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单词 recoilless
释义

recoilless

English

Recoilless rifle schematic, showing how the blast from behind is designed to coounter the thrust of the projectile
SPG-9 Russian Recoilless Rifle, showing the backblast behind, that counters the recoil as the projectile accelerates forward

Etymology

recoil + -less

Adjective

recoilless (comparative more recoilless, superlative most recoilless)

  1. Lacking recoil. Generally referring to a weapon so designed as to fire a projectile without causing a powerful, destructive backward "kick" or recoil in reaction. The objective of the design is to permit a very light cannon to deliver a relatively large projectile.
    • 2013, Gordon L. Rottman, The Big Book of Gun Trivia, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
      The author can attest that when the 57mm, 90mm, and 84mm recoilless rifles are fired from the shoulder there is no recoil.The firer is buffeted by the high pressure of the muzzle and back blasts, some of it being reflected off the ground.
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