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GAZ developed a boxier, more modern replacement, and in 1970, the M21 platform was discontinued by GAZ. Until the late 1970s, however, spare parts were produced by different plants all over the USSR, and some plants were rebuilding M21s using spare parts, wrecked, and junked cars. In 1988, about 80,000 M21 Volgas were registered in the USSR.
The M21 sniper weapon system (SWS) in the US Army is a national match grade M14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the M21 rifle. [7] The M21 uses a commercially procured 3–9× variable power telescopic sight, modified for use with the sniper rifle. [8] It is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
The M20 was a rounded-edged cube with a folding handle on top and was packed two per M22 crate. It was used to pack small arms ammunition in cartons or bandoleers. The M21, twice the height of the M20, was a taller version of the M20 and was packed two per M23 crate. It was designed to pack linked machinegun and autocannon ammunition.
M21 A – Standard baseline assault rifle. [2] M21 ABS – Built-in picatinny rail system. M21 S – Compact short barrel assault rifle. [5] M21 SBS – Built-in picatinny rail system. M21 C – Carbine. [6] M21 BS – Built-in picatinny rail system.
In February 2002, General Motors sold its minority 36% stake in the New Venture Gear company to DaimlerChrysler and the Muncie Transmission plant reverted to GM control. [6] GM changed the plant name to "Manual Transmissions of Muncie." The T.W. Warner Muncie plant closed in mid-2006 after a century of operation and the property was turned over ...
The Synchro-mesh 465 or SM465 is a heavy-duty, four-speed manual transmission built by General Motors for use in light and medium duty trucks from 1968 to 1991 at the factory in Muncie, Indiana; it was designed to replace the somewhat similar Muncie SM420 transmission, which had been in production since just after World War II.
An electrical blasting cap for triggering the mine was inserted through a small hole in the side. Internally the mine consisted of a layer of 12-ounce (340 g) of C-3 explosive (the forerunner of C-4 explosive ) in front of which was laid an array of 0.25-inch (6.4 mm) steel cubes.
The M21 is a circular United States anti-tank landmine that uses a Misznay Schardin effect warhead. The mine uses an M607 pressure fuse, which can be adapted as a tilt rod fuze. The mine uses an M607 pressure fuse, which can be adapted as a tilt rod fuze.