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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
And another one found on War Is Boring, the US M25 repeater rocket launcher.
However, being about three times heavier than the M20 Bazooka, it needed a tripod mount and at a time when it really needed a more capable warhead to counter the more heavily armoured Soviet tanks then being fielded, it fired the same round as the M20. So naturally enough, the US Army declined the weapon.
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It only had a 2 round magazine (plus 1 in the tube), so it's arguably worse than having 3 M20s, since they're the same weight, easier to transport since the load can be split, and can engage multiple targets simultaneously.
The technical manual for the M25 is TM 9-297A. According to the manual the front barrel of the M20, M20B, and M25 were interchangeable. A tripod was designed for it, but it could also fit on an M1917A1 tripod or an M74 mount.
Weights:
Launcher w/o front barrel or magazine: 43.5 pounds
Front barrel: 3.5 pounds
Magazine: 11.5 pounds
Cradle: 9.0 pounds
Tripod: 13.25 pounds
Total: 80.75 pounds
That's unloaded, and since each rocket weighed 8.9 pounds, a fully loaded M25 weighed 107.05 pounds.
Also, now I know where the game Heavy Gear got its Repeating Bazooka design. It's very visually similar, and I'd never been able to place its inspiration.