Man Portable

My point is that your stance of "any man-portable weapon can be owned by anyone without a criminal record" is politically unviable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I would never want to face a mad grizzly, but that load would be as adequate as anything else that is man-portable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are over 20,000 manpads man-portable air-defense systems, commonly known as shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, and the opposition has been able to secure a lot of this. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Nonetheless the general perception was a man-portable weapon. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In addition, U.S. officials and defense experts have expressed concern that some of the estimated 20,000 man-portable surface-to-air missiles left behind by Col. ❋ Sam Dagher (2011)

Moreover, we can I think safely assume that they probably understood that technological changes would occur that would put new options on the table in the arena of man-portable firearms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Up on the bridge a man-portable mobile phone jammer was set up and the radio shack was secured and locked down. ❋ Vince Flynn (2010)

IR SAMs heat seekers are commonly referred to as handhelds or MANPADS because they are man-portable. ❋ Michael Franzak (2010)

Most of the contemporary systems are man-portable, and operate in either the red (a semiconductor laser) or green (a DPSS laser) part of the electromagnetic spectrum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Indeed, PASS may be the first step towards a man-portable, tuneable laser weapon that could be used in both non-lethal and lethal modes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The man-portable Dragon and AT-4 are called "paint scratchers" by the troops because they won't penetrate the frontal armor of Iraq's main-battle tank, the Soviet-built T-72. ❋ Unknown (2008)