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 used almost universally in "the West" as the main armament of almost every main battle tank of the period.

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 ]

105mm L7A1 cannon on Centurion tank. Note the rifled barrel and thermal sleeve. 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.

The Royal Ordnance L7, officially designated Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7, is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun. During the burning hours of WWII, the allies were developing larger calibre guns to compete against heavily armoured German tanks, which later would be needed against Cold War Soviet tanks.

2019年9月6日 · 众所周知，在我国当前的装备体系中， 坦克炮 主要有 两种口径 ，分别是用于主战坦克的 125毫米大炮 和用于轻型作战车辆的 105毫米小炮 。 125毫米口径主要衍生自苏系2A46系列坦克炮，这个很好理解，毕竟是近水楼台先得月。 105毫米口径则源自老牌坦克强国—— 英国 ，推出的传奇神炮-- L7式线膛坦克炮 。 那么，为什么这门炮被给予了这么高的评价？ 它都书写了哪些传奇？ 这还得从我们的老朋友-- 五对轮鼻祖 T-54说起。 上世纪50年代，苏联在经过了和 …

L7型105毫米线膛坦克炮是由英国皇家兵工厂（Royal Ordnance）在20世纪60年代为了抵抗前苏联红军强大的T-54/55装甲集群及其装配的D-10T型100毫米坦克炮而研发出来的新型线膛炮。 在后来的冷战时期中，西方国家以它为原型开发了一系列的105毫米坦克炮，如德国使用的L7A3；我国于80年代由奥地利引进奥版的L7，在此基础上开发了81式、83式105毫米线膛炮。

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.

为了应对苏联的钢铁洪流英国皇家兵工厂推出了 L7型105毫米线膛炮。 采用新材料和 电渣重熔 、管内镀铬、液压自紧等新技术来提升性能，该炮长5.89米，52倍口径身管，重1.28吨，在炮管长度、膛压、炮弹初速1490米/秒，结构更为紧凑. 这型火炮的性能优异，该型坦克炮也在北约内部得到了广泛的推广，当然除了英国的死对头法国，法国自行研制的火炮在加工工艺和各项指标上还不如英国的L7型105毫米坦克炮。 口径：105毫米（4.13英寸），长度：5.89米（L7 105mm …

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.

2022年11月8日 · 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.