BREN Mk 1 and Mk 2 * Ammunition:.303 British (7.7x56mm R)/ 8mm Mauser (China) * Total length:1, 156 m * Barrel:63.5cm * Mass (empty weapon):10.2 kg * Mass of the full magazine:1.05 kg * Mass (weapon loaded):11.25 kg * Magazine:30 rounds * Theoretical rate of fire:500 rounds/min. The BREN
Soviet rifle SVT-40 The SVT-38 and SVT-40 semi-automatic rifles were developed by Fyodor Vasilyevich Tokarev and entered into service with the Red Army in 1938 and 1940 respectively. They were chambered for the 7.62×54mm R cartridge used in the Mosin Nagant 1891 and 91/30 or in the Maxim 1910 machi
Creator/user country:United States of AmericaDesignation:M1903A3 - M1903A4 Firing mode:single shot breech with manual bolt Caliber:7.62mm Magazine:5 bullets Practical range:600 m Effective range:1000 m Maximum range:3200 m Rate of fire:15 rounds/min Mass:3.98 kg Length:1097mm The Springfiel
The Mosin-Nagant (in French spelling Mossine-Nagant), also known as the three-line rifle, was a five-round manual repeating rifled military rifle used by the armed forces of Imperial Russia and later by the Soviet Union and the various countries of the Eastern Bloc. In service in various forms from
MORE 36 * Ammunition:7.5 mm 1929C * Length :1.02 m * Canon :57.5 cm * Mass of the rifle according to :3.7 kg * Mass of the loaded rifle:3.95 kg * Magazine :5 cartridges MAS 36 CR 39 * Ammunition:7.5 mm 1929C * Weapon Length:88.3 cm * Folded cross arm length:62.5 cm * Cannon length:45 cm *
Semi-automatic type Manufacturer Springfield and Winchester are the main manufacturers Date of creation 1936 Duration of service 1936 end of the century in certain African or Latin American countries Ammunition 30-06 (7.62x63mm) Mode of action gas borrow rotary breech Rate of fire 30 rounds/m
Type 99 The Japanese Arisaka Type 99 rifle was built from 1939 to 1945 at the factories in Tokyo and Nagoya. It was the replacement for the Type 38 rifle and was the primary rifle of the Japanese until their surrender to Allied forces in 1945. The Type 99 was a design variation of the Mauser and th
The Arisaka rifle design remained standard in the Imperial Japanese Army from the turn of the century until after World War II. The Arisaka was accurate, but the addition of a metal dust cover above the bolt made its reloading noisy and its chamber prone to clogging. The Arisaka was built for an exc
* Caliber:7.92×57mm * Length:93.7cm (F); 106.6cm(G) * Barrel length:50.8cm (F); 52.5cm (L) * Unladen weight:4.38kg (F); 5.05kg (G) * Rate of fire:900 rounds/minute (F); 600 strokes/minute (G) * Capacity:10 and 20 round magazines The Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, better known by its nomenclature co
M7, M7B1, M782, Sexton and T57Type :self-propelled howitzer.Crew :7 men.Armament :a 105 mm M2 howitzer; a .50 M2 anti-aircraft machine gun. Shielding minimum 12.7mm maximum 114.3mm. Dimensions: length :6.02 m; width :2.87 m; height: 2.92 m.Weight in combat order :23 t.Ground pressure: 0.73 kg/cm2.
M4 Sherman country USA Type: medium tank. Crew: 5 men. Armament: a 75 mm M3 cannon; a coaxial 30 M1919A4 machine gun; a ball-mounted .30 M1919A4 hood machine gun; a .50 M2 on the roof of the turret;2 inch M3 smoke mortar. Shielding: minimum 15mm; max 100mm. Dimensions: length’ 6.27m; width: 2
M3A 7; M7; M2; MZA 7; M3; M3A2 and variants Type :reconnaissance vehicle.Crew :8 men.Armament :most often a .50 M1 machine gun and a 30 M1919A4 on skids at the rear of the hull. Dimensions: length :5.62 mi; width :2.03 m; height :2.11 m.Weight in combat order :5.6 t.Ground pressure :estimated at 4.
