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launcher loaded
Single sourcerocket
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M79 Osa | Type 78 |
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| Type | Anti-tank rocket launcher[source] | smoothbore recoilless gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War[source] | — |
| Designer | Military Technical Institute[source] | — |
| Designed | 1979 |
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]
Effective; AFVs
Single sourceEffective; Buildings
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source350 m (AFVs) 600 m (Buildings)[source]
1,960 m[source]
Type78 HEroundmaximumrange only; excludeparentType65300m · Type 78
Single source500m (Type 78)[source]Type78 HEroundmaximumrange only; excludeparentType65300m
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Sloboda[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] | rapid, direct fire support to infantry against hard targets such as light tanks , armoured vehicles , and bunkers[source] |
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| National origin | — | China[source] |
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| Manufacturing country | — | Chinese-made[source] |
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| Current service evidence | — | still serving with some class-B units and reserve forces today[source]OwnChineseclassB/reserveuse, notassumedfrontlineallunits |
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| Components | — | barrel, optical aiming sight, tripod , and accessories[source] |
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| Mounting | — | fired either with the help of a tripod or on the gunner’s shoulder[source] |
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