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The 14.5×114mm (.57 calibre) is a heavy machine gun and anti-materiel rifle cartridge used by the Soviet Union, the former Warsaw Pact, modern Russia, and other countries.. It was originally developed for the PTRS and PTRD anti-tank rifles, and was later used as the basis for the KPV heavy machine gun that formed the basis of the ZPU series anti-aircraft guns that is also the main armament of ...
The first South African Special Forces unit, 1 Reconnaissance Commando, was established in the town of Oudtshoorn, Cape Province on 1 October 1972. On 1 January 1975, this unit was relocated to Durban, Natal, [8] where it continued its activities as the airborne specialist unit of the special forces.
Syria received hundreds of BRDM-2, as well as specialized variants, BRDM-2 RKh (radiological-chemical recce), 9P122, 9P148 (both anti-tank missile carriers) and 9K31 Strela-1 (SAM version). BRDM-2 and 9P122s saw widespread service against Israel during the 1973 Kippur War. Israel managed to capture enough of them to use them with its own forces.
Istiglal Ist-14.5 ; Type: Anti-materiel rifle: Place of origin: Azerbaijan: Service history; In service: 2008–present: Used by: See Users: Production history; Designer
Colt Canada introduced the MRR, or Modular Rail Rifle, in 2015 and released it for sale to the market in 2016. It is essentially a monolithic upper receiver with Magpul's M-LOK attachment system for accessories. The rifles are offered with 11.6, 14.5, 15.7 and 18.6 in (290, 370, 400 and 470 mm) barrels.
It uses the .50 BMG case with the neck opened up to accept a .585 in (14.9 mm) bullet. It fires the 1,173-grain (76.0 g) bullet at 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) with the fire-formed load.
The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle and light tank.It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles.
Troy Industries made a retro Mk 12 for sale in 2017. [21] Oberland Arms released a version of the Mk 12 in 2019. [22] Palmetto State Armory released clones of the Mk 12 Mod 0, Mod 1, and Mod H in 2023 known as the Sabre Mk 12. Precision Reflex Inc unveiled a Mk 12 rifle chambered in .308 Winchester in SHOT SHOW 24 in January 2024. [23]