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Re:Primer: Statistical Armour by chrisseaton on Friday April 15, 2022 @01:13PM (#31042769)
> Javelin is a 50 lbs weapon. Sure, some of that weight is computer and night-vision. But most of that weight difference is explosives (I assume the 2nd tandem charge in particular).

No most of it is the motor. The entire warhead of Javelin weight just 8.4 kg. That's the entire warhead - not just the explosive. An EFP contains a lot of 'inert' metal that gets formed into a projectile.

(Can we not use pounds in a technical military discussion, lol.)

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Re:Primer: Statistical Armour by dragontamer on Friday April 15, 2022 @01:21PM (#31042869)
> The entire warhead of Javelin weight just 8.4 kg. That's the entire warhead - not just the explosive.

And the entire AT4 weapon (including the sling, the barrel, warhead... everything) is 6.7kg.

Javelin is a big boy. Reaching the limits of what people can carry effectively, especially if you need a 2nd or 3rd shot to do your job.

EDIT: I think RPG7 is like 3kg for the rocket AND explosives, 8.5kg for the entire weapon.

EDIT2: So yeah, you can carry 3x AT4 for the same weight as 1x Javelin.

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Re:Primer: Statistical Armour by agapon on Friday April 15, 2022 @02:43PM (#31044069)
> The entire warhead of Javelin weight just 8.4 kg. That's the entire warhead - not just the explosive.

"just"

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