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The bore was commonly described as being 106 mm caliber but is in fact 105 mm; the 106 mm designation was intended to prevent confusion with incompatible 105 mm ammunition from the failed M27. [17] The air-cooled, breech-loaded, single-shot rifle fired fixed ammunition and was used primarily from a wheeled ground mount or M92 ground mount. [20]
The Model 1968 recoilless gun is a 105-mm antitank weapon developed and employed by Argentina. The weapon has been in active service since 1968 and 150 were still operational with Argentine forces as of 2000. [2] A similar weapon is the Argentine 105-mm Model 1974 FMK-1 recoilless gun.
The spotting rifles were used to line up the 105 mm recoilless rifles with the target. The Ontos also carried a single .30 caliber (7.62 mm) M1919A4 machine gun for anti-infantry use. [2] The vehicle was taken to the Aberdeen Proving Ground where single rifles had been tested earlier. When all six weapons were fired at once, the back blast from ...
Assault guns Type 19: 105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-19 chassis. ZTL-11: 105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-08 chassis. PTL-02: 100 mm assault gun 250 [40] China: Assault gun variant based on WZ-551 infantry fighting vehicle chassis. Tank destroyers PTZ-89: 120 mm tank destroyer 230 [40] China
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle: Saab Bofors Dynamics: 84 mm SS AT Sweden: 1946 55 S 55: FDF Vammaskoski factory 89 mm SS AT Finland: 1955 RCL 3.45 inch Gun: Broadway Trust Company 3.45 in (88 mm) SS RCL United Kingdom: M67: 3.54 in (90 mm) SS RCL United States: 1960s Pvpj 1110: Saab Bofors Dynamics: 90x760 mm HEAT SS RCL Sweden: 1953 95 S 58-61: ...
M40 recoilless rifle: Watervliet Arsenal United States Reusable 1955 105 mm [84] Recoilless guns APILAS"Armour Piercing Infantry Light Arm System" GIAT France Fire unit resuable, tube disposable 1985 112 mm Also known as "RAC 112" in the French Army. 120,000 produced by 2006. [85] [86] Armbrust: Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm West Germany ...
XM24 : the XM24 [40] gun tube was extended by 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) compared to the M68A1 and it could tolerate a higher chamber pressure. Designed to replace the 105mm gun M68A1 in the M1 and the IPM1, it was expected to have improved penetration performance, particularly with the upcoming XM900 APFSDS (later cancelled and superseded by the M900A1).
The Type 91 10 cm howitzer was a standard 105 mm artillery piece of extremely light construction relative to range and weight of projector. [9] It can be identified by its demountable spade plates, long cradle extending almost to muzzle end of tube, a hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism, Split trail , and interrupted screw breech mechanism.