M72 LAW
The M72 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (LAW) is a small, lightweight rocket launcher used by the US military and other NATO countries. It weighs only five-and-a-half pounds. It is so small that it only needs one person, rather than two for the bazooka. It was used often during the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese military and guerillas did not use tanks often since so much fighting was in the jungle, but the LAW has been used in wars around the world for destroying bunkers and trenches.
M72 LAW Media
1961 LAW prototype, showing the rejected front sight that also served as the front cover
M72 rocket and launcher in cross-section
M72 demonstration at Fort Benning, Georgia, in the 1960s
Packing crates are used to demonstrate the danger of the M72's back blast
M72 LAW rocket, TM 9-1300-200 General Ammunition.
M72A7 firing trainer, showing a Picatinny rail
Exposed M72A6 rockets (lower right) alongside M72A6 tubes and ammunition for 84 mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifles; awaiting destruction
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M72 operators Current Former
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