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Ordnance BL Tk. L11A5 (120 mm)

2021-02-12T21:46:14Z

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== Description ==
''The '''Ordnance BL Tk. L11''' is a british 120mm rifled cannon derivated from the Conquereor's L1A2 120mm main gun. This powerful gun was meant to be used in the '''Chieftain''' series'' Main Battle Tank, in-game this cannon is present on the Mk 3, Mk 5 and Mk 10 variants of this vehicle. At time of production, the L11, firing Armour Piercing Discarting Sabot (APDS) rounds, was one of the most fearsome anti-tank solutions present in an Armoured Fighting Vehicle and thus, fulfilled its purpose to defeat the 60's soviet armor.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available shells ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

* APDS ammo has high penetrating power, able to defeat all but the most heavily armoured MBT's it encounters.
* Has access to HESH ammunition, being capable to hull-break lightly armoured vehicles
* The L21A1 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun can be used alongside with the main gun to accurately rangefind targets due to the similar ballistic performance of both rounds.

* Late vehicles (Namely the '''Chieftain Mk 10''') have access to APFSDS ammunition

*

'''Cons:'''

* Slightly less accurate than smoothbore counterparts

* HESH shells produce less spalling than they used to, making it impracticable to fight heavier vehicles

*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
[[File:War Thunder Screenshot 2021.02.06 - 22.08.53.07.png|thumb]]
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Britain tank cannons}}

[[Category:Tank cannons]]

File:120 mm Ordnance BL Tk. L11 cannon.png

2021-02-12T21:45:55Z

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Front View of the L11 present on the Chieftain Mk 3 MBT

Ordnance BL Tk. L11A5 (120 mm)

2021-02-12T21:43:33Z

U64232258: /* Pros and cons */

== Description ==
''The '''Ordnance BL Tk. L11''' is a british 120mm rifled cannon derivated from the Conquereor's L1A2 120mm main gun. This powerful gun was meant to be used in the '''Chieftain''' series'' Main Battle Tank, in-game this cannon is present on the Mk 3, Mk 5 and Mk 10 variants of this vehicle. At time of production, the L11, firing Armour Piercing Discarting Sabot (APDS) rounds, was one of the most fearsome anti-tank solutions present in an Armoured Fighting Vehicle and thus, fulfilled its purpose to defeat the 60's soviet armor.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available shells ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

* APDS ammo has high penetrating power, able to defeat all but the most heavily armoured MBT's it encounters.
* Has access to HESH ammunition, being capable to hull-break lightly armoured vehicles
* The L21A1 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun can be used alongside with the main gun to accurately rangefind targets due to the similar ballistic performance of both rounds.
* Late vehicles (Namely the '''Chieftain Mk 10''') have access to APFSDS ammunition

*

'''Cons:'''

* Slightly less accurate than smoothbore counterparts
* HESH shells produce less spalling than they used to, making it impracticable to fight heavier vehicles

*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Britain tank cannons}}

[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Ordnance BL Tk. L11A5 (120 mm)

2021-02-12T21:33:54Z

U64232258: /* Description */

== Description ==
''The '''Ordnance BL Tk. L11''' is a british 120mm rifled cannon derivated from the Conquereor's L1A2 120mm main gun. This powerful gun was meant to be used in the '''Chieftain''' series'' Main Battle Tank, in-game this cannon is present on the Mk 3, Mk 5 and Mk 10 variants of this vehicle. At time of production, the L11, firing Armour Piercing Discarting Sabot (APDS) rounds, was one of the most fearsome anti-tank solutions present in an Armoured Fighting Vehicle and thus, fulfilled its purpose to defeat the 60's soviet armor.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_3}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_5}}
* {{Specs-Link|uk_chieftain_mk_10}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available shells ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''

*

'''Cons:'''

*

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Britain tank cannons}}

[[Category:Tank cannons]]