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In 1940, weapons were critically short; there was a particular scarcity of anti-tank weapons, many of which had been left in France. Ironside had only 170 2-pounder anti-tank guns but these were supplemented by 100 Hotchkiss 6-pounder guns dating from the First World War, [141] improvised into the anti-tank role by the provision of solid shot. [97]
Heckler & Koch XM8. The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a lightweight assault rifle system developed from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K), and shares design and engineering with their G36 rifle. The XM8 design was originally part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program ...
An IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer equipped with slat armor surrounding its driver's cab. Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) attacks, as used by anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [47] STK 50MG: 12.7×99mm NATO Singapore: Standard heavy machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [48] Grenade launchers M203: 40mm grenade United States: Either attached to M4 carbines or SAR21. [49] STK 40 AGL: 40mm grenade Singapore: Mounted on vehicles. [50] [51] Mortars ...
Anti-materiel rifle. An anti-materiel rifle (AMR) is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware (materiel) targets. Anti-materiel rifles are chambered in significantly larger calibers than conventional rifles and are employed to eliminate equipment such as engines and unarmored or lightly armored targets.
Blacker Bombard. Men of the Saxmundham Home Guard prepare to fire a Blacker Bombard during training with War Office instructors, 30 July 1941. The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29-mm Spigot Mortar, [1] was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of the Second World War.
Small arms and light weapons. Small arms and light weapons (SALW) refers in arms control protocols to two main classes of man-portable weapons. [1] " Small arms ", broadly speaking, are individual-service (i.e. for carry and operation by individual infantrymen) kinetic projectile firearms. These include: handguns (revolvers, pistols, derringers ...
The T-72 was a development based on the T-64 using thought and design of the previous Object 167M. [10][11] About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades. [12][13] It has been widely exported and has seen service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts.