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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 ...
Taking the M27 as the basis for a new design, the Army developed an improved version of the M27 that was type-designated the M40 106-mm recoilless rifle in 1955. [22] Although unsuitable for military purposes, M27 recoilless rifles were used to trigger controlled avalanches at ski resorts and mountain passes in the United States. [23]
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.
M18 Recoilless Rifle: 57 mm SS RCL United States: 1942 SPG-9: 73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore SS AT Soviet Union: 1962 Miniman: FFV Ordnance 74 mm SS AT Sweden: 1968 LG 40: Rheinmetall: 75×130 mm. R 75×200 mm. R SS RCL Germany: 1941 M20: 75 mm SS RCL United States: 1944 Breda Folgore: Breda Meccanica Bresciana: 80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT SS AT Italy ...
In February 2011, it was reported that stocks of surplus M67 recoilless rifles were reintroduced to the 101st Airborne Division for limited combat service in Afghanistan. Numbers of these weapons were issued to the 506th Infantry Regiment, "Currahee", 4th Brigade Combat Team, for use against fortifications, and concentrations of enemy personnel.
The M18 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 are capable of firing artillery -type shells at reduced velocities comparable to those of standard cannon, but with greater accuracy than anti-tank weapons that used unguided rockets ...
In both wars, context made it tricky to deal with moral challenges. What is moral in combat can at once be immoral in peacetime society. Shooting a child-warrior, for instance. In combat, eliminating an armed threat carries a high moral value of protecting your men. Back home, killing a child is grotesquely wrong.
The 95 S 58-61 is a heavy recoilless anti-tank weapon used by the Finnish Army. [1] It is also referred to as raskas sinko ( heavy recoilless rifle ), [ 1 ] or colloquially as Musti ("Blackie"). The weapon was developed in 1958 (version 95 S 58 ) and it was given a new wheel-equipped carriage in 1961.