M72 LAW bazooka
M72 LAW rocket launcher
M72 LAW bazooka is a US military-style single weapon developed by Hesey Oriental Company in the United States. It is a 66mm single-shot bazooka , equipped with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. The weapon
was mainly used in the Vietnam battlefield at the beginning of its design. Although it is still in service in the US military, it has very limited impact on the current new main battle armored vehicles. The reason why the
M72 LAW bazooka has not been retired is mainly because its compact design makes it easy to carry, and the impact on enemy gun positions, bunkers, buildings or light vehicles is still very obvious.
US Marine Corps is equipped with an M72 LAW bazooka in street fighting in Iraq. Special Forces soldiers can launch this bazooka from inside the building, and deal a fatal blow to terrorists hiding in the building.
M72 LAW specifications, weight: 5.51 lbs, length: 30.5 inches (not expanded) and 38.5 inches (not expanded), maximum range: 1000 meters, effective range: 150-170 meters.
Karl Gustav Bazooka
Karl Gustav Bazooka
Karl Gustav A 84mm recoil-free rocket launcher produced by Sweden's Sabobofos Power Company. This weapon can be used to strike enemy vehicles and bunkers. Currently, this rocket launcher is being used by the US Navy SEALs and Green Beret , and has been designated as an anti-armored weapon of destruction by the US military.
Karl Gustav can fire a variety of ammunition: HEAT 751 Armored Bullet (Tandem Warhead), HEAT 551 Armored Bullet, HEDP 502 High Explosion Dual Effect Bullet, HE441B High Explosion Bullet, ILLUM 545 Flare, ADM 401 Flash Shotball.
Carl Gustav specifications, weight: 18.73 pounds, length: 43.3 inches, launch speed: 4~6 rounds/minute, caliber: 84 mm,.
M136 AT4 bazooka
M136 AT4 bazooka
M136 AT4 is an 84mm bazooka developed by Swedish FFV arms company. This weapon is a one-time launch weapon and is widely used in the US Army combat units.
M136 AT4 adopts the principle of recoil-free launch, mainly used to deal with enemy infantry units and light armored vehicles. The US military used this weapon extensively in its battle with the Taliban, and in response to the new street fighting, the US military improved the M136 AT4 bazooka, so that allows AT4 to be launched from the building.
M136 AT4 specifications, weight: 14.7 lbs, length: 40 inches, launch speed: 1 round, discarded after shooting, caliber: 84 mm, maximum range: 2100 meters, maximum effective range: 300 meters.
FGM-148Jaberfin Anti-tank Missile
FGM-148 Javelin Anti-tank Missile
FGM-148 is a modern anti-armor missile system jointly developed by Lockheed Martin and Resin Company of the United States, which is widely equipped in conventional and special forces of the US military. This weapon can not only be used for shoulder-mounted launch, but can also be installed on wheeled or amphibious vehicles to launch, and has certain air defense capabilities.
Javelin Anti-tank System is equipped with a "command launch unit (CLU)," which is commonly known as "single-soldier thermal imager". Its main function is to search and identify targets at night and under low visibility conditions. When the target is discovered, the CLU will send the target data to the missile's own thermal seeker through the electronic equipment in the launch tube. After the target is locked, the operator can choose to launch the missile to destroy it. The biggest advantage of the
javelin anti-missile system is that it launches with one click and does not require additional monitoring or control of its flight trajectory. This technology is more obvious than the advantages of the line-guided weapon system. Javelin Missile is equipped with a tandem HEAT (High Explosion Force Anti-Tank) warhead, designed to break modern anti-missile systems on tanks, such as protective armor. The ammunition adopts a double warhead design, which can detonate the target's surface protection at the same time, while the other warhead penetrates the armor, deeply destroying the inside of the armor and causing damage.
Currently, the U.S. special operations forces, such as SEALs , Rangers and delta special forces , carry javelin anti-tank missiles on an all-terrain vehicle. Javelin anti-tank missiles can prevent US special forces soldiers from worrying about the threat of armored vehicles and can completely destroy defense targets at long distances.
FGM-148 javelin specification, weight: 22.7 kg (including target recognition, firing control components and sight), the bullet weight is 11.8 kg, 108 cm long, and the bullet diameter is 12.6 cm. The launch tube weighs 4.1 kilograms, is 1.2 meters long, is 1.4 meters in diameter, and has a range of about 75-2500 meters.
FIM-92 "Sthorn" air defense missile
FIM-92 "Sthorn" air defense missile
FIM-92 is a portable air defense missile system, currently equipped in large quantities of conventional and special operations forces of the US military, and many countries in the world are using this weapon.
stinger air defense missile uses infrared automatic guided warheads, which can provide all-round detection and guidance capabilities, and can easily feel the high-temperature exhaust gas of the aircraft engine. It can easily deal with flight targets below 3,800 meters and is the absolute nemesis of helicopters and drones.
"Sthorn" air defense missile launch tube can be reused and loaded with more missiles. Although it is usually done by two people, it can also be launched by one person. The operator aims the missile at the target until they are locked, and the system is indicated by a high-pitched scream. Once locked, the operator can pull the trigger and the missile will be fired.
The US military's green beret, Delta Special Forces and Navy SEALs are all using this weapon, and they are widely loaded on all-terrain vehicles and special operations boats. The first use of
stinger in combat was in the 1982 Battle of the Horse Island, when British special forces used the weapon to shoot down an Argentine Pucara attack aircraft and Puma helicopter.
During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the CIA provided the jihadist guerrillas with many stinger air defense missiles, which they used the weapon to shoot down several advanced Soviet helicopters at the time.
FIM-92 "Still" air defense missile specifications, launch cylinder length: 1830 mm, missile length: 1524 mm, maximum range: 5000 meters, maximum firing height: 3000 meters, maximum flight speed: 2.2 Mach
