David thanks for finding the pics.
Are Hezbollah known to have artillery that would use the 106mm shell? I would have thought that was fairly hard to hide and if you used it Israeli air power would quickly take it out of play.
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David thanks for finding the pics.
Are Hezbollah known to have artillery that would use the 106mm shell? I would have thought that was fairly hard to hide and if you used it Israeli air power would quickly take it out of play.
The "106mm" shells would have likely been ammunition for the M-40 recoilless rifle (which is actually 105mm, but commonly referred to as 106mm). The M-40 was used by Iran, LAF, the Lebanese Forces, and the IDF and has likely ended up in Hizbullah use one way or the other. Spain also uses them, which may explain the Spanish on the boxes.
(Hizbullah also likely uses B-11 107mm recoilless, but that doesn't explain the shipping markings.)
Because of their relative portability and accuracy, Hizbullah frequently used recoilless rifles (of various calibres) for direct fire support against SLA outposts prior to the IDF withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000.
On a sidenote, this is my all-time favourite recoilless rifle employment (by the French, in Indochina and Algeria)
Last edited by Rex Brynen; 11-09-2009 at 10:43 PM.
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