Gabion
A gabion was an early form of sandbag, it was a wickerwork basket of cylindrical form but without a bottom and about 50cm in diamiter and 84cm tall (20 inches diamiter, 33 inches tall). In a siege, when forming a trench a row of gabions was placed on the outside nearest the fortress and filled with earth as it was thrown from the trench, so as to form a protective barrier against fire from the besieged defenders. Gabions were still in use as recently as 1900.
Galleon
Galley
Garand
Garrotte
GAU-8/A
Gelignite
Gendarme
Geneva Convention
Gentlemen-at-Arms
Gewehr
Gewehr M1898
Gewehr41
Gewehr98
Ghurka War
Gingal
Glock
Glock m20
Gloster Gladiator
Glyoxyline
Golden Knights
Gomez Roca
Gp-141
Gp-160
Gp-161
Gpf-331
Gpf-340
Gpf-341
Graf Spee
Great War
Green Jackets
Greenjackets
Grenade
Grenadier
Grey Dragoons
Guerrilla
Gun-Cotton
H-35
H-39
Habergeon
Hadrian's Wall
Half-pike
Harpoon
Harrier
Hauberk
HE
HEAT
Heavy field artillery
Heroina
Highland Watch
Hindenberg Line
Hk ohws
Hk35
HMS Aboukir
HMS Agincourt
HMS Attentive
HMS Audacious
HMS Courageous
HMS Daffodil
HMS Endurance
HMS Glorious
HMS Vindictive
Hollow-point bullet
Howitzer
Human Torpedo
Huntingdonshire Regiment
Hussar
IFV
Imperial Guard
Independant
Ironclad
IS-1
IS-2
IS-3
ITV
JA 37
JU 87B-1
Ka-bar
Kamikaze
Kashin
KGP-141
KGP-160
KGP-161
KGPF-330
KGPF-331
KGPF-340
KGPF-341
KGPF-840
KGPF-841
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Kp88x
Kp89
KPVT
Krag-jorgensen m1896
KSK
Ksp-221
Ksp-240
Ksp-241
Ksp-321x
Ksp-3231
Ksp-3241
Ksp-331x
Ksp-821
Ksp-921
Ksp-931
Ksrh-7
Ksrh-9
KV-1
KV-2
L119
L1a1
L2a3
L4a1
La Argentina
Lambrequin
Lance-corporal
Lanchester mk1
Lathi
Law
Le mat
Le Regiment d'Hebron
Lebel
Lee enfield
Lee straight pull
Lee-Metford
Leopard 1
Leopard 2
Lever-action
Liberator pistol
Lothian Regiment
LT-35
LT-38
Luger
M-1 Abrams MBT
M-113
M/46
M1
M102
M106
M106A2
M109
M109a2
M109A3
M109a6
M110
M113
M113A3
M114
M119
M13/40
M14
M16
M163A2
M1911A1
M1935A
M198
M1A1
M1A1 MBT
M2
M22 Locust
M224
M230
M240
M242
M249
M24 Chaffee
M256
M29
M29A1
M2A1
M2HB
M3
M3 Grant
M3 Lee
M3 Stuart
M3A1
M4 Sherman
M47
M48
M5 Stuart
M551
M6 Scout
M60
M60A3
M60a3 MBT
M61A1
M68E1
M712
M72A2
M72A3
M77
M79
M9
M901A2
M93
Machine gun
Madsen M50
Magazine
Magnum
Male
Mannlicher-Carcano m1891
Mannlicher-Carcano m1938
Martini-Henry
Mas36
Matchlock
Matilda Mk 1
Matilda Mk 2
MBT
Meiji carbine
Mercenary
MGM-52c
MICV
Middlesex Militia
Mig
Mig-23
Mig-25
Mig-27
Mills bomb
Mim-104
Mine
Minesweeper
Mini-14/5
Minie
Minuteman
Mitrailleuse
MK19-3
MLRS
Model 1853
Moltke
Mondragon
Monitor
Monk's Regiment
Monkey Tail
Mortar
Mosin-Nagant M1944
Mosquito
Mother
Mp40
Mp44
MRLS
Musket
Musketoon
Mustard gas
Muzzle
Muzzle loader
Napalm
Needle Fire Rifle
Nelson
New land pattern
New Model Army Revolver
Nimrod
North Staffordshire Regiment
Number 4
Okha
Old Dozen
Old Model Army Revolver
Otranto
Owen
A Galleon was a Spanish or Portugese warship. They had three or four decks.
