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In January 1939 a specification was issued for a gun no heavier than 5.5 tons to replace the 6 inch 26 cwt howitzers in use with most medium batteries. For the desired range of 16,000 yards (15 km) ballistic studies recommended making a new calibre of 5.5 inches.
The 5.5 inch guns were removed from HMS Hood in the 1935 refit. In 1940 two were installed in Fort Bedford Battery on Ascension Island and remain there today. A pair were installed in specially built casemates on the roof of Coalhouse Fort in Essex, overlooking the Thames. [4]
The 100 series pistols were identical to the 70 series, but were briefly marketed in the United States as such in the late 1960s. The Model 100 was a .32 ACP with the longer, 150mm barrel and the grip frame of the .22 caliber model; apart from its weight of nearly a kilogram, the pistol's remaining attributes are identical to the Model 74.
The bull barrel pistol comes in stainless steel or blued finish. It has a heavier barrel to help keep the barrel from overheating and to minimize recoil. It has a 5.5-inch barrel and adjustable rear sights. Finally, the Standard Mark III has a tapered barrel, black plastic handgrips and a blued finish. It comes with either a 6-inch or 4.75-inch ...
Other names for .380 ACP include 9mm Browning, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, and 9mm Browning Court (which is the C.I.P. designation). It should not be confused with .38 ACP . The .380 ACP does not strictly conform to cartridge naming conventions, named after the diameter of the bullet , as the actual bullet diameter of the .380 ACP is .355 ...
There are two variants, K2C, a carbine version with a short barrel, and K2C1, modified with modern specifications. S&T STC-16: Carbine assault rifle South Korea: 2016–present Based on the AR-15 Carbine with some modification. Dasan Machineries K16: Assault rifle South Korea: 2018–present Based on the M4 carbine and HK 416. S&T Daewoo K11
Receives a longer 62-caliber barrel (versus Mod 1 and 2's 54 caliber) for more complete propellant combustion and higher velocity [6] and thus more utility for land attack. Was designed to use the Mark 171 Extended Range Guided Munition (ERGM), which was canceled. The Mk 45 mod 4 uses a modified flat-panel gun turret, designed to reduce its ...
Browning Auto-5 Remington Model 870. Browning Auto-5: Issued to combat trackers, but was not very popular; often replaced in the field by the FN FAL battle rifle. [42] [49] [101] Ithaca 37 [49] Remington Model 870 [102] Greener GP ("General Purpose") double-barrelled 12-gauge shotgun: issued only to Guard Force and Territorial units. [102] [42]