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The "C" assortment can (weight: 14 oz.) contained 1 packet of .30 Carbine M6 rifle-grenade blanks, 1 packet of .30-'06 Springfield M3 rifle-grenade blanks, and 2 packets of M7 booster charges. When the M1 and M2 Carbines were withdrawn in the 1960s, the .30 Carbine M6 Grenade Blanks were pulled from repacked M13 cans.
The M2/M3's primary armament is a 25 mm chain gun using either 100 or 300 rounds per minute, accurate to 1.9 mi (3,000 metres). It is armed with a TOW missile [a] launcher capable of carrying two loaded missiles.
A M2 Bradley configured for swimming, Fort Benning, June 1983. The M2 was the basic production model, designed to carry 10 person teams, first fielded in 1981. [56] The M2 can be identified by its standard TOW missile system, steel laminate armor, and 500 horsepower (370 kW) Cummins VT903 engine with HMPT-500 hydromechanical transmission. Basic ...
The M2 carbine is the selective-fire version of the M1 carbine, capable of firing in both semi-automatic and full-automatic. The M3 carbine was an M2 carbine with an active infrared scope system. [12] Despite having a similar name and physical outward appearance, the M1 carbine is not a carbine version of the M1 Garand rifle.
The M231 Firing Port Weapon (FPW) is an adapted version of the M16 assault rifle for shooting from firing ports on the M2 Bradley.The M16, standard infantry weapon of the time, was too long for use in a "buttoned up" APC, so the FPW was developed to provide a suitable weapon for this role.
The M2 carbine was introduced late in World War II with a selective-fire switch allowing optional fully automatic fire at a rather high rate (850–900 rpm) and a 30-round magazine. The M1 and M2 carbines continued in service during the Korean War. A postwar U.S. Army evaluation reported that "[t]here are practically no data bearing on the ...
Colt Carbine (AR-15A2 Government Carbine) (Special export model with receiver block and large pin upper receiver) 3rd Generation Short Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 16 in. A1 1:7 Yes/No A2 R6530 Sporter Lightweight .223 3rd Generation Short Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 16 in. A1 1:7 No A2 R6550 AR-15A2 Government A2 Ribbed S-1 A2 Yes Yes
Despite the name none of the stocks that make up the index are listed on NYSE Arca exchange, instead all but one (Microsoft Corporation) are listed on the NYSE. The index was established April 29, 1983; the base price on that date was set at 200.00 with a base value of 200.00 Futures on the XMI Index are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade.