The M72 FFE replaces the M72A7 LAW, allowing Marines to fire multiple shots daily from enclosed spaces without risk of brain injury. It also produces less muzzle flash than an M9 pistol, reducing its …

The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) a 66mm one-shot rocket fitted with a high explosive ant-tank (HEAT) warhead. First used by the US in the Vietnam war, the LAW is still in active service today.

Jul 31, 2023 · In the Dirty Harry movie, The Enforcer (1976), the filmmakers needed to find a more powerful weapon than Harry Callahan’s Smith & Wesson Model 29. They selected the M72 LAW. The …

Jul 4, 2023 · The M72 Light Antitank Weapon has been in service with U.S. forces since before the Vietnam War. It is a lightweight and effective man-portable tank-killing tool.

In 1956, the US Army established a requirement for a lightweight anti-tank weapon that could be carried and fired by a single soldier. The idea was to create a small, single-use launcher that could be …

The M72 was developed to replace the M31 HEAT rifle grenade and the M20A1 " Super Bazooka." It was designed to be lightweight, easy to carry and use, and effective against armored targets.

Jul 13, 2025 · Originally developed by Talley Defense Systems in the United States, this 66mm single-shot, shoulder-fired rocket launcher offered soldiers a lightweight and portable solution to take on …

The first version of the LAW was designated M72 and was quickly followed by the M72A1 with improved rocket motor. The most common versions of the first generation LAW rockets are the M72A2 and …

Feb 14, 2008 · The M72-series light anti-tank weapon (LAW) is a lightweight, self-contained, anti-armor weapon consisting of a rocket packed in a launcher. It is man-portable, may be fired from either …

First introduced in 1963, the M72 LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon) combined a couple of important properties: It was low weight, easy to carry, easy to use and powerful against armored targets. It really …