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The '''Royal Ordnance L7''', officially designated '''Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7''', is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun. | The '''Royal Ordnance L7''', officially designated '''Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7''', is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun. | ||
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* [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[L7A1 (105 mm)|L7A1]] | * [[File:Britain flag.png|30px|link=|United Kingdom]] [[L7A1 (105 mm)|L7A1]] | ||
* [[File:FRG flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[L7A3 (105 mm)|L7A3]] | * [[File:FRG flag.png|30px|link=|Germany]] [[L7A3 (105 mm)|L7A3]] | ||
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* [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|United States of America]] [[XM35 (105 mm)|XM35]] | * [[File:USA flag.png|30px|link=|United States of America]] [[XM35 (105 mm)|XM35]] | ||
* [[File:China flag.png|30px|link=|China]] [[ZPL94 (105 mm)|ZPL94]] | * [[File:China flag.png|30px|link=|China]] [[ZPL94 (105 mm)|ZPL94]] | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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The USA struggled against the Soviet [[IS-3]] and [[IS-4M|IS-4]] with its [[M47]]. This led to the introduction of the [[M103]], a heavy tank designed to counter Soviet heavy tanks. Although it packed an extremely powerful 120 mm cannon, it was too impractical as it required two loaders for separate shell and propellant charge loading. The UK came to the same conclusions as they developed their own heavy tank, the [[Conqueror]], which mounted the US 120 mm gun. | The USA struggled against the Soviet [[IS-3]] and [[IS-4M|IS-4]] with its [[M47]]. This led to the introduction of the [[M103]], a heavy tank designed to counter Soviet heavy tanks. Although it packed an extremely powerful 120 mm cannon, it was too impractical as it required two loaders for separate shell and propellant charge loading. The UK came to the same conclusions as they developed their own heavy tank, the [[Conqueror]], which mounted the US 120 mm gun. | ||
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===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
With the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, a Soviet T-54A was driven into the British embassy in Budapest by rebelling Hungarians. After a quick inspection of the armour and its gun, British officials deemed that the 20-pounder they used was inadequate to deal with the Soviet standard. | With the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, a Soviet T-54A was driven into the British embassy in Budapest by rebelling Hungarians. After a quick inspection of the armour and its gun, British officials deemed that the 20-pounder they used was inadequate to deal with the Soviet standard. | ||
After these analyses, the United Kingdom adopted the new high-velocity gun, the Royal Ordnance L7, in 1958. This would keep existing [[Centurion (Family)|Centurion tanks]] relevant and capable against the Soviet threat. The design of the L7 was to be fitted into old turret mountings of the 20-pounder, making upgrades to Centurions relatively minimal and cheap. The next production tank that would incorporate the L7 was the up-armoured Mark 7 Centurion in 1958 and every other Centurion that came after it. | After these analyses, the United Kingdom adopted the new high-velocity gun, the Royal Ordnance L7, in 1958. This would keep existing [[Centurion (Family)|Centurion tanks]] relevant and capable against the Soviet threat. The design of the L7 was to be fitted into old turret mountings of the 20-pounder, making upgrades to Centurions relatively minimal and cheap. The next production tank that would incorporate the L7 was the up-armoured Mark 7 Centurion in 1958 and every other Centurion that came after it. | ||
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== Media == | == Media == | ||
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' | ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | ||
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
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* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' | ||
Latest revision as of 10:14, 28 December 2021
Contents
Description
The Royal Ordnance L7, officially designated Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7, is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun.
Cannons
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L7A1 -
L7A3 - L7 LRF - (Low Recoil Force)
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L74 -
FM K.4 Modelo 1L -
GT-3 - GT-7
- GT-8
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JSW 105/52 - (Japan Steel Works) - Kan Bofors
- Kan Strv 101
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M68 - M68A1
- M68A1E8
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OTO Melara 105/52 - OTO Melara 105/55
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Sharir -
Type 83 - WMA301
- XM35
- ZPL94
Available Ammunition
History
Introduction
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. The USA designed and built several heavy tanks during this period most notable was the T95 as well as the 32pdr OQF (94 mm) mounted on the British A39 Tortoise.
The USA struggled against the Soviet IS-3 and IS-4 with its M47. This led to the introduction of the M103, a heavy tank designed to counter Soviet heavy tanks. Although it packed an extremely powerful 120 mm cannon, it was too impractical as it required two loaders for separate shell and propellant charge loading. The UK came to the same conclusions as they developed their own heavy tank, the Conqueror, which mounted the US 120 mm gun.
