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Ths is a '''list of recoilless rifles''' ([[recoilless rifle|RCL]]) intended to catalogue these lightweight [[infantry support weapon]]s that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery guns. Technically, only devices that use a [[rifling|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.
This is a '''list of recoilless rifles''' ([[Recoilless rifle|RCLs]]) intended to catalogue these lightweight [[infantry support weapon]]s that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery gun. Technically, only devices that use a [[rifling|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 light, cheap and easily deployable weapon that does not require extensive training in [[gun|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. Carl Gustav m/42
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 [[gun]]nery. 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.<!-- If you wish to add a recoilless then please do so alphabetically. If you are unsure how to, then please add it to the talk page and I will do it for you. If you want to edit a mistake etc, please follow the current layout. This list is clearly incomplete and I invite you to add any recoilless which isn't there. The small table below is to explain the acronyms in the ''Type'' column as adding the full word would distort the table. Enjoy! -->
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!'''Symbol'''
|SS
|SA
|RE
|RCL
|AT
|ACN
|-
|-
!'''Meaning'''
! width=12% | [[Caliber]] (mm)
|[[Single shot]]
! width=47% | Weapon name
|[[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]]
! width=24% | Country of origin
|[[Revolver]]
! width=19% | Period
|[[Recoilless rifle]]
|[[Anti-tank]]
|[[Autocannon]]
|}
{{Sticky header}}
{|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="width: 99%"
! Name
!Manufacturer
!class="unsortable"| Image
![[Cartridge (firearms)|Cartridge]]
! Type
!Country
!Year
!Source
|-
|-
| 20 mm
| [[Carl_Gustav_m/45]]
| {{SWE}}
| World War II
|-
| 30 mm
| [[Rheinmetall RMK30]]
| [[Rheinmetall RMK30]]
| [[Mauser]]
|[[File:Rheinmetall RMK30.jpg|250x250px]]
| 30x250 mm
| RE<br />ACN
| {{flagcountry|Germany}}
| {{flagcountry|Germany}}
| modern
| 1993
|-
|
| 50 mm
| [[Jagdfaust]]
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| World War II
|-
|-
| [[M18 recoilless rifle|M18 Recoilless Rifle]]
|
| [[File:Soldier-firing-M18A1-recoilless-rifle-korea.jpg|250px]]
| 57 mm
| 57 mm
| SS<br />RCL
| [[M18 recoilless rifle|M18 Recoilless Rifle]]
| {{flagcountry|United States}}
| {{USA}}
| 1942
| [[World War II]] / [[Cold War]]
|
|-
|-
| 73 mm
| [[SPG-9]]
| [[SPG-9]]
|
| {{USSR}}
| [[File:SPG-9M rus.jpeg|250px]]
| [[Cold War]] /Modern
| 73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore
| SS<br />AT
| {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}
| 1962
|
|-
|-
| [[Miniman]]
| FFV Ordnance
| [[File:74 kertasinko 68.JPG|250px]]
| 74 mm
| 74 mm
| SS<br />AT
| [[Miniman]]
| {{SWE}}
| {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| 1968
| [[Cold War]]
|
|-
|-
| [[7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40|LG 40]]
| 75 mm
| [[Rheinmetall]]
| [[7.5 cm Leicht Geschütz 40|LG 40]]
| [[File:German 7.5cm recoilless gun2.jpg|250px]]
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| 75×130 mm. R<br />75×200 mm. R
| World War II
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
| 1941
|
|-
|-
| [[M20 recoilless rifle|M20]]
|
| [[File:M20 75 mm recoilless rifle korean war.jpg|250px]]
| 75 mm
| 75 mm
| SS<br />RCL
| [[M20 recoilless rifle|M20]]
| {{flagcountry|United States}}
| {{USA}}
| 1944
| World War II / Cold&nbsp;War
|
|-
|-
| 80 mm
| [[Breda Folgore]]
| [[Breda Folgore]]
| [[Breda Meccanica Bresciana]]
| {{ITA}}
| [[File:Breda folgore.jpg|250px]]
| Cold War / Modern
| 80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT
| SS<br />AT
| {{flagcountry|Italy}}
| 1986
|
|-
|-
| [[DZJ-08]]
| 82 mm
| [[BzK vzor 59]]
| [[Norinco]]
|
| {{CSK}}
| Cold War
| 80 mm
| SS<br />AT
| {{flagcountry|China}}
| 2008
|
|-
|-
| [[B-10 recoilless rifle|B-10]]
| [[KB Mashinostroyeniya|KBM]]
| [[File:B-10-82mm-recoilles-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg|250px]]
| 82 mm
| 82 mm
| SS<br />RCL
| [[B-10 recoilless rifle|B-10]]
| {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}
| {{USSR}}
| 1954
| Cold War
|
|-
|-
| [[M59 recoilless rifle|M59]]
| [[Škoda Works|Skoda]]
| [[File:M59 recoiless fort nelson.JPG|250px]]
| 82 mm
| 82 mm
|
| [[M60 recoilless gun|M-60]]
| {{flagcountry|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}}
| {{YUG}}
| 1959
| Cold War
