Bangladesh | — | Bangladesh[source] |
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| Former operator · Belgium | — | Belgium[source] |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | — | Indonesia[source] |
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| Former operator · Israel | — | Israel[source] |
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| Former operator · Lebanon | — | Lebanon[source] |
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| Former operator · Netherlands | — | Netherlands[source] |
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| Former operator · Nigeria | — | Nigeria[source] |
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| Former operator · Pakistan | — | Pakistan[source] |
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| Former operator · Rwanda | — | Rwanda[source] |
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| Former operator · Singapore | — | Singapore[source] |
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| Former operator · Switzerland | — | Switzerland[source] |
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| Former operator · Syria | — | Syria[source] |
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| Former operator · West Germany | — | West Germany[source] |
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