M18 recoilless rifle [SEP] service entry
produced: an anti-tank HEAT round (T20E2 / M307), an HE round (T22 / M306), a Smoke (White Phosphorus) "bursting smoke" round (T23 / M308), and a Training Practice round. By early 1945, over 2,000 M18 recoilless rifles and 800,000 rounds of ammunition were on order. After World War II ended, a canister round (T25E5) with a range of 175 meters was also produced.
US service.
The weapon was crewed by a two-man
role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System) (anti-fortification, anti-armor recoilless rifle) (84 mm)
Recoilless rifles Out of service.
- M67 recoilless rifle (90 mm)
- M18 recoilless rifle (57 mm)
- M20 recoilless rifle (75 mm)
- M27 recoilless rifle (105 mm, developed into M40)
- M40 recoilless rifle (105 mm, called 106 mm to forestall use of incompatible M27 ammunition)
Mortars