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List of recoilless rifles

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This is a list of recoilless rifles (RCLs) intended to catalogue these lightweight infantry support weapons that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery gun. Technically, only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles. The smoothbore variants (those devoid of rifling) are termed recoilless guns. 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. The near complete lack of recoil allows some versions to be shoulder-fired, but the majority are mounted on light tripods and are intended to be easily carried by a soldier.

**Symbol****Meaning**
SSSA
Single shotSemi-automatic
NameManufacturerImageCartridgeTypeCountryYearSource
Rheinmetall RMK30Mauser[[File:Rheinmetall RMK30.jpg250x250px]]30x250 mmRE
ACNGermany1993
M18 Recoilless Rifle[[File:Soldier-firing-M18A1-recoilless-rifle-korea.jpg250px]]57 mmSS
RCLUnited States1942
SPG-9[[File:SPG-9M rus.jpeg250px]]73 mm (2.87 in) smoothboreSS
ATSoviet Union1962
MinimanFFV Ordnance[[File:74 kertasinko 68.JPG250px]]74 mmSS
ATSweden1968
[LG 40](7-5-cm-leichtgeschutz-40)Rheinmetall[[File:German 7.5cm recoilless gun2.jpg250px]]75×130 mm. R
75×200 mm. RSS
RCLNazi Germany1941
M20[[File:M20 75 mm recoilless rifle korean war.jpg250px]]75 mmSS
RCLUnited States1944
Breda FolgoreBreda Meccanica Bresciana[[File:Breda folgore.jpg250px]]80 mm (3.1 in) HEATSS
ATItaly1986
DZJ-08Norinco80 mmSS
ATChina2008
B-10KBM[[File:B-10-82mm-recoilles-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg250px]]82 mmSS
RCLSoviet Union1954
M59Skoda[[File:M59 recoiless fort nelson.JPG250px]]82 mmCzechoslovak Socialist Republic1959url=https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-47344title=82 mm recoilless gun - M59 Recoilless Gun - about 1959website=royalarmouries.orgpublisher=Royal Armouriesaccess-date=28 October 2023}}
ALACGESPI Aeronáutica[[File:ALAC2.JPG250px]]84 mm
ThermobaricSS
ATBrazil2014
AT4Saab Bofors Dynamics[[File:AT4 2.jpg250x250px]]84 mmSS
ATSweden1987
Carl Gustav recoilless rifleSaab Bofors Dynamics[[File:Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg250px]]84 mmSS
ATSweden1946
[55 S 55](55-s-55)FDF Vammaskoski factory[[File:55 S 55 RUK-museo 1.JPG250px]]55 mmSS
ATFinland1955
RCL 3.45 inch GunBroadway Trust Company3.45 in (88 mm)SS
RCLUnited Kingdom
M67[[File:M67 recoilless rifle 01.jpg250px]]3.54 in (90 mm)SS
RCLUnited States1960s
Pvpj 1110Saab Bofors Dynamics[[File:LT PV1110.jpg250px]]90x760 mm HEATSS
RCLSweden1953
[95 S 58-61](95-s-58-61)[[File:95 S 58-61 recoilless rifles.jpg250px]]95 mmSS
RCLFinland1958
[LG 40](10-5-cm-leichtgeschutz-40)Krupp[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-567-1503E-34, San Felice, Inspektion von Fallschirmtruppen.jpg250px]]105×155 mm. RSS
RCLNazi Germany1942
[LG 42](10-5-cm-leichtgeschutz-42)Rheinmetall[[File:German 105mm LG-42.jpg250px]]105×155 mm. RSS
RCLNazi Germany1942
M40Watervliet Arsenal[[File:Rcl106lat2.jpg250px]]105×607 mmRSS
RCLUnited States1950s
Model 1968 recoilless gunFabricaciones Militares[[File:Czekalski_ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_sin_retroceso.JPG250px]][105 mm](105mm)SS
RCLArgentina1968
B-11KBM[[File:B-11-107mm-recoilless-rifle-batey-haosef-2-1.jpg250px]]107 mmSS
RCLSoviet Union1954
L6 Wombat[[File:Wombat Recoilless Weapon.JPG250px]]120 mm (4.7 in) HESHSS
RCLUnited Kingdom1950s
M-60[[File:Yugo 82mm M60.png250px]]82mm HEATSS
RCLYugoslavia1960s
JagdfaustSA
RCLNazi Germany
M28/M29 "Davy Crockett" Nuclear Recoilless Rifle[[File:DavyCrockettBomb.jpg250px]]SS
RCLUnited States1956

Citations and notes

References

References

  1. "82 mm recoilless gun - M59 Recoilless Gun - about 1959". Royal Armouries.
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