The Royal Ordnance L7, officially designated Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7, is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun. It is a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories, intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles, replacing the older QF 20-pounder (84 mm) gun mounted on the British Centurion tank. [1]

The 105×617mm (4.1 inch), also known as 105×617mmR, is a common, NATO-standard, tank gun cartridge used in 105 mm guns such as those derived from the Royal Ordnance L7.

The Royal Ordnance L7 is the basic model of Britain's most successful tank gun. The L7 was a 105 mm L/52 rifled design intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles.

2015年6月29日 · The L7 gun was found to be unable to penetrate the frontal armor of Syrian T72 tanks, which were considered "inferior" in armor to the models used by the USSR. This helped convince the US needed the new 120MM German designed gun to tangle with the T-72 and T-80.

2022年11月8日 · The Royal Ordnance L7 is the basic model of the United Kingdom 's most successful tank gun. The L7 is a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles, replacing the earlier 20-pounder (84 mm) tank gun mounted on the Centurion tank.

The Royal Ordnance L7 is the basic model of Britain's most successful tank gun. The L7 was a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles, replacing the earlier 20 pounder (84 mm) found on the Centurion. [1]

The L7 is a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles, replacing the earlier QF 20-pounder (84 mm) tank gun mounted on the Centurion tank.

105mm M68 cannon on M60A1 Patton tank. Standard UK service variant. Mainly used on Centurion tank. Variant modified for use on German Leopard 1. US production model. Features a falling breech block. Used on early models of the M60 Patton. US production model. Improved variant as used on later models M60 Patton and M1 Abrams.

The L7 was a 105 mm rifled design intended for use in armoured fighting vehicle s. It was so successful that it armed not only British post-war designs, but was used almost universally in "the West" as the main armament of almost every main battle tank of the period.

2023年1月14日 · The Royal Ordnance L7 gun was a gun the British put into use based on their observations that the T-54 had armor that was resistant to the common medium tank armament of the day, the American 90 mm and British 20-pdr.