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LAW 80
LAW 80

The LAW 80 is an anti-tank weapon in service with the British Army. LAW stands for Light Anti-armour Weapon. It is a 94 mm High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) weapon system, portable by one person and capable of destroying armoured vehicles at distances up to 500 m. It is to be replaced by the Next Generation Light Anti-tank weapon (NLAW). In May 2002 the Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon, MBT LAW, developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics, was selected to fill this requirement. Image File history File links LAW80. ... Image File history File links LAW80. ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... In physics, heat is defined as energy in transit. ... The Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon (MBT LAW) is a man-portable short range fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system. ...

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Specifications

  • Contractor: Hunting Engineering.
  • Effective range: up to 500 m.
  • Impact sensor: scrub and foliage proof.
  • Launcher length: (firing mode) 1.5 m.
  • Launcher length: (carrying mode) 1 m.
  • Carrying weight: 10 kg.
  • Projectile diameter: 94 mm.
  • Temp range: -46 °C to +65 °C.
  • Rear danger area: 20 m.

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The spotting rifle from LAW 80 was used on the USMC SMAW. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon is a shoulder-launched missile weapon, based on the Israeli B-300 ,with the primary function of being a portable anti-armor rocket launcher. ...


Addermine

Addermine is an acoustic sensor system which utilises the LAW 80 as a kill mechanism to create an off-route mine. It can also be command detonated from up to 200 m away. This article is about an antipersonnel trap designed for use against humans. ...


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