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Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
A mitrailleuse ( French pronunciation: [mitʁajøz]; from French mitraille, "grapeshot") is a type of volley gun with barrels of rifle calibre that can fire either all rounds at once or in rapid succession. The earliest true mitrailleuse was invented in 1851 by Belgian Army captain Fafschamps, ten years before the advent of the Gatling gun.
The FAMAS F1 uses a proprietary 25-round magazine. It has a chrome-lined barrel with 1 turn in 12 inch (1:12 inch) rifling and functions best with the 55 gr (3.6 g) (M193 type) ammunition. When using the French made 5.56 mm 55 gr (3.6 g) ammo it has a muzzle velocity of 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s). [22]
The Chauchat ("show-sha", French pronunciation: [ʃoʃa]) was the standard light machine gun or "machine rifle" of the French Army during World War I (1914–18). Its official designation was " Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG " ("Machine Rifle Model 1915 CSRG"). Beginning in June 1916, it was placed into regular service with French infantry ...
Muzzle velocity. 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) Maximum firing range. 19,500 m (21,325 yds) The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) modèle 1917 was a WWI -era French-designed 155 mm gun used by the French Army and the United States Army during the first half of the 20th century in towed and self-propelled mountings.
2,400 m (2,600 yd) The Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP ( 37mm mle.1916) was a French infantry support gun, first used during World War I. TRP stands for tir rapide, Puteaux ("fast-firing", designed by the Puteaux arsenal ). The tactical purpose of this gun was the destruction of machine gun nests. It was also used on aircraft such as ...
La Hitte system. Left image: The La Hitte system was based on a shell equipped with lugs which allowed it to follow the rifle grooves inside the cannon bore. Right image: Shell used in Japan during the Boshin war. The La Hitte system ( French: système La Hitte ), named after the French general Ducos, Count de La Hitte, [1] was an artillery ...
Effective firing range. 800 m (874.9 yd) Feed system. 10-round detachable box magazine. Sights. Telescopic sight. The FR F2 ( French: Fusil à Répétition modèle F2; English: Repeating Rifle, F2 model) has been the standard sniper rifle of the French military since 1986. It is designed for shooting at point targets at distances up to 800 metres.