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The US Navy adopted the Maxim-Nordenfelt 37 mm 1-pounder as the 1-pounder Mark 6 before the 1898 Spanish–American War. The Mark 7, 9, 14, and 15 weapons were similar. [ 25 ] It was the first dedicated anti-aircraft (AA) gun adopted by the US Navy, specified as such on the Sampson -class destroyers launched in 1916–17.
The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim.It was the first fully automatic machine gun in the world. [15]The Maxim gun has been called "the weapon most associated with imperial conquest" by historian Martin Gilbert, [16] and was heavily used by colonial powers during the "Scramble for Africa".
The Des Plaines Mall was a 185,000 square foot (17,200 m 2) [1] [a] shopping mall in downtown Des Plaines, Illinois. It was designed by J.R. Gottlieb & Co. It was designed by J.R. Gottlieb & Co. The architect was Erickson and Stevens, Inc. [ 2 ] Construction began June 1, 1976. [ 3 ]
In addition, the M3 on different pedestal mounts was mated to a number of other vehicles, resulting in an assortment of 37 mm gun motor carriages. Only the M6 reached mass production. 37 mm gun motor carriage T2 (Bantam jeep). [50] 37 mm gun motor carriage T8 (Ford 4x4 "Swamp Buggy"). [51] 37 mm gun motor carriage T13, T14 (Willys 6x6 "Super ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun and magazine ban will stay in effect pending the outcome in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the appeals court ruled Thursday. Illinois banned the ...
A Maxim Flak M14 Anti-Aircraft Crew. A 3.7 cm SockelFlak L/14.5 The flaming onion was a 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I , the name referring to both the gun, and especially the flare or tracer ammunition it fired.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” into law Tuesday. Here’s what gun owners in the state need to know.
The 37 mm version of the Maxim gun used by both sides during World War I QF 1 pounder pom-pom, the British version; 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K), a Soviet World War II anti-aircraft gun; 37 mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K), a Soviet World War II anti-tank gun; 37 mm Gun M1, an American World War II anti-aircraft gun