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The M72 LAW (light anti-tank weapon, also referred to as the light anti-armor weapon or LAW as well as LAWS: light anti-armor weapons system) is a man-portable 66 mm (2.6 in) disposable unguided anti-tank weapon.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| M72 LAW | Caliber | 66 mm (2.6 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Designed | Patent filed 1963 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Designer | FA Spinale, CB Weeks and PV Choate | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Detonation mechanism | Point-initiated, base-detonated | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Effective firing range | 200 m (660 ft), 220 m (720 ft) (A4–7) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | In service | 1963–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Length | 630 mm (24.8 in) (unarmed) 881 mm (34.67 in) (armed) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Manufacturer | Norway: NAMMO (Raufoss, Norway) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Manufacturer | U.S.: NAMMO Defense Systems (Mesa, Arizona) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Manufacturer | Turkey: under license by MKEK | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Mass | 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (M72A1–3) / 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (M72A4–7) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Muzzle velocity | 145 m/s (480 ft/s)(M72A1–3) 200 m/s (660 ft/s)(M72A4–7) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Produced | 1963–1980 2004–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Type | Anti-tank disposable rocket-propelled grenade launcher | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Used by | See Operators | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Vietnam War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Cambodian Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Laotian Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Nicaraguan Revolution | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Falklands War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Salvadoran Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Gulf War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Bougainville Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Somali Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Bosnian War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | War in Afghanistan | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Iraq War | 1.00 | infobox |
| M72 LAW | Wars | Syrian Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
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