from within a confined space. Vietnam Several M72A1 and M72A2 LAWs captured during the Vietnam War have been put into service with the chemical force of the Vietnam People's Army. The launchers are upgraded to be able to fire multiple times and are armed with M74 incendiary rounds. Variants Variants Armor penetration Specifications (M72A2 and M72A3) Launcher Length: Extended: less than Closed: Weight: Complete M72A2: Complete M72A3: Firing mechanism: percussion. Front sight: reticle graduated in 25 m range increments Rear sight: peep sight adjusts automatically to temperature change Rocket Caliber: Length: Weight: Muzzle velocity: Minimum range (combat): Minimum arming range: Maximum range: Penetration: Maximum effective ranges Stationary target: Moving target: Beyond these ranges there is less than a 50% chance of hitting the target. Operators Current operators : M72A3 variant. : M72A6 variant. :M72A2 variant used by navy M72A5 variant, labeled as M72A5-C1 : M72A3 variant. Used by the Chilean Army and the Chilean Marine Corps. New variant used by the latter force reported in 2018. : M72A7 variant, since 2018 M72 EC : M72A5 variant since 2007 : : The weapon was shown during new military equipment presentation recently which were sent with Turkey's official representative to hand them Kyrgyz officials. : Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces : First seen in September 2018 : On July 7, 2022, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced the delivery of several thousand M72 EC MK1s. : M72A3 variant. : delivered to Ukraine by Canadian, Danish and Norwegian Armed Forces (and possibly several others), as part of the military aid during the 2022 Russian Invasion. : Used by the British Army from the 1970s to the early 1990s. The M72A9 variant was reintroduced into service for the Afghanistan war. due to its light weight, lower cost and greater portability. Former users FNLA : launchers captured and used in Sino-Vietnamese War and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts, replaced by the PF-89, PF-98 and DZJ-08 anti-tank grenade launcher. See also Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon List of U.S. Army Rocket Launchers By Model Number Similar weapons C90-CR (M3) M80 rocket launcher Panzerfaust 3 RPG-18 / RPG-22 / RPG-26 RPG-76 Notes References External links FAS Gary's U.S. Infantry Weapons Reference Guide Modern Firearms Military-Today Military Factory Designation-Systems Article on the reintroduction of the LAW in Iraq by the USMC Canadian Military Page On the M72 Patent for sights of M72 patented by Paul V. Choate