recoil mechanism

The recoil mechanism, protruding beyond the gun mask, had to be protected by an armored casing.

After discharging, the recoil mechanism forced the gun back into its pit.

The gun had the same ballistics as the M3, but used a thinly walled barrel and different recoil mechanism.

He wanted to continue using the gun, but the recoil mechanism was destroyed.

Its short recoil mechanism was ideally suited for the close confines of a tank's turret.

It was generally liked by the crews, but its recoil mechanism was considered weak.

A recoil mechanism was placed under the barrel.

The cradle now contained the recoil mechanism and was fitted with trunnions.

This lessened heat transfer from the gun barrel to the recoil mechanism effectively, but was not necessary for the added complexity.

It was slow firing gun without recoil mechanism but with significant range and weight of the shell.