B-11 Russian 107mm Smoothbore Recoilless Gun

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Basic Information

Name

B-11 Russian 107mm Smoothbore Recoilless Gun

Designation

B-11

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

—

Manufacturer

KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM)

Date of Introduction

1954

Description

The B-11 recoilless rifle (It is also known as RG107) is a Soviet 107 mm smoothbore recoilless gun. It entered service in 1954, and was typically towed by a 6x6 ZIL-157 truck or a UAZ 4x4 truck. Designed by KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM), Kolomna. It is fitted using a PBO-4 sight which has a 5.5x zoom direct fire sight and a 2.5x zoom sight for indirect fire.

Ground Specifications

Crew 5

Mobility Type Towed

Main Weapon 107mm smoothbore recoilless gun (107mm)

System

Alternative Designations RG107

Crew 5 ea

Weight Firing 304.8 kg

Weight Travel 304.8 kg

Length Firing 3.54 m

Length Travel 3.56 m

Width Travel 1.45 m

Height Firing 1.19 m

Height Travel 0.9 m

Rifling No

Feed Breech load

Breech Mechanism Type Interrupted Screw

Emplacement Time 1 min

Fire from Inside Building No

Sights

Name PBO-4 combination

Type Optical, panoramic, iron

Sight Range Direct 1,800 m

Sight Range Indirect 6,650 m

Night Sights Available

Armament

Caliber 107 mm

Rate of Fire INA

Fire on Move No

Elevation (min, max) -10, +45 deg

Traverse 360 deg

Ammunition

BK-883

Caliber 107 mm

Type HEAT

Max Aimed Range 1,400 m

Max Eff Range, Day 450 m

Max Eff Range, Night INA

Penetration INA

BK-883

Caliber 107 mm

Type Frag HE

Max Aimed Range 1,300 m

Combat Load 0, 20 ready, stow

Fire Control

FCS Name Text

Rangefinder 9S53 laser guidance

Infrared Searchlight INA

OP4M-48A Direct Fire 5.5x

Type Day Sight

Field of View 11 deg

Acquisition Range 4,000 m

1PN79

Type Night Sight

Acquisition Range 3,500 m

Image Sources

Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-10_recoilless_rifle; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-11-107mm-recoilless-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg; https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_recoilless_rifles;

Details

Country of Origin Russia

Category Recoilless Guns

Land > Infantry Weapons > Recoilless Guns

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

3.54 m

Width

1.45 m

Height

0.9 m

Weight

304.8 kg

Operators (16)

China

Germany

Poland

Iran

North Korea

Algeria

Angola

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Egypt

Ethiopia

Iraq

Nigeria

Romania

Somalia

Vietnam

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