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.

Below is the list of recoilless rifles. The table is sortable for every column.

Symbol SS SA RE
Meaning Single shot Semi-automatic Revolver
Symbol RCL AT ACN
Meaning Recoilless rifle Anti-tank Autocannon
Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Type Country Year Source
55 S 55 250px 88 mm SS
AT
 Finland 1950s
95 S 58-61 250px HEAT SS
AT
 Finland 1958
AT4 Saab Bofors Dynamics AT-4Launcher.jpeg 84 mm SS
AT
 Sweden 1987
B-10 KBM 250px 82 mm (3.22 in) SS
RCL
 Soviet Union 1954
B-11 KBM 250px 107 mm SS
RCL
 Soviet Union 1954
Breda Folgore Breda Meccanica Bresciana 250px 80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT SS
AT
 Italy 1986
LG 40 Rheinmetall 250px 75×130 mm. R
75×200 mm. R
SS
RCL
 Germany 1941
LG 40 Krupp Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-567-1503E-34, San Felice, Inspektion von Fallschirmtruppen.jpg 105×155 mm. R SS
RCL
 Germany 1942
LG 42 Rheinmetall German 105mm LG-42.jpg 105×155 mm. R SS
RCL
 Germany 1942
L6 Wombat 250px 12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH SS
RCL
 United Kingdom 1950s
M3 Carl Gustav Saab Bofors Dynamics Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg 84×246mmR SS
AT
 Sweden 1991
M18 Recoilless Rifle 250px 57×303mmR SS
RCL
 United States 1942
M20 M20 75 mm recoilless rifle korean war.jpg HEAT SS
RCL
 United States 1944
M28/M29 Nuclear Recoilless Rifle DavyCrockettBomb.jpg SS
RCL
 United States 1956
M40 Watervliet Arsenal 250px 106×607mmR SS
RCL
 United States 1950s
M-60 250px HEAT SS
RCL
 Yugoslavia 1960s
M67 M67 recoilless rifle 01.jpg 3.54 in (90 mm) SS
RCL
 United States 1960s
Miniman FFV Ordnance 74 kertasinko 68.JPG HEAT SS
AT
 Sweden 1968
Pvpj 1110 Saab Bofors Dynamics LT PV1110.jpg 90x760mm HEAT SS
RCL
 Sweden 1950s
RCL 3.45 inch Gun Broadway Trust Company 3.45 in (88 mm) SS
RCL
 United Kingdom
SPG-9 SPG-9M rus.jpeg 73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore SS
AT
 Soviet Union 1962
Jagdfaust SA
RCL
 Nazi Germany
Rheinmetall RMK30 Mauser 30x250mm RE
ACN
 Germany 1993

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