L7 (105 mm) (Family)

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.

Variants

• L7A1 (105 mm)
• L7A3 (105 mm)
• L74 (105 mm)
• LRF (105 mm)
• FMK.4 Modelo 1L (105 mm)
• GT-3 (105 mm)
• GT-7 (105 mm)
• GT-8 (105 mm)
• JSW (105 mm)
• Kan Bofors (105 mm)
• Kan Strv 101 (105 mm)
• M68 (105 mm)
• M68A1 (105 mm)
• M68A1E8 (105 mm)
• OTO Melara 105/52 (105 mm)
• OTO Melara 105/55 (105 mm)
• Sharir (105 mm)
• Type 83 (105 mm)
• WMA301 (105 mm)
• XM35 (105 mm)
• ZPL94 (105 mm)

General info

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Available ammunition

Not all ammunition listed is available on all vehicles equipped with this weapon.

Penetration statistics
Origin	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
	L28A1	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
	L35	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	C76A1	APFSDS	353	349	342	333	324	314
	M392A2	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
	M393A2	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	M456	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
	M456A2	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
	M728	APDS	260	258	250	240	231	222
	M735	APFSDS	353	350	342	333	322	312
	M774	APFSDS	372	370	365	358	351	343
	M833	APFSDS	395	392	387	381	375	369
	M900	APFSDS	522	519	513	504	495	486
	DM12	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
	DM13	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
	DM23	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306
	DM33	APFSDS	408	405	398	389	379	370
	DM63	APFSDS	436	434	426	416	406	396
	DM502	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	slpprj m/61	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
	slpprj m/62	APDS	260	258	250	240	231	222
	slsgr m/61A	HE	23	23	23	23	23	23
	slspgr m/61	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	slpprj m/80	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306
	Type 75	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	Type 91	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
	Type 93	APFSDS	405	403	396	388	378	370
	Type-83 HEAT	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
	Type-83 HESH	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	Type-83 APDS	APFSDS	351	349	343	336	328	321
	DTB-1	HE-VT	21	21	21	21	21	21
	GP105	ATGM (tandem)	750	750	750	750	750	750
	M111	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306
	M156	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
	M152	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400

Shell details
Origin	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%
	L28A1	APDS	1,478	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	L35	HESH	730	14.85	0.05	0.1	4,780	73°	77°	80°
	C76A1	APFSDS	1,509	3.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	M392A2	APDS	1,478	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	M393A2	HESH	732	14.85	0.05	0.1	4,310	73°	77°	80°
	M456	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
	M456A2	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
	M728	APDS	1,426	4.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	M735	APFSDS	1,501	3.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	76°	77°	80°
	M774	APFSDS	1,509	3.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	M833	APFSDS	1,485	3.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	M900	APFSDS	1,505	3.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	DM12	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
	DM13	APDS	1,478	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	DM23	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	DM33	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	DM63	APFSDS	1,455	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	DM502	HESH	732	14.85	0.05	0.1	4,310	73°	77°	80°
	slpprj m/61	APDS	1,500	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	slpprj m/62	APDS	1,450	4.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
	slsgr m/61A	HE	680	15.5	0	0.1	1,830	79°	80°	81°
	slspgr m/61	HESH	760	11.4	0.05	0.1	3,150	73°	77°	80°
	slpprj m/80	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	Type 75	HESH	760	10.8	0.05	0.1	3,890	73°	77°	80°
	Type 91	HEATFS	1,150	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
	Type 93	APFSDS	1,501	3.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	Type-83 HEAT	HEATFS	1,200	11.00	0.0	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°
	Type-83 HESH	HESH	750	15.00	0.4	0.1	4,310	73°	77°	80°
	Type-83 APDS	APFSDS	1,500	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	DTB-1	HE-VT	825	16.20	0.0	0.1	1,660	79°	80°	81°
	GP105	ATGM (tandem)	370	18.8	0.4	0.1	4,620	80°	82°	90°
	M111	APFSDS	1,455	3.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
	M156	HESH	732	14.85	0.05	0.1	4,310	73°	77°	80°
	M152	HEATFS	1,173	10.5	0.05	0.1	1,270	65°	72°	77°

Smoke shell characteristics
Origin	Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
	M416	730	11.4	20	5	25	50
	rökgr m/61	330	18.7	20	5	25	50

Comparison with analogues

• D-10T2S (100 mm): Unlike the standard D-10T found on the T-54, the D-10T2S uses a full stabilizer and has access to ammunition such as the 3BM25 which performs similarly to DM23 and M735 on the L7. However, the vehicles using the L7 reload faster than the T-55A (which uses the D-10T2S), although the T-55AM-1 does have a gun-launched ATGM which is not a feature found on the L7 (With exception for the WMA301).
• CN-105-F1 (105 mm): The CN-105-F1 has drastically limited ammunition available with only a single shell of each major type present, but the ammunition is just as good or better than that found on the L7.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Wide selection of potent ammunition
• Excellent ballistic properties
• Quick reload
• many nations in the game use the L7, ensuring familiarity

Cons:

• APDS, APFSDS, HESH and HEAT-FS lose their potency when facing vehicles equipped with ERA or composite armour

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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)

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)

Italy tank cannons
20 mm	Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm	Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm	Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm	47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm	Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm	75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm	90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm	Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm	Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm	Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm	OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm	M6 (USA)
75 mm	KwK37 (Germany) · KwK40 L48 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) · StuK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm	M1 (USA) · QF 17-pounder (Britain)
90 mm	M3 (USA)
105 mm	L7A3 (Germany) · M68 (USA)
155 mm	M126 (USA)
	Hungary
20 mm	Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm	37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm	41.M · 43.M
105 mm	MÁVAG 40/43M
	Foreign:
30 mm	2A72 (USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM (Germany)
88 mm	KwK36 (Germany)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
122 mm	2A31 (USSR)
125 mm	2A46 (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)