M113, M113A1, M106, M132, M163 and variants Type: troop carrier vehicle.Crew :2 men + 11 fighters.Armament :a Browning .50 machine gun (12.7 mm). Armor: minimum 12mm; maximum 38mm. Dimensions: length: 4.863 m; width: 2.686m; height: 2.5 m.Weight in combat order: 11.15 tGround pressure: 0.55 kg/cm2
Leopard 2 , battle tank Features Crew :4 men.Weight :55,150 t.Dimensions :length with barrel , 9.668 m;body length , 7.772 m; width , 3.70 m; overall height , 2.79 m.Engine :MTU MB 873 Ka-500 ’ multi-fuel 12-cylinder developing 1,520 hp at 2,600 rpm. Performance maximum road speed , 72 km/h; maxim
General characteristics Crew 3 (driver, gunner and commander)Length 7.7 m (with TS90 turret)Width 2.50 mHeight 2.25 mMass in battle 8.3 t to 9 5 tShielding (thickness/inclination)Type 10 mm of steel providing protection against 7.62 mm bullets at 30 meters Armament Main armament 1 x 90 mm CN90
BTR-60P, BTR-60PK, BTR-60PB, BTR-60PU, BTR60PB (FAC) Type :armored personnel carrier.Crew :2 + 14 men.Armament :a 14.5 mm KPVT machine gun; a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun paired with the previousArmour :14mm. Dimensions: length :7.56 m; width :2.82 m;height (turret included):2.31 m.Weight in combat orde
BMP- 1 Type :motorized infantry fighting vehicle. Crew :3 + 8 men.Armament :a 73 mm gun; a coaxial 7.62mm PKT machine gun; a launch pad for the ATGW “Sagger” anti-tank missile.Armour: maximum 14mm. Dimensions: length: 6.30m; width: 3.05 m;height :1.83 m.Weight in combat order: 12 tGround pressure:
Type: light support tank.Crew :3 + 6 men.Armament :a 76 mm gun; a coaxial 7.62mm PKT machine gun; one 7.62 mm PKT machine gun on each side of the hull; a launch pad for the ATGW Sagger anti-tank missile.Armour :information not received. Dimensions: length :5.30 m; width :2.65 m; height: 1.85 m.Weig
AMX-13, ARV, AVLB and variants Type :light tank.Crew :3 men,Armament :a 75 mm gun; a coaxial of 7.5 mm or 7.62 mm; 2 smoke launcher tubes on each side of the turret.Shielding :from 10 to 40 mm. Dimensions: length (barrel at 12 oclock):6.36 m; length (hull):4.88 m; width :2.5 m;height :2.3 m.Weight
General characteristics Crew 4 (pilot, gunner, loader, commander)Length 6.24 m (9.15 m with gun)Width 2.78 mHeight 2.56 mMass in battle 15 to 17 tArmament Main armament 1 x 105 mm F2 BK MECA L/48 gun (38 shells)Secondary armament 1 AA 7.62 NF1 machine gun twinned to the gun (4000 cartridges), an
AMX-10P, AMX-10-TM, AMX-10-PC, AMX-10-ECH, AMX-10-HOT and variantsType :infantry fighting vehicle.Crew :2 men + 9 fighters.Armament :a 20 mm M693 cannon; a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun; 4 smoke launchers.Shielding :maximum 30 mm (estimated).Dimensions :length 5.778 m; width:2.71m; height (overall). 2
AMX-30 , ARV, AVLB, SPAAG and variantsType: main battle tank.Crew :4 men.Armament :a 105 mm gun; a 20 mm cannon or a 12.7 mm machine gun in the axis of the main armament (see text); a 7.62 mm machine gun on the command cupola; 2 smoke launcher tubes on each side of the turret.Shielding :maximum 50 m
After the war. the American army only kept two self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. the M16 and the M19. But when the Korean War broke out in 1950, the industry almost immediately got down to the study of a new anti-aircraft self-propelled gun, designated T141, which employed many components of a new
A minigun is a machine gun with a high rate of fire, equipped with several guns whose rotation is driven by an external source, on the principle of Gatling, and using a caliber of ammunition for rifle lower than 20 mm. Beyond 20 mm caliber, this type of weapon is referred to as a Gatling type automa
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Features MG 34 Caliber :7.92 mm.Length :1,219 mm.Barrel length :627 mm.Weight :11,500 kg.Initial velocity of the projectile :755 m/s.Rate of fire :800-900 strokes/min.Power supply :50 rounds tape or double drum magazine of75 cartridges. One of the clauses of the Treaty of Versailles prohibited the