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How long is an M9A1 bazooka?

An M9A1 bazooka is about 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) long.

What is measured: WWII anti-tank rocket launcher, tube length

M9A1 Bazooka (1.55 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), M9A1 Bazooka (1.55 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the height of an adult person
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 78% of the height of a doorway
  • About 7 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 4.1× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about M9A1 Bazooka

The bazooka's tube shape and firing method gave its name to an entire class of shoulder-fired rocket weapons.

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History; U.S. Army Ordnance Museum

Military

NameSizeCompared with M9A1 Bazooka
Mosin-Nagant Rifle1.23 m (4 ft)0.79×
M240 Machine Gun1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)0.8×
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)0.94×
WWI Trench Mortar1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)0.97×
FIM-92 Stinger Missile1.52 m (5 ft)0.98×
M9A1 Bazooka1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)this page
M2 Browning Machine Gun1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)1.1×
Napoleon 12-Pounder Cannon1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)1.1×
Suit of Medieval Plate Armor1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)1.1×
English Longbow1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)1.2×

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