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M40 recoilless rifle

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The M40 recoilless rifle is a portable, crew served 105mm, marketed as 106mm to avoid confusion with an earlier failed design, recoilless gun made in the United States by Watervliet Arsenal, entering service in 1955. A breech loaded, single shot weapon fitted with an M8C .50 caliber spotting rifle and fired from wheeled or ground mounts for direct fire only, it was intended chiefly as an anti tank weapon but could also be used against personnel, and it saw extensive use in the Vietnam War before being succeeded by the BGM-71 TOW missile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
105mm 1
Caliber
106 x 607 mm R 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Recoilless rifle 1
Introduced Year
1953 2
Introduced Year
1955 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Australian Defence Force, Armed Forces and Units
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Brazilian Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Egyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: M40 (RR)
French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: M40 (RR)

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Laotian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Six-Day War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Watervliet Arsenal

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: M40 recoilless rifle
Sources
1. Wikipedia: M40 recoilless rifle
  • Infobox, type
    Recoilless rifle
  • Design history
    type-designated the M40 106-mm recoilless rifle in 1955
  • Article text
    Taking the M27 as the basis for a new design, the Army developed an improved version of the M27 that was type-designated the M40 106-mm recoilless rifle in 1955.
  • Infobox: caliber
  • Infobox: service
    1955-present
  • Caliber attribute (m40-recoilless-rifle)
    A breech loaded, single shot weapon fitted with an M8C .50 caliber spotting rifle and fired from wheeled or ground mounts for direct fire only, it was intended chiefly as an anti tank weapon but could also be used against personnel, and it saw extensive use in the Vietnam War before being succeeded by the BGM-71 TOW missile.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Cambodian Civil War'
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Laotian Civil War'
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, infobox wars field: 'Indo-Pakistani War of 1965'
  • Used In: Six-Day War, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'
  • Used In: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, infobox wars field: 'Indo-Pakistani War of 1971'
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran-Iraq War'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
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2. Wikidata: M40 recoilless rifle
Wikidata Q1323988, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: M40 (RR)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Australian Defence Force, Operators
    [ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
  • Operated By: Brazilian Army, Operators
    [ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
  • Operated By: Canadian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
  • Operated By: Egyptian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
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