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The L30A1, officially designated Gun, 120 mm, Tank L30, is a British-designed 120 mm rifled tank gun, installed in the turrets of Challenger 2 main battle tanks. It is an improved production model of the Royal Ordnance L11 series of rifled tank guns. Challenger 2 tanks and their L30A1 guns are operated by the British and Omani armies.
The FV 214 Conqueror, also known as tank, heavy No. 1, 120 mm gun, Conqueror was a British heavy tank of the post-World War II era. It was developed as a response to the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank. The Conqueror's main armament, an L1 120 mm gun, [ 1 ] was larger than the 20-pounder (83.4 mm) gun carried by its peer, the Centurion .
The Royal Ordnance L11A5, officially designated Gun, 120 mm, Tank L11, [i] is a 120 mm L/55 rifled tank gun design. It was the second 120 mm calibre tank gun in service with British Army. It was the first of NATO's 120 mm main battle tank guns which became the standard calibre for Western tanks in the later period of the Cold War. A total of ...
4.7-inch/50-caliber Mark 3 gun; 4.7 inch gun; 4.7-inch gun M1906; 12 cm 11th Year Type naval gun; 12 cm/45 10th Year Type naval gun; 12 cm felthaubits/m32; 12 cm kanon M/94; 12 cm mobile coastal artillery gun m/80; 12 cm tornautomatpjäs m/70; 12 cm/12 short naval gun; 12 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun; 12-cm Kanone M 80; 12-pounder long gun ...
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
The bright spots of British tank design included the Valentine, Churchill (A22), Cromwell (A27M), and Comet I (A34), which together made up a little over half of total British tank production during WWII. The Valentine was a reliable, heavily armoured infantry-support tank used successfully in the desert and by the Red Army as a light tank.
The L131 AS-90 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer and is the largest piece of field artillery in the British Army. The L131 is operated by these field artillery regiments: 1st Regiment RHA, 19th Regiment RA. [196] To be replaced by 116 RCH 155s, fitted onto the Boxer mechanised infantry vehicle. [197] Archer Artillery System Sweden
L2 BAT, Battalion Anti Tank; The original towed gun complete with a heavy armoured shield and wheeled mount. Accepted for service in 1953. L4 MoBAT (Mobile BAT) [8] A BAT with the shield removed to lighten it (even though it still weighed some 770 kg (0.76 long tons) and a spotting weapon (a Bren light machine gun) added.