22:
240:, but with greater intended penetration. The outcome was a grenade Dard 90, also known as AC 1000. It did not have the required penetration, so it was decided to increase the caliber to 95 mm (3.7 in). In 1979, the work was stopped on the AC 1000 and work began on a 120 mm (4.7 in) caliber grenade launcher. The result was presented in the 1981 grenade year Dard 120 (presented at the same time competing launchers
263:
system. The weapon is made up of two parts, a disposable pre-loaded launch tube clips onto a reusable firing device. The firing device weighs 9.92 pounds (4.50 kg) and is 30 inches (0.76 m) long. The launch tube weighs an additional 22 pounds (10.0 kg) and is 47 inches (1.2 m)
256:. It fires a 4.72 inches (120 mm) projectile at high speed and is a very accurate weapon. Designed for short range use, the DARD 120 has a maximum effective range of 656 yards (600 m).
276:
range between -22 and 122 degrees
Fahrenheit (-30 and 50 degrees Celsius), the DARD is a versatile weapon that can be used in desert as well as arctic conditions.
330:
320:
86:
268:
at 918 ft/s (280 m/s). It is capable of penetrating 33.4 inches (850 mm) of steel armor. With optional
105:
58:
265:
222:
65:
297:
43:
72:
315:
54:
39:
292:
The directory of the world's weapons, Hardcover: 192 pages, Publisher: Barnes & Noble (1996),
32:
273:
325:
8:
79:
293:
229:
218:
236:
in 1978 year. It had a construction similar to that of the already operational
309:
269:
260:
253:
252:
The DARD 120 was designed in France for use by the infantryman of the
21:
237:
194:
241:
233:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
264:long. The DARD fires a 7.27 pounds (3.30 kg)
307:
331:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
308:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
13:
14:
342:
221:of French origin manufactured by
234:Societe Europeenne de Propulsion
223:Societe Europeenne de Propulsion
163:Societe Europeenne de Propulsion
20:
31:needs additional citations for
286:
204:Maximum firing range
1:
279:
7:
247:
10:
347:
321:Cold War weapons of France
259:The DARD 120 uses a split
228:Work on the new anti-tank
207:600 m (2,000 ft)
203:
199:120 mm (4.7 in)
193:
188:
180:
176:14.5 kg (32 lb)
172:
167:
159:
151:
146:
139:Place of origin
138:
130:
123:
184:47 in (120 cm)
134:Rocket Propelled Grenade
118:Rocket Propelled Grenade
217:is a shoulder-launched
274:operating temperature
40:improve this article
244:and Jupiter 300 ).
147:Production history
316:Anti-tank rockets
211:
210:
116:
115:
108:
90:
338:
300:
290:
230:grenade launcher
126:
121:
120:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
346:
345:
341:
340:
339:
337:
336:
335:
306:
305:
304:
303:
291:
287:
282:
250:
219:rocket launcher
189:
124:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
344:
334:
333:
328:
323:
318:
302:
301:
284:
283:
281:
278:
272:sights and an
249:
246:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
191:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
168:Specifications
165:
164:
161:
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
117:
114:
113:
96:September 2012
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
343:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
317:
314:
313:
311:
299:
295:
289:
285:
277:
275:
271:
267:
262:
257:
255:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
226:
224:
220:
216:
206:
202:
198:
196:
192:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:SEP DARD 120
122:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
288:
270:night vision
266:HEAT warhead
258:
251:
227:
214:
212:
160:Manufacturer
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
326:KNDS France
261:breechblock
254:French Army
232:started in
310:Categories
298:0760702640
280:References
66:newspapers
55:"Dard 120"
248:Overview
215:DARD 120
152:Designed
238:LRAC F1
225:(SEP).
195:Caliber
80:scholar
296:
242:APILAS
181:Length
142:France
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
294:ISBN
213:The
173:Mass
155:1978
131:Type
59:news
42:by
312::
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
