Talk:RARDEN

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As far as I remember it RARDEN actually stands for:

Royal Armaments Research & Development, ENfield. Ian Dunster 14:10, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've heard that - I also note that some don't use all caps but have "Rarden" as for Sten GraemeLeggett 15:18, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also often see it as "Rarden" and have been told that it's not an acronym.Jrssr5 20:22, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It may be a made up name, rather than an acronym. However, the EN would have come from the RSAF Enfield and RARD may have come from RARDE - Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment.Pyrotec 20:37, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Naval Use[edit]

As a former user I can remember back in the late 70's early 80's they were fitted to ships. I seem to remember small patrol craft pictures with them mounted on the front and also possibly the RN had some fitted after the Falklands ? Jim Sweeney (talk) 13:37, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You may be referring to the DES/MSI 30B L75. I am trying to unearth more information on this HLGallon (talk) 14:00, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

they were available some units in the RN like the minesweepers in '80s.

Proper name[edit]

Is it RARDEN or Rarden? Is it both? Currently, both are used very inconsistently here and elsewhere. TaintedMustard (talk) 02:11, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

T-62 ko's?[edit]

From frontal shots. Is it even credible? T-62 has 100 mm at 60°, it seems to me really a bit too much (not even a 83 mm APDS can KO's a T-62 in a reliable manner).