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The SEAL Recon Rifle (nicknamed the "Sniper M4" [2] and "Recce" [3]) is an American designated marksman rifle and assault rifle used by the United States Navy SEALs.Essentially a heavily modified M16 rifle, it is intended to provide SEAL snipers and designated marksmen with a versatile, accurate, lightweight, and relatively compact weapon chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
The Ajax is a development of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicles used by the Spanish Armed Forces and Austrian Armed Forces. The vehicles were originally developed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug and Santa Bárbara Sistemas in the early 1990s. Both companies were purchased by General Dynamics in the early 2000s.
The integrated thermal imager, featuring 2.8× and 8.4× magnification, can be accessed by both the gunner and the commander. The commander has a fixed day-sight with 8× magnification. [ 3 ] The Pizarro uses the Mk-10 fire control system from Indra, featuring a full-solution digital ballistic computer, day channel, thermal channel and laser ...
The Jaguar's 40 mm gun is thus capable of piercing enemy vehicle armour (the tungsten projectile of the APFSDS-T is notably able to penetrate more than 140 mm of RHA at 1.5 km), of breaching more than 210 mm of double-reinforced concrete or delivering an air-bursting detonation above a target at a range of 60 m to 2.5 km, forming a volley of ...
armament. 1 × 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gun. 1 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240B machine gun. Engine. diesel. Suspension. Hydropneumatic. The General Dynamics Griffin is a series of armored fighting vehicles under development by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army. [4] The Griffin is a derivative of ASCOD ...
Produced. 1942–48. Variants. Seafire, Spiteful, Seafang. The Rolls-Royce Griffon engine was designed in answer to Royal Navy specifications for an engine capable of generating good power at low altitudes. Concepts for adapting the Spitfire to take the new engine had begun as far back as October 1939; Joseph Smith felt that "The good big 'un ...
Independent double wishbone, air operated springs and external bypass shock absorbers (2 per wheel station) with variable ride height. Maximum speed. 130 km/h (81 mph) The Jackal or MWMIK[a] (from "Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kit") is a family of vehicles designed and developed by Supacat Ltd [b] at their factory in Honiton, Devon, UK ...
A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-calibre barrel, it was designed in the 1960s for the Royal Navy's new classes of frigates and destroyers.The weapon, built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division, was developed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the Abbot self-propelled gun as a starting point (it used electrical primers).