Recoilless rifle
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A recoilless rifle is a lightweight artillery weapon that fires shells with minimal recoil, allowing infantry to deliver powerful anti-armor and support fire from portable or vehicle-mounted platforms.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-armor weapon
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artillery weapon ⓘ infantry support weapon ⓘ |
| canBeMountedOn |
armored vehicle
ⓘ
jeep ⓘ light vehicle ⓘ tripod ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
conventional artillery gun
ⓘ
tank gun ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
ability to be fired from light platforms
ⓘ
high mobility ⓘ low weight compared to conventional artillery ⓘ reduced recoil ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
backblast
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crew-served ⓘ direct fire ⓘ lightweight ⓘ line-of-sight weapon ⓘ low recoil ⓘ portable ⓘ unguided ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
barrel
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breech ⓘ mount ⓘ shoulder rest ⓘ sighting system ⓘ vent holes ⓘ |
| hasDisadvantage |
dangerous backblast area
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limited effective range compared to full-size artillery ⓘ limited sustained rate of fire ⓘ reveals firing position ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
anti-armor role
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anti-fortification role ⓘ anti-tank warfare ⓘ bunker busting ⓘ infantry fire support ⓘ |
| hasTypicalCaliberRange | 57 mm to 120 mm ⓘ |
| isOperatedBy |
infantry crew
ⓘ
three-person team ⓘ two-person team ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | rocket launcher ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | military field manuals ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | many national armies ⓘ |
| usesAmmunition |
HE round
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HEAT round ⓘ HESH round ⓘ anti-personnel round ⓘ illumination round ⓘ shell ⓘ smoke round ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
counter-mass principle
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open breech design ⓘ vented propellant gases ⓘ |
| wasWidelyUsedIn |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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