L7 (105 mm) (Family)

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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

General info

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Available ammunition

Msg-info.png 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
United Kingdom L28A1 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
United Kingdom L35 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
United States of America C76A1 APFSDS 353 349 342 333 324 314
NATO M392A2 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
NATO M393A2 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
NATO M456 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
NATO M456A2 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
NATO M728 APDS 260 258 250 240 231 222
NATO M735 APFSDS 353 350 342 333 322 312
NATO M774 APFSDS 372 370 365 358 351 343
NATO M833 APFSDS 395 392 387 381 375 369
NATO M900 APFSDS 522 519 513 504 495 486
Germany DM12 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
Germany DM13 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
Germany DM23 APFSDS 337 335 330 322 314 306
Germany DM33 APFSDS 408 405 398 389 379 370
Germany DM63 APFSDS 436 434 426 416 406 396
Germany DM502 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
Sweden slpprj m/61 APDS 303 302 296 277 257 252
Sweden slpprj m/62 APDS 260 258 250 240 231 222
Sweden slsgr m/61A HE 23 23 23 23 23 23
Sweden slspgr m/61 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
Sweden slpprj m/80 APFSDS 337 335 330 322 314 306
Japan Type 75 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
Japan Type 91 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
Japan Type 93 APFSDS 405 403 396 388 378 370
China Type-83 HEAT HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
China Type-83 HESH HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
China Type-83 APDS APFSDS 351 349 343 336 328 321
China DTB-1 HE-VT 21 21 21 21 21 21
China GP105 ATGM (tandem) 750 750 750 750 750 750
Israel M111 APFSDS 337 335 330 322 314 306
Israel M156 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
Israel 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%
United Kingdom L28A1 APDS 1,478 4 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
United Kingdom L35 HESH 730 14.85 0.05 0.1 4,780 73° 77° 80°
United States of America C76A1 APFSDS 1,509 3.6 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
NATO M392A2 APDS 1,478 4 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
NATO M393A2 HESH 732 14.85 0.05 0.1 4,310 73° 77° 80°
NATO M456 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 0.05 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°
NATO M456A2 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 0.05 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°
NATO M728 APDS 1,426 4.65 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
NATO M735 APFSDS 1,501 3.7 N/A N/A N/A 76° 77° 80°
NATO M774 APFSDS 1,509 3.4 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
NATO M833 APFSDS 1,485 3.7 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
NATO M900 APFSDS 1,505 3.85 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Germany DM12 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 0.05 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°
Germany DM13 APDS 1,478 4 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
Germany DM23 APFSDS 1,455 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Germany DM33 APFSDS 1,455 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Germany DM63 APFSDS 1,455 4.3 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Germany DM502 HESH 732 14.85 0.05 0.1 4,310 73° 77° 80°
Sweden slpprj m/61 APDS 1,500 4 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
Sweden slpprj m/62 APDS 1,450 4.5 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
Sweden slsgr m/61A HE 680 15.5 0 0.1 1,830 79° 80° 81°
Sweden slspgr m/61 HESH 760 11.4 0.05 0.1 3,150 73° 77° 80°
Sweden slpprj m/80 APFSDS 1,455 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Japan Type 75 HESH 760 10.8 0.05 0.1 3,890 73° 77° 80°
Japan Type 91 HEATFS 1,150 10.5 0.05 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°
Japan Type 93 APFSDS 1,501 3.4 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
China Type-83 HEAT HEATFS 1,200 11.00 0.0 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°
China Type-83 HESH HESH 750 15.00 0.4 0.1 4,310 73° 77° 80°
China Type-83 APDS APFSDS 1,500 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
China DTB-1 HE-VT 825 16.20 0.0 0.1 1,660 79° 80° 81°
China GP105 ATGM (tandem) 370 18.8 0.4 0.1 4,620 80° 82° 90°
Israel M111 APFSDS 1,455 3.79 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Israel M156 HESH 732 14.85 0.05 0.1 4,310 73° 77° 80°
Israel 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)
NATO M416 730 11.4 20 5 25 50
Sweden 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

History

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See also

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USA tank cannons
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)

Germany tank cannons
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 · 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  2A46M (USSR)
152 mm  M-10T (USSR) · XM150E5 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)

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:
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)
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 85
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type-62-85-TC · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
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)
122 mm  2A31 (USSR)
125 mm  2A46M (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:
73 mm  2A28 (USSR)
75 mm  M3 (USA)
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  2A46M (USSR)