Rh120 L/55 (120 mm)

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Leopard 2A6
• ▄Leopard 2A6

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
DM12A1	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480
DM33	APFSDS	496	494	486	476	466	456
DM53	APFSDS	652	650	640	628	616	604

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%
DM12A1	HEATFS	1,190	13.5	0.05	0.1	2,150	65°	72°	77°
DM33	APFSDS	1,690	4.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	80°	81°
DM53	APFSDS	1,750	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

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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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)