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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 ]
Designed in conjunction with the FN Five-seven pistol and FN 5.7×28mm NATO ammunition, [4] development of the weapon began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990, when it was known as the Project 9.0 (from which the "90" in its name is derived [4]), whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened. [3]
The .30 M1 and M1A1 ammo boxes were packed four to a crate that weighed around 90 pounds and had a volume of 1 cubic foot. The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes.
The Swedish Prickskyttegevär 90 variant introduced cold weather upgrades (Prickskyttegevär 90B pictured) Some years later, the Swedish military also wanted a new rifle, and in the early 1990s Accuracy International introduced an upgraded version of the PM: the AW (Arctic Warfare). This was the start of the Arctic Warfare name, which became ...
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
5.56×45mm NATO/5.6mm GP Pat 90 Switzerland 1986–present SOCIMI AR-831: Socimi Franchi: 5.56×45mm NATO Italy 1985 Special Operations Assault Rifle: Ferfrans Specialties: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: 2004 SR-3 Vikhr: Tula Arms Plant: 9×39mm Soviet Union: 1995-? SR 88: Chartered Industries of Singapore (now known as ST Kinetics) 5.56×45mm ...
The MSG90 (Militärisches Scharfschützengewehr, German for "militarized sharp-shooting rifle") is a militarized variant of the PSG1 that is both strengthened and lightened while less expensive. [4] Compared to the PSG1 which is regarded as a pure sniper rifle, the MSG90 can fill the role of a designated marksman rifle .
Typically two of the 90 mm guns were on T3/M3 fixed mounts and two were on towed M1A1 or M2 mounts, with the 37 mm or 40 mm weapons on single towed mounts. The T3/M3 mount was designed for anti-surface or anti-aircraft fire. Emplacements for at least 90 batteries of two fixed guns each, plus mobile weapons, were constructed in CONUS, Panama ...