The M72 LAW started production in the early 1960s and carried on with improved versions into the 1990s. By Staff Writer
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1961
Designation:M72 LAW (Light Anti-armor Weapon) Classification Type:Disposable Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher Manufacturer:Talley Industries - USA Country of Origin: United States
Operators: Australia; Cambodia; Chile; Greece; Canada; El Salvador; Finland; Israel; Lebanon; Mexico; New Zealand; Norway; Portugal; South Korea; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Vietnam
Variants
M72 - Initial Production Model
M72A2 - Improved rocket motor
M72A3 - Improved rocket motor
M72A4 - Revised safety features
M72A5 - Revised launcher design
M72A6 - Improved projectile function and launcher.
M72A7 - US Navy designation of the US Army M72A6.
M72E8 - Improved launcher; close-quarters launching capability allowing the system to be fired from building windows.
M72E9 - Improved anti-armor projectile; improved launcher.
M72E10 - Improved launcher; HE-Frag projectile
66 KES 75 - Finnish Designation for M72A2
66 KES 88 - Finnish Designation for M72A5
HAR-66 - Turkish Designation; M72A3 launcher with M72A2 projectile.
Rocket, 66mm HEAT, L1A1 - British Designation for base M72.
LASM (Light Anti-Structures Missile) - British Designation for M72A9.
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