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Minus magazine, the MAT-49 weighs about 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds), which is heavy for a submachine gun. The weapon incorporates a grip safety which is located on the backside of the pistol grip. The rear sights are flip-up and L-shaped, and marked for a range of 50 and 100 meters (55 and 109 yd).
A sandbag or dirtbag is a bag or sack made of hessian (burlap), polypropylene or other sturdy materials that is filled with sand or soil and used for such purposes as flood control, military fortification in trenches and bunkers, shielding glass windows in war zones, ballast, counterweight, and in other applications requiring mobile ...
A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armoured structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. [ 1 ] When referring to antiquity , the term " casemate wall " means a double city wall with the space between the walls separated into chambers, which could be filled up to better withstand ...
The first references to the possible use of polymers in the manufacture of casings come from the early 1950s. One of the earliest is the patent filed by Jack W. Roske in 1950 [1] and the idea was to use a metal cup joined with a polymer shell "that will be converted to gas during the firing phase to assist in propelling the projectile and thereby permit reduction in the use of the propelling ...
The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms (44 pounds). [ 1 ] The M205 tripod , formerly the XM205, is intended to replace it.
Requiring a heavy machine gun similar to the M2 Browning, development of the DShK began in the Soviet Union in 1929 and the first design was finalised by Vasily Degtyaryov in 1931. [ 17 ] [ 19 ] The initial design used the same gas operation from the Degtyaryov machine gun , and used a 30 round drum magazine , but had a poor rate of fire.
The M205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns is the replacement for the current M3 tripod in support of the M2 machine gun and Mk 19 grenade launcher used in the United States armed forces. [1]
I think there should be an article on the zweihander in popular culture.-Uber Cuber —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.43.180.69 01:45, 24 December 2006 (UTC). [ reply ] 5.66.181.163 ( talk ) 18:24, 31 May 2013 (UTC) Two examples I can think of, the Claidhaem Mor in Team Fortress 2 is based on zweihanders, and the Zweihander in ...