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Type 94 Japanese 37mm Antitank Gun on Guadalcanal

December 30, 2022 Ian McCollum 54

The Type 94 was the standard infantry antitank gun of the Japanese Army during World Ware Two. It was developed in the early 1930s as tensions with the Soviet Union rose; there had not been […]

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A Gun For Aiming: M8C .50 Caliber Spotting Rifle

May 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

The M8C is a .50 caliber self-loading rifle designed to mount on top of the 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The recoilless rifle creates a massive signature when fired, and so it is imperative that operators […]

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Airtronics PSRL: An American RPG (with demo shot…for real!)

December 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 33

Thanks to Jeff Folloder and Airtronics USA, I have a chance today to look at and test-fire a PSRL (Precision Shoulder-fired Rocket Launcher) – in essence, an American-made RPG-7. The rocket we are using here […]

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Krupp 50mm Mountain Guns for Siam (Thailand)

November 16, 2020 Ian McCollum 23

In 1906, Siam (now Thailand) purchased a batch of 50mm mountain guns form Krupp of Germany. These were simple fixed barrel guns with steel-belted wooden wheels. Designed to be carried by elephant, mule, or even […]

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Shooting an Original Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon

October 18, 2020 Ian McCollum 6

Several years ago, my friend Joe Lozen had an opportunity to fire an original Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon. He kindly sent me this clip – it is the only footage of one of these actually firing […]

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Light, Mobile, and Deadly: the French Mle 1937 25mm Puteaux AT Gun

March 20, 2020 Ian McCollum 30

After World War One, the French military set up a program to modernize all of its weaponry, and that included a replacement for the Mle 1916 light infantry cannon. An anti-tank gun had not been […]

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106mm M40 Recoilless Rifle, History and Firing

February 29, 2020 Ian McCollum 47

The M40 was the final and largest iteration of the recoilless rifle in American military service. Designed to fix the shortcomings of the 105mm M27 that preceded it, the M40 was light and powerful, and […]

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Soviet 122mm D30 Cannon

January 4, 2020 Ian McCollum 31

The D30 is a Soviet 122mm multi-role gun introduced in the 1960s and still in use around the world today. It has a somewhat unusual 3-leg mount that is slower to set up than a […]

Artillery

Chatting About Cannons & Tanks with Glenn Fleming

January 2, 2020 Ian McCollum 41

When I arrived at DriveTanks.com down in Texas, I was happily surprised to find my old acquaintance Glenn Fleming working there as lead gunsmith. Glenn and I first met on the set of a certain […]

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Cannon Shooting Compilation: 20mm to 76mm

December 12, 2019 Ian McCollum 11

The end of the year means I am going to take a moment for a bit of a retrospective, this time on the cannons that have appeared on Forgotten Weapons over the years. From 20mm […]

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