A galley was a low, flat-built warship with one deck and navigated by sails and oars once common in the Mediterranean. Common galleys were between 30 and 60 meters long, and smaller galleys were known as half-galleys and quarter-galleys.
The garand is a US gas operated rifle adopted by the army from 1936. It takes a .30'' round from an 8-round internal box. It has a muzzle velocity of 853 m/s and is sighted to 1097m.
A garrotte (Spanish for cudgel) was a device used in Spain and Portugal for the execution of criminals. The condemned person was strapped to an upright post in which a rod struck the back of the neck, dislocating the spinal column.
The GAU-8/A (Avenger) is a seven-barrel auto-cannon mounted on the A-10A attack jet. It has a muzzle velocity of 1066m/s and armour penetration of 69mm at 500m and 38mm at 1000m.
Gelignite is a blasting explosive chiefly composed of nitro-glycerine and potassium nitrate.
The Gendarme were a French cavalry regiment formed in 1791. They served as the King's bodyguard up to the time of Louis XVI and after the French Revolution became armed police.
The Geneva Convention was an international convention held at Geneva in 1864, at which the world Powers agreed to respect the persons and property of those tending the sick and wounded in battle.
The King's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was a body of 39 officers decorated for war services derived from the ''pensioners'' of Henry VIII, and founded in 1862 as the first military bodyguard of the sovereign at official functions and ceremonies.
Gewehr was a range of German military rifles used during the first and Second World Wars.
The Gewehr M1898 was a bolt action rifle manufactured by Spandau from 1898 onwards. It took a 5 round box magazine and had an effective range of 900m. These rifles were still in use by the German army during the Second World War.
The gewehr41 is a German rifle manufactured by walther and developed in 1941. It is gas operated and has a muzzle velocity of 776 m/s. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 10-round box. It is sighted to 1200m.
The gewehr98 is a German rifle developed in 1898. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 5-round box. Operation is bolt. The muzzle velocity is 870 m/s and it is sighted to 2000m.
The Ghurka War was fought from 1811 until 1816 between the British and the Ghurkas after the Ghurkas encroached onto British territory.
The gingal was a 19th century large musket used in Asia. It was fired from a rest and on occassions was mounted on a light carriage.
Glock is an American firearms manufacturer.
The glock m20 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by glock. It takes a 15-round 10mm calibre magazine.
The Gloster Gladiator was a British made biplane used by the Swedish and Finnish air forces during the Second World War. It had a top speed of 253mph. It was armed with 2 .303 inch Browning machine guns in the fuselage. It had a range of 428 miles.
Glyoxyline was an explosive invented by Abel in 1867. It was a mixture of gun-cotton, pulp and potassium nitrate saturated with nitro-glycerine. Glyoxyline was later abandoned for compressed gun-cotton.
The Golden Knights are the US Army Parachute Team.
It was formed in 1959 at Fort Bragg.
The Gomez Roca is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio Santiago and launched on the 14th of November
1986. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men.
The gp-141 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The gp-160 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The gp-161 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The gpf-331 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The gpf-340 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The gpf-341 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The Graf Spee was a German warship of the Second World War. She was armed with 6 11 inch guns and 8 5.9 inch guns, 8 37mm anti-aircraft guns, 10 20mm Anti-Aircraft guns and 8 21 inch torpedo tubes. She had a top speed of 26 knots and a range of 19000 miles. She carried a crew of 1150.
The Great War was fought between the allies (Great Britain, France, USA, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Japan and Greece) against the combined forces of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria between 1914 and 1918.
see "Rifle Brigade"
see "Kings Royal Rifle Corps"
A grenade is a small missile, containing an explosive or other charge, usually thrown (hand grenade) but sometimes fired from a rifle.
Hand grenades are generally fitted with a time fuse of about four seconds: a sufficient amount of time for the grenade to reach the target but not enough for the enemy to pick it up and throw it back.
Rifle grenades were developed during the Great War to achieve a greater range than was possible with the hand grenade, Grenades were known in the 15th century, but were obsolete by the 19th, only being revived in the Russo-Japanese War 1905.
