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   A recoilless rifle ( rifled ), recoilless launcher ( smoothbore ), 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 gas from the rear of the weapon at the moment of firing, ...

   • M20

     The M20 recoilless rifle is a U.S. 75 mm caliber recoilless...

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     The SPG-9 Kopyo (Russian: СПГ-9 Копьё, transliterated...

   • List of Recoilless Rifles

     This is a list of recoilless rifles ( RCLs) intended to...

   • M18 Recoilless Rifle

     The M18 recoilless rifle is a 57 mm shoulder-fired,...

   • M67 recoilless rifle

     Muzzle velocity. 700 ft/s (213 m/s) Effective firing range....

   • M40 recoilless rifle

     The M40 recoilless rifle is a portable, crew-served 105 mm...

2. www.thearmorylife.com › history-of-recoilless-riflesA History of U.S. Recoilless Rifles: Applied Physics in War

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   Sep 5, 2023 · What Is a Recoilless Rifle? Flash forward three centuries and we see the modern recoilless rifle, a direct-fire weapon that effectively bridges the battlefield gap between rifles and mortars or artillery. Before we get knee-deep into this, it’s important to understand there is a distinction between a recoilless rifle and a recoilless gun.

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   What is a recoilless rifle?

   • This distinction is often lost, and both are often called recoilless rifles. Normally used for anti-tank roles, the first effective system of this kind was developed during World War II to provide infantry with a light, cheap and easily deployable weapon that does not require extensive training in gunnery.

   List of recoilless rifles - Wikipedia

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   Was a recoilless rifle used in WW2?

   • Recoilless rifles — as opposed to recoilless rocket launchers (technically recoilless guns) such as the M-1 and M1A1 bazooka — were fairly rare in American WWII combat formations. [Catch the History of the Bazooka here .] The M-18 57mm recoilless rifle was a shoulder fired weapon used in World War II and the Korean War.

   A History of U.S. Recoilless Rifles: Applied Physics in War

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   What is a M18 recoilless rifle?

   • 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.

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   What is a M40 recoilless rifle?

   • The M40 recoilless rifle is a portable, crew-served 105 mm recoilless rifle made in the United States. Intended primarily as an anti-tank weapon, it could also be employed in an antipersonnel role with the use of an antipersonnel-tracer flechette round.

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