|<ref name=RAM59>{{cite web |url=https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-47344 |title=82 mm recoilless gun - M59 Recoilless Gun - about 1959  |website=royalarmouries.org  |publisher=Royal Armouries |access-date=28 October 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[ALAC (Arma Leve Anticarro)|ALAC]]
| GESPI Aeronáutica
| [[File:ALAC2.JPG|250px]]
| 84 mm<br>[[Thermobaric weapon|Thermobaric]]
| SS<br />AT
| {{flagcountry|Brazil}}
| 2014
|
|-
| [[AT4]]
| [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]]
|[[File:AT4 2.jpg|250x250px]]
| 84 mm
| 84 mm
| SS<br />AT
| [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle|M3 Carl Gustav]]
| {{SWE}}
| {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| 1987
| Cold War /Modern
|
|-
|-
| [[Carl Gustav recoilless rifle]]
| [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]]
| [[File:Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg|250px]]
| 84 mm
| 84 mm
| SS<br />AT
| [[AT4]]
| {{SWE}}
| {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| Modern
| 1946
|
|-
|-
| 88 mm
| [[55 S 55]]
| [[55 S 55]]
|[[Finnish Defence Forces|FDF]] Vammaskoski factory
| {{FIN}}
| [[File:55 S 55 RUK-museo 1.JPG|250px]]
| [[Cold War]]
| 89 mm
| SS<br />AT
| {{flagcountry|Finland}}
| 1955
|
|-
|-
| 88 mm
| [[Ordnance, RCL, 3.45 in|RCL 3.45 inch Gun]]
| [[Ordnance, RCL, 3.45 in|RCL 3.45 inch Gun]]
| Broadway Trust Company
| {{GBR}}
|
| [[World War II]]
| 3.45 in (88 mm)
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 90 mm
| [[Pvpj 1110]]
| {{SWE}}
| Cold War / Modern
|-
| 90 mm
| [[M67 recoilless rifle|M67]]
| [[M67 recoilless rifle|M67]]
|
| {{USA}}
| [[File:M67 recoilless rifle 01.jpg|250px]]
| Cold War
| 3.54 in (90 mm)
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|United States}}
| 1960s
|
|-
|-
| [[Pvpj 1110]]
| 94 mm
| [[RCL 3.7 inch Gun]]
| [[Saab Bofors Dynamics]]
| [[File:LT PV1110.jpg|250px]]
| {{GBR}}
| 90x760 mm HEAT
| World War II / Cold&nbsp;War
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| 1953
|
|-
|-
| [[95 S 58-61]]
|
| [[File:95 S 58-61 recoilless rifles.jpg|250px]]
| 95 mm
| 95 mm
| SS<br />RCL
| [[95 S 58-61]]
| {{FIN}}
| {{flagcountry|Finland}}
| 1958
| Cold War
|
|-
|-
| 105 mm
| [[10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40|LG 40]]
| [[10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40|LG 40]]
| [[Krupp]]
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-567-1503E-34, San Felice, Inspektion von Fallschirmtruppen.jpg|250px]]
| World War II
| 105×155 mm. R
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
| 1942
|
|-
|-
| 105 mm
| [[10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42|LG 42]]
| [[10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42|LG 42]]
| [[Rheinmetall]]
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| [[File:German 105mm LG-42.jpg|250px]]
| World War II
| 105×155 mm. R
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}
| 1942
|
|-
|-
| [[M40 recoilless rifle|M40]]
| 105 mm
| [[Watervliet Arsenal]]
| [[10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 43|LG 43]]
| [[File:Rcl106lat2.jpg|250px]]
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
| 105×607 mmR
| World War II
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|United States}}
| 1950s
|
|-
|-
| [[Model 1968 recoilless gun]]
| 105 mm
| [[Fabricaciones Militares]]
| [[Model 1968 Recoilless Gun|Modelo 1968]]
| [[File:Czekalski_ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_sin_retroceso.JPG|250px]]
| {{ARG}}
| [[105mm|105 mm]]
| Cold War
| SS<br />RCL
|-
| {{flagcountry|Argentina}}
| 105 mm
| 1968
| [[M27 recoilless rifle|M27]]
|
| {{USA}}
| Cold War
|-
| 105 mm
| [[M 65 105mm Recoilless Rifle|M-65]]
| {{YUG}}
| Cold War
|-
| 106 mm
| [[M40 recoilless rifle|M40]]
| {{USA}}
| Cold War
|-
|-
| [[B-11 recoilless rifle|B-11]]
| [[KB Mashinostroyeniya|KBM]]
| [[File:B-11-107mm-recoilless-rifle-batey-haosef-2-1.jpg|250px]]
| 107 mm
| 107 mm
| SS<br />RCL
| [[B-11 recoilless rifle|B-11]]
| {{flagcountry|Soviet Union}}
| {{USSR}}
| 1954
| Cold War
|
|-
|-
| 120 mm
| [[L4 Mobat]]
| {{GBR}}
| Cold War
|-
| 120 mm
| [[L6 Wombat]]
| [[L6 Wombat]]
|
| {{GBR}}
| [[File:Wombat Recoilless Weapon.JPG|250px]]
| Cold War
| 120 mm (4.7 in) HESH
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
| 1950s
|
|-
|-
| [[M60 recoilless gun|M-60]]
| 120 mm
|
| [[L4 Mobat|L7 Conbat]]
| [[File:Yugo 82mm M60.png|250px]]
| {{GBR}}
| [[HEAT]]
| Cold War
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}
| 1960s
|
|-
|-
| [[Jagdfaust]]
| 105 & 155 mm
|
| [[Davy Crockett (nuclear device)|M28/M29 Nuclear Recoilless Rifle]]
|
| {{USA}}
|
| Cold War
| SA<br />RCL
| {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|
|
|-
| [[Davy Crockett (nuclear device)|M28/M29 "Davy Crockett" Nuclear Recoilless Rifle]]
|
| [[File:DavyCrockettBomb.jpg|250px]]
|
| SS<br />RCL
| {{flagcountry|United States}}
| 1956
|
|}
|}


