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I think this thingy is pretty unusual !.It stands 24" tall.Theres a tube that comes up from the primer about 6" from the top inside the casing.Theres a few letters and numbers stamped on the primer but I can't read them but the other stamping are good.From what I know by stampings it's made in 1972 and is a 106MM casing.I was told it's a water cooling jacket but who knows ?.I think it's pretty cool anyways !.
On the bottom is stamped 106MM M94B1 KXO-1-8 1972.

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The casing was like a gigantic .303 round with the Shll fixed to th front of the csing.

The casing was lined with type of heavy paper, much like the Tympan that we used on the old-time lead-type printing presses. This was shellacked in place and completely waterproof. The Charge was inside that.

When the cartridge fired, the liner BLEW OUT, channeling much of the Gas BACKWARD and out through the VENTURI BLOCKS lining the Firing Chamber of the gun. This gas blow-back was extremely LOUD but it also was BALANCED, pushing the Gun forward, just as if it were a muzzle-brake but on the BACK end of the Gun. It wasted Powder, but what you got was a Gun which fired about a 35-pound HE shell..... and had NO RECOIL. It could even be mounted on a Jeep, for that matter! Actual breech pressure was very low: shells were factory pre-rifled and had to be lined up with the bore manually.

If you want more information, google "Davis Principle". Fritz even built a BIG one and put it under a Heinkel 111!

Hope this helps.
 
One thing to note: Recoilless is a relative term. In this instance it means that the recoil is light enough that it can be mounted to any vehicle, however it cannot be shoulder fired. There is a YouTube video of a guy firing one of his shoulder and I think the end result was he shattered his entire upper body.
 
smellie said:
The casing was like a gigantic .303 round with the Shll fixed to th front of the csing.

The casing was lined with type of heavy paper, much like the Tympan that we used on the old-time lead-type printing presses. This was shellacked in place and completely waterproof. The Charge was inside that.

When the cartridge fired, the liner BLEW OUT, channeling much of the Gas BACKWARD and out through the VENTURI BLOCKS lining the Firing Chamber of the gun. This gas blow-back was extremely LOUD but it also was BALANCED, pushing the Gun forward, just as if it were a muzzle-brake but on the BACK end of the Gun. It wasted Powder, but what you got was a Gun which fired about a 35-pound HE shell..... and had NO RECOIL. It could even be mounted on a Jeep, for that matter! Actual breech pressure was very low: shells were factory pre-rifled and had to be lined up with the bore manually.

If you want more information, google "Davis Principle". Fritz even built a BIG one and put it under a Heinkel 111!

Hope this helps.
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And lethal on both ends. ;)

Grizz
 
We used them a lot back when I was in. To demonstrate the danger zone behind the breech, we would stand the wooden ammo crates a few feet back. When the gun fired, it would blow the crate apart.
They were mounted on jeeps and M113 carriers. The jeeps, being notoriously tippy were even more so with that gun sticking up in the air. The only advantage was that the gun now acted as a roll bar.
My favorite part was the 50 cal co-ax spotting gun. Accurate as hell. You could take out the tank commander at 1,000 yds with that thing alone.
 
As far as I'm aware, the 84mm Carl Gustav is the largest shoulder fired recoiless in wide issue. And it packs one hell of a punch on both ends! I can't imagine being around when a 106 was sent downrange!
 
Hawkshadow said:
As far as I'm aware, the 84mm Carl Gustav is the largest shoulder fired recoiless in wide issue. And it packs one hell of a punch on both ends! I can't imagine being around when a 106 was sent downrange!
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And one of the very few still in use I think. Rockets have pretty well replaced them.;)

Grizz
 
Rockets are fine for when you have unlimited transport available. Man-portable is something entirely different.

Packing around a hundred-pound rocket to deliver a 15-pound warhead is a lot of work. In 100-degree heat it would kill YOUR troops before it ever was fired.

A GUN of some sort is much more efficient use of your powder.

Google the use of the main guns on the USS NEW JERSEY in 'Nam: a 3200-pound projectile delivered 15 miles inland for every shot. ACCURATELY, too.

Remember, a V-2 was 46 feet high, delivered only a 1000-pound warhead. The impact of the crashing rocket delivered more power to the target.

When things get down and dirty and close air support is a myth, there will always be a role for the man-portable monster.
 
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QOR (regular force bn before Trudeau disbanded it)
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Wonder if fire extinguishers were regular issue ? :) One of the drawbacks of these things is that they are about impossible to camouflage after the first shot. The effect of rifling degrades the effects of hollow charges as well and the velocity is too low for regular armor piercing munitions. East to see why it was replaced by weapons like this. ;) Course they are expensive as Hell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BGM-71_TOW

And this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazooka

and of course everybody knows this one;;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sDT_F0s6VU


Grizz
 
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