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In 1973 the Navy developed the MOD 2, which featured improved reliability, safety, and maintainability. In 1976 a complete redesign resulted in the MK 19, MOD 3, which the Army adopted in 1983. The Army now uses the MK 19 within the tactical environment for defense, retrograde, patrolling, rear area security, urban operations, and special ...
The Mark 7 gun was originally intended to fire the 2,240-pound (1,020 kg) Mark 5 armor-piercing shell. However, the shell-handling system for these guns was redesigned to use the "super-heavy" 2,700-pound (1,200 kg) APCBC (Armor Piercing, Capped, Ballistic Capped) Mark 8 shell before any of the Iowa-class battleship's keels
This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms, combat vehicles, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment and equipment being trialled.
Vehicle-mounted M2 .50 caliber machine guns in May 2005. M2HB – heavy machine gun chambered in .50 BMG used primarily on vehicles. M240B – 7.62×51mm medium machine gun used by infantry, and light vehicles and helicopters. Mk48 Mod 1 – 7.62×51mm light machine gun, used by US MARSOC. M249E4 – 5.
The AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled artillery used by the British Army. It can fire standard charges up to 24.7 km (15.3 mi) using 39-calibre long barrel and 30 km (19 mi) with 52-caliber long barrel. [ 2 ]
The Raufoss Mk.211 projectile. The Raufoss Mk 211 is a .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) multi-purpose anti-material high-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition projectile produced by Nammo under the model name NM140 MP. [1]
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher: Honeywell Corporation and Aeronautical Products Division: 40 mm grenade: United States 1962 Mk 19: Saco Defense Industries Combined Service Forces: 40 mm grenade: United States 1960s Mk 20: NOS Louisville: 40 mm grenade: United States Mk 47 Striker: General Dynamics: 40 mm grenade: United States 2000s PAK-40 AGL ...
Isla de Luzon class - The three ships of this class had a primary armament of six 12 cm guns in single shielded mounts. Two were mounted fore, two amidships and two aft. Two ships of this class Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzón were scuttled during the Battle of Manila Bay and later raised, repaired and commissioned into the US Navy under their old nam