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| rdfs:label | - M18 Recoilless Rifle
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| rdfs:comment | - The M18 recoilless rifle was a shoulder fired anti-tank weapon that was used by the United States military during World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, and, to a lesser extent, the Vietnam War.
- The M18 Recoilless Rifle is a shoulder-fired launcher used against armored vehicles and heavy cover that was made by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. It fires 57mm high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds and can penetrate up to 64mm of armor.
- During World War II, the U.S. Army's Artillery Section was working on a 105mm recoilless cannon, based on captured German models that used a plastic blow out plug in the cartridge case. At the same time, there was a freelance research by the U.S. Army's Infantry Section of a man-portable recoilless 57mm cannon by two engineers, named Kroger and Musser. Instead of a blowout plug, the infantry section's recoilless cannon used a British development in which the cartridge case had hundreds of small holes in the side walls with a lining of plastic on the inside of the cartridge case walls to keep water and other elements out until the round was fired. Another unique innovation was the use of pre-engraving bands on the 57mm projectile that engaged the barrel's rifling. The belief was this featur
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| Name | - M18 Recoilless Rifle
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| Caption | - American Paratrooper in 1944 with a T15 / M18 recoilless rifle
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| abstract | - The M18 recoilless rifle was a shoulder fired anti-tank weapon that was used by the United States military during World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, and, to a lesser extent, the Vietnam War.
- During World War II, the U.S. Army's Artillery Section was working on a 105mm recoilless cannon, based on captured German models that used a plastic blow out plug in the cartridge case. At the same time, there was a freelance research by the U.S. Army's Infantry Section of a man-portable recoilless 57mm cannon by two engineers, named Kroger and Musser. Instead of a blowout plug, the infantry section's recoilless cannon used a British development in which the cartridge case had hundreds of small holes in the side walls with a lining of plastic on the inside of the cartridge case walls to keep water and other elements out until the round was fired. Another unique innovation was the use of pre-engraving bands on the 57mm projectile that engaged the barrel's rifling. The belief was this feature would reduce friction on firing, allowing more of the propellant gases to be used to force the shell towards the target and less being used to achieve the recoilless effect and therefore giving their design a much higher muzzle velocity than most recoilless cannon at that time period had achieved. The "Kromuskit", as the new 57mm weapon was called (a word play on the engineers' family names) was officially designated the T15 and first tested in November 1943. The tests proved that the Infantry Section's concept for a recoilless weapon was superior to the Artillery Section's concept and the development of the 105mm weapon was canceled. In late 1944, the T15 was redesignated the M18 57mm Recoilless. The cannon and 57mm ammunition were placed in mass production. Four types of ammunition were initially produced: an anti-tank HEAT round, an HE round, a smoke shell using white phosphorus, and a training round. By early 1945, over 2,000 M18 recoilless rifles and 800,000 rounds of ammunition were on order.
- The M18 Recoilless Rifle is a shoulder-fired launcher used against armored vehicles and heavy cover that was made by the United States during World War II and the Korean War. It fires 57mm high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds and can penetrate up to 64mm of armor.
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