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Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
Note that each category will include weapons that are in that general size class. Weapons of similar caliber may differ in exact caliber (i.e. 76 mm and 76.2 mm will both be under 76 mm artillery). Non metric calibers are placed within the nearest calculated metric category.
However, the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (89 mm) 12-gauge shell, with its higher SAAMI pressure rating of 14,000 psi (97 MPa) compared to standard 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch (70 mm) and 3-inch (76 mm) 12-gauge shells with their lower pressure rating of 11,500 psi (79 MPa), began to approach the performance of the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (89 mm) 10-gauge shells with a ...
AccuLAR-122 'Romach' pod on the left, MLRS pod on the right, 'Menatetz' M270 launcher. ACCULAR is a family of artillery rockets developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by Israel Defense Forces and international customers.
Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period 57: QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun United Kingdom: World War II 57: 57 55 J Finland: 1950 - 1965 75: 7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57 Sweden: 1962 - 2000 75: 75mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892 Russian Empire: World War I - World War II: 76.2: QF 12 pounder 12 cwt United Kingdom: World War I - World War II 76.2: Type 41 ...
The GAU-8 itself weighs 620 pounds (280 kg), but the complete weapon, with feed system and drum, weighs 4,029 pounds (1,828 kg) with a maximum ammunition load. It measures 19 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (5.931 m) from the muzzle to the rearmost point of the ammunition system, and the ammunition drum alone is 34.5 inches (88 cm) in diameter and 71.5 ...
2.38 lbs (1.08 kg) of Aluminized Comp A-3 [1] The M141 bunker defeat munition ( BDM ) is a disposable single-shot, shoulder-fired rocket launcher designed to defeat hardened structures. It is a modification of the United States Marine Corps Mk 153 shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon (SMAW) and is also called the SMAW-D (where D is for ...
The 20×42 mm cartridge was specifically developed for the PAW-20 by Denel PMP, decreasing the overall weight and size of the weapon, and enabling it to hold more rounds in the magazine, compared to weapons of similar purpose and design, such as the XM25 CDTE, which typically fire 25mm or larger grenades. It has a muzzle velocity of 310 m/s ...