Initially called Ordnance BL 6.5" Mk I, it was later renamed 165mm L9 Demolition Gun.
The gun is capable of firing a 29 kg (64 lb) High Explosive Squash Head (HESH) demolition projectile distances up to 2,400 m (2,600 yd).[1] The HESH shell contains 18 kg (40 lb) of C-4 explosive[citation needed].
^M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-91 By Richard Lathrop, John McDonald, Jim Laurier. 25 September 2003. ISBN9781841765518.
References
US Army Field Manual FM 5-103 Survivability, Appendix A, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC 10 June 1985
Hunnicutt, R. P. Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank. 1984; Presidio Press. ISBN0-89141-230-1.
January 21, 2023
royal, ordnance, british, short, barrelled, used, combat, engineering, particularly, demolition, defences, centurion, avre, 165production, historymanufacturerroyal, ordnance, factoriesspecificationscalibre165, initially, called, ordnance, later, renamed, 165mm. Royal Ordnance L9 is a British short barrelled 165 mm 6 5 in gun used for combat engineering particularly the demolition of defences Royal Ordnance L9Centurion AVRE 165Production historyManufacturerRoyal Ordnance FactoriesSpecificationsCalibre165 mm 6 5 in Initially called Ordnance BL 6 5 Mk I it was later renamed 165mm L9 Demolition Gun The gun is capable of firing a 29 kg 64 lb High Explosive Squash Head HESH demolition projectile distances up to 2 400 m 2 600 yd 1 The HESH shell contains 18 kg 40 lb of C 4 explosive citation needed The L9 gun was mounted on Royal Engineers AVRE versions of the Churchill and Centurion tanks after the Second World War The gun s primary purpose is the clearing of obstacles such as walls fences roadblocks or bunkers and the destruction of buildings 2 Variants Edit M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle L9A1 improved version The American M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle variant of the M60 Patton tank used the M135 gun patterned after the British 165 mm 3 Notes Edit British Ground Weapons and Vehicles Archived from the original on 19 September 2010 FM 5 103 Appendix A www globalsecurity org M60 Main Battle Tank 1960 91 By Richard Lathrop John McDonald Jim Laurier 25 September 2003 ISBN 9781841765518 References EditUS Army Field Manual FM 5 103 Survivability Appendix A Headquarters Department of the Army Washington DC 10 June 1985 Hunnicutt R P Patton A History of the American Main Battle Tank 1984 Presidio Press ISBN 0 89141 230 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Ordnance L9 amp oldid 1057225400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
