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Recoilless Rifles · Russia · 1954
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 64
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Penetration
60
Effective Range
55
Accuracy
65
Lethality
70
Portability
85
Ammunition Versatility
60
Rate of Fire
40
Reliability
80
Backblast Management
50
Cost-Effectiveness
85
Methodology ↗ → Recoilless Rifles ranking
Origin Russia
ManufacturerTulamashzavod
CategoryRecoilless Rifles
EraEarly Cold War
In service1954–1980
Operators31 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Conflicts
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Recoilless Riflesranking ↗methodology ↗
64
Recoilless Rifles MASS Rating
3/11
Early Cold War
4/23
All-Time
Recoilless Rifles · 10 axes scored
Penetration
60
Effective Range
55
Accuracy
65
Lethality
70
Portability
85
Ammunition Versatility
60
Rate of Fire
40
Reliability
80
Backblast Management
50
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recoilless rifles category.
01 / Overview
B-10
Category
Recoilless Rifles
Country
Russia
Prime contractor
Tulamashzavod
Production
1954–1980
Operators
31 countries
Conflicts
6 conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECOILLESS RIFLES · EARLY COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
62
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
64
recoilless rifles category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recoilless rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
  • Weapon Typerecoilless rifle
  • Service Entry Year1954
  • Weight85.3 kg
  • Calibre82 mm
  • In ServiceYes
◈Operation6MOD.6
▣Performance3MOD.3
  • Effective Range400 m
  • Maximum Range2,000 m
  • Rate of Fire5
◇Warhead & Effect4MOD.4
◆Ammunition2MOD.2
  • Ammunition Types82mm HEAT
  • Magazine / Drum Capacity1
▤Production1MOD.1
  • Variants4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1945First deployment: Cold War
  2. 1954Production started
  3. 1980Production ended
72
years in service
26
years in production
31
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
B-10 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN17% win·17% loss
Total Conflicts
6
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
1975–1991Western Sahara War—→1975–2002Angolan Civil War—→1975–1990Lebanese Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1959–1975Laotian Civil WarDecisive victory→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Inventory2country · 1,820units
North KoreaACTIVE
1,700
AlgeriaACTIVE
120
1,820active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
HE Round
High Explosive (HE) round: an artillery or mortar projectile containing explosive filler designed to inflict damage through blast and fragmentation effects.
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Recoilless Rifles Early Cold War Russia Tulamashzavod
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