B-10 recoilless rifle
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The B-10 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG82) is a Soviet 82 mm smoothbore recoilless rifle. It entered service during the 1954 and was phased out of service in the Soviet Army in the 1960s, however it remained in service with parachute units at least until the 1980s.
It is fitted with a PBO-2 sight which has a 5.5x zoom direct fire sight and a 2.5x zoom sight for indirect fire.
Specifications
- Crew: 4
- Calibre: 82 mm
- Weight: 85.3 kg (71.7 kg without wheels)
- Length: 1.85 m (travel position).
- Traverse: 250 degrees in each direction for 360 total.
- Elevation: -20/+35
- Rate of fire: 5 to 7 rounds per minute
Variants
- Type 65 - Chinese version that weighs only 28.2 kg with a tripod mount and no wheels.
- Type 65-1 - Chinese version that can be broken down into two parts for long distance carrying.
Ammunition
- BK-881 - HEAT-FS 3.87 kg. 0.46 kg of RDX. GK-2 PIBD fuze.
- BK-881M - HEAT-FS 4.11 kg. 0.54 kg of RDX. GK-2M PDIBD fuze. 240 mm versus RHA. Muzzle velocity 322 m/s.
- O-881A - HE-FRAG 3.90 kg. 0.46 kg of TNT/dinitronaphthalene. GK-2 fuze. Muzzle velocity 320 m/s. Indirect fire maximum range 4500 m.
- Type 65 (Chinese) - HEAT 3.5 kg. 356 mm versus RHA. Muzzle velocity 240 m/s.
- Type 65 (Chinese) - HE-FRAG 4.6 kg. Warhead contains approx 780 balls - lethal radius 20 m. Muzzle velocity 175 m/s. Max range 1750 m.
See also
External links
- () http://www.bratishka.ru/archnumb.php?statnum=2004_7_8
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