Talk:Royal Ordnance L11

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Technology[edit]

"...automatically ejecting the empty case on full recoil..." Surely the L11 used combustible bag charges; there was nothing to eject. HLGallon (talk) 01:11, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Engagement ranges[edit]

because the British Army specified engagement ranges greater than those of other armies, as for example the US Army of 2,000m, despite studies at the time that suggested engagement ranges were below those of the US Army requirements in the great majority of cases..

That's a result of having to fight in open desert with the 2 pdr against German tank guns that out-ranged the British ones by a fair margin. In the flat, open desert, you can see for miles and the British tank crews had the unpleasant experience of having to 'stalk' the German tanks using any available cover, as if the Germans had seen them, they could have fired-on the British vehicles without them being able to make any reply.

And considering that the world's longest tank 'kill', during the First Gulf War by an L11A5 in a Challenger 1, was 5km, I think the British had reason to think their policy justified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.112.43.105 (talk) 22:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rename to Royal Ordnance L11[edit]

The article deals with all versions of the L11 tank gun. While the L11A5 was the final version, the L11A1 was the first used one and the L11A2 was the most common used (at least this is said in "Chieftain" by Rob Griffin). The article name should be changed to "Royal Ordnance L11" or "L11 tank gun". --Tim.vogt (talk) 21:35, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tank M103, gun of 120 MM.[edit]

Is not the first gun of 120 MM. US tank M103, yes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.84.144.74 (talk) 05:52, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The M103 was a heavy tank, i.e. a specialised vehicle, as was the Conqueror. The Chieftain was a standard Main battle tank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.150.10.249 (talk) 18:43, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]