What is this support weapon?

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What is this support weapon?

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Attached photo is infantry support weapon from I think a US Vietnam sprue, I think it came with the Air Cavalry command set. I can't figure out what its supposed to be. A TOW launcher has a pretty constant diameter. A 90mm recoiless had the bulge at the rear but not extending way forward like this. It on a sprue marked "M20". No photos of this on GHQ website that I can find.
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Post a pic, please.
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Sorry, I posted pic but photobucket.com took it down almost immediately. I have to figure out another way to post
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OK, not posted here, but there's a link
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It is a ground-mounted TOW launcher.

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I agree. Its kind a what I thought, but the back part of the barrel is way out of proportion
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I actually thought the TOW barrel was one diameter all the down, the photo is clear
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That is not a ghq figure that's a Scotia fig and the tube is a bill atgm launcher iirc
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That is not a ghq figure that's a Scotia fig and the tube is a bill atgm launcher iirc
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Post by Waddell »

Actually, thats an Heroics & Ros figure from their Modern U.S. Infantry pack. I always just figured it was their version of a TOW launcher. Otherwise I have no idea what they were trying to recreate.

I bought a couple packs of these when I went to Salute 2014. The castings are slightly smaller than the GHQ variety and the poses seemed a tad stiff to me.
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I never bought any Scotia 6mm, except planes. HR maybe but I don't remember it
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Post by BattlerBritain »

Yep that's a Heroics TOW launcher.

I also use them as stand-ins for Soviet SPG-9 launchers.

But with GHQ's new Sov Weapons pack out now I may have to upgrade :D

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Post by 7.62 »

H & R for sure. I have none of their figures at all now but did have them many years ago.
I still used their Gripen, Bv snow cats and the new Archer SPG.

The M20 is their Israeli heavy weapons pack. That sculpt is maybe pushing 40 years old.

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