Société technique de recherches en industries mécaniques[1]
Manufacturer
Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Saint-Etienne the launcher and Luchaire SA the rocket projectile
Specifications
Mass
5 kg (11 lb), with sights [2]
Length
1.17 m (1.28 yd) [2]
Crew
2
Caliber
89 mm (3.5 in)
Rate of fire
3 to 4 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity
295 m/s (970 ft/s)
Effective firing range
300 to 500 m (330 to 550 yd) [2]
Maximum firing range
2,300 m (2,500 yd) (at 45° angle)
Sights
APX M 290 and passive night telescope
External images
LRAC F1 STRIM
LRAC F1 Early Photo
LRAC F1 with Rocket Projectile (top) AC300 Jupiter (bottom)[3]
Details of LRAC F1
Cut-Away of 89mm antitank rocket
Drawing of antitank rocket and storage/launcher container
The LRAC F1, officially called Lance-Roquettes AntiChar de 89 mm modèle F1 (89 mm anti-tank rocket launcher model F1), is a French reusable rocket launcher developed by Luchaire Défense SA, and manufactured in cooperation with Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Saint-Étienne and was, in the 1970s, marketed by Hotchkiss-Brandt.[4]
It replaced the 89 mm M20A1 Super Bazooka in French Army service. Through the use of fiberglass and plastic in the launcher it is over 2 kg (4.4 lb) lighter when loaded than the M20A1, while having a greater effective range. The LRAC FI is sometimes referred to as the STRIM 89 mm antitank rocket launcher from the abbreviations for the private firm Société technique de recherches en industries mécaniques that was contracted in 1964 by the French ministry of defence, to research a replacement for the M20A1 Super Bazooka.
^"De 1945 à 1958 : La création de l'industrie missilière". Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
^ abcTTA 150 Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, p. 63
^note - AC300 Jupiter was a mid 1980s development of MBB of Germany and Luchaire of France where a MILAN 2 warhead was mounted to an Armbrust launcher, but never placed in production
^Luchaire produces the different rocket projectiles for the LRAC F1 and Manufacture Nationale-d'Armes de Saint Etienne the launcher - both firms are now part of GIAT Industries
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LRAC F1 Early Photo