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Encyclopedia > L6 Wombat

The L6 Wombat, (Weapon Of Magnesium, Batallion, Anti-Tank) was a 120 mm calibre recoilless anti-tank rifle used by the British armed forces. It replaced the Ordnance QF 17 pounder in antitank support. The word caliber (American English) or calibre (British English) comes from the Italian calibro, itself from the Arabic quâlib, meaning mould. ... M67 recoilless rifle. ... 17-pounder in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel. ...


 

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