Solothurn S-18 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle: Difference between revisions

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Solothurn S-18/100 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle with bipod and buttstock monopod - 20x105mmB (Solothurn Short)

Solothurn S-18/1000 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle with bipod and buttstock monopod - 20x138mmB (Solothurn Long)

Solothurn S-18/1000 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle - 20x138mmB (Solothurn Long)

The Solothurn S-18 series were a series of 20mm anti-tank rifles and anti-aircraft guns produced by Solothurn when the Swiss company was owned by Rheinmetall, in order to allow the latter to circumvent the manufacturing restrictions imposed on Germany after the First World War. They are all side-loading and downward-ejecting, and the infantry versions feed from detachable box magazines.

The initial variant was the S-18/100, firing a 20x105mmB (Solothurn Short) round. This variant was 69 inches long and weighed 99 pounds unloaded: it was adopted by Nazi Germany as the 20mm Tankbüchse Solothurn S18-100. An apparent subvariant, the S-18/154, was delivered to Finland, though it is not clear what the difference (if any) was between this and the standard 100. More clearly different was the S-18/350, a version redesigned for use as an aircraft cannon. The large curved box magazines were available in 5 or 10 round capacities with 10 being more common.

The S-18/1000 was a scaled-up version which fired the same 20x138mmB round used in the German 2cm FlaK 30 and 2cm FlaK 38 antiaircraft guns and the Finnish Lahti L-39 anti-tank gun. Firing such a ridiculously powerful round required the weapon to be enlarged in just about every way: it is 85 inches long and weighs in at 118 lbs unloaded. The recoil spring on this version is so powerful that a hand crank is used instead of the charging handle of the S-18/100, which is turned three times to cock the weapon, using a linkage which appears to be a repurposed bicycle chain. Like the S-18/100, it loads from a side-mounted 5 or 10 round curved magazine. The magazine well dimensions of the S-18/1000 were identical to those of the FlaK 30, meaning it could potentially also use the 20-round magazine for the latter.

The anti-aircraft gun version of the S-18/1000, the S-18/1100, is a recoil-operated select-fire weapon which was exclusively for mounted use.

Specifications

(1934 - 1943)

Type: Semi-Automatic, Recoil Operated, Anti-tank rifle
Caliber:
S18-100 - 20x105 mm B
S18-1000 - 20x138 mm B
Weight Unloaded:
S18-100 - 40 kg
S18-1000 - 51.7 kg
Length:
S18-100 - 1760 mm
S18-1000 - 2170 mm
Barrel length:
S18-100 - 930 mm
S18-1000 - 1447 mm
Feed System:
S18-100 - 10 rounds
S18-1000 - 5 or 10 rounds
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Solothurn S-18 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Riding Bean	Bodyguard	S-18/1000	1989
Patlabor: The Movie		S-18/1000	1989
Porco Rosso		S-18/1000	1992
Brave Witches	Takami Karibuchi	S-18/100, with scope	2016-2017
	Gundula Rall
	Hikari Karibuchi
86		S-18/1000	2021-2022

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 2		Solothurn S-18/1000	2007

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-'''The Swiss Solothurn S-18/100 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle can be seen in the following films:'''
+[[File:Solothurn S-18 100.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Solothurn S-18/100 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle with bipod and buttstock monopod - 20x105mmB (Solothurn Short)]]
-[[Image:Solothurn.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Solothurn S-18/100 Anti-Tank Rifle, 20x138mm Solothurn Long]]
+[[File:Solothurn S-18 ATR.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Solothurn S-18/1000 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle with bipod and buttstock monopod - 20x138mmB (Solothurn Long)]]
+[[File:Solothurn.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Solothurn S-18/1000 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle - 20x138mmB (Solothurn Long)]]
+The '''Solothurn S-18''' series were a series of 20mm anti-tank rifles and anti-aircraft guns produced by Solothurn when the Swiss company was owned by Rheinmetall, in order to allow the latter to circumvent the manufacturing restrictions imposed on Germany after the First World War. They are all side-loading and downward-ejecting, and the infantry versions feed from detachable box magazines.
+The initial variant was the S-18/100, firing a 20x105mmB (Solothurn Short) round. This variant was 69 inches long and weighed 99 pounds unloaded: it was adopted by Nazi Germany as the 20mm Tankbüchse Solothurn S18-100. An apparent subvariant, the S-18/154, was delivered to Finland, though it is not clear what the difference (if any) was between this and the standard 100. More clearly different was the S-18/350, a version redesigned for use as an aircraft cannon. The large curved box magazines were available in 5 or 10 round capacities with 10 being more common.
+The S-18/1000 was a scaled-up version which fired the same 20x138mmB round used in the German [[2cm FlaK 30]] and [[2cm FlaK 38]] antiaircraft guns and the Finnish [[Lahti L-39]] anti-tank gun. Firing such a ridiculously powerful round required the weapon to be enlarged in just about every way: it is 85 inches long and weighs in at 118 lbs unloaded. The recoil spring on this version is so powerful that a hand crank is used instead of the charging handle of the S-18/100, which is turned three times to cock the weapon, using a linkage which appears to be a repurposed bicycle chain. Like the S-18/100, it loads from a side-mounted 5 or 10 round curved magazine. The magazine well dimensions of the S-18/1000 were identical to those of the FlaK 30, meaning it could potentially also use the 20-round magazine for the latter.
+The anti-aircraft gun version of the S-18/1000, the S-18/1100, is a recoil-operated select-fire weapon which was exclusively for mounted use.
+==Specifications==
+(1934 - 1943)
+* '''Type:''' Semi-Automatic, Recoil Operated, Anti-tank rifle
+* '''Caliber:''' <br>'''S18-100''' - 20x105 mm B<br>'''S18-1000''' - 20x138 mm B
+* '''Weight Unloaded:''' <br>'''S18-100''' - 40 kg<br>'''S18-1000''' - 51.7 kg
+* '''Length:''' <br>'''S18-100''' - 1760 mm<br>'''S18-1000''' - 2170 mm
+* '''Barrel length:''' <br>'''S18-100''' - 930 mm<br>'''S18-1000''' - 1447 mm
+* '''Feed System:''' <br>'''S18-100''' - 10 rounds<br>'''S18-1000''' - 5 or 10 rounds
+* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto
+-----
+{{Gun Title}}
 === Anime ===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Character'''
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Riding Bean]]'' || Bodyguard || S-18/1000 || 1989
+|-
+| ''[[Patlabor: The Movie]]'' || || S-18/1000 || 1989
+|-
+| ''[[Porco Rosso]]'' || || S-18/1000 || 1992
+|-
+| rowspan=3 | ''[[Brave Witches]]'' || Takami Karibuchi || rowspan=3 | S-18/100, with scope || rowspan=3 | 2016-2017
+|-
+| Gundula Rall
+|-
+| Hikari Karibuchi
+|-
+| ''[[86]]'' || || S-18/1000 || 2021-2022
+|-
+|}
+===Video Game===
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
 |-
-|  Bodyguard || [[Riding Bean]] ||  || 1989
+| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || Solothurn S-18/1000 || 2007
 |-
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 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Rifle]]
+[[Category:Sniper Rifle]]
+[[Category:Anti-Materiel Rifle]]

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