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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... It is a re-engineered version of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare L96 sniper rifle (the standard ...
The Arctic Warfare Police, or simply AWP, version of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle has been frequently featured in popular first-person shooter video games such as Counter-Strike and Call of Duty. [72] [73] [74] It is usually portrayed as a sniper rifle for long range sniping and requires precision. [72]
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
Cold-weather warfare, also known as cold-region warfare, arctic warfare or winter warfare, encompasses military operations affected by snow, ice, thawing conditions, or cold, both on land and at sea, as well as the strategies and tactics used by military forces in these situations and environments.
The Accuracy International AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum or AI-Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International designed for magnum rifle cartridges. The Accuracy International AWM is also unofficially known as the AWSM (Arctic Warfare Super Magnum), which typically denotes AWM rifles chambered in .338 ...
The Cliff Assault Wing became the Cliff Assault Troop in 1962, the Reconnaissance Leader Troop in 1965 and the Mountain And Arctic Warfare Cadre in 1970. [3] It moved to Stonehouse Barracks at that time. [3] The Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre featured in the 1985 BBC Television documentary series Behind the Lines.
Category:Military in the Arctic only covers the area north of the Arctic Circle (66° 33’N). Articles that fall outside of this definition should not be included in this category. Arctic explains the various definitions of Arctic.
The British Arctic Air Route Expedition (BAARE) was a privately funded expedition to the east coast and interior of the island of Greenland from 1930 to 1931. [1] Led by Gino Watkins , it aimed to improve maps and charts of poorly surveyed sections of Greenland's coastline, and to gather climate data from the coast and interior during the north ...