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 L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores.

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. It was so successful that it armed not only British post-war designs, but was …

2015年6月29日 · The L7 was developed after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution - Hungarians delivered a Soviet T-54A to the British by literally driving it into their embassy. After they examined the armor, they (the Brits) realized the 20 pdr wasn't going to be sufficient in either range or penetrating capability against the new Soviet designs, and the 105mm L7 was ...

2021年10月12日 · The United States Army selected the X15 gun (L7 prototype) based on rate of fire, accuracy and penetration during its 1958 tests, as well as interchangability of the gun tube with the British Army (as a minor factor).

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.

British L7 General Purpose Machine Gun . Designed by Ernest Vervier, the FN MAG or Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général became the principal general purpose machine gun of many Western nations. The MAG brings together design traits from a number of earlier weapons including the Browning Automatic Rifle and the German MG42.

2024年12月31日 · A 105mm caliber 52 caliber rifled tank gun developed by the Royal Ordnance of England . It is also called its official name, L7, for short. For variations such as the American M68 , see the Variations paragraph below.

2017年7月28日 · The L7 GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) - sometimes called 'Gimpy' or 'Jimpy') was the hugely successful Belgian FN MAG (detailed elsewhere on this site) in British Army service. Largely faithful to the original design, the L7 incorporated only minor changes (this accomplished by the Royal Small Arms Factory - Enfield Lock) to better suit ...

No other combat vehicle main armament has been used in as many different main battle tank (MBT) designs as the British L7 105-mm rifled tank gun. The L7 was developed for the Centurion tank and derived from the earlier 20-pounder (83.4-mm) gun. The gun is highly regarded for its accuracy and reliability.