The ArmaLite AR-18 is a gas-operated rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. The AR-18 was designed at ArmaLite in California by Arthur Miller, Eugene Stoner, George Sullivan, and Charles Dorchester in 1963 as an alternative to the Colt AR-15 design, a variant of which had just been selected by the U.S. military as the M16.

The M18 recoilless rifle is a 57 mm shoulder-fired, anti-tank recoilless rifle that was used by the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. Recoilless rifles are capable of firing artillery -type shells at reduced velocities comparable to those of …

2023年5月20日 · When the US entered the Korean War, each rifle company had three M18 recoilless rifles. By this time, it was clear the weapon was too weak against the Soviet-built T …

2018年5月25日 · It was developed as a 57mm caliber static weapon with an inherent recoilless action to aid in accuracy. Its specialized design offered infantry a low-velocity Direct Line-of-Sight (DLoS) artillery weapon with good penetration capabilities at-range.

2002年5月1日 · Developed in an amazingly short time of 21 months smack in the middle of WWII, the United States M18 57mm recoilless rifle followed the Burney pattern with a number of improvements.

2021年9月1日 · Developed off the 7.62 NATO AR-16, the ArmaLite AR-18 was an inventive 5.56 NATO assault rifle much like the firm's famous AR-15, and though over shadowed, its short-stroke gas piston...

2015年6月1日 · Right side of the AR-18 rifle. As stated, the AR-16 never went into production but it was the base for the AR-18 rifle that would try to replace the M16A1 as a more effective and cost effective solution for the U.S. military, yet in the end focused more on worldwide manufacturing and sales.

2011年7月7日 · The M18 57mm Recoilless Rifle is a breech-loaded, singleshot, man-portable, crew-served weapon. It can be used in both antitank and antipersonnel roles. It can be fired it from the ground,...

The M18 recoilless rifle was a 57mm shoulder fired anti-tank recoilless rifle used by the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War. Recoilless rifles are capable of firing artillery-type shells at reduced velocities comparable to those of standard cannon, but with greater accuracy than...

The M18 is a World War 2 era recoilless rifle of US origin. It was developed in 1943 as freelance research by two engineers and the weapon proved more useful than other weapon in development at the time. The M18 is the smallest caliber and lightest recoilless rifle ever in widespread use.