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Recoilless Rifles


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Recoilless Rifles brought about portable, large-caliber direct firepower at the infantry level.

The recoilless rifle was first seen in a practical example just prior to World War 1 (1914-1918) where it emerged as the Davis Gun of the United States Navy. The recoilless gun received its name from its inherent design where some of the produced propellant gasses were exited from the rear of the weapon, reducing some of the recoil effect. Despite the use of a rifled or smoothbore barrel, the generic name of 'recoilless rifle' has now evolved to refer to both types of designs - despite not be technically correct in identifying the latter.

There are a total of [ 16 ] Recoilless Rifles entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.




1
Picture of the 7.5cm Leichtgeschutz 40 (LG 40)
National Flag Graphic
1941
7.5cm Leichtgeschutz 40 (LG 40)
Recoilless Rifle
2
Picture of the AirTronic GS-777
National Flag Graphic
2015
AirTronic GS-777
Lightweight Shoulder-Fired Recoilless Rocket Launcher
3
Picture of the Breda Folgore 80
National Flag Graphic
1986
Breda Folgore 80
Recoilless Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher
4
Picture of the Carl-Gustav M3 (M1948)
National Flag Graphic
1948
Carl-Gustav M3 (M1948)
Multirole, Shoulder-Fired Recoilless Rifle
5
Picture of the Carl-Gustav M4 (CGM4)
National Flag Graphic
2014
Carl-Gustav M4 (CGM4)
Man-Portable, Shoulder-Fired Multi-role Weapon
6
Picture of the Davis Gun
National Flag Graphic
1911
Davis Gun
Recoilless Aircraft Rifle
7
Picture of the Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 2 (PzF 44 2A1)
National Flag Graphic
1963
Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 2 (PzF 44 2A1)
67mm Shoulder-Fired, Recoilless Rocket Launcher
8
Picture of the FFV Pansarskott m/68 (Miniman)
National Flag Graphic
1968
FFV Pansarskott m/68 (Miniman)
Man-Portable, Shoulder-Fired Disposable Anti-Tank Weapon System
9
Picture of the L6 WOMBAT (Weapon Of Magnesium, Battalion, Anti-Tank)
National Flag Graphic
1964
L6 WOMBAT (Weapon Of Magnesium, Battalion, Anti-Tank)
Recoilless Rifle
10
Picture of the M18 RR
National Flag Graphic
1945
M18 RR
Crew-Served Recoilless Rifle / Anti-Tank / Anti-Personnel Weapon
11
Picture of the M20 75mm
National Flag Graphic
1945
M20 75mm
Recoilless Rifle
12
Picture of the M40 (RR)
National Flag Graphic
1955
M40 (RR)
106mm Recoilless Rifle
13
Picture of the M67 Recoilless Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1963
M67 Recoilless Rifle
Portable Anti-Infantry / Anti-Armor Weapon
14
Picture of the MBB Armbrust (Crossbow)
National Flag Graphic
1980
MBB Armbrust (Crossbow)
Recoilless Disposable Light Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher
15
Picture of the Ordnance, RCL, 3.45-inch
National Flag Graphic
1945
Ordnance, RCL, 3.45-inch
Recoilless Rifle
16
Picture of the SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
National Flag Graphic
1962
SPG-9 Kopye (Spear)
Recoilless Rifle / Gun
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