Germany developed a one-man alternative, the Panzerfaust, having single-shot launchers that were cheap and requiring no special training. Large and easily damaged, it required a well-trained two-man crew. Despite early problems, it was a success and was copied by other countries. Army introduced the bazooka, the first rocket-propelled grenade launcher. All of these had to be used within a few meters of the target, which was difficult and dangerous.
The first to be used (with limited success) were Molotov cocktails, flamethrowers, satchel charges, jury-rigged landmines, and specially designed magnetic hollow charges. The increased importance of tanks and other armored vehicles in World War II caused a need for portable infantry weapons to deal with them. At that time, its nearest equivalents were the Swedish Pskott m/68 (Miniman) and the French SARPAC.ġ961 LAW prototype, showing the rejected front sight that also served as the front cover However, this program was canceled by Congress and the M136 AT4 was adopted instead. In the early 1980s, the M72 was slated to be replaced by the FGR-17 Viper. Air Force to serve in an anti-emplacement/anti-armor role in Air Base Defense duties. Marine Corps as their primary individual infantry anti-tank weapon, replacing the M31 HEAT rifle grenade and the M20A1 "Super Bazooka" in the U.S. In early 1963, the M72 LAW was adopted by the U.S. American production of the weapon began by Hesse-Eastern in 1963, and was terminated by 1983 currently it is produced by Nammo Raufoss AS in Norway and their subsidiary Nammo Talley, Inc. at the Hesse-Eastern Division of Norris Thermadore. The solid rocket propulsion unit was developed in the newly formed Rohm and Haas research laboratory at Redstone Arsenal in 1959, then the full system was designed by Paul V. The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon, also referred to as the Light Anti-Armor Weapon or LAW as well as LAWS: Light Anti-Armor Weapons System) is a portable one-shot 66-mm unguided anti-tank weapon.
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