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  2. Recoil - Wikipedia

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    An early naval cannon, which is allowed to roll backwards slightly when fired, and therefore must be tethered with strong ropes. Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged.

  3. Recoil operation - Wikipedia

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    How Does it Work: Short Recoil Forgotten Weapons; Recoil operation, Animations and explanations of (short) recoil operation principle at howstuffworks.com

  4. Recoilless rifle - Wikipedia

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    An M40 recoilless rifle on its M79 "wheelbarrow" tripod Diagram of the operation of a recoilless rifle using a vented case. A recoilless rifle (), recoilless launcher (), or simply recoilless gun, sometimes abbreviated to "RR" or "RCL" (for ReCoilLess) [1] is a type of lightweight artillery system or man-portable launcher that is designed to eject some form of countermass such as propellant ...

  5. M67 recoilless rifle - Wikipedia

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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 in an anti-personnel role with the use of the M590 antipersonnel round.

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  7. Elastic recoil - Wikipedia

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    Elastic recoil means the rebound of the lungs after having been stretched by inhalation, [1] or rather, the ease with which the lung rebounds. With inhalation, the intrapleural pressure (the pressure within the pleural cavity) of the lungs decreases.

  8. Glossary of British ordnance terms - Wikipedia

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    In formal British ordnance terminology the term QF came to mean that the propellant charge is loaded in a metal case, usually brass, that provides obturation, that is, it seals the breech to prevent escape of the expanding propellant gas. [1] The term QF hence referred to both the breech-sealing mechanism and the method of loading propellant ...

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