Infantry Weapons

M80 Zolja

The M80 Zolja is a Yugoslav-origin, single-shot 64 mm shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher. Its lightweight disposable tube, HEAT warhead, and short effective range make it a portable infantry weapon against vehicles, fighting positions, and light armor; a 2021 lethal-materiel study lists the system among selected materiel in service with, or recovered from, Boko Haram during the Boko Haram Insurgency.

Boko Haram InsurgencyBoko Haram and ISWAP

Conflict side: Boko Haram and ISWAP
Built by: Yugoslav defense industryYugoimport SDPR
Built in: YugoslaviaSerbiaNorth Macedonia

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

Image source: M-80 Zolja.jpg

Profile

Type: Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher
Conflict side: Boko Haram and ISWAP
Origin: Yugoslavia; current Serbian and North Macedonian production/export context
Service note: Entered service around 1980; documented in Boko Haram-related materiel reporting by 2021

portable anti-tank

Service History

In service: Entered service around 1980; offered for export and retained in limited service
Used by: Boko Haram
Wars: Boko Haram Insurgency

Production History

Designer: Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Designed: 1970s
Built by: Yugoslav defense industryYugoimport SDPR
Built in: YugoslaviaSerbiaNorth Macedonia
Produced: 1980s-present
Number built: Produced in quantity
Variants: RBR M80 Zolja

Specifications

Crew: 1
Caliber: 64 mm
Warhead: Single HEAT shaped-charge warhead with piezoelectric fuze
Weight: About 3 kg loaded
Length: 860 mm carried; 1,200 mm in firing configuration
Effective range: About 200-220 m
Maximum range: 1,280 m
Penetration: At least 300 mm rolled homogeneous armor
Muzzle velocity: About 187-190 m/s
Sights: Flip-up mechanical sights

Conflict Usage

Boko Haram Insurgency: Side: Boko Haram and ISWAPRole: Insurgent shoulder-fired anti-armor rocketanti-tank strike
A 2021 lethal-materiel study lists the M80 Zolja among selected materiel in service with, or recovered from, Boko Haram, placing the disposable rocket launcher on the insurgent side of the Boko Haram Insurgency evidence base.

M80 Zolja Images

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons - view 1 — Source: M-80 Zolja.jpg

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons - view 2 — Source: M80 Zolja.JPG

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons - view 3 — Source: RBR M80 Rocket Launcher.jpg

M80 Zolja, Disposable 64 mm anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons - view 4 — Source: Zolja militaryfair.jpg

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Sources

64 mm, RBR M80Publisher: Yugoimport SDPR | Note: Supports RBR M80 background and specifications including caliber, HEAT warhead, weight, range, velocity, and armor penetration. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 RBR M80 ZoljaPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports design background, developer, production context, service-entry timing, and general technical characteristics. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict SettingsPublisher: International Peace Information Service | Note: Supports Boko Haram Insurgency direct-use context: the M80 Zolja was used by or recovered from Boko Haram in the report's selected materiel list. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 M-80 Zolja.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a 2015 Partner arms fair photograph licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 M80 Zolja.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain photograph of the launcher and rocket. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 RBR M80 Rocket Launcher.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a copyrighted-free-use photograph of an RBR M80 launcher. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Zolja militaryfair.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a Belgrade military fair photograph licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL. | Accessed: 2026-06-21