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Soviet recoilless gun
The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107)
[1] is a
Soviet 107 mm
smoothbore
recoilless gun. It entered service in 1954,
[2] and was typically towed by a 6x6
ZIL-157 truck or a
UAZ 4x4 truck.
[3]
[4]
Designed by
KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM),
Kolomna.
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/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
ft/s).
Range: 1,300 m (1,420 yd) (direct) 6,650 m (7,270 yd) (indirect)
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See also
References
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^ Pertahanan Strategis, Lembaga Kajian (1975).
"Latihan Menembak Senjata STTB oleh Yon 144 di Lahat". Facebook (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-12-25.
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ISBN
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^ Jowett, Philip (2016). Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70. Oxford:
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ISBN
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OCLC
1036801376.
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