The M256 is an American 120 mm smoothbore tank gun. It is a licensed-built German-designed Rheinmetall Rh-120 L44 gun tube and combustible cartridges with an American-designed mount, cradle and recoil mechanism. It is primarily used by the M1 Abrams main battle tank.

The Rheinmetall Rh-120 is a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun designed and produced in former West Germany by the Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH company. It was developed in response to Soviet advances in armour technology and development of new armoured threats.

2009年4月6日 · The M256 120mm gun is the primary armament on the U.S. M1A1 and M1A2 series of main battle tanks. The M256 is a high velocity, quick-firing, accurate, direct fire weapon used primarily against enemy tanks and hard targets.

The Rheinmetall 120 mm gun is a smoothbore tank gun designed and produced by the West German Rheinmetall-DeTec AG company, developed in response to Soviet advances in armor technology and development of new armored threats. Production began in 1974, with the first version of the gun, known as...

on) 3360kg L44 The 120mm L44 gun is currently the most established gun on the main battle tanks Leopard2 and M1A1/A2 Abrams (licensed to 120mm . 256) in service. A high pressure version L44A1 including the programming kit, which will allow the use of the latest types of armour-piercing ammunition, i.

The main armament of the M1A1 and M1A2 is the M256A1 120 mm smoothbore gun, designed by Rheinmetall AG of Germany, manufactured under license in the U.S. by Watervliet Arsenal, New York. The M256A1 is a variant of the Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 gun carried on the German Leopard 2 on all variants up to the Leopard…

The Rheinmetall-designed 120-mm M256 smoothbore tank gun is the main armament for the German Leopard 2 and U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks. The gun has a cold-drawn, …

2024年12月21日 · A smoothbore gun improved and licensed-produced in the United States based on the German-made Rh-120 /L44. It was applied as the main gun of the M1 Abrams (starting with the M1A1), which is considered the world's strongest MBT .

2014年1月8日 · Caliber - 120mm Smooth Bore Action - Semi Automatic Verticle Sliding Breech Block Muzzle Velocity - 5,412 fps Range - 3,500 meters Rate of Fire - Weight of Round - 15.6 lbs Length of Round - 36.6 in with case Barrel Length - 208 inches, chrome plated bore Weight - 4,270 lbs Gun Carriage - M1A1 and M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank Produced By -

Following extensive trials, the German Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun (as installed in the German Leopard 2 MBT) was selected, with modification, for the General Dynamics Land Systems M1A1 and M1A2 MBTs. More recently the 120 mm M256 has been fitted into the two prototypes of the South Korean K1A1 MBT.