List of recoilless rifles information

This is a list of recoilless rifles (RCLs) intended to catalogue these lightweight infantry support weapons that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery gun. Technically, only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles. The smoothbore variants (those devoid of rifling) are termed recoilless guns. This distinction is often lost, and both are often called recoilless rifles.

Normally used for anti-tank roles, the first effective system of this kind was developed during World War II to provide infantry with a light, cheap and easily deployable weapon that does not require extensive training in gunnery. The near complete lack of recoil allows some versions to be shoulder-fired, but the majority are mounted on light tripods and are intended to be easily carried by a soldier.

The table is sortable for every column.

Symbol	SS	SA	RE
Meaning	Single shot	Semi-automatic	Revolver

Symbol	RCL	AT	ACN
Meaning	Recoilless rifle	Anti-tank	Autocannon

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Type	Country	Year	Source
Rheinmetall RMK30	Mauser	30x250 mm	RE ACN	Germany	1993
M18 Recoilless Rifle		57 mm	SS RCL	United States	1942
SPG-9		73 mm (2.87 in) smoothbore	SS AT	Soviet Union	1962
Miniman	FFV Ordnance	74 mm	SS AT	Sweden	1968
LG 40	Rheinmetall	75×130 mm. R 75×200 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1941
M20		75 mm	SS RCL	United States	1944
Breda Folgore	Breda Meccanica Bresciana	80 mm (3.1 in) HEAT	SS AT	Italy	1986
DZJ-08	Norinco	80 mm	SS AT	China	2008
B-10	KBM	82 mm	SS RCL	Soviet Union	1954
M59	Skoda	82 mm		Czechoslovakia	1959	^[1]
ALAC	GESPI Aeronáutica	84 mm Thermobaric	SS AT	Brazil	2014
AT4	Saab Bofors Dynamics	84 mm	SS AT	Sweden	1987
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle	Saab Bofors Dynamics	84 mm	SS AT	Sweden	1946
55 S 55		89 mm	SS AT	Finland	1955
RCL 3.45 inch Gun	Broadway Trust Company	3.45 in (88 mm)	SS RCL	United Kingdom
M67		3.54 in (90 mm)	SS RCL	United States	1960s
Pvpj 1110	Saab Bofors Dynamics	90x760 mm HEAT	SS RCL	Sweden	1953
95 S 58-61		95 mm	SS RCL	Finland	1958
LG 40	Krupp	105×155 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1942
LG 42	Rheinmetall	105×155 mm. R	SS RCL	Germany	1942
M40	Watervliet Arsenal	105×607 mmR	SS RCL	United States	1950s
Model 1968 recoilless gun	Fabricaciones Militares	105 mm	SS RCL	Argentina	1968
B-11	KBM	107 mm	SS RCL	Soviet Union	1954
L6 Wombat		120 mm (4.7 in) HESH	SS RCL	United Kingdom	1950s
M-60		HEAT	SS RCL	Yugoslavia	1960s
Jagdfaust			SA RCL	Nazi Germany
M28/M29 "Davy Crockett" Nuclear Recoilless Rifle			SS RCL	United States	1956