recoilless rifle

A recoilless rifle (rifled), recoilless launcher (smoothbore), recoilless rocket launcher, or simply recoilless gun, sometimes abbreviated to "rr" or "RCL" 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, creating forward thrust that counteracts most of the weapon's recoil. This allows for the elimination of much of the heavy and bulky recoil-counteracting equipment of a conventional cannon as well as a thinner-walled barrel, and thus the launch of a relatively large projectile from a platform that would not be capable of handling the weight or recoil of a conventional gun of the same size. Technically, only devices that use spin-stabilized projectiles fired from a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles, while smoothbore variants are recoilless guns. This distinction is often lost, and both are often called recoilless rifles.

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recoilless gun; recoilless launcher
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  105 mm recoilless rifle ⓘ
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  120 mm recoilless rifle ⓘ
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  75 mm recoilless rifle ⓘ
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  82 mm recoilless rifle ⓘ
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  90 mm recoilless rifle ⓘ
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  Davis gun ⓘ
  1910s recoilless rifle design by Cleland Davis

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  Davy Crockett Weapon System ⓘ
  nuclear-armed recoilless gun of American origin

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  Jagdfaust ⓘ
  German recoilless aircraft gun

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  M40A1 ⓘ
  recoilless rifle model

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  Ordnance, RCL, 3.45 in ⓘ
  1940s recoilless rifle of British origin

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  RCL 3.7-inch ⓘ
  

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  recoilless personal anti-tank weapon ⓘ
  

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  self-propelled recoilless rifle ⓘ
  recoilless rifle classification mounted on a self-propelled vehicle

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  Unknown ⓘ
  

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  Panzerfaust ⓘ
  anti-tank weapon

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  M18 ⓘ
  1940s recoilless rifle of American origin

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  Carl Gustaf ⓘ
  recoilless rifle family by Bofors

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  95 S 58-61 ⓘ
  1960s recoilless rifle of Finnish origin

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  SPG-9 Kopye ⓘ
  1960s recoilless rifle of Soviet origin

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Mleeta museum (2)

Recoilless rifle korea

炮1 - panoramio

Fort Polk Louisiana, Advanced Infantry Training Area for 3rd and 5th Brigades AKA "Tigerland" - March 1968

Recoilless-rifle-40mm-batey-haosef-1

One of several barracks of Company B, 1st Bn, 3rd Infantry Training Bde, Fort Polk, Tigerland - April 1968

G-622 Ford GTB, Cargo, Low Silhouette, USMC 166487 pic2

Artillery Shells (9884868444)

XR311 recoilless rifle cluster

HQ 3rd Infantry Training Brigade, Fort Polk, Tigerland - April 1968

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		105 mm recoilless rifle	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		120 mm recoilless rifle	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		75 mm recoilless rifle	recoilless rifle, 75 mm gun	Wikidata
class	weapon		82 mm recoilless rifle	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		90 mm recoilless rifle	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		Davis gun	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		Davy Crockett Weapon System	recoilless rifle, tactical nuclear weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Jagdfaust	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		M40A1	M40, recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		Ordnance, RCL, 3.45 in	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		RCL 3.7-inch	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		recoilless personal anti-tank weapon	personal anti-tank weapon, grenade launcher, recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon		self-propelled recoilless rifle	combat vehicle, recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1934	Unknown	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1943	Panzerfaust	recoilless personal anti-tank weapon, recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1945	M18	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1948	Carl Gustaf	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1958	95 S 58-61	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
class	weapon	1962	SPG-9 Kopye	recoilless rifle	Wikidata
commons	image		Mleeta museum (2)		Commons
commons	image		Recoilless rifle korea		Commons
commons	image		炮1 - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Fort Polk Louisiana, Advanced Infantry Training Area for 3rd and 5th Brigades AKA "Tigerland" - March 1968		Commons
commons	image		Recoilless-rifle-40mm-batey-haosef-1		Commons
commons	image		One of several barracks of Company B, 1st Bn, 3rd Infantry Training Bde, Fort Polk, Tigerland - April 1968		Commons
commons	image		G-622 Ford GTB, Cargo, Low Silhouette, USMC 166487 pic2		Commons
commons	image		Artillery Shells (9884868444)		Commons
commons	image		XR311 recoilless rifle cluster		Commons
commons	image		HQ 3rd Infantry Training Brigade, Fort Polk, Tigerland - April 1968		Commons