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The new standard-issue rifle. 50,629 brand new units were initially ordered, 44,186 are for the Philippine Army and 6,443 are for the Philippine Marine Corps. [105] Eventually, due to savings, another 12,657 R4A3 rifles were procured bringing the total to 56,843 rifles. [106]
The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. Many variants were produced, often under license, which ranged in length from 40 to 58 calibres, with 40 ...
The first unit was turned over to the PAF on 20 December 2023, replacing the General Electric AN/FPS-6 installed at the Wallace Air Station. [30] [31] Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14ME Japan Air surveillance radar: 1 mobile radar system delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [26] [28] Mounted on board a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter ...
Ordnance QF 2 pounder early World War II anti-tank gun; Ordnance QF 6 pounder World War II anti-tank gun; Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7 cwt a turn of the century field gun, and basis for the development of the BL 15-pounder gun; BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun a variant of the BL 12-pounder 7 cw adapted for cordite propellant
The 6-pounder was followed into production by the next generation British anti-tank gun, the Ordnance QF 17-pounder, which came into use from February 1943. As a smaller and more manoeuvrable gun, the 6-pounder continued to be used by the British Army for the rest of World War II and for about 20 years afterwards.
Weapons of the Philippines (6 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Sabrah light tank is series of armored fighting vehicles developed by Elbit Systems to cater to the Philippine Army's light tank/tank destroyer requirement. The tracked light tank configuration is based on ASCOD 2 platform, supplied by Spanish manufacturer GDELS - Santa Bárbara Sistemas . [ 2 ]
6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a 57-millimetre (2.2 in) gun firing a projectile weighing approximately 6 pounds (2.7 kg). Guns of this type include: QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss , a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s; a similar weapon was designed by Driggs-Schroeder for the US Navy