Marines Want New Shoulder-Fired Rockets with Smaller Blast Signature than M9 Pistol

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Marines Want New Shoulder-Fired Rockets with Smaller Blast Signature than M9 Pistol
 
3 Aug 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

The Marine Corps wants to field an improved version of the shoulder-fired M72 Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW) that features a reduced flash and backblast signature that's less detectable than an M9 pistol when fired at night from inside enclosed structures.

The Army recently released a request for proposal on behalf of the Marines for the M72 LAW Fire from Enclosure (FFE) munition, according to a news release from Marine Corps Systems Command.

The M72 LAW FFE is a compact, lightweight, single-shot rocket system that features an improved launcher, enhanced in-line trigger mechanism and improved sling design.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/03/marines-want-new-shoulder-fired-rockets-smaller-blast-signature-m9-pistol.html

[sneakypete]

I hope they get it. Seems to me like it would be something well worth having.

There is a LOT to be said for being able to fire the equivalent of an old bazooka without giving the positions away of you and everyone around you.

Hell,you might even get to live long enough to shoot another one!