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MATADORlarger figure on 3 of 3
Type 69 RPGlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1 m (3 ft 3 in )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MATADOR | Type 69 RPG |
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| Crew | — | 1 or 2, depending on situation[source] |
| Type | Recoilless gun[source] | Anti-tank , anti-personnel , RPG[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Israel Singapore[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
910 mm (35.8 in)[source]
Caliber · source measurement 1
Single sourceCaliber · source measurement 2
Single sourceCaliber · source measurement 3
Single source90 mm (3.5 in ) 60 mm (2.4 in ) 110 mm (4.3 in )[source]
barrel
Single sourcewarhead
Single source40 mm (1.57") barrel 85mm warhead
Muzzle velocity
Single source250 m/s (820 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gaza War (2008–09) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] | 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] |
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| Designer | Singapore Armed Forces , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Defence Science and Technology Agency[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Designed | 1999[source] | 1970[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Dynamit Nobel Defence[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | ~€5,000[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Single-shot, disposable[source] | one round per shot[source] |
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| Sights | Integral optical sights Night vision device on a Picatinny rail[source] | Iron sights. Infrared and night vision sights possible[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1970–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 69-I[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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