| Ordnance, RCL, 3.45in Mk 1 | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Great Britain |
| Type | Anti-Tank Handweapon |
| Effective range | 850 m |
| Ammunition | Unnamed HEAT projectile HESH Cartridge RCL, 3.45 inch WB ("Wallbuster") |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Debut in FHSW | 0.6 |
| Used by | Great Britain United States Canada France |
| Used in vehicles | Willys MB |
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Besides Germany and the US also Britain experimented with recoilless guns. One of these was 88 mm design by Sir Dennis Burney was eventually adopted by the British Army as the "Ordnance, RCL, 3.45in Mk 1". A promising venture, the weapon was too late into service to see combat exposure during World War 2. It was expected that the new weapon could at least help with the Allied initiative in the Far East. However due to breech wear problems it did not see action. In the grand scope of its existence, the RCL went on to leave a grander influence on succeeding British anti-tank designs such as the L6 "WOMBAT" of the 1950s, a truer recoilless rifle design which saw considerable service during the Cold War years.
The RCL is already deployed in maps set in 1944 such as Pegasus. Gameplay-wise it's similar to the M18 recoilless rifle but thanks to its higher calibre and HEAT and HESH warheads it's a lot more effective against tanks. The HEAT projectile penetrates up to 120 mm armour which is more than the Bazooka and is therefore a great help in dealing with German tanks. The HESH round doesn't penetrate armour directly - instead it creates spall on the other side of the armour and thus is able to deal damage armour up to 180 mm thick! It's also viable to use it against houses and bunkers because it has a "wallbuster" effect that can kill infantry hiding behind walls. This variant is very rare and can only be found on certain late war maps.
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