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1945, a row of 20 mm Oerlikon guns aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The Oerlikon gun was installed aboard United States Navy ships from 1942, replacing the M2 Browning machine gun, which lacked range and firepower, and largely superseding the 1.1"/75 caliber gun, which was heavier and had less mechanical reliability. It ...
Mannlicher's designs contributed to the evolution of later firearms, including the Browning M1917, M1919, and M2 machine guns. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In the early 1880s, Mannlicher began producing versions of his rifles designed for smokeless powder, continuing his work until he died in 1904.
The DShK is a belt-fed machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge, and uses a butterfly trigger. [16] Firing at 600 rounds per minute, it has an effective range of 2.4 km ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi), and can penetrate up to 20 mm of armor up to a range of 500 m. [ 17 ]
The M56 submachine gun is a Yugoslavian submachine gun chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev, designed for use with the Yugoslav People's Army. Initially a state-funded product, it was later produced by Zastava Arms and saw use in a number of conflicts following the breakup of former Yugoslavia .
Similar to the American M3 submachine gun, the PAM submachine gun was made entirely of stamped sheet metal. [3] However, instead of the .45 ACP cartridge used in the M3, the PAM used the smaller 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. This may have also been the reason that the PAM-1 was nearly a pound lighter than the M3. [3]
The term "medium machine gun" is used to refer to the ubiquitous full-power rifle-caliber machine gun designs, which are alternatively called general-purpose machine guns or universal machine guns. They essentially all have provisions for quick-change barrels and the ability to be fired from a bipod, tripod, or pintle mount, and weigh between ...
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City
The 140 mm gun was modified to use new, one-piece telescoped ammunition. In April 2021, Nexter unveiled a modified version of its 140 mm weapon system under the acronym ASCALON and the gun was later displayed at the 2022 edition of Eurosatory. May 2024 firing trials demonstrated that the 140 mm gun tube can be replaced by a 120 mm gun tube in ...