Developed to replace the Model 1892 Krag-Jørgensen rifle, the Model 1903 Springfield was a five-shot bolt-action rifle that introduced the .30-06 cartridge - the standard US round until the introduction of the 7.62mm NATO cartridge - and gave the...
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A reprint of the 1953 University of Illinois Press edition, itself translated from the 1952 German edition (Das Marsprojekt, Bechtle Verlag, Esslingen). A forward look at interplanetary space flight, based on von Braun's experience working first for...
Since the mid-1960s the Heckler & Koch MP5 has become the most widely used submachine gun in the world, especially among counterterrorist and special-operations units. Lightweight and offering a blistering rate of fire of up to 900 rounds per...
The New World of Russian Small Arms and...
The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world today. RPGs have been used not only against their intended targets, but against personnel, fortifications, buildings, soft-skin vehicles,...
Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4...
Entering service in 1931, the 9x19mm Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun saw extensive combat with Finnish troops during their fight against Soviet forces in 1939-44. It was also manufactured under licence in Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden, and remained in...
Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение, Транспорт и авиация
The T-Class Submarine: The Classic British Design
A perceptive assessment of this forerunner to the "hunter-killer" class...
Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение
The Thompson Submachine Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to World War II
The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century. It had an unusual beginning, for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man, hand-held machine gun.' The war ended before...
Военная история, Военное дело, военная техника и вооружение
The US Marine Corps in the Vietnam War: III Marine Amphibious Force 1965-75
Автор: Gilbert Ed
Серия: Battle Orders #19
Язык: английский
Год: 2006
Статус: Закончена
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This book covers the US Marine Corps in the Vietnam War, centring on the structure and function of the two Fleet Marine Force (FMF) divisions and the corps command level, III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF). This detailed examination of III MAF...