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Weapon Systems Built in Soviet Union; China

Browse 1 weapon system built or assembled in Soviet Union; China, including infantry weapons, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

1 weapon systems

B-10 recoilless rifle, 82 mm recoilless rifle, Infantry Weapons

Somali Civil War / al-Shabaab conflict since 2006B-10 recoilless rifle82 mm recoilless rifleBuilt by: Soviet state arsenals; later licensed or copied by Chinese producersThe B-10 recoilless rifle is a Soviet 82 mm crew-served recoilless weapon built for direct-fire anti-armor and anti-fortification work from a light carriage or tripod. In Somalia's post-2006 civil war, Human Rights Watch documented insurgent groups armed with B-10 recoilless rifles, and later United Nations reporting listed obsolete B-10 recoilless rifles among materiel in the country.