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The AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled artillery used by the British Army. It can fire standard charges up to 24.7 km (15.3 mi) using 39-calibre long barrel and 30 km (19 mi) with 52-caliber long barrel. [ 2 ]
Due to the large number of injuries and rounds fired, equipment used by the robbers, and overall length of the shootout, it is regarded as one of the most intense and significant gun battles in U.S. police history. [4] Combined, the two robbers had fired approximately 1,100 rounds in total, while approximately 650 rounds were fired by police. [5]
The MSG90 (Militärisches Scharfschützengewehr, German for "militarized sharp-shooting rifle") is a militarized variant of the PSG1 that is both strengthened and lightened while less expensive. [4] Compared to the PSG1 which is regarded as a pure sniper rifle, the MSG90 can fill the role of a designated marksman rifle .
Designed in conjunction with the FN Five-seven pistol and FN 5.7×28mm NATO ammunition, [4] development of the weapon began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990, when it was known as the Project 9.0 (from which the "90" in its name is derived [4]), whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened. [3]
The SSG action was used in the civilian SSG Match UIT international 300 m target rifle – the international shooting union was known as the UIT back then, today the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) – that featured a free floating heavy barrel, walnut wood half stock and a Walther target diopter and globe sight line.
Mass Shooting Tracker: 4+ shot in one incident, at one location, at roughly the same time. [6] Gun Violence Archive/Vox: 4+ shot in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at one location, at roughly the same time. [3] Mother Jones: 3+ shot and killed in one incident, excluding the perpetrator(s), at a public place, excluding gang-related ...
Social media users are sharing a video of law enforcement officers firing paintball guns at residents of a Minneapolis neighborhood and claiming that the patrol was a product of Minnesota Gov. Tim ...
Typically two of the 90 mm guns were on T3/M3 fixed mounts and two were on towed M1A1 or M2 mounts, with the 37 mm or 40 mm weapons on single towed mounts. The T3/M3 mount was designed for anti-surface or anti-aircraft fire. Emplacements for at least 90 batteries of two fixed guns each, plus mobile weapons, were constructed in CONUS, Panama ...