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M72 LAW / M72A1 /2/3/4/5/6/7 / M72E8 /9/10


M72 LAW rocket launcher in extended (ready to fire) position and the M72 HEAT rocket / grenade in in-flight configuration, with tail fins extended

Other Pictures:
M72 LAW launcher in ready to fire (top) and storage / transport (bottom) configurations

Firing the launcher

High.explosive antitank rocket (ammunition)

firing the M72 LAW weapon

M72 Rocket schematics

Movie
(FILM) M72 LAW Firing a non explosive training round (.WMV)

Manual(s)
(MANUAL) LAW M72A1 Manual (.pdf)

US Army started its search for an inexpensive, simple and effective one-man lightweight antitank weapon (LAW) in the middle 1950s. By the 1961, the Hesse Eastern Co developed a shoulder fired, disposable rocket launcher with HEAT warhead, which has been adopted by US armed forces as the M72 LAW. Based on the idea, first brought up by Germans during the WW2, the LAW provided individual infantrymen with lightweight, recoilless, disposable weapon, which was extremely simple to operate, and effective against armored vehicles and many types of field entrenchments and light fortifications. Widely used in Vietnam and in other smaller wars, M72 LAW provided soldiers with additional firepower. Adopted by several other countries, the M72 LAW is now being offered in the `Improved LAW` versions by the Talley Defense Systems Co (USA), which offer longer effective range and better effectiveness against modern treats.

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All weapons in the M72 family are of same basic design, and differ mostly in projectile and rocket engine types, as well as in safety measures. The M72 is a disposable, single shot rocket launcher pre-loaded with fin-stabilized rocket. The smoothbore barrel / container is made from two parts, aluminum inner tube and fiberglass outer tube. The inner tube is telescoped into the outer tube in storage / transport position, and is pulled out and to the rear prior to firing. The rocket is contained in the inner tube, and its solid-fuel motor burns out completely within the barrel. Because the barrel is open at the rear to avoid recoil, there is a dangerous backblast area behind the firing weapon, at least 15 meters (45 ft) long. In transport/storage mode both ends of the barrel are closed by the front and rear covers, which are opened automatically when inner tube is pulled out. This movement (opening of the launcher tube) also automatically cocks the firing mechanist and extends the open sights. The `Improved LAW` series weapons have longer barrel tubes to accommodate longer warheads and more powerful rockets. The M72A4 and M72A5 warheads are optimized for greater armor penetration and are better suited for use against the tanks, while M72A6 and A7 warheads are optimized against targets such as APC / MICW vehicles, with lesser penetration but more significant behind the armor blast / kill effect.

Other Variants
Designation Description
M72 66mm Talley single shot disposable rocket launcher; pre-loaded w/ HEAT rocket
M72A1 M72 variant; improved rocket motor
M72A2 M72 variant; improved rocket motor
M72A3 M72A1/A2 variant; safety upgrades
M72A4 M72 variant; rocket optimised for high-penetration; uses improved launcher assembly
M72A5 M72A3; uses improved launcher assembly
M72A6 M72 variant; rocket w/ low penetration, improved blast effect; uses improved launcher assembly
M72A7 M72A6 variant; US Army M72A6 variant for US Navy
M72E8 M72A7 variant; Fire-From-Enclosure (FFE) capable rocket motor; uses improved launcher assembly
M72E9 M72 variant; rocket w/ improved anti-armour capability; uses improved launcher assembly
M72E10 M72 variant; HE-Frag rocket; uses improved launcher assembly

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Weapontype:
Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher

Cartridge:
66 mm (2.6 in)

Weight:
2.5 kg (M72 trough M72A3), 3.5 kg (M72A4 through M72A7 `Improved LAW`)

Length:
(launcher open / closed) 899 / 665 mm (35.39 / 26.18 in) (M72 trough M72A3), 980 / 775 mm (38.58 / 30.51 in) (M72A4 through M72A7 `Improved LAW`)

Sights:
Front sight: reticle graduated in 25 m (82 feet) range increments. Rear sight: peep sight adjusts automatically to temperature change.

Effective range:
up to 150-170 meters (492-558 feet) (M72 trough M72A3), up to 350 meters (1148 feet) (M72A4 through M72A7 `Improved LAW`)

Muzzle Velocity:
144.8 m/s (475 ft/s).

 

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