The Solothurn S-18/100 was a 20mm anti-tank rifle used by German and Swiss forces during the Second World War, built with a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration. Its large, powerful ammunition gave the gun tremendous recoil and its size made it difficult to carry, and it fed from a five or ten round magazine attached horizontally to the left side of the weapon; a Finnish source credited it with armor penetration of 20mm at a sixty degree angle at 100 meters, falling to 16mm at 500 meters. A licence-free variant, the Solothurn-Arsenal, was built in small numbers, only about twenty, in Estonia before the Soviet occupation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Infobox: production_date
1934-1943
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The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm anti-tank cannon was a German and Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War.
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20 mm
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The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm anti-tank cannon was a German and Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration.
Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
Slovak-Hungarian War World War II
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Wikidata Q1062499, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
[ Bulgaria; Finland; Hungary; Italy; Mexico; Nazi Germany; Switzerland ]
Operated By: Mexican Armed Forces, Operators
[ Bulgaria; Finland; Hungary; Italy; Mexico; Nazi Germany; Switzerland ]
Operated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
[ Bulgaria; Finland; Hungary; Italy; Mexico; Nazi Germany; Switzerland ]
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