- B-11 recoilless rifle
The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a Soviet 107 mm
smoothbore recoilless rifle . It entered service in1954 , and was typically towed by a 6x6ZIL-157 truck or a UAZ 4x4 truck.It is fitted using a PBO-4 sight which has a 5.5x zoom direct fire sight and a 2.5x zoom sight for indirect fire.
pecifications
* Crew: 5
* Calibre: 107 mm (4.21 in)
* Weight: 304.8 kg (672 lbs)
* Length: 3.56 m (11.67 ft) (travel position).
* Barrel length: 3.383 m (11 ft)
* Height: 1.19 m (3.90 ft) (firing position). 0.9 m (3 ft) (travel).
* Traverse: 35 degrees in each direction
* Elevation: -10/+45
* Rate of fire: 6 rounds per minuteAmmunition
* BK-883 - HEAT.
Projectile 7.51 kg (16.5 lbs).
Complete round 12.5 kg (27.5 lbs).
Warhead 1.06 kg (2.3 lbs) ofRDX /Aluminium.
GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Range: 450 m (494 yds) (effective) 1,400 m (1,531 yds) (max).
Penetration 381 mm (15 in).
Muzzle velocity
* O-883A - FRAG-HE.
Projectile 8.5 kg (19 lbs).
Complete round 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
Warhead 2.088 kg (4.6 lbs) Amatol 80/20.
GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Muzzle velocity: 375 m/s (1,230 fp/s).
Range: 1,300 m (1,421 yds) (direct) 6,650 m (7,272 yds) (indirect)Users
The weapon was used by
Bulgaria ,Cambodia ,China ,East Germany ,Egypt ,North Korea ,North Vietnam andPoland .ee also
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B-10 recoilless rifle References
* "Artillery of the World", Christopher F. Foss
External links
* http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2004/7/2004_7_8.php
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