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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recoilless rifles category.
01 / Overview
M20 recoilless rifle
Category
Country
Production
1945–
Quantity
56
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECOILLESS RIFLES · WORLD WAR II
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
62
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recoilless rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Weapon TypeRecoilless rifle
- Service Entry Year1945
- Weight47 kg
- Calibre75 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Operation6MOD.6
- Action TypeRecoilless
- Crew1
- Single-Use / DisposableNo
- Shoulder-FiredNo
- Reload TypeManual
- Sight TypeIron sights
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Muzzle Velocity305 m/s
- Effective Range1,000 m
- Maximum Range6,276 m
- Projectile Weight9,300 g
◇Warhead & Effect6MOD.6
- Warhead TypeHE, HEAT, Smoke
- Penetration (RHA)100 mm
- HE RoundYes
- HEAT RoundYes
- Tandem ChargeNo
- Thermobaric RoundNo
◆Ammunition2MOD.2
- Ammunition Types75 x 408 mm R
- Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production2MOD.2
- Operators30
- Variants1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1945Production started
81
years in service
56
units produced
31
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
M20 RECOILLESS RIFLE · CONFLICTS SERVED IN10% win·10% loss
Total Conflicts
10
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1975–1991Western Sahara War—→1975–1990Lebanese Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1961–1990Nicaraguan Revolution—→1959–1975Laotian Civil WarDecisive victory→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→1954–1962Algerian War—→1950–1953Korean War—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
06 / MASS Score
RECOILLESS RIFLES RANKING Recoilless Rifles · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
16RECOILLESS RIFLES4WORLD WAR II · RECOILLESS RIFLES1706UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · RECOILLESS RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theRecoilless Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
High-explosive anti-tank round fired from underbarrel grenade launchers, designed to penetrate armored targets using a shaped charge warhead.
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