A Grenadier was originally a soldier specially trained for throwing grenades.
see "Royal Scots Greys"
A guerrilla is an irregular soldier fighting in a small unofficial unit, typically against an established or occupying power, and engaging in sabotage, ambush, and the like, rather than pitched battles against an opposing army.
The term was first applied to the Spanish and Portuguese resistance to French occupation during the Peninsular War.
Gun-Cotton is a highly explosive substance invented by professor Schonbein of Basel in 1846. It is made of purified cotton, steeped in a mixture of equal parts of nitric acid and sulphuric acid, and afterwards dried, retaining the appearance of cotton-wool. The first British trial of gun-cotton took place in the Spring of 1864 at Stowmarket in Suffolk.
The Hotchkiss H-35 was a French, light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37 mm main gun and manned by a crew of two.
The Hotchkiss H-39 was a French light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37 mm main gun and manned by a crew of two.
Habergeon was a sleevless jacket of chain-mail, shorter than the hauberk, and worn by squires and archers during the middle ages.
Hadrian's Wall was built to prevent the irruptions of the Scots and Picts into the northern counties of England, then under the Roman government. It extended from the Tyne to the Solway frith and was eighty miles long, twelve feet high, eight feet thick and supplied with watchtowers. It was built in 121 and repaired and strengthened between 207 and 210.
The half-pike was a defensive weapon composed of an iron spike fixed on a short ashen staff and used in the navy to repel boarders.
The harpoon is an American guided anti-ship missile. It has a range of 102km and a flight speed of mach 0.75. The harpoon missile flies close to the sea level.
The harrier is a British VTOL multi-role fighter aircraft.
The hauberk was a jacket of chain-mail with loose sleeves. There were two models, the small hauberk reached to the hips and had sleeves with extended to the elbow, and the large hauberk which reached down to the knees and had sleeves which extended a little below the elbow and also a hood.
HE is an abbreviation for high-explosive.
HEAT is an abbreviation for High-Explosive Anti-Tank. It is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate steel plate armour and also be effective against non-armoured targets.
During the Great War, heavy field artillery was defined as comprising all artillery equipped with mobile guns of 4 inch calibre and upwards.
The Heroina is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was built
by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 17th of February
1982. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with eight
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, eight
Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes and
two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by two
Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a top
speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of 26
officers and 174 men.
see "The Watch"
see "Siegfried Line"
The hk ohws is an offensive handgun from the Heckler and Koch company. It is a .45'' calibre short recoil semi-automatic. It has a muzzle velocity of 270 m/s and a maximum effective range of 50m. It takes a 12-round magazine.
The HK35 is a German automatic carbine manufactured by Heckler and Koch. It takes a 5.56mm round from a 40-round box. The muzzle velocity is 960 m/s and it is sighted to 400m. It has a cyclic rate of 600rpm.
HMS Aboukir was a British armoured cruiser. She was launched in May 1900 and sunk in the North Sea in September 1914 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-9. HMS Aboukir was armed with two 9.2 inch and and twelve 6 inch guns and had a top speed of 21 knots.
HMS Agincourt was a British battleship. She was launched in 1862 and eventually broken up in 1960. She had four 9 inch and twenty-four 7 inch muzzle loading rifled guns all in one long armoured battery. HMS Agincourt had a top speed of 15 knots.
HMS Attentive was a British cruiser. She was built around 1910 and saw service during the Great War. She was armed with ten 3 inch guns and had a top speed of 26 knots.
The original HMS Audacious was a British 74 gun sailing ship-of-the-line built in the 18th century. She was armed with thirty-six 32 pounder guns on the lower deck and thirty-four 24 pounder guns on the main gun deck and a further ten 18 pounder guns on the upper deck. In 1911 a new HMS Audacious was launched which was a British battleship armed with ten 13.5 inch guns and sixteen 4 inch guns and a top speed of 21 knots. The new HMS Audacious struck a mine in 1914 and was the first major ship lost in the Great War.
HMS Courageous was a British aircraft carrier. It was the first Allied warship to be sunk by enemy action in the Second World War. She was sunk on 17th September 1939 by U-29.
HMS Daffodil was a British minesweeper. She was launched in 1915 and transfered to escort duties in 1917 before being sold in 1935. She was armed with two 76mm guns and had a top speed of 16.5 knots.
