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Free gun: A term for a General Purpose Machine Gun used by Door gunners that is not installed on a weapon mount but a bungee/sling allowing more free movement. Frizzen: An L-shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms. The flint scraping the steel throws a shower of sparks into the flash pan.
Many of the terms below can be applied to combat in other environments although most often used in reference to land warfare. Ambush: carrying out a surprise attack on an enemy that passes by a concealed position. Artillery barrage: a line or barrier of exploding artillery shells, created by continuous and co-ordinated fire of a large number of ...
Tough guy or strong man; see also hard-boiled Bruno [6] Two hobos walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train. One is carrying a bindle bindle. Main article: Bindle. The bundle containing cloths and possessions usually carried by a tramp [33] bindle Punk Or Bindle Stiff Tramps or hobos; Migratory harvest workers [33] bing
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle and any other variants.
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
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. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.
A list of items that are prohibited in that area will be released when it is finalized. The agency referred questions about prohibited items in the larger security footprint to the city. Gun ...
The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel use which codes, as codes may have multiple meanings depending on the service.