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Edged weapons. Jambiya; Khanjar; M1853/72 Martini Henry Socket Bayonet; Sabre; Sidearms. Smith & Wesson M1889; Colt M1873 Single Action Army; Rifles. Arisaka Type 30 (Given by the British Royal Navy) Jezail; Lee-Enfield; Lee-Metford; Mauser M1893 (Mostly captured by Ottoman forces) Martini-Henry; Machine guns. Vickers Mk I; Maxim gun
Special weapons. 7.58 cm M1914 leicht Minenwerfer; 7.62 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/16.5; 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/20; ... List of German weapons of World War I.
Gold trench watch, 1916. The trench watch (wristlet) is a type of watch that came into use by the military during World War I, as pocket watches were not practical in combat. It was a transitional design between pocket watches and wristwatches, incorporating features of both. [1] [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of all military weapons ever used by German Land Forces throughout history. This list will be organized by era. ... Artillery and Special Weapons of ...
the MultiCam Arid™ to by used by the Austrian Special Forces (Jagdkommando) in arid regions; Tarndruck SEK PXL Austria: Digital pattern: Multi-environment The Bundesheer was looking for new camouflage patterns for the special forces. A central Europe colour scheme was initially developed and a sand camouflage as well, both were presented in ...
Issue with special forces. [32] Benelli M4 Super 90 Italy: Combat shotgun: 12 Gauge — Issue with special forces. [32] Beretta RS202 — Italy: Combat shotgun: 12 Gauge — Issue with special forces. In use in the Col Moschin 9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) [32] Franchi SPAS-15 Italy: Semi ...
Anti-tank weapons BGM-71 TOW United States — — 152 mm caliber Replaced the M40 recoilless rifle. [1] To be replaced by the Akeron MP. [5] [6] Artillery Ordnance QF 25-pounder United Kingdom — — 105 mm calibre: 105mm howitzer. Caliber modified into 105mm (the 25-pounder originally had 87.6mm (3.45 in) caliber). Ceremonial gun, no longer ...
Ever since the introduction of breechloaders, there had been a growing realization that the days of close-order infantry assault were coming to an end. For a time, up to the turn of the 19th century, armies tried to circumvent the problem by moving into range in dispersed formations and charging only the last metres, as the French did in the Second Italian War of Independence (1859), the ...