FGR-17 Viper

FGR-17 Viper
The FGR-17 VIPER in extended position
TypeAnti-tank/unguided rocket
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1983 (canceled same year)
Used byUnited States
WarsCold War
Production history
DesignedLate 1970s
ManufacturerGeneral Dynamics, Pomona Division
Unit costUS$1,310.00 FY 1982–83
Produced1982
Specifications
Mass4 kg
Length111.7 cm ready to fire

Caliber70 mm
Muzzle velocity257 m/s
Effective firing range250 m moving – 500 m stationary
Sightspop up M16 type iron sights

The FGR-17 Viper was an American one-man disposable shoulder-fired antitank rocket, which was slated in the 1980s to be the replacement for the M72 LAW, but was canceled shortly after production began because of cost overruns and concerns about safety and capability.[1][i]

  1. ^ Ludvigsen, Eric C, ed. (1983–84), Army Green Book, p. 307.


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