Miniman

External images
	Pansarskott m/68 "Miniman"
	Swedish Soldier preparing to fire Miniman
	Pskott m/68 from Swedish Army manual
	top French SARPAC, middle US M72 LAW, bottom Swedish MINIMAN
	Miniman high-low launch system located behind 74mm HEAT projectile
	Miniman 74mm HEAT warhead showing unique rear located piezoelectric fuzing system

Pansarskott m/68 "Miniman"
Pansarskott m/68 "Miniman"
	Pansarskott m/68 "Miniman"
Type	Anti-tank
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1968
Production history
Manufacturer	FFV Ordnance
Specifications
Mass	2.9 kg (6 lb 6 oz)
Length	0.9 m (2 ft 11 in)
Crew	1-2
Cartridge	HEAT
Caliber	74 mm (2.9 in)
Muzzle velocity	160 m/s (520 ft/s)
Effective firing range	150 m (160 yd) (moving target) ; 250 m (270 yd) (stationary target)
Maximum firing range	250 m (270 yd)
Filling	Octol
Filling weight	330 g (12 oz)

The Miniman (Swedish military designation Pansarskott m/68, abbreviated Pskott m/68[1]) is a disposable single-shot 74-mm unguided anti-tank smooth bore recoilless weapon, designed in Sweden by Försvarets Fabriksverk (FFV) and became operational in 1968. The Miniman is delivered with the HEAT projectile pre-loaded launch tube. In appearance, the Miniman is similar to a single section tube US M72 LAW and French Sarpac of the same era.[2] In 1986 the Swedish Army adopted the FFV AT4, designated the Pansarskott m/86, to replace the Miniman. FFV engineers adopted the rugged but simple firing and safety mechanism of the Miniman for the AT4. The Miniman uses a unique version of the high-low chamber launch system that results in no recoil.

Moving targets can be attacked at a range of 150 m (490 ft) while stationary targets may be engaged out to 250 metres (820 ft). The Miniman's HEAT projectile has a copper liner and can penetrate 340 mm (13 in) of rolled homogeneous armour.[3]

Users

Former users

Austria - known as PAR 70 (Panzerabwehrrohr 70).[4]
Finland - known as 74 KES 68 Miniman (74 millimetrin kertasinko malli 1968 Miniman, '74 millimetre disposable recoilless rifle model 1968 Miniman').[4][5]
Sweden - known as Pskott m/68 (Pansarskott modell 1968), replaced by the m/86.[4]

Reference and notes

Pansarskott translates roughly to English as "armour shot".
The M72 has a telescoping two piece tube.
JIW, p. 718.
"FFV Pansarskott m/68 (Miniman)". militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Disposable anti-tank weapons used by the Finnish Defence Forces". panssarimuseo.fi. Parola Tank Museum. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

(JIW) Ian Hogg, Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85, London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1984.

External links

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[1] Pansarskott translates roughly to English as "armour shot".

[2] The M72 has a telescoping two piece tube.

[3] JIW, p. 718.

[militaryfactory-4] "FFV Pansarskott m/68 (Miniman)". militaryfactory.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

[panssarimuseo-5] "Disposable anti-tank weapons used by the Finnish Defence Forces". panssarimuseo.fi. Parola Tank Museum. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.