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In contrast to the smoothbore cannons on contemporary Western tanks, the L30 is rifled.
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David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The type remained the mainstay of the Soviet Union’s allies and export clients even after the Red Army inducted the similar, but lengthened T-62 tank with a 115-millimeter smoothbore gun, and then T-64, T-72, and T-80 series tanks with autoloading 125-millimeter guns and three-man crews.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
By comparison, standard smoothbore slugs are between .72- and .75-caliber.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Aug. 2022
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David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The type remained the mainstay of the Soviet Union’s allies and export clients even after the Red Army inducted the similar, but lengthened T-62 tank with a 115-millimeter smoothbore gun, and then T-64, T-72, and T-80 series tanks with autoloading 125-millimeter guns and three-man crews.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
By comparison, standard smoothbore slugs are between .72- and .75-caliber.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Aug. 2022
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“Smoothbore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoothbore. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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