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M1278 Heavy Guns Carrier – The JLTV-HGC carries a four-man crew when equipped with a Remote Weapon System (RWS) or a five-man crew when fitted with an open-top turret. It supports crew served weapons, like the M2 .50 caliber machine gun or Mk-19 grenade launcher, with the Gunner's Protection Kit (GPK) or RWS. [77] [78]
105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-19 chassis. ZTL-11: 105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-08 chassis. PTL-02: 100 mm assault gun 250 [40] China: Assault gun variant based on WZ-551 infantry fighting vehicle chassis. Tank destroyers PTZ-89: 120 mm tank destroyer 230 [40] China: Missile carriers AFT ...
A variant of the ISV, carrying a 12.7 mm (.50) caliber gun and five infantrymen was on display at AUSA in October 2021. [21] In July 2024 the Canadian government announced the acquisition of 90 vehicles in phase 1, with an option for a further 18, to equip Light Forces as part of EFP Latvia.
A gun rack, also known as a firearm rack, rifle rack, or arm rack, is a rack used for storing firearms such as long guns and handguns. They can be used for regular storage or display. Gun racks are often designed to hold a gun pointing up, with its stock or grip touching the bottom of the rack. Sections on the rack may be intended as slots to ...
For example, the MOWAG Piranha, originally designed as an APC, has been adapted to fill numerous roles such as a mortar carrier, infantry fighting vehicle, and assault gun. Armoured fighting vehicles began to appear in use in World War I with the armoured car, the tank, the self-propelled gun, and the personnel carrier seeing use.
Casemate-mounted 5"/50 caliber gun on the USS North Dakota. A casemate is an armoured structure consisting of a static primary surface incorporating a limited-traverse gun mount: typically, this takes the form of either a gun mounted through a fixed armour plate (typically seen on tank destroyers and assault guns) or a mount consisting of a partial cylinder of armour "sandwiched" between ...
Carrier tilt is a wear issue that can arise in some gas piston-based firearm operating systems. High pressure gas pushes the gas piston back hitting the bolt carrier. This force pushes the bolt carrier down into the buffer tube wall. This can lead to increased wear, shaved and/or chipped metal. This in turn can lead to a loss of accuracy. [1]
The M274 evolved from improvements to a vehicle designed at the end of World War Two by Willys-Overland as a medical evacuation litter carrier from areas and terrain that would be a problem for the standard light vehicle of the period (the Jeep) to access. U.S. Patent 2457400 for the original design was applied for on December 2, 1944 and ...