Rifleman's Assault Weapon
Rifleman's assault weapon | |
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Type | Close support rocket |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1990s |
Used by | United States Marine Corps |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Brunswick Corporation |
Produced | 1977–1996 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.7 kg (10 lb) |
Length | 305 mm (12.0 in) |
Caliber | 140 mm (5.5 in) warhead |
Muzzle velocity | 173 m/s (570 ft/s) at 200 m (220 yd) |
Effective firing range | 300 m (330 yd) |
Maximum firing range | ~1,500 m (1,600 yd) |
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Brunswick RAW | |
Soldier Preparing to Fire RAW | |
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The rifleman's assault weapon (RAW) was a close-support rocket-propelled grenade developed around 1977 and put into limited service by the United States Marine Corps in the 1990s.[1] It was developed in response to a military requirement for a multi-purpose close support weapon. The RAW's rocket-propelled spherical munition was fired from an M16 rifle and was capable of blowing holes through masonry walls and disabling light armored vehicles.
The RAW's 1 kg (2.2 lb)
L-3 Communications in 2001.[3]
Performance of RAW and contemporary weapons | ||
Effectiveness against reinforced concrete | ||
Munition | Penetration in cm | Max effective range in meters |
140-mm RAW | 20 cm (7.9 in) | 300 m (330 yd) |
40 mm HEDP grenade | ~ 15 cm (5.9 in) | 400 m (440 yd) |
83 mm bunker defeat munition (SMAW-D) | 20 cm (7.9 in) | 500 m (550 yd) |
Data source for weapons performance is Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995–96, Jane's Ammunition Handbook 1994, and M141 BDM. |
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