The Rheinmetall Rh-120 is a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun designed and produced in former West Germany by the Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH company. It was developed in response to Soviet advances in armour technology and development of new armoured threats.

The 120mm L55A1 high pressure gun based on L55 is the most modern smoothbore gun in the world, delivering an unmatched level of pressure for high-performance ammu-

Based on the tried-and-tested L 44 tank gun, the L 55 features optimized barrel material and a longer barrel. In the L 55, a larger share of the energy resulting from a round being fired is converted into greater velocity. This leads to an enormous increase in maximum range.

Mar 5, 2021 · While Rheinmetall’s new 120 mm smoothbore gun, known as L55A1, is already available and is in series production for Germany, Denmark and Hungary, fitted to the Leopard 2A7V MBT, the second element that will bring increased performances, the new APFSDS round, has still to come.

Die Rheinmetall 120-mm-Glattrohrkanone oder kurz Rh120 ist eine Glattrohrkanone im Kaliber 120 Millimeter, die ursprünglich für den Einsatz in mittleren und schweren Kampfpanzern bestimmt war.

Oct 8, 2024 · Rheinmetall’s 120 mm Rh120 guns, along with their associated ammunition, are the de facto standard armament for MBTs in NATO and the Western hemisphere. The Rh120 gun, the L55A1, was introduced into service in 2019 on the Leopard 2A7V/2A7+ and will also arm the British Army’s future fleet of Challenger 3 MBTs and the Swedish Army’s Strv ...

Oct 8, 2024 · The enhanced DM73 is currently the most advanced iteration, which has been introduced in the Bundeswehr for use with the L55A1 high-pressure weapon. The recently awarded qualification contract once again underlines Rheinmetall's leading role in the field of main armour armament and smoothbore technology.

Jun 14, 2016 · The Rheinmetall Rh-120 is a 120 mm smoothbore tank gun designed and produced by the West German Rheinmetall-DeTec AG company, developed in response to Soviet advances in armor technology and development of new armored threats.

Rheinmetall has developed a new 120 mm smoothbore gun with a calibre length of 55 (L55) which is a direct replacement for the current 120 mm smoothbore gun with a calibre length of 44 (L44) which is standard on all production Leopard 2 series MBTs.

May 10, 2021 · The latest generation L55A1 smoothbore gun from Rheinmetall will place the modernized Challenger at the forefront of NATO tank technology. This gun fires subcalibre KE projectiles and programmable multipurpose ammunition.