tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post8209907113789256244..comments2024-02-26T02:53:48.184+00:00Comments on Winter of '79: The WOMBAT 120mm Recoilless RifleMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835446049246785287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-27337420917333750202020-05-24T14:40:39.195+01:002020-05-24T14:40:39.195+01:006 years on conbat,wombat went to putlod in ...6 years on conbat,wombat went to putlod in 76 has dc pte soldier and had a good result from the the sw qmis staff from netheravon,, my pltn commder did like me so he brought a cpl up and i went back no1on the crew,.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10894824518387500403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-52109917442391448602015-07-15T00:16:38.846+01:002015-07-15T00:16:38.846+01:00One final post on this I think - if you want to kn...One final post on this I think - if you want to know how LOUD a WOMBAT is then take a look at the following link<br /><br />http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/919903.pdf<br /><br />This is a report on hearing protection for the army. It lists a number of weapon systems from the 60's to 80's. The 120mm BAT produces a SPL of ~184dB for the firer.<br /><br />WOMBAT 120mm mounted in a FV432 produced an SPL of 187dB for the firer. Ground mounted WOMBAT wasn't directly measured for the firer but they did measure 180dB at 20 feet. That in theory equated to ~ 195dB at 1 meter!!!!<br /><br />Spent several years in WOMBAT platoon with 10 Para before we got MILAN.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292460719945085426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-46968920323551586592012-04-29T17:33:49.355+01:002012-04-29T17:33:49.355+01:00Used both Conbat (Converted Battalion Anti-Tank) a...Used both Conbat (Converted Battalion Anti-Tank) and Wombat in 2 Para. We won the A/tk Concentration in Hohne in the mid 70`s using Conbat as opposed to the other units all using Wombat. 2,000lbs v 650 lbs yet we still got ours into/out of action quicker than the other units. 28lbs of explosive in the round if my memory is correct. Even a near miss would have ruined a Soviet Tankers day. Could actually reach out to 2,000 mtrs if the fall of shot could be observed as the tracer in the round burnt out between 1100-1400 mtrs. last of the Blunderbuss`s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-44334110344402965272011-01-01T13:57:44.785+00:002011-01-01T13:57:44.785+00:00120mm WOMBAT was the loudest weapon ever! They use...120mm WOMBAT was the loudest weapon ever! They used to say that only a Saturn 5 Rocket...or Krakatoa was louder. Entirely possible about the windows in Barry, although I don't recall a 120mm range. Used to happen quite a lot at Netheravon when the blast would "bounce" off the clouds.<br />Spent 8 years in the Anti Tank Platoon with WOMBATRory McGuirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-9552736313718758732010-12-12T16:44:12.755+00:002010-12-12T16:44:12.755+00:00Must get my hands on one of those WOMBATS.Must get my hands on one of those WOMBATS.west1871https://www.blogger.com/profile/14253166360184930588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690131777600341387.post-74441857667262711162010-12-06T10:23:38.498+00:002010-12-06T10:23:38.498+00:00Nice post. I remember seeing a Landrover 109 with...Nice post. I remember seeing a Landrover 109 with a Wombat at a small Army display in Monifieth in the early 1970s. I believe they were noisy buggers - it was reportedly the sound of Wombats being fired at Barry Buddon which broke local residents' windows.<br />TimTim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com