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Until 2015, flamethrowers marketed to civilians were largely nonexistent in the United States; the only flamethrowers available were M1 and M2 flamethrowers of World War II vintage. [1] Two startup companies began producing and selling flamethrowers for civilian use in the United States in 2015, Cleveland -based Throwflame (originally known as ...
One defense against laser dazzlers are narrowband optical filters tuned to the frequency of the laser. To counter such defense, dazzlers can employ emitters using more than one wavelength, or tunable lasers with wider range of output. [14] Another defense is photochromic materials able to become opaque under high light energy densities.
A United States Army Special Forces advisor instructing a Vietnamese Civilian Irregular Defense Group trainee on how to use an M79 grenade launcher. A grenade launcher [1] [2] [3] is a weapon that fires a specially designed, large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke, or gas warhead.
Death notification telegram, 1944. A death notification or, in military contexts, a casualty notification is the delivery of the news of a death to another person. There are many roles that contribute to the death notification process. The notifier is the person who delivers the death notice. Notifiers can be military, medical personnel or law ...
Angar Hussan, a fourteen-year-old Indian immigrant, died at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City on July 5, 1990, a day after he was struck in the throat by metal shards from an exploding steel garbage can while watching M-80 firecrackers being set off at a Fourth of July block party sponsored by the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ...
The M406 contained enough explosive to produce over 300 fragments that travel at 1,524 meters per second within a lethal radius of 5 meters. This round incorporated a spin-activation safety feature which prevents the grenade from arming while still within range of the shooter; it armed itself after traveling a distance of about 14–27 meters ...
A brief history of automotive right to repair laws. The early 2000s saw the first stirrings of right to repair activism in the U.S. automotive industry.
M26 grenade, issued to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines in the Vietnam War, used in many fragging incidents. [1]Fragging is the deliberate or attempted killing of a soldier, usually a superior, by a fellow soldier.