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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
''The '''Ordnance BL Tk. L11''' is a british 120mm rifled cannon derivated from the Conquereor's L1A2 120mm main gun. This powerful gun was meant to be used in the '''Chieftain''' series'' Main Battle Tank, in-game this cannon is present on the Mk 3, Mk 5 and Mk 10 variants of this vehicle. At time of production, the L11, firing Armour Piercing Discarting Sabot (APDS) rounds, was one of the most fearsome anti-tank solutions present in an Armoured Fighting Vehicle and thus, fulfilled its purpose to defeat the 60's soviet armor.
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The Ordnance BL Tk. L11 is a British 120 mm rifled cannon derivated from the Conqueror's L1A2 120 mm main gun. This powerful gun was meant to be used in the Chieftain series Main Battle Tank, in-game this cannon is present on the Mk 3, Mk 5 and Mk 10 variants of this vehicle. At time of production, the L11, firing armour-piercing discarding sabot rounds(APDS), was one of the most fearsome anti-tank solutions present in an Armoured Fighting Vehicle and thus, fulfilled its purpose to defeat the 60s Soviet armor.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* APDS ammo has high penetrating power, able to defeat all but the most heavily armoured MBT's it encounters.
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* APDS round has high penetrating power, able to defeat all but the most heavily armoured MBTs it encounters.
 
* Has access to HESH ammunition, being capable to hull-break lightly armoured vehicles
 
* Has access to HESH ammunition, being capable to hull-break lightly armoured vehicles
* The L21A1 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun can be used alongside with the main gun to accurately rangefind targets due to the similar ballistic performance of both rounds.
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* The L21A1 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun can be used alongside with the main gun to accurately rangefind targets due to the similar ballistic performance of both rounds.
 
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* Late vehicles (namely the Chieftain Mk 10) have access to APFSDS ammunition
* Late vehicles (Namely the '''Chieftain Mk 10''') have access to APFSDS ammunition
 
 
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Slightly less accurate than smoothbore counterparts
 
* Slightly less accurate than smoothbore counterparts
 
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* HESH shells produce little spalling, making them impracticable to fight heavy vehicles
* HESH shells produce less spalling than they used to, making it impracticable to fight heavier vehicles
 
 
 
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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Revision as of 21:52, 12 February 2021

Description

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Available shells

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • APDS round has high penetrating power, able to defeat all but the most heavily armoured MBTs it encounters.
  • Has access to HESH ammunition, being capable to hull-break lightly armoured vehicles
  • The L21A1 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Gun can be used alongside with the main gun to accurately rangefind targets due to the similar ballistic performance of both rounds.
  • Late vehicles (namely the Chieftain Mk 10) have access to APFSDS ammunition

Cons:

  • Slightly less accurate than smoothbore counterparts
  • HESH shells produce little spalling, making them impracticable to fight heavy vehicles

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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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