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The term "Ammunition boots" is a generic term for these heavy, studded ankle boots, which were produced in a variety of patterns. The name supposedly comes from the boots' being historically procured by the Master Gunner and the Munitions Board at Woolwich (the Regiment of Artillery's headquarters) rather than Horse Guards (the headquarters of ...
40×46 mm: The Underslung Grenade Launcher (UGL) is a modified variant of the H&K AG36 and fires a range of 40 mm rounds including high explosive, smoke, CS gas and red phosphorus out to distances of 350m. It is usually carried by the section 2IC. [23] [24] [25] NLAW United Kingdom Sweden: Anti-tank guided missile: 150 mm
Scorpions and Scimitars also provided air defence support; one Scimitar claimed to have shot down an Argentinian Skyhawk fighter-bomber with its 30 mm cannon. [ 14 ] The 1st (British) Armoured Division, the British component of the coalition's ground forces in the First Gulf War , included a medium reconnaissance regiment that used Scimitars ...
These boots are an evolution of the old Rhodesian anti-tracking boots. The boots are ankle height, having 12 lace holes and an ankle strap at the top which is fastened with a buckle. The leather is thin and breathable and has a smooth wax finish, hence the name. The boots are lightweight, and have stitched rubber anti-tracking soles.
The M1A1 Box that replaced it (June 1945 – 1950s and phased out in the early 1960s) was a little taller (11" Length × 3-13/16" Width × 7-19/32" Height), had a more durable rubber gasket, and held 250 belted or 275 linked rounds of .30-06 ammo. The M1A1 model can be distinguished from the earlier M1 by the different embossed text, which ...
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 7.00 to 7.99 millimetres (0.2756 to 0.3146 in) caliber range. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.
The vehicle had 12.7 mm [17] of sloped aluminium armour on both the front and sides, [18] [19] giving an average effective thickness of 25 mm. [20] The FV101 had all-around protection from shell fragments and 7.62 mm rounds, [ 21 ] and the heavily sloped frontal arc was designed to be resistant to 14.5 mm rounds fired from 200 m (660 ft).
[7] To fit inside the transport aircraft of the time, the vehicle's height had to be less than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in), its width had to be less than 2.102 m (6 ft 10.8 in). To meet the ground pressure requirement of five psi, the tracks had to be 0.45 m (18 in) wide. The width also dictated the engine used – it had to fit next to a driver in full ...