M72 LAW - Revision history

Skizmophonic at 05:16, 3 March 2026

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	~~DESCRIPTION GOES HERE~~		The M72 LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon) is a disposable, single-shot 66mm shoulder-fired rocket launcher firing a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. It uses a telescoping launch tube with simple sights and is issued as a complete round rather than a reloadable launcher. It is best known for giving individual infantry a lightweight anti-armor option that was also commonly employed against field fortifications and firing positions.
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	~~TEXT GOES HERE~~		The M72 LAW was developed in the early 1960s to give infantry a compact, one-man anti-armor weapon that could be carried in quantity without the weight and crew requirements of earlier rocket launchers and recoilless systems. Adopted by U.S. forces in 1963, it paired a 66mm HEAT rocket with a simple, extend-to-arm launcher that emphasized speed and ease of training. The resulting system was intentionally straightforward: extend the tube, shoulder the launcher, engage with iron sights, fire, and discard.
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			In Vietnam, the LAW was widely carried by U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps units, where the environment and typical targets made a light shoulder-fired rocket useful even when enemy armor was limited. Alongside its intended anti-vehicle role, it was frequently used as an assault aid against bunkers, fighting positions, and light fortifications where a quick, portable explosive effect was valuable. The basic family included early Vietnam-era models such as the M72 and M72A1, with subsequent variants continuing to refine the series after the war.
			===Sources===
			* [https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog-ws/view/100.ATSC/540616D5-D063-4611-876F-8FB4F5188B97-1300783053878/3-23.25/tm3_23x25.pdf U.S. Army — TM 3-23.25, ''Shoulder-Launched Munitions'']
			* [https://www.militarynewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TM-9-1340-214-10-M72-LAW-Operators-Manual1.pdf Department of the Army — TM 9-1340-214-10, ''Operator's Manual for 66mm Light Antitank Weapon (LAW) System'']
			* [https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/SAS_weapons-rocket-launchers-M72LAW.pdf Small Arms Survey — ''M72 LAW (& close derivatives)'' (Weapons Identification Sheet)]
			* [https://www.nammo.com/product/our-products/shoulder-fired-systems/m72-series/ Nammo — M72-series (manufacturer overview)]
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Skizmophonic at 01:18, 1 October 2025

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Skizmophonic at 07:58, 5 November 2024

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Skizmophonic at 18:30, 11 October 2024

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Skizmophonic at 04:51, 4 October 2024

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