M91
120 mm M91 Hand Anti-Tank Rocket
120 mm shoulder-launched HEAT rocket penetrating at least 700 mm of homogeneous armour, effective range 250 m.
- Max range
- 1960 m
- Effective range
- 250 m
- Muzzle velocity
- 205 m/s
All rockets and air-launched weapons
Hand-held anti-armour / anti-armor rockets and launchers
Six records cover the man-portable anti-armour line. Three are complete rounds supplied in their own launcher or container: the 64 mm M80 at 3 kg, the 90 mm M79A in a transport container, and the 120 mm M91 at 13 kg with launcher. The 44 mm M80 HEAT shell and the 44 mm M80 hand launcher that fires it hold separate records, as does the 82 mm M72 reactive-cumulative round, which the source lists for the M60 recoilless gun. Among the rounds, stated penetration of homogeneous armour plate runs from 300 mm to at least 700 mm.
- Line items
- 6
- Calibres
- 5
- Natures
- 2
- Standards
- Eastern
By calibre
Models and specifications
M80
64 mm M80 Hand Anti-Tank Rocket
64 mm disposable shoulder-launched HEAT rocket of 3 kg penetrating at least 300 mm of homogeneous armour, effective range 200 m.
- Max range
- 1280 m
- Effective range
- 200 m
- Muzzle velocity
- 187 m/s
M79A
90 mm M79A HEAT Hand Rocket
90 mm M79A HEAT rocket supplied in a transport container, with a 350 m effective range and more than 400 mm penetration of homogeneous armour.
- Max range
- 1960 m
- Effective range
- 350 m
- Muzzle velocity
- 245 m/s
M80
44 mm HEAT shell for hand launcher M80
Shoulder-launched hollow-charge rocket shell with 85 mm warhead and point-detonating superquick fuze, penetrating 400 mm of armour.
- Mass
- 2.45 kg
- Fuze
- Point detonating superquick, safe detonator with interrupted initiation train
- Launcher calibre
- 44 mm
M80
44 mm hand-held antitank rocket launcher
Light shoulder-fired antitank rocket launcher with optical sighting system, firing the same shells as the hand launcher M57.
- Calibre
- 44 mm
- Launcher mass
- 6.6 kg
- Optical system mass
- 0.83 kg
M72
82 mm reactive-cumulative round for recoilless gun M60
82 mm rocket-assisted hollow-charge round for the M60 recoilless gun, for engaging tanks, armoured vehicles and fortified positions to 1000 m.
- Muzzle velocity
- 390 m/s
- Weight
- 7.800 kg
- Fuze
- Super quick UT M731
What each record lists
Every entry gives the calibre and a mass. The three complete rounds — the 64 mm M80, the 90 mm M79A and the 120 mm M91 — add overall length, muzzle velocity, maximum and effective range, penetration of a homogeneous armour plate, a fuze arming distance between 6 and 25 m, a self-destruct time of four to six seconds and the operating temperature range. The 82 mm M72 round gives muzzle velocity, a range of 1000 m and 400 mm of angular penetration, together with its explosive, propellant and rocket-charge masses. The two 44 mm records split the data between them: the M80 shell gives warhead calibre, mass, grazing range, penetration and its fuze, and the M80 hand launcher gives launcher mass, optical-system mass, length and sighting device.
Where the M80 designation appears
M80 is the designation on three records: the 64 mm disposable rocket, the 44 mm HEAT shell and the 44 mm hand launcher that fires it. M79A, M91 and M72 each name a single item. Mass runs from 2.45 kg for the 44 mm shell to 13 kg for the M91 launcher with rocket, and effective range from 200 m to 350 m, with the M72 round quoted at 1000 m for the recoilless gun.
Questions about this equipment
What packing data do the records give?
Four entries publish it. The 120 mm M91 is packed one rocket in a launcher, two launchers per wooden case and eight cases on a pallet; the 64 mm M80 four bagged launchers per case and nine cases per pallet; the 90 mm M79A three containers per case and twelve cases per pallet; and the 82 mm M72 one complete round per cardboard box, three boxes to a wooden case of 110 x 34 x 13 cm.
Is a sighting device listed for the launcher?
Yes. The 44 mm M80 hand launcher record names the ON-M80 optical sight with a tritium illuminated reticle for night sighting and for detection of infrared sources. The optical system is quoted at 0.83 kg against a launcher mass of 6.6 kg and a length of 1.040 m.