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2. M256 (tank gun) - Wikipedia

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   A number of considerations had led the U.S. Army and its contractors to favor the Army's standard M68 105 mm gun over Germany's 120 mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 smoothbore gun for the XM1 Abrams. To begin with, the 105 mm gun was "the smallest, lightest, and least costly gun adequate for the job."

3. Rheinmetall Rh-120 - Wikipedia

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   Muzzle of a Rheinmetall 120 mm L/55 tank gun on a Spanish Leopard 2E. The Rheinmetall Rh-120 is a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun designed and produced in former West Germany by the Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH company. It was developed in response to Soviet advances in armour technology and development of new armoured threats.

4. XM1111 Mid-Range Munition - Wikipedia

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   The XM1111 Mid-Range Munition (MRM) is a 120 mm precision guided munition developed for the Rheinmetall Rh-120 120mm gun (named the M256 in the US military) used by several Western tanks. It was also intended to fulfill a requirement for Future Combat Systems (canceled) for a long-range, beyond line of sight (BLOS) tank munition.

5. 120×570mm NATO - Wikipedia

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   120×570mm NATO tank ammunition (4.7 inch), also known as 120×570mmR, is a common, NATO-standard (STANAG 4385), tank gun semi-combustible cartridge used by 120mm smoothbore guns, superseding the earlier 105×617mmR cartridge used in NATO-standard rifled tank guns.

6. M1 Abrams - Wikipedia

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   The main armament of the M1A1 and M1A2 is the M256 120 mm smoothbore gun, designed by Rheinmetall AG of Germany, manufactured under license in the U.S. by Watervliet Arsenal, New York. The M256 is an improved variant of the Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 gun carried on the German Leopard 2 on all variants up to the Leopard 2A5, the difference being in ...

7. List of tank guns - Wikipedia

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   Rheinmetall LTA2 West Germany: Cold War 107 Zis 6 Soviet Union: World War II 115 U-5TS/2A20 Soviet Union: Cold War 120 Rheinmetall Rh-120 L44/M256 West Germany: Cold War / Modern 120 Rheinmetall Rh-120 L55 Germany: Modern 120 MG251/MG253 Israel: Cold War 120 Royal Ordnance L11 United Kingdom: Cold War / Modern 120 Royal Ordnance L30 United Kingdom