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smoothbore recoilless gun
Type 78 is a smoothbore recoilless gun originating in China. Reported operators include China, Sudan.
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Sudan
The Type 78 is a Chinese-made 82 mm smoothbore recoilless gun designed to provide a rapid, direct fire support to infantry against hard targets such as light tanks , armoured vehicles , and bunkers .
Chinese-made 82 mm smoothbore recoilless gun
Chinese-made
Chinese-made 82 mm
provide a rapid, direct fire support to infantry against hard targets such as light tanks , armoured vehicles , and bunkers
still serving with some class-B units and reserve forces today
consists of the barrel, optical aiming sight, tripod , and accessories
fired either with the help of a tripod or on the gunner’s shoulder
or 500m (Type 78)
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Type 78 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.