List of recoilless rifles

This is a list of recoilless rifles (RCLs) intended to catalogue these lightweight infantry support weapons that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery gun. Technically, only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles. The smoothbore variants (those devoid of rifling) are termed recoilless guns. This distinction is often lost, and both are often called recoilless rifles.

Normally used for anti-tank roles, the first effective system of this kind was developed during World War II to provide infantry with a light, cheap and easily deployable weapon that does not require extensive training in gunnery. The near complete lack of recoil allows some versions to be shoulder-fired, but the majority are mounted on light tripods and are intended to be easily carried by a soldier.

Below is the list of recoilless rifles. The table is sortable for every column.

Symbol	SS	SA	RE
Meaning	Single shot	Semi-automatic	Revolver

Symbol	RCL	AT	ACN
Meaning	Recoilless rifle	Anti-tank	Autocannon

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Type	Country	Year
55 S 55		88 mm	SS AT	Finland	1950s
95 S 58-61		HEAT	SS AT	Finland	1958
AT4	Saab Bofors Dynamics	84 mm	SS AT	Sweden	1987
B-10	KBM	82 mm (3.22 in)	SS RCL	Soviet Union	1954
B-11	KBM	107 mm	SS RCL	Soviet Union	1954
Breda Folgore	Breda Meccanica Bresciana	80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT	SS AT	Italy	1986
LG 40	Rheinmetall	75×130 mm. R 75×200 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1941
LG 40	Krupp	105×155 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1942
LG 42	Rheinmetall	105×155 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1942
L6 Wombat		12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH	SS RCL	United Kingdom	1950s
M3 Carl Gustav	Saab Bofors Dynamics	84×246mmR	SS AT	Sweden	1991
M18 Recoilless Rifle		57×303mmR	SS RCL	United States	1942
M20		HEAT	SS RCL	United States	1944
M28/M29 Nuclear Recoilless Rifle			SS RCL	United States	1956
M40	Watervliet Arsenal	106×607mmR	SS RCL	United States	1950s
M-60		HEAT	SS RCL	Yugoslavia	1960s
M67		3.54 in (90 mm)	SS RCL	United States	1960s
Miniman	FFV Ordnance	HEAT	SS AT	Sweden	1968
Pvpj 1110	Saab Bofors Dynamics	90x760mm HEAT	SS RCL	Sweden	1950s
RCL 3.45 inch Gun	Broadway Trust Company	3.45 in (88 mm)	SS RCL	United Kingdom
SPG-9		73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore	SS AT	Soviet Union	1962
Jagdfaust			SA RCL	Nazi Germany
Rheinmetall RMK30	Mauser	30x250mm	RE ACN	Germany	1993

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