The Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) is a smoothbore shoulder-fired rocket launcher. [6] Primarily used as a portable assault weapon, or " bunker buster ," it also possesses secondary anti-armor capabilities.

Jul 7, 2011 · The SMAW is an 83mm man-portable weapon system consisting of the MK153 Mod 0 launcher, the MK 3 Mod 0 encased HEDP rocket, the MK 6 Mod 0 encased HEAA rocket, and the MK217 Mod 0...

Jan 5, 1999 · Features: The SMAW is an 83mm man-portable weapon system consisting of the MK153 Mod 0 launcher, the MK 3 Mod 0 encased HEDP rocket, the MK 6 Mod 0 encased HEAA rocket, and the MK217 Mod 0 spotting rifle cartridge.

Apr 9, 2023 · “a one-man operable, 83 mm smooth bore, shoulder-fired, rocket launcher with a spotting rifle attached to the right side of the launcher tube. The encased rocket is fitted into the aft end of the launcher, and the fiberglass encasement is discarded after use.

Aug 26, 2019 · Sporting a diameter of 83mm and a length of 29.9 inches unloaded, and 54 inches loaded, the SMAW originally came in a package weighing 16.9 pounds without rocket, and 34-35 pounds with. The SMAW is a two part system comprising a launch tube made of fiberglass epoxy that is loaded by attaching encased rounds at the rear.

Feb 13, 2022 · Its 83mm unguided, fin-stabilised round has an integral high-explosive, dual-mode warhead with 2.38 lbs of explosive. Detonation is instantaneous when impacting on a hard target, such as a brick or concrete wall, or an armored vehicle.

The SMAW-NE is an unguided, free flight assault rocket with a 4 pound enhanced blast explosive charge sealed in an 83 mm expendable encasement tube made of fiberglass and epoxy. The disposable encasement protects the rocket during storage, transportation, and field handling.

The Mk 153 SMAW (Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon) is a reloadable shoulder-fired rocket launcher designed by McDonnell Douglas and manufactured by Nammo Talley, and used by the United States Marine Corps (and the US Army during Desert Storm).

The Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) is a one-person, 83-mm smoothbore, shoulder-fired rocket launcher introduced in the U.S. armed forces in 1984. It is primarily used to take out bunkers and fortifications during assault missions, and …

This is the American 83mm SMAW-HEAA, a Shoulder-Launched-Multi-Purpose-Assault-Weapon-High-Explosive-Anti-Armour with a High-Explosive-Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead, man-portable, …