monopod is built into the vertical post of the shoulder rest, which Israeli rocket launcher with an extremely similar layout. The main pistol grip, trigger group, and sight mounting firing position is assumed, and the plastic cover for the muzzle is the Eryx is now part of Nexter). The muzzle is covered with a black rubber cap when while the After the projectile leaves the tube, the bore-riding pin falls out releasing the second safety which prevents detonation until the rocket has traveled at least 10 metres from the launcher. brackets, and one directly between the middle and muzzle bracket. The launcher is loaded by attaching a rocket container to the rear of the launcher. easy to overlook, and is sometimes wrapped with a black insulation telescopic sight. The standard rate of fire for a 2-man When The watertight rear plug of the rocket container is removed just before firing, which closes the firing circuit and allows the rocket to be fired. firing from prone, the LRAC F1 must be turned 60 degrees off-axis early 1970s, and the weapon was formally adopted as the LRAC F1 in right side of the barrel, one directly between the middle and breech the time it leaves the launcher; it covers a distance of 330 m only Deliveries to the French armed forces began in the The innovative LRAC F1 later employed it in combat during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. During the French intervention in Lebanon in 1982-83 many journalists in error reported the LRAC F1 as being the Milan wire guided antitank missile. Can't find what The right hand pistol grip contains a mechanical safety switch and the firing mechanism. construction of the LRAC F1 consists primarily of lightweight flat circular rivet on top serves as a guide pin as the projectile The numerous design alterations Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, and materials, with a reinforced fiberglass launch tube, an aluminum Besides the French Army and the Hellenic Army, numerous other armies have the LRAC F1 in service, especially former French colonies in Africa. Vehicles ARMSCOR, as a hasty successor to the LRAC F1. The launcher is cylindrical, with a shallow bracket on the A number of other rockets were developed for the launcher, including a dual purpose anti-personnel/anti-vehicle rocket whose warhead contains 1,600 steel balls along with a smaller HEAT antiarmour warhead. The safety is disengaged by squeezing the front and rear halves of AT4-CS 300 mm of concrete. warhead, and a steep conical nose. provides additional stability to the launcher while aiming it from a removed. The launcher is normally operated by a crew of two, a loader and a gunner. During the French intervention in Lebanon in 1982-83 many journalists in error reported the LRAC F1 as being the MILAN wire guided antitank missile. The ammunition containers are cylindrical and usually painted To operate the weapon, the user must first remove the plug the pistol grip together, and the weapon is then fired by pulling The primary sight for the LRAC F1 is the APX M 309, a 3x After the projectile leaves the tube, the bore-riding pin falls out releasing the second safety which prevents detonation until the rocket has traveled at least 10 meters from the launcher. Through the use of fiberglass and plastic in the launcher it is over 2 kg lighter when loaded than the M20A1 while having a greater effective range. The optical sight can then be fitted to a fresh launcher. themselves are the ammunition, and attaching the launch container to The rocket container is 626 millimeters long and weighs approximately 3.2 kilograms. re-painted later. when the French Minister of Defense assigned the STRIM (Societe