Talk:Shoulder-launched missile weapon

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[edit] Definitions

I personally think alot of this article is incorrect, for an example a SMAW, M72, and an AT4, are not shoulder launched missiles, they are rocket launchers, since they lack any form of guidance, to qualify them as missiles, I think the article should have its name changed. King nothing 23:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

The AT4 is NOT rocketpropelled, it is a single use recoiless rifle. The whole article could use a rewrite.

True, but it should be remembered that "missile" is in the original sense simply a synonym for "projectile". An arrow is a missile too :o).--MWAK 07:42, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First shoulder-launched missile weapon

The article states that the Panzerfaust was the first shoulder-launched missile weapon but this is incorrect. The bazooka was deployed in November 1942 and production of the Panzerfaust didn't begin until the summer of 1943 [1]. I'd rewrite the section but I'm unsure about the trigger system on the bazooka.--Sus scrofa 11:46, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

That shit is fucking crazy.