Recoil
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This system produced no backblast, but resulted in, you guessed it, severe recoil, even with the presence of a large cocking spring to absorb it.
Source: Missing Backblast - The British PIAT (projector, infantry, anti-tank) used what was essentially a spring-triggered mortar to lob a 3lb bomb, on the theory that much of the recoil would be absorbed by recocking the giant spring.
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The 1877 Baranovsky 2.5-inch gun was an experimental quick-firing field gun that employed a spring-based recoil mechanism.
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