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A fire lance as depicted in the Huolongjing, late 14th century (c. 1360-1375).. The fire lance (simplified Chinese: 火枪; traditional Chinese: 火槍; pinyin: huǒqiāng; lit. 'fire spear') was a gunpowder weapon used by lighting it on fire, and is the ancestor of modern firearms. [1]
Selective fire designated marksman rifle: 5.8×42mm China: 30-round box magazine. Automatic fire mode is retained. Type 85 sniper rifle: Semi-automatic rifle: 7.62×54mmR China: Derived from the Dragunov sniper rifle. Sniper rifles QBU-203 (CS/LR35) Bolt-action sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm China: 5-round box magazine. [23] QBU-202 (CS/LR35) Bolt ...
PASGT-style helmet with four-point retention strap system and velcro-attached head pad system. Also used by NZDF since the 2000s. LShZ 1+ Russia 2012 Russian Special Forces, FSB, Syrian Army: M02 Composite Helmet: Finland: Finnish Defence Forces: Upgraded PASGT-style helmet, replacing the Gefechtshelm M92-style M/92 Komposiittikypärä helmet.
Pages in category "Combat helmets of the People's Republic of China" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Ming Marshall Cai was one such victim. An account from the enemy side states, "Our troops used fire tubes to shoot and fell him, and the great army quickly lifted him and carried him back to his fortifications." [85] It is possible that Chinese armour had some success in blocking musket balls later on during the Ming dynasty. A composite ...
The following is a list of military equipment of the ROC in World War II (1937–1945) [1] which includes aircraft, artillery, small arms, vehicles and vessels. This list covers the equipment of the National Revolutionary Army, various warlords and including the Collaborationist Chinese Army and Manchukuo Imperial Army, as well as Communist guerillas, encompassing the period of the Second ...
The QGF-03 helmet was a development from the first Chinese kevlar helmet, the QGF-02, first produced in 1994 [4] and issued to units such as the Hong Kong Garrison and the Macao Garrison. [2] The QGF-02 was intended to be lighter than the existing steel helmets and ballistically equivalent to the US PASGT helmet.
The French army did not have lancer regiments as such, but steel lances 2.97 meters (9.7 ft) in length were carried by the twenty-six dragoon regiments and some light cavalry units in 1914. The French had earlier tested the Indian bamboo lances used by the British cavalry, but had rated them as being too fragile for the shock of encounter. [8]