Rh120 L/44 (120 mm)

Description

The 120 mm Rh120 L/44 smoothbore cannon is a cannon developed and produced by Rheinmetall for the Leopard tank family.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Leopard A1A1 (L/44)
• Leopard 2K
• PT-16/T14 mod.
• Leopard 2A4
• Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123)
• Leopard 2A5
• Leopard 2 PL
• VT1-2

General info

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Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
DM11	HE-TF	37	37	37	37	37	37
DM12	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480
DM12A1	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480
DM13	APFSDS	393	390	384	376	367	359
DM23	APFSDS	410	408	401	393	384	376
DM33	APFSDS	481	478	470	461	450	440
DM43	APFSDS	536	534	528	521	514	507
DM53	APFSDS	623	620	610	598	586	573

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
DM11	HE-TF	950	19	0	0.1	3,930	79°	80°	81°
DM12	HEATFS	1,140	13.5	0.05	0.1	2,150	65°	72°	77°
DM12A1	HEATFS	1,140	13.5	0.05	0.1	2,150	65°	72°	77°
DM13	APFSDS	1,650	4.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM23	APFSDS	1,640	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM33	APFSDS	1,640	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM43	APFSDS	1,660	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM53	APFSDS	1,670	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• High penetration values for all shells
• Fast reload
• High velocity on APFSDS shells

Cons:

• Low variety of shells to use

History

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See also

• Rh120 L/55 (120 mm) - Successor

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