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2 Sept 2023 Garand Picture of the Day
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They're shooting both. Middle man, you can see the shell leaving the rifle. Both riflemen have dust moving up in front of the muzzles.
Maybe frontman's shell is about 10 cm over the rifle? Not sure... Might be earth on the background.
34a cp., btg. Susa, 3° rgt. Alpini
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Recoiless in a canvas case in front...
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Jim-- Looks like a 75mm M20 Recoilless Rifle.
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Originally Posted by
fjruple
75mm M20 Recoilless Rifle
Yes, far too small for the 106mm and too much for the little one. I'd love to find a cartridge for one of those...dewat of course.
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Recoiless in a canvas case in front...
Sergeant Reckless, a decorated war horse serving with a US Marine Corps recoilless rifle platoon in the Korean War, stands beside a 75mm recoilless rifle
It Seems long to me for a recoilless rifle case - I always thought it was a coincidence Rangefinder given the symmetry of the case. could not find an image of a recoilless rifle case and all the field photos show them uncased. Maybe an M40 recoilless rifle
M40
209.5 kg (462 lb)
Length 3.404 m (11 ft 2 in)
Height 1.12 m (3 ft 8 in)
M20
Specifications
Mass 103 lb (47 kg)
Length 82 in (2.1 m)
Barrel length 65 in (1.7 m) 5' 5"
Crew 1 or 2
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 09-01-2023 at 10:08 PM.
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Turns out it's the M123 case for the 57mm recoiless. Thing is, someone here has the book on this little recoiless and is hiding it.
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Turns out it's the M123 case for the 57mm recoiless. .
good info Thanks! Given the length length do you think it is a m40 vs m20
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Originally Posted by
Mark in Rochester
a m40 vs m20
If it's for the 57mm then it's the M18. The M40 is the 106mm and the M20 is the 75mm. The 57mm is like the baby of the family. Like every step up in size doubles the weight.
Last edited by browningautorifle; 09-02-2023 at 09:40 PM.
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