Development
With the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, a Soviet T-54A was driven into the British embassy in Budapest by rebelling Hungarians. After a quick inspection of the armour and its gun, British officials deemed that the 20-pounder they used was inadequate to deal with the Soviet standard.
After these analyses, the United Kingdom adopted the new high-velocity gun, the Royal Ordnance L7, in 1958. This would keep existing Centurion tanks relevant and capable against the Soviet threat. The design of the L7 was to be fitted into old turret mountings of the 20-pounder, making upgrades to Centurions relatively minimal and cheap. The next production tank that would incorporate the L7 was the up-armoured Mark 7 Centurion in 1958 and every other Centurion that came after it.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| USA tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | M139 |
| 25 mm | LW25 · M242 |
| 37 mm | M3 · M5 · M6 |
| 57 mm | M1 |
| 75 mm | M2 · M2 Howitzer · M3 · M6 · M1897A4 · XM274 |
| 76 mm | M1 · M7 · M32 · T185E1 |
| 90 mm | M3 · M3A1 · M36 · M41 · M54 · T15E1 · T15E2 · T54 · T208E9 |
| 105 mm | M4 · M68 · M68A1 · M68A1E8 · T5E1 · T5E2 · T140E2 · T140E3 · XM35 |
| 106 mm | M40A1C |
| 120 mm | M58 · M256 · T53 |
| 152 mm | M81 · M162 · XM150E5 |
| 155 mm | M185 · T7 |
| 165 mm | M135 |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | Rh202 (Germany) |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · ZIS-2 (USSR) |
| 105 mm | Sharir (Israel) |
| 120 mm | IMI MG251 (Israel) |
| Germany tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | KwK30 · KwK38 · Rh202 |
| 28/20 mm | s.Pz.B.41 |
| 30 mm | MK 30-2/ABM |
| 37 mm | KwK34(t) · KwK36 · KwK38(t) · PaK L/45 |
| 47 mm | Pak.(t)(Sf.) |
| 50 mm | KwK39 · KwK L/42 · PaK38 |
| 57 mm | Bofors L/70 Mk.1 |
| 75 mm | K51 L/24 · KwK37 · KwK40 L43 · KwK40 L48 · KwK42 · KwK44 · KwK44 L/36.5 · PaK39 L48 · PaK40/3 L46 · PaK42 · StuK37 · StuK40 L43 · StuK40 L48 |
| 76 mm | PaK36 (r) |
| 88 mm | Flak.37 · Flak 41 · KwK36 · KwK43 · PaK43 |
| 90 mm | BK90 |
| 105 mm | CN105-57 · Cockerill HP · FMK.4 Modelo 1L · K.18 · KwK L/68 · L7A3 · PzK M57 · StuH42 |
| 120 mm | Rh120 L/44 · Rh120 L/55 · Rh120 L/55 A1 |
| 128 mm | K.40 · KwK44 · PaK44 |
| 150 mm | s.I.G.33 · Stu.H 43 L/12 |
| 380 mm | RW61 |
| Foreign: | |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) · HSS 831L (Britain) |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.V (Britain) |
| 73 mm | 2A28 (USSR) |
| 75 mm | M3 (USA) |
| 76 mm | F-32 (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M32 (USA) |
| 90 mm | M36 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
| 105 mm | GT-3 (South Africa) |
| 125 mm | 2A46 (USSR) |
| 152 mm | M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA) |
| 155 mm | M126 (USA) |
| Britain tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 30 mm | L21A1 |
| 40 mm | QF 2-pounder |
| 47 mm | Ordnance QF 3-pounder |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.III · 6pdr OQF Mk.V |
| 75 mm | OQF Mk.V |
| 76 mm | OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I · OQF 3in 20cwt · QF 17-pounder |
| 77 mm | OQF Mk.II |
| 84 mm | 20pdr OQF Mk.I |
| 94 mm | 28pdr OQF · 32pdr OQF · OQF Mk.II |
| 95 mm | Howitzer, Tank No.1, Mk.I |
| 105 mm | LRF · Royal Ordnance L7A1 |
| 120 mm | Ordnance QF Tk. L1A2 · Ordnance BL Tk. L11 · L11A5 · L30A1 |
| 165 mm | ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 |
| 183 mm | QF L4A1 |
| Foreign: | |
| 25 mm | M242 (USA) |
