{"id":90787,"date":"2024-11-16T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=90787"},"modified":"2024-07-31T17:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T21:15:12","slug":"rt20-croatias-insane-kludged-20mm-anti-materiel-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/11\/16\/rt20-croatias-insane-kludged-20mm-anti-materiel-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"RT20: Croatia&#8217;s Insane Kludged 20mm Anti-Materiel Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lcgLp45-AJU?si=WjdTtTrNE3AaLHT6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Jul 31, 2024<\/p>\n<p>During its Homeland War, Croatia manufactured a wide variety of ad-hoc firearms including a number of anti-materiel rifles. The RT-20 was the largest of these, and its development began with the discovery of a stash of Yugoslav M55 anti-aircraft cannon barrels chambered for 20mm Hispano in a warehouse. These barrels were cut down, fitted with single-shot bolt actions, bipods, and bullpup stock assemblies and became the RT-20s. The most unusual element of the design is the use of gas vents about halfway down the barrel which open into a hollow tube which vents over the shooter&#8217;s shoulder. This creates a gas exhaust jet upon firing to help counteract recoil (and also reducing the muzzle velocity by about 25%). The recoil from firing is still pretty brutal, but the guns can be used &mdash; and were during the war for Croatia&#8217;s independence. A few remain in Croatian police inventory today &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A big thanks to the Croatian Police Museum (<em>Muzej Policije<\/em>) in Zagreb for giving me access to film this rare piece for you! 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