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In 1940, Trippel revised the streamlining and enhanced the detailing of the civilian version of the SG 6, resulting in the SG 6 Colonial Pioneer, but only a few were made because of the war. Following the development of the swimming characteristics of the Colonial Pioneer model, the military version of the Schwimmwagen was also revised. The two ...
Cartridge: 7.62×51mm NATO: Action: Roller-delayed blowback: Muzzle velocity: 868 m/s (2,848 ft/s) (Bullet velocities are highly variable as this metric is dependent on bullet weight and both the powder used and the weight of the powder charge.
This list of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the 1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, which was used by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.
hk94/sg-1 Accurized sharpshooting variant of the HK94, introduced in 1985. It was designed and intended for marksman fire in situations and environments where precise handgun cartridge fire may be needed, such as dense urban areas and indoor environments like prisons.
This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Numerical designations are largely within the RLM designation system.. The Luftwaffe officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in the 1920s, before the Nazi seizure of power, and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II.
The CETME, known as the Automatisches Gewehr G3 according to German nomenclature, competed successfully against the Swiss SIG SG 510 (G2) and the American AR-10 (G4) to replace the previously favored G1 rifle. In 1956 the Bundeswehr started extended troop trials with 400 CETME rifles. Heckler & Koch made a number of changes to the CETME rifles.
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The Type 218SG features several unique characteristics, such as: An X-shaped rudder configuration similar to that on the Type 212 submarines, Dolphin-class and the Dakar-class submarine of the Israeli Navy, for better maneuverability in Singapore's busy but shallow littoral waters around the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea—as opposed to the Type 214's cruciform rudder configuration.