| 37 mm | M5 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
| 75 mm | M2 (USA) · M3 (USA) |
| 84 mm | kan Strv 81 (Sweden) |
| 105 mm | Sharir (Israel) |
| 120 mm | Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany) |
| 125 mm | 2A46M-5 (Russia) |
| 155 mm | M185 (USA) |
| South Africa | |
| 20 mm | GI-2 |
| 76 mm | GT-4 |
| 90 mm | GT-2 |
| 105 mm | GT-3 · GT-7 · GT-8 |
| 155 mm | G6 L/45 |
| Japan tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 37 mm | Type 94 · Type 100 · Type 1 |
| 47 mm | Type 1 |
| 57 mm | Type 90 · Type 97 |
| 70 mm | Type 94 |
| 75 mm | Type 90 · Type 99 · Type 3 · Type 5 (Type I Model II · Type II Model I · Type II Model II) |
| 90 mm | Type 61 |
| 105 mm | Type 5 (Experimental · Production) · JSW L/52 |
| 106 mm | Type 60 (B) |
| 120 mm | Taishō Type 10 · Navy short gun · Type 90 L/44 · Type 10 L/44 |
| 150 mm | Type 38 |
| 155 mm | NSJ L/30 · JSW L/52 |
| Foreign: | |
| 25 mm | Oerlikon KBA B02 (Switzerland) |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) |
| 35 mm | Oerlikon KDE (Switzerland) |
| 75 mm | M6 (USA) |
| 76 mm | M1 (USA) · M32 (USA) |
| 88 mm | KwK36 (Germany) |
| 90 mm | M3A1 (USA) · M36 (USA) |
| 105 mm | L7A3 (Germany) |
| 120 mm | Schneider-Canet 1898 (France) |
| China tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 30 mm | ZPL02 · ZPZ02 |
| 73 mm | Type 86 |
| 76 mm | M32K1 |
| 85 mm | Type 56 · Type 63 |
| 100 mm | PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04 |
| 105 mm | 88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A |
| 120 mm | 122TM · PTZ89 |
| 125 mm | Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98 |
| 130 mm | PL59A Gai |
| 152 mm | PL66 Gai |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | KwK30 (Germany) |
| 37 mm | M6 (USA) |
| 45 mm | 20-K (USSR) |
| 47 mm | Type 1 (Japan) |
| 57 mm | Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR) |
| 75 mm | M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
| 76 mm | D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR) |
| 85 mm | ZIS-S-53 (USSR) |
| 90 mm | M3 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
| 100 mm | D-10S (USSR) |
| 105 mm | M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA) |
| 115 mm | U-5TS (USSR) |
| 122 mm | A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR) |
| 152 mm | ML-20S (USSR) |
| Sweden tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | Akan m/47D · Pvlvkan m/40 |
| 37 mm | kan m/38 |
| 40 mm | akan m/70B |
| 57 mm | Pvkan m/43 |
| 75 mm | kan m/02 · kan m/41 · kan Strv 74 · lvkan m/37 A · pvkan m/43 |
| 84 mm | kan Strv 81 |
| 90 mm | kan Ikv 91 |
| 105 mm | kan Bofors · kan Ikv · kan m/44 · kan Strv 101 · L74 |
| 120 mm | automatkanon · CTG · kan Strv 121 · kan Strv 122 |
| 150 mm | fsthaub m/02 |
| 155 mm | kan m/60 |
| Foreign: | |
| 35 mm | Bushmaster 3 (USA) |
| 73 mm | 2A28 (USSR) |
| 75 mm | M3 (USA) |
| 88 mm | KwK43 (Germany) |
| 105 mm | L/50 (Belgium) · L7A3 (Germany) |
| 125 mm | 2A46M-1 (USSR) |
| 155 mm | CN98 (South Korea) |
| Finland | |
| 37 mm | Psv.K/36 |
| 114 mm | Psv.H/18 |
| Foreign: | |
| 30 mm | Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA) |
| 45 mm | 20-K (USSR) |
| 75 mm | KwK40 L48 (Germany) |
| 76 mm | D-56TS (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · L-10 (USSR) |
| 77 mm | OQF Mk.II (Britain) |
| 84 mm | 20pdr OQF Mk.I (Britain) |
| 85 mm | ZIS-S-53 (USSR) |
| 100 mm | D-10T (USSR) · D-10T2S (USSR) |
| 105 mm | L/50 (Belgium) |
| 120 mm | Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 (Germany) |
| 125 mm | 2A46 (USSR) |
