DA>Brassey also has an "Artillery of the World", copyright 1977,
DA>ISBN 0-517-27718-2.  The 106mm recoilless rifle is in this book.
DA>This popular weapon dates from 1953.  It is a conventional smooth
DA>bore, breech loaded weapon, with an interrupted screw type
DA>breech.  Barrel life is in excess of 2,5000 rounds.  Percussion
DA>firing is used.  A .50 calibre (12.7mm) spotting rifle is mounted
DA>above the barrel.  The basic weapon less mounting weighs only 130
DA>kilograms.
Here, they are wrong -- the M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle is definitely a
rifle, not a smooth bore -- I was firing them about a year ago in
Singapore.
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