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  2. Ratnik (program) - Wikipedia

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    The use of the Strelets in conjunction with the Su-24M frontline bomber provides almost 100% accuracy. [12] Ratnik protects almost 90% of a soldier's body. The main body armor with plates, designated 6B45 '6Б45', is rated at protection class 6, according to GOST R 50744-95, [13] and weighs 7.5 kg (with the Assault variant weighing up to 15 kg).

  3. List of equipment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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    A total of 3,100 is planned to be purchased. NTK/Sumitomo Type 62 machine gun. General purpose machine gun. 7.62×51mm NATO. Japan. Made by Sumitomo. It has been largely superseded by the Minimi, but it is still used for infantry support as a medium machine gun, and in certain vehicle-mounted roles.

  4. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System - Wikipedia

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    The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) is an American semi-automatic sniper rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It is manufactured by Knight's Armament Company, developed from the Knight's Armament Company SR-25, and adopted by the U.S. military following the 2005 US Army Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR ...

  5. AK-47 - Wikipedia

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    The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is ...

  6. Carbon fibers - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Carbon fibers or carbon fibres (alternatively CF, graphite fiber or graphite fibre) are fibers about 5 to 10 micrometers (0.00020–0.00039 in) in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. [1] Carbon fibers have several advantages: high stiffness, high tensile strength, high strength to weight ratio, high chemical resistance, high ...

  7. Aramid - Wikipedia

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    Aramid. Spools of aramid yarn destined for body armor. Fiberglass-aramid hybrid cloth. Aramid fibers, short for aromatic polyamide, are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. They are used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic-rated body armor fabric and ballistic composites, in marine cordage, marine hull ...

  8. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    M16 internal piston action system. The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine -fed assault rifle, with a rotating bolt. The M16's receivers are made of 7075 aluminum alloy, its barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier of steel, and its handguards, pistol grip, and buttstock of plastics.

  9. PSO-1 - Wikipedia

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    The PSO-1 (Прицел Снайперский Оптический, Pritsel Snaipersky Optichesky, "Optical Sniper Sight") is a 4×24 telescopic sight manufactured in Russia by the Novosibirsk instrument-making factory (NPZ Optics State Plant) and issued with the Russian military Dragunov sniper rifle. [1] It was introduced on 3 July 1963 ...