Rh120 L/44 (120 mm)
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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 2A4
- ◔Leopard 2A4
- Leopard 2A4M
- Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123)
- Leopard 2A5
- Leopard 2 PL
- Leopard 2 PSO
- VT1-2
General info
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Available ammunition
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Penetration statistics | |||||||
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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 |
DM12 | HEATFS | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
DM11 | HE-TF | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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 |
KE-W | APFSDS | 583 | 579 | 569 | 556 | 542 | 528 |
Shell details | ||||||||||||
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Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | |||||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
DM12A1 | HEATFS | 1,140 | 13.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.15 | 65° | 72° | 77° | |||
DM12 | HEATFS | 1,140 | 13.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.15 | 65° | 72° | 77° | |||
DM11 | HE-TF | 970 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.93 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
DM13 | APFSDS | 1,650 | 4.44 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° | |||
DM23 | APFSDS | 1,640 | 4.3 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° | |||
DM33 | APFSDS | 1,640 | 4.3 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° | |||
DM43 | APFSDS | 1,660 | 4 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° | |||
DM53 | APFSDS | 1,670 | 5 | - | - | - | 78° | 80° | 81° | |||
KE-W | APFSDS | 1,585 | 4 | - | - | - | 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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Media
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See also
- Rh120 L/55 (120 mm) - Successor
External links
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Germany tank cannons | |
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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) |
Sweden tank cannons | |
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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) |