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Solothurn S-18/100

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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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Classification
Caliber
20mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1934 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
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Source MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100

Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Solothurn S-18/100
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Solothurn S-18/100
  • Infobox: production_date
    1934-1943
  • Lead
    The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm anti-tank cannon was a German and Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War.
  • Infobox: caliber
    20 mm
  • Lead section
    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: Solothurn S-18/100
Wikidata Q1062499, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated 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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