A recoilless rifle (rifled), recoilless launcher (smoothbore), or simply recoilless gun, sometimes abbreviated to "RR" or "RCL" (for ReCoilLess) is a...
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The M40 recoilless rifle is a portable, crew-served 105 mm recoilless rifle made in the United States. Intended primarily as an anti-tank weapon, it could...
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The M20 recoilless rifle is a U.S. 75 mm caliber recoilless rifle T21E12 that was used during the last months of the Second World War and extensively...
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The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav], named after Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, which initially produced...
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recoilless rifle is a 57 mm shoulder-fired, anti-tank recoilless rifle that was used by the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. Recoilless rifles...
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The M67 recoilless rifle is a 90 mm (3.55 inch) anti-tank recoilless rifle made in the United States and later in South Korea. It could also be employed...
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The B-10 recoilless rifle (Bezotkatnojie orudie-10, known as the RG82 in East Germany) is a Soviet 82 mm smoothbore recoilless gun. It could be carried...
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The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a Soviet 107 mm smoothbore recoilless gun. It entered service in 1954, and was typically towed...
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mm recoilless rifle, service name 20 mm pansarvärnsgevär m/42 (20 mm pvg m/42), meaning "20 mm antitank rifle model 1942", was the first recoilless rifle...
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The Type-60 self-propelled 106 mm recoilless gun (or rifle) (60式自走無反動砲, roku-maru-shiki-jisou-muhandou-hou) is a light anti-tank vehicle developed by Japan...
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Weapons of the Vietnam War (section Rocket launchers, recoilless rifles, anti-tank rifles and lightweight guided missiles)
recoilless rifle SPG-9 73 mm recoilless rifle M18 recoilless rifle (and Chinese Type 36 copy) and captured from US or ARVN forces M20 recoilless rifle (and...
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Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle can refer to: Carl Gustaf 20 mm recoilless rifle Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle This disambiguation page lists articles...
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The L2 BAT (Battalion, Anti-Tank) was a 120 mm calibre recoilless anti-tank rifle used by the British Army. It was also produced in the MOBAT version without...
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SPG-9 (redirect from SPG-9 recoilless rifle)
vehicle. It was accepted into service in 1962, replacing the B-10 recoilless rifle. The projectile is launched from the gun by a small charge, which gives...
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soldiers. Examples include: bazooka, Panzerschreck, Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle, RPG-7, Panzerfaust 2, etc. Semi-disposable systems, where the launcher...
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etc., or reusable, such as the Panzerfaust 2, Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle, RPG-7, etc. Some systems are classified as semi-disposable, such as...
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M50 Ontos (redirect from 106mm Self-propelled Rifle M50)
106 mm to prevent confusion with the ammunition for the 105 mm M27 recoilless rifle, which the M40 replaced. It was produced in limited numbers for the...
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spotting rifle lands on the target, it may be assumed that the main weapon will also do so. Spotting rifles were most commonly used with recoilless rifles...
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anti-armor recoilless rifle) (84 mm) M3 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System) M67 recoilless rifle (90 mm) M18 recoilless rifle (57 mm) M20...
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United States Marine Corps and trained to be a pack horse for the Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Anti-Tank Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
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Davy Crockett (nuclear device) (redirect from M65 recoilless nuclear rifle)
The M28 or M29 Davy Crockett Weapon System was a tactical nuclear recoilless smoothbore gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile, armed with the W54...
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grenade adapter M9 rifle grenade Mk 2 grenade MK3 grenade AN-M8 smoke grenade M2 mine M5 mine M7 mine M18 recoilless rifle M20 recoilless rifle M1A1 flamethrower...
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PF-98 (redirect from Type 98 recoilless rifle)
Force Indonesia Zimbabwe PF-89 Carl Gustav recoilless rifle (MAAWS) - Swedish–American recoilless rifle Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon...
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only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles. The smoothbore variants (those devoid of rifling) are termed recoilless guns. This distinction...
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categories of recoilless weapons: Recoilless rifles have a rifled barrel and use spin stabilised projectiles (example: Carl Gustav 8.4 cm) Recoilless guns are...
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List of artillery by type (section Recoilless guns)
originally French term bombardier as a rank in artillery units. A recoilless gun or recoilless rifle (RCL) is a lightweight weapon that fires a heavier projectile...
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reinforced frame and a 75 mm (3.0 in) recoilless rifle mounted to the scooter. The 150 TAPs mounted a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, a U.S.-made light anti-armour...
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Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 (category Recoilless rifles)
weapon with a 95 mm caliber Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle - Swedish shoulder-fired recoilless rifle with a 84 mm caliber "A.34 Comet in Irish Service"...
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missile: 215–7 M18 recoilless rifle – 57mm shoulder-fired/tripod mounted recoilless rifle, used early in the war: 35 M20 recoilless rifle – 75mm tripod/vehicle-mounted...
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the Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle. The automatic rifle section was of bullpup configuration with the 45mm recoilless rifle overhead. At least two...
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