I was doing a bit or research on the m72 rocket launcher, but couldn't find answers to the specific questions in mind:
Is the launcher or the ammo made up any plastics? Or is it purely metal and gunpowder? How about electronics?
The tubular rocket launcher is a telescoping, smooth-bore, openbreech weapon. The outer (front) tube is made of plastic-impregnated fiberglass; the inner (rear) tube is made of aluminum. When the launcher is closed, as it is during unit maintenance, the inner (rear) tube and rocket are not visible.
Firing Mechanism Percussion
The early LAW warhead, developed from the M31 HEAT rifle grenade warhead, uses a simple, but extremely safe and reliable piezoelectric fuze system, which on impact with the target a certain type of crystal in the front nose section is crushed causing a micro-second electric current to be generated which detonates the warhead.
but there's most definitely electronics in the warhead.
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