==Citations and notes==
==Citations and notes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==References==
==References==


[[Category:Infantry support weapons]]
[[Category:Infantry support weapons|Recoilless rifles]]

Latest revision as of 19:21, 4 January 2025

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 SS SA RE RCL AT ACN
Meaning Single shot Semi-automatic Revolver Recoilless rifle Anti-tank Autocannon
Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Type Country Year Source
Rheinmetall RMK30 Mauser 30x250 mm RE
ACN 		 Germany 1993
M18 Recoilless Rifle 57 mm SS
RCL 		 United States 1942
SPG-9 73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore SS
AT 		 Soviet Union 1962
Miniman FFV Ordnance 74 mm SS
AT 		 Sweden 1968
LG 40 Rheinmetall 75×130 mm. R
75×200 mm. R 		SS
RCL 		 Germany 1941
M20 75 mm SS
RCL 		 United States 1944
Breda Folgore Breda Meccanica Bresciana 80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT SS
AT 		 Italy 1986
DZJ-08 Norinco 80 mm SS
AT 		 China 2008
B-10 KBM 82 mm SS
RCL 		 Soviet Union 1954
M59 Skoda 82 mm  Czechoslovakia 1959 [1]
ALAC GESPI Aeronáutica 84 mm
Thermobaric 		SS
AT 		 Brazil 2014
AT4 Saab Bofors Dynamics 84 mm SS
AT 		 Sweden 1987
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Saab Bofors Dynamics 84 mm SS
AT 		 Sweden 1946
55 S 55 FDF Vammaskoski factory 89 mm SS
AT 		 Finland 1955
RCL 3.45 inch Gun Broadway Trust Company 3.45 in (88 mm) SS
RCL 		 United Kingdom
M67 3.54 in (90 mm) SS
RCL 		 United States 1960s
Pvpj 1110 Saab Bofors Dynamics 90x760 mm HEAT SS
RCL 		 Sweden 1953
95 S 58-61 95 mm SS
RCL 		 Finland 1958
LG 40 Krupp 105×155 mm. R SS
RCL 		 Germany 1942
LG 42 Rheinmetall 105×155 mm. R SS
RCL 		 Germany 1942
M40 Watervliet Arsenal 105×607 mmR SS
RCL 		 United States 1950s
Model 1968 recoilless gun Fabricaciones Militares 105 mm SS
RCL 		 Argentina 1968
B-11 KBM 107 mm SS
RCL 		 Soviet Union 1954
L6 Wombat 120 mm (4.7 in) HESH SS
RCL 		 United Kingdom 1950s
M-60 HEAT SS
RCL 		 Yugoslavia 1960s
Jagdfaust SA
RCL 		 Nazi Germany
M28/M29 "Davy Crockett" Nuclear Recoilless Rifle SS
RCL 		 United States 1956

Citations and notes

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  1. ^ "82 mm recoilless gun - M59 Recoilless Gun - about 1959". royalarmouries.org. Royal Armouries. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

References

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