HMS Endurance is a British ice patrol ship. She was withdrawn from the South Atlantic in the 1980s, and this gave Argentina the impression that Britain was no longer prepared to protect her interests there, and thus led to the Falkland's War. HMS Endurance was launched in May 1956, and armed with two 20mm guns and has a top speed of 14.5 knots.
HMS Glorious was a British aircraft carrier and sister ship to HMS Courageous. Like HMS Courageous, HMS Glorious was completed in 1917 as a fast cruiser for use in the Great War in the Baltic, but by the 1920s with Britain wanting to increase her aircraft carrier strength she was converted to an aircraft carrier, as was HMS Courageous.
HMS Vindictive was a British light cruiser launched in 1897 with a top speed of 20 knots. She conveyed men to the mole at Zeebrugge during the attack on that harbour in April 1918 during the Great War. Later she was filled with concrete and sunk in Ostend harbour on May 9th 1918. She was raised in August 1920 and in November presented to the Belgium government.
A hollow-point bullet is a bullet with a concavity in its nose to increase expansion on penetration of a solid target.
A howitzer is a cannon, in use since the 16th century, with a particularly steep angle of fire. Howitzers were developed during the Great War for demolishing the fortresses of the trench system.
The Human Torpedo was a two manned craft used by allied forces to attack shipping during the Second World War. It was first used by the Royal Navy in January 1943. It resembled a torpedo, the front being fitted with an explosive charge armed with a time fuse. This front charge would be fixed to the target vessel, and the crew would then steer the now headless craft away.
see "31st Foot"
The Hussars were the Hungarian cavalry raised in 1448 by Matthias I. Every twenty houses was obliged to furnish a man, and the word Hussar derives from huszar - husz being Hungarian for twenty. The term Hussar developed to refer to any light cavalry similarly dressed and armed of other European armies.
IFV is an abbreviation for infantry fighting vehicle.
The Imperial Guard was an army force created by Napoleon from the guard of the convention, the directory, and the consulate when he became emperor in 1804. It consisted at first of 9775 men, but was afterwards enlarged. It was subdivided in 1809 into the old and the young guard. It was dissolved by Louis XVIII in 1815, revived by Napoleon III in 1854 and surrended with Metz to the Germans in 1870 after which it was abolished by the government.
The Independant was an abortive tank British tank designed between the Great War and the second World War. It had five turrets and a single three-pounder (47mm) gun, and was crewed by eight men. The Independant was a tank design along the lines of the land battleship concept.
An ironclad is a wooden warship covered with armor plate. The first to be constructed was the French Gloire in 1858, but the first to be launched was the British HMS Warrior in 1859.
The first battle between ironclads took place during the American Civil War, when the Union Monitor fought the Confederate Virginia on the 9th of March 1862. The design was replaced by battleships of all-metal construction in the 1890s.
The IS-1 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second World War. It weighed 44 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 120 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with an 85 mm main gun.
The IS-2 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second World War. It weighed 45 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 120 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with a 122 mm main gun.
The IS-3 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second World War. It weighed 46.25 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 132 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with a 122 mm main gun.
ITV is an abbreviation for Improved TOW Vehicle.
The JA 37 is a Swedish single-seat all-weather interceptor fighter aircraft with secondary strike capability. It is made by saab.
The JU 87B-1 was a German fighter-bomber used during the Second World War. It was manufactured by Junkers. It was armed with two 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns in the wings, one 7.9mm MG 15 machine gun in the rear cockpit and it could carry a 1100lb bomb under the fuselage, or 4 110lb bombs on the wings. It had a crew of 2 and a top speed of 217mph. It had a range of 342 miles.
The Ka-bar was the fighting knife issued to USA Marine Corps soldiers from 1942. It had a 6.25 inch clip-point, black finished, carbon steel blade and a stacked leather handle.
Kamikaze were pilots of the Japanese air force in the second World War who deliberately crash-dived their planes, loaded with bombs, usually on to ships of the American Navy.
A special force of suicide pilots was established 1944 to crash-dive planes, loaded with bombs, onto American and British ships.
The Kashin class ship is a Soviet anti-aircraft warship. It was commisioned in 1962, and was the first class of warship to be equipped with gas turbines. It has a top speed of 37 knots. Its armament includes 10 torpedoes, 22 SA-N-3 missiles and 4 SS-N-2c missiles.
