Unlike conventional recoilless rifles which were loaded from the breech (rear of the weapon), the Davy Crockett operated more like an old cannon or musket (fitting the Davy Crockett namesake ...

The XM913 chain gun represents the future of battlefield firepower. Developed by Northrop Grumman, it features advanced digital controls, a triple recoil system, and extended range for unmatched ...

The recoil is as mild as tapping a keyboard. This means that even a consumer drone – or a toy robotic dog – can wield this gun and fire at will, according to the scientists and engineers ...

They countered the recoil of the projectile by firing a mass of buckshot packed in grease backwards. The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes. But the design evolved ...

The tech is likely based on a World War I recoilless gun, which fires from both ends of a barrel. Propellers whirring over the frost-laden landscape, the Ukrainian drone approaches, twin barrels ...

in diameter) which demolished a cordwood target 800 yards away. The weight of this cannon: 45 Ibs. There was not enough recoil “to move the skin on my shoulder.” This cannon was the most ...

Demand for new generation anti-armor and anti-aircraft protection is driving market growth, with a trend towards development of recoilless artillery. However, evolving global crisis affecting ...

It’s going right into combat to test on live targets.” Soft recoil technology, or SRT, enables heavy artillery to be put on light, maneuverable ground vehicles such as Humvees. It does so by ...