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The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a
* Crew: 5
* Calibre: 107 mm (4.21 in)
* Weight: 304.8 kg (672 lb)
* 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 minute
Projectile 7.51 kg (16.5 lb).
Complete round 12.5 kg (27.5 lb).
Warhead 1.06 kg (2.3 lb) of
GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Range: 450 m (490 yd) (effective) 1,400 m (1,530 yd) (max).
Penetration 381 mm (15 in).
Muzzle velocity * O-883A - FRAG-HE.
Projectile 8.5 kg (19 lb).
Complete round 13.5 kg (30 lb).
Warhead 2.088 kg (4.6 lb) Amatol 80/20.
GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Muzzle velocity: 375 m/s (1,230 fp/s) .
Range: 1,300 m (1,420 yd) (direct) 6,650 m (7,270 yd) (indirect)
The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a Soviet
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107 mm smoothbore
A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling. Smoothbores range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.
History
Early firearms had smoothly bored barrels that fired projectiles without signi ...
recoilless gun
A recoilless rifle, recoilless launcher or recoilless gun, sometimes abbreviated "RR" or "RCL" (for ReCoilLess) is a type of lightweight artillery system or man-portable launcher that is designed to eject some form of countermass such as propel ...
. It entered service in 1954, and was typically towed by a 6x6 ZIL-157
The ZIL-157 is a general-purpose -ton 6×6 truck, produced at the Lichachev plant in the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1977, when production was transferred to the Amur plant, since the Lichachev plant wanted to focus more on modern trucks, such as ...
truck or a UAZ
UAZ or Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: Ульяновский Автомобильный Завод, УАЗ, Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, UAZ, Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, UAZ) is an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, ...
4x4 truck.
Designed by KB Mashinostroyeniya
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(KBM), Kolomna
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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.
Specifications
* Crew: 5
* Calibre: 107 mm (4.21 in)
* Weight: 304.8 kg (672 lb)
* 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 minute
Ammunition
* BK-883 - HEAT.Projectile 7.51 kg (16.5 lb).
Complete round 12.5 kg (27.5 lb).
Warhead 1.06 kg (2.3 lb) of
RDX
RDX (abbreviation of "Research Department eXplosive") or hexogen, among other names, is an organic compound with the formula (O2N2CH2)3. It is a white solid without smell or taste, widely used as an explosive. Chemically, it is classified as a ...
/Aluminium.GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Range: 450 m (490 yd) (effective) 1,400 m (1,530 yd) (max).
Penetration 381 mm (15 in).
Muzzle velocity * O-883A - FRAG-HE.
Projectile 8.5 kg (19 lb).
Complete round 13.5 kg (30 lb).
Warhead 2.088 kg (4.6 lb) Amatol 80/20.
GK-2 PIBD fuze.
Muzzle velocity: 375 m/s (1,230 fp/s) .
Range: 1,300 m (1,420 yd) (direct) 6,650 m (7,270 yd) (indirect)
Users
Current users *: 60 * * * * * * * * Former users * * * * * * * *: some used duringBiafran War
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See also
*B-10 recoilless rifle
The B-10 recoilless rifle (''Bezotkatnojie orudie-10'', known as the RG82 in East Germany) is a Soviet 82 mm smoothbore recoilless gun. It could be carried on the rear of a BTR-50 armoured personnel carrier. It was a development of the earli ...
References
*External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110911042921/http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2004/7/2004_7_8.php Recoilless rifles of the Soviet Union Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union KB Mashinostroyeniya products Military equipment introduced in the 1950s {{artillery-stub