A similar weapon used later: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle For example: https://www.militaryimag

A similar weapon used later: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle For example: https://www.militaryimages.net/media/jeep-with-57mm-recoilless-rifle.103050/ https://www.militaryimages.net/media/jeep-with-57mm-recoille... [...] lightweight artillery system or man-portable launcher [...] elimination of much of the heavy and bulky recoil-counteracting equipment of a conventional cannon as well as a thinner-walled barrel, and thus the launch of a relatively large projectile from a platform that would not be capable of handling the weight or recoil of a conventional gun of the same size. [...]