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Despite being nominally replaced by the Type 96 15 cm howitzer, the Type 4 15 cm howitzer would remain in low-level production until 1944 due to its portability and usefulness in the China theatre. [4] The Type 4 is the first Japanese weapon to replace the hydrospring recoil system with the hydropneumatic.
Shearing sheds (or wool sheds) are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities. In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, sometimes many thousands in a flock, shearing sheds are vital to house the necessary shearing equipment , and to ensure that the shearers and /or crutchers ...
The Bazooka (/ b ə ˈ z uː k ə /) [8] is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II.Also referred to as the "stovepipe", the innovative Bazooka was among the first generation of rocket-propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat.
The name bazooka was later applied to the 60 mm M9 "foldable" rocket launcher, which was followed by the 90 mm M20 rocket launcher being named "Super Bazooka". The bazooka concept was quickly copied by Nazi Germany and turned into the 88 mm Panzerschreck. Today the most widely distributed and used rocket launcher in the world is the Soviet RPG ...
M2 Browning with metal ammunition box Paperboard boxes of .22 rifle ammunition An ammunition box or cartridge box is a container designed for safe transport and storage of ammunition . It is typically made of metal, wood, and corrugated fiberboard , etc. Boxes are labelled with caliber , quantity, and manufacturing date, lot number, UN ...
Common sizes are from 9 ⁄ 16 to 10 ⁄ 16 inch (14 to 16 mm) square and 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 inches (140 to 150 mm) long. [ 10 ] : 582–583 A rail spike is roughly chisel-shaped and with a flat edged point; the spike is driven with the edge perpendicular to the grain, which gives greater resistance to loosening. [ 11 ]
Ship caisson at Droogdok Jan Blanken at Hellevoetsluis. A caisson is a form of lock gate.It consists of a large floating iron or steel box. This can be flooded to seat the caisson in the opening of the dock to close it, or pumped dry to float it and allow it to be towed clear of the dock.
The gun had the split-box type trail with detachable spades and a single-axle gun carriage. [3] The traversing hand wheel and the scale were located on the left side of the carriage. The elevation scale, the range drum, and the sight were on the right side of the carriage. It fired a shell considerably heavier than that used in the 150 mm howitzer.