Description

A Pre-Stellar AFV main weapon.  The Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 gun began replacing the older Royal Ordnance L7 as the standard NATO AFV weapon when the latter began to prove incapable of defeating modern Soviet armor.

Controlling Skill

Associated Games/Campaigns

Weapon Statistics

Name:  Rheinmetall 120 mm L/44 gun
TL:  7
Type:  Hypervelocity Smoothbore Gun-7
Year:  1974
Nation:  Germany (used by NATO)
Bore Size:  12 cm
Barrel Length: 44 calibers
Muzzle Energy:  7.589 Mj
Mount: Vehicle Mount
Weight: 1.764 tonne (tube)
Price: §35,280 (tube)
Gun Crew:  2
Direct Fire Range: 440/330
Indirect Fire Range:  21,170 (21,166)
Reload: 8
ROF:  —
Set-up: 0 turns
Features:  None
Notes:  None

Add-Ons

Mechanical Loading Assistance

Mass:  0.176 tonnes
Price:  §1760
Notes:  Reduces Reload to 5.

Autoloader

Mass:  1.17 tonnes
Price:  §11,700

House Rules Performance

Round	Damage	Penetration	Mass	Price	Range
APFSDS-7	26	125-108-91-60	39 kg	§496	440
APFSDSDU-8	26	156-135-114-75	39 kg	§946	440
HEAP-7	C:14 B:15	89C	39 kg	§496	330
WP-7	C:3 B:35	Nil	39 kg	§646	330

Striker II Performance

Round	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme	Notes
APFSDS-7	44: 1 (125+)	88: 1 (108+)	176: 1 (91+)	352: 1 (60+)	None.
APFSDSDU-8	44: 1 (156+)	88: 1 (135+)	176: 1 (114+)	352: 1 (75+)	None.
HEAP-7	33: 1 (89+)	66: 1 (89+)	136: 1 (89+)	272: 1 (89+)	EP:7 B:2
WP-7	33: 1 (Nil)	66: 1 (Nil)	136: 1 (Nil)	272: 1 (Nil)	EP:3 B:4

Planetfall Performance