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May 17, 2024 · The Carl Gustaf 84mm recoilless rifle is small yet packs a punch. But what impact did it have on modern warfare? “You want violence of action, shoot a Gustaf at some mother f*ckers”
4 days ago · Designed and built by FMC Corporation from 1954-1959. The M59 was amphibious with two engines from General Motors Corporation. The M59 was used as an ambulance, load carrier, and command vehicle. Experimental models included a flamethrower, remote-controlled machine guns, and a 106mm M40 recoilless rifle.
1 day ago · M18 recoilless rifle 57mm; M20 recoilless rifle 75mm; M67 recoilless rifle 90mm; M40A1 recoilless rifle 106mm (128 units) Artillery. Mortar M2 60mm; Mortar 81mm French Brandt m/937; Mortar 107mm M2 4.2-inch m/951; Canon de 75 modèle 1897; 15 cm sFH 18; 10.5 cm leFH 18 (150 units) Obice da 75/18 modello 34 (92 units) BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
3 days ago · M20 recoilless rifle – 75mm tripod/vehicle-mounted recoilless rifle, used by US and ARVN forces early in the war. M67 recoilless rifle – 90mm shoulder-fired anti-tank recoilless rifle, used by the US Army, US Marine Corps, ANZAC and ARVN selected forces. M40 recoilless rifle 106mm tripod/vehicle-mounted recoilless rifle.
23 hours ago · Recoilless rifles. SPG-9 – reverse engineered version of 73 mm SPG-9 recoilless rifle; 106mm Recoilless rifle – Iranian version of M40 A2 recoilless rifle; Nafez-2 – anti-armor launcher; Khordad 15 Air defense weapons. Khordad 15 – Surface-to-air missile (SAM) system; Qaem – anti-helicopter, lightweight, laser-guided missile
The recoilless stuff is its own unique problem of getting the power and projo weight correct to balance the gun. There are only a handful of people who shoot any recoilless in the US. To my knowledge there are only 2-3 of the 105/6's firing and they came from Danger Bob.
May 23, 2024 · Booklet (4 copies), Royal Australian Armoured Corps Training Vol 3 Armament Pam 2: 106 mm Recoilless Rifle M40A1, 1963. From the collection of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room. 1630 Items featured online.
