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Re: Zim - then there were the U.S. recoilless rifles

By: Beldin in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 01 Jul 20 1:48 AM | 31 view(s)
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The U.S. used 75mm, 90mm, and 105mm versions in the Korean War. These lightweight artillery pieces ejected propellant gases from the rear to counteract the weapon's recoil. Of course, you don't want to stand behind them when it is fired. Apparently, on more than one occasion ... when GIs recovered recoilless rifles that had been commandeered by the enemy in battle, they found dead North Koreans/Chinese lying directly behind these weapons. Oh well ... if you don't have the manual ... I suppose someone has got to take one for the team, eh? 

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Zim - yer mortar tube comment reminded me of the Japanese Type 89 Grenade Launcher
By: Beldin in 6TH POPE
Wed, 01 Jul 20 1:37 AM 		Msg. 02867 of 60008

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The GIs back in WWII nicknamed it the "knee mortar" thinking that you were supposed to prop the curved plate against your leg when you fired it. 

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Problem was ... when you tried that ... at the very least you ended up with a very nasty bruise on your leg from the heavy recoil. If you weren't so lucky, you ended up with a broken femur.

Here's how the Japanese fired it ... 

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