Weapon Talk ~ 106MM RCL Gun.
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Used to be one of the SAF inventory till Milan take over.
*The 106 mm recoilless gun is a light and rugged weapon capable of firing from the ground or mounted on a jeep.
*Employed primarily in the anti-tank role for which it uses the hollow charge HEAT ammuni tion, it is adaptable to other missions in the battle field.A .50 spotting rifle M8C, mounted coaxially above the RCL, fires special spotter-tracer ammunition enabling accurate laying of the RCL to ensure first round hit on enemy tank/target.
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Famously and notoriously the author country was at the receiving end of it from the underestimated 'technicals' in SomaliaOriginally posted by Joshua1975:Used to be one of the SAF inventory till Milan take over.
*The 106 mm recoilless gun is a light and rugged weapon capable of firing from the ground or mounted on a jeep.
*Employed primarily in the anti-tank role for which it uses the hollow charge HEAT ammuni tion, it is adaptable to other missions in the battle field.A .50 spotting rifle M8C, mounted coaxially above the RCL, fires special spotter-tracer ammunition enabling accurate laying of the RCL to ensure first round hit on enemy tank/target. -
Still being used in PDF.
PDF usually get the hand me down from CAD.
One thing it could be given a 2nd chance, LAHAT missile could be configured to be fired from this gun. -
I dont wanna be thee driver, later ear drum burst
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PDF I think no longer using liao. The last group of gunner had ROD. The later group had gone for conversion to MILAN.Originally posted by gary1910:Still being used in PDF.
PDF usually get the hand me down from CAD.
One thing it could be given a 2nd chance, LAHAT missile could be configured to be fired from this gun.
When test firing mounted on command jeep, the jeep SWD gone bonker
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Anybody know what is the maximum range of the 106mm Bofors RCLs against tanks and what is its armour penetration capability?
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It's still in use with both PDF.At least, they are not lying around dormant still.
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Funny, one of my guards friend who was trained in 106mm during NSF,converted to Milan during NS or reservist and revert back to 106 after posted to PDF.Originally posted by Joshua1975:PDF I think no longer using liao. The last group of gunner had ROD. The later group had gone for conversion to MILAN.
When test firing mounted on command jeep, the jeep SWD gone bonker
If he is still in PDF , he will be reverting back to Milan again!!!! -
hiz!
why is this gun called recoiless?
i think i seen this gun at the movie 'Black Hawk Down'
i dun get it... thanks! -
When firing a weapon (example, a gun) the recoil is force in the ooposite direction of the projectile movement. Newton's third law states that the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directly opposite; i.e., reaction is always equal and opposite to action. Therefore, the gun (and the ground) must absorb this reaction.Originally posted by mika14:hiz!
why is this gun called recoiless?
i think i seen this gun at the movie 'Black Hawk Down'
i dun get it... thanks!
However, for a recoiless gun, the force of propelling the projectile forward is counteracted by the high velocity gas from the propellant released from the rear of the gun.
Let me use a simple analogy. Assume that a person is pushing a heavy cart (the projectile). The body and arms are the propellant. The leg is braced against the ground so that force can be applied to push the cart forward.
For a recoilless situation, imagine now that there are 2 carts. A person stands between the carts and extends both arms, thus pushing both carts in the opposite direction (the projectile and the propellant gas). The legs do not need to be braced against the ground. -
hiz!Originally posted by dragonstar:For a recoilless situation, imagine now that there are 2 carts. A person stands between the carts and extends both arms, thus pushing both carts in the opposite direction (the projectile and the propellant gas). The legs do not need to be braced against the ground.
thanks for explaining!
but i dun understand this part.
mind if u can explain further?
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Well...going to be.Originally posted by LazerLordz:It's still in use with both PDF.At least, they are not lying around dormant still.
U dun see it moving ard much -.-' -
No matter how old a weapon is, never underestimate it. It is still a weapon.
The Isreali airlifted one 106mm with a section of commandos to a hill top overlooking a mountain pass that the Syrian amoured column was moving through during the 6 day war.
This one gun stop more that 50 T-62 tanks!!
Old but still can kill. Why SAF keeping them? Gues they realise that you cannot ECM or jam a flying dumb round like you can on a missile.