Strange Guns: RT-20

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Caliber: 20x110mm Hispano
Operation: manual operated, bolt action
Barrel: 920 mm
Weight: 19.2 kg with scope and bipod
Length: 1330 mm
Feed Mechanism: single shot, manual loading
Maximum effective range: about 1800 meters

-- modernfirearms.net

The RT-20 is an anti-materiel sniper rifle developed in Croatia during the mid-1990s and is marketed by RH-Alan. It was made to shoot the thermal sights on Soviet-made tanks during the Yugoslav Wars. Therefore making those tanks blind at night and unable to locate targets. The name is really an acronym of the Croatian word Ručni Top 20, which means "Handheld Cannon 20mm".

The RT-20 is classified as a cannon, technically, because it fires a four-inch long 20mm round. Its recoilless design makes it different from other anti-materiel rifles. Making it easier to fire accurately.

Being 40lbs heavy and only firing a single shot before reloading makes its battlefield usage quite limited. It has since then been beaten by smaller precision rifles or more deadly guided projectiles.

The RT-20’s recoilless design can give off a backblast, restricting its use in a confined space. Additionally, its big size could give away the position of the shooter. Despite these limitations, and its heavy weight, the RT-20 enables destruction of lightly armored targets at 1500 meters or more.

This weapon has been in service with the Croatian military since 1994.

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Sources: https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=266 https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/12/14/croatian-rt-20-anti-materiel-rifle/


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