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SMAWIRL — The SMAW in real life. Note: the attached optic on it.

The Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) is a shoulder-launched rocket weapon, based on the Israeli B-300, with the primary function of being a portable assault weapon (e.g. bunker buster) and a secondary anti-armor rocket launcher. It was introduced to the United States armed forces in 1984. It has a maximum range of 500 meters against a tank-sized target.

It can be used to destroy bunkers and other fortifications during assault operations as well as other designated targets with the dual mode rocket and to destroy main battle tanks with the HEAA rocket. Recent operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have seen a thermobaric rocket added (described as NE—"Novel Explosive"), which is capable of collapsing a building.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

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The SMAW is the standard rocket launcher issued to the USMC Engineer kit in Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. It performs identically to the PLA's PF-98, the EU's M2 Carl Gustav, and the MEC's RPG-7V. The launcher is capable of taking out a tank with about three missiles, and can destroy light transports and helicopters with one. A coordinated attack against an enemy tank by Engineers with the SMAW can make quick work of hostile armor, but due to be an unguidable, fire-and-forget missile, helicopters tend to be more difficult to take down. The Engineer must predict a helicopter's flight path in order to take it down with the launcher, otherwise the missile will just miss its target.

Battlefield 3

"Developed especially for the US Marine Corps to defeat light armor and enemy bunkers, the Mark 153 SMAW is capable of defeating both modern armor and emplacements. 83mm unguided rockets are loaded individually at the back of the launcher from disposable sealed 1 time use units at the rear."

— Battlelog description

The SMAW appears in Battlefield 3.

Singleplayer

The player is equipped with the SMAW during Rock and a Hard Place, as a default gadget. It can be used at any time during the mission, and when a BMP-2 appears, it will automatically be refilled with ammunition if the player had already used it in an earlier segment, and it can also be refilled by ammo crates.

Multiplayer

The SMAW is the default USMC anti-tank launcher issued to the Engineer kit. Like the Russian RPG-7V2, it has a slightly ballistic trajectory. It stands opposite of, but performing near-identically to, the RPG-7V2 of the Russian team. By default, it is equipped with five rockets (one loaded plus four in reserve), or ten (one loaded plus nine in reserve) when equipped with the explosives upgrade. It can disable a tank in two rounds, or destroy one with three. The SMAW is also capable of destroying walls and obstacles. If the player hits a tank in the rear, one round will disable the vehicle, and another round (totaling two) will destroy the tank. The SMAW can also be used against air targets, destroying attack and scout helicopters as well as jets with a single rocket but only disabling transport helicopters.

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Battlefield 4

"High speed, low drag Anti-Vehicle launcher with flatter trajectory but lower damage than the RPG-7V2. Most effective against the sides and rear of armored targets."

— Battlelog description

The Mk153 SMAW is a Rocket Launcher featured in Battlefield 4.

Singleplayer

In the singleplayer campaign, the Mk153 SMAW can be equipped from Gadget Crates on several missions. It can also be found off of PLA anti-tank soldiers.

Multiplayer

In multiplayer, the Mk153 inflicts the third-highest damage against vehicles, only after the RPG-7V2 and FGM-148 Javelin. It has less drop over range than the RPG-7V2, and a much higher velocity. Its iron sights are permanently zeroed to a range of 100 meters, and the rocket will not noticeably drop until beyond that range. It can be very useful for accurately engaging enemy vehicles at medium range, as the player will not have to compensate for travel time and drop nearly as much as with the RPG-7V2.

Trivia

When one reloads the SMAW, the player seems to take the empty case out of the launcher, only to re-insert the latter again into the back (this can be confirmed through a third person-view).
During the Alpha and Beta stages of Battlefield 4, the Mk153 SMAW could lock onto and track laser-designated targets, as could the RPG-7V2. This was removed in the final game.

External links

SMAW on Wikipedia

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-In multiplayer, the Mk153 inflicts the second-highest damage against vehicles, only after the [[RPG-7V2]]. However, it has less drop over range, and a much higher velocity. Its [[Iron Sights|iron sights]] are permanently [[Zeroing|zeroed]] to a range of 100 meters, and the rocket will not noticeably drop until beyond that range. It can be very useful for accurately engaging enemy vehicles at medium range, as the player will not have to compensate for travel time and drop nearly as much as with the [[RPG-7V2]].
+In multiplayer, the Mk153 inflicts the third-highest damage against vehicles, only after the [[RPG-7V2]] and [[FGM-148 Javelin]]. It has less drop over range than the [[RPG-7V2]], and a much higher velocity. Its [[Iron Sights|iron sights]] are permanently [[Zeroing|zeroed]] to a range of 100 meters, and the rocket will not noticeably drop until beyond that range. It can be very useful for accurately engaging enemy vehicles at medium range, as the player will not have to compensate for travel time and drop nearly as much as with the [[RPG-7V2]].
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