Shoulder launch: more than ever, light, shoulder-launched weapons are proving their worth in built-up areas. However, a number of them are being optimized to enable the soldier on foot to deal with constructions rather than armour. They now include wall breakers, door smashers and high-pressure generators.

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Shoulder launch: more than ever, light, shoulder-launched weapons are proving their worth in built-up areas. However, a number of them are being optimized to enable the soldier on foot to deal with constructions rather than armour. They now include wall breakers, door smashers and high-pressure generators.

The problem with the use of normal anti-armour weapons to tear down walls is the very short ranges afforded by an urban environment. Two factors come into play: the distance from the launcher at which the warhead is activated and the blast which will affect the operator and his team members. A third useful boon (already applied to some anti-tank weapons) is the ability to fire from an enclosure (through the window of a room, for instance).

Smaw

Talley Defense Systems, recently acquired by Nammo of Norway, is producing 3000 thermobaric Mk 80 NE (Novel Explosive) thermobaric rockets for its 83-mm Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (Smaw) in service with the US Marine Corps under ...

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