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Recoilless rifle
120 mm BAT recoilless rifle is a recoilless rifle originating in United Kingdom. Reported operators include Great Britain Australia.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 3.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 3.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 3.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 3.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Recoilless rifle
United Kingdom
Great Britain Australia
Vietnam War
1950s
308 kg (679 lb)
3.86 m (12 ft 8 in)
33.33 calibres
1.09 m (3 ft 7 in)
3 (DC) Detachment Commander, (No.1) Spotter + main armament loader + maintained the spotting Rifle, (No.2) Driver, main armament unloader and rear security + back blast observer
12.8 kg (28 lb 4 oz) HESH
120 mm (4.7 in)
-8 to +17°
360°
4 rounds per minute
463 m/s (1,520 ft/s)
1,000 m (1,100 yd)
1,610 m (1,760 yd)
Optical with spotting rifle
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
120 mm BAT recoilless rifle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: MOBAT. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ANTI-TANK/ANTI-INFRASTRUCTURE / 120mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.