type: troop carrier vehicle.Crew:3 men + 10 fighters.Armament: a 50 M2 machine gun or a 30 M1919A4 Armor :minimum 7 mm; maximum 13mm Dimensions: length: 8.17 m; width: 2.22m; height 2.26 m.Weight in combat order: 9 t.Ground pressure: 0.79 kg/cm2.Power to weight: 16.5 bhp.Engine: White 160AX 6 cy
M3, M3A1, M3A2, M3A3, M3A4, M3A5 and variants Type:medium tank.Crew :6 men.Armament :a 75 mm M2 or M3 gun under a side turret; a 37 mm M5 or M6 gun under turret; a coaxial 30 M1919A4; a 30 in the turret cupola; two 30 bonnets.Shielding :minimum 12mm;maximum 37 mm. Dimensions: length :5.64 m; width :
M24 ChaffeeT17, M8, M8A1, T24, M24, M37, M19, M41, T77, T9, T13, T22, T23, T33, T42, T9, T6E1 and T31Type:light tank.Crew:5 men, sometimes reduced to 4.Armament:one M6 75 mm gun; a coaxial .30 M1919A4 machine gun; a .30 M1919A4; a .50 M2; a 2-inch M3 smoke mortar. Shielding:minimum 10 mm; max 38mm.
SELF-PROPELLED TANK DESTROYER M.18 “HELLCAT” T49, T67, T70, M18, T41, M39, T9, 765, T86, T87, T88 Type:tank destroyer.Crew :5 men.Armament :a 76 mm M1A1 gun; a .50 M2 anti-aircraft machine gun.Armour: minimum 7.9mm; maximum 25.4mm. Dimensions: length: 6.65 m width: 2.87 m; height: 2.58 m.Weight i
M10 Tank Destroyer Country:USA Type:tank destroyer. Crew:5 men. Armament:one 3-inch M7 cannon; a .50 M2 anti-aircraft machine gun. Shielding:minimum 12.7 mm; max 50.8mm. Dimensions: length:5.97m; width:3.05 m; height:2.48 m. Weight in combat order:29.9 t. Ground pressure:0.95 kg/cm2. Mas
M3, M3A1, M3A2 and M3A3 country USA Type: light tank. Crew: 4 men. Arming: a 37 mm M5 or M6 cannon; a coaxial M1919A4 .30 machine gun; 2 .30 machine guns in the side turrets; a .30 machine gun on the roof of the turret. Shielding: minimum 10mm; max 44.5mm. Dimensions: length: 4.53m; width: 2.
T21, T22, T23, T22E1, T22E2, M8, MW and many variantsType :light armored car.Crew :4 men.Armament :a 37 mm M6 gun; a coaxial .30 M1919A4; a .50 M2 anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof of the turret.Armour: minimum 317 mm; maximum 19.05mm. Dimensions: length :5m; width :2.54 m; height :2.23 m.Wei
Landing Vehicle Tracked Mark 4 Water Buffalo, M1935, M1940, LVT1, LVT(A)1, LVT2, LVT(A)2, LVT3, LVT(A)4 and LVT(A)5 Type: amphibious carrier.Crew :3 men.Armament: a .30 M1919A4 machine gun on ball joint, at the bow; one or two .50 M2 and one or two .30 M1919A4 in the cargo compartment. Dimensions:
The Spencer is a North American military rifle designed in 1860. It combines radical innovations for the time:breech loading and a quick reloading system with manual repetition by trigger lever. The reserve of seven metal cartridges (rimfire) is contained in a tubular magazine housed in the butt. T
Horace Vernet represents in this painting, The Deathbed, the emaciated face of the Emperor who has just breathed his last • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS After the defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815, Napoleon abdicated a second time. He wanted to go to America, but he was prevented from doing so by the Eng
The Battle of the Dardanelles was a major Franco-British combined operation carried out during the First World War, between February 1915 and February 1916. Its objective was to force Turkey to peace and to establish a link with Russia, via the sea Noire, by seizing the strait of the Dardanelles. Th
Victory 18 Biography The name of Alex Vraciu is closely linked to the events of June 19, 1944, which went down in the annals of the US Navy as pigeon shooting day. That day, which opened the first battle in the Philippine Sea, Admiral Ozawas Japanese fleet launched its planes on Task Force 58, com