The KGP-141 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGP-160 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGP-161 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-330 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-331 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-340 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-341 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-840 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .38'' special. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The KGPF-841 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .38'' special. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
The Kings Own Scottish Borderers are a British army regiment. They were raised in 1689 under the name of the 25th Foot for the defence of Edinburgh by the 3rd Earl of Leven. In 1805 the 25th Foot was renamed the Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British infantry regiment raised in North America in 1755 under the name of the 60th Royal Americans, a title which ceased to be used in 1824 and in 1830 the title Kings Royal Rifle Corps was adopted. They were nicknamed the ''Greenjackets'' and ''Sweeps'' because of their dark-green full-dress uniform. The Kings Royal Rifle Corps is notable as the most prolific in battle honours of any British regiment.
The kp88x is a Ruger semi-automatic pistol. It is available in 9mm and .30'' calibres and takes a 15-round magazine.
The kp89 is a Ruger semi-automatic 9mm calibre pistol. It takes a 15-round magazine.
The KPVT is a 14.5mm super-heavy machine gun developed after the Second World War by the Russians to fire high-velocity anti-tank rounds. It has a muzzle velocity of 900m/s.
The krag-jorgensen m1896 was the US army's first bolt action rifle, seeing action in 1894. It has a muzzle velocity of 610 m/s and takes a 5-round magazine. It is sighted to 1829m.
KSK is an abbreviation for Ethyl-iodo-acetate, a tear gas used during the second world war. It had a smell faintly of peardrops. It caused pain in the eyes, a copious flow of tears, spasms of the eyelids and irritation of shaved skin.
The ksp-221 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
The ksp-240 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
The ksp-241 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
The ksp-321x is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
The ksp-3231 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .32'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
The ksp-3241 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .32'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
The ksp-331x is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
The ksp-821 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .38''. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
The ksp-921 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of 9mm. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
The ksp-931 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of 9mm. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
The ksrh-7 is the 7.5'' barrel super redhawk revolver.
The ksrh-9 is a super redhawk 9.5'' barrel revolver.
The KV-1 was a Russian Second world War tank designed by Kliment Voroshilov. It was crewed by five men and mounted the same 76.2 mm gun as the T-34 until 1943 when the 85 mm gun became available. It was heavily armoured, up to 110 mm thick and had a top speed of 35 kmph and a range of 250 km.
The KV-2 was a Russian Second World War breakthrough tank similar to the KV-1 but equipped with a 152 mm gun and thicker armour, a six-man crew and a top speed of 26 kmph and a range of 160 km.
The l119 is a British 105mm calibre towed howitzer. It has a range of 17,200m.
The l1a1 is a British gas operated rifle with a muzzle velocity of 854 m/s and sighted to 549m. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 20-round box.
The l2a3 was developed from 1942 onwards as a replacement sub-machine gun for the sten. It is a British weapon often known as the patchett after its designer. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 550 rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
The l4a1 is a British sniper rifle developed from the number 4 rifle. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 10-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 838 m/s and takes a telescopic sight.
The La Argentina is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was
built by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 25th of
September 1981. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with
eight Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun,
eight Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo
tubes and two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered
by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a
top speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of
26 officers and 174 men.
A lambrequin is a strip of leather or metal suspended from the waist as flexible armour for the thighs. A skirt of lambrequins was a popular part of the Roman soldier's armour.
Lance-corporal is not actually an Army rank, but rather an appointment of a private or equivalent acting as corporal. A lance-corporal wears one stripe on his sleeve.
The lanchester mk1 was a British sub-machine gun issued to the navy from 1940. It takes a 9mm round from a 50-round box and has a cyclic rate of 600rpm. The muzzle velocity is 365 m/s.
A lathi is an Indian weapon consisting of a heavy stick, usually bamboo, bound with iron.
Law is an abbreviation for light anti-tank weapon.
The le mat revolver fired grapeshot and was manufactured mainly in france in the mid 19th century.
Le Regiment d'Hebron was Sir John Hepburn's regiment raised in 1633 and evolved into the Royal Scots.
The lebel is a French rifle developed in 1886. It is bolt operated and takes a 8mm round from a 8-round tubular magazine. The muzzle velocity is 716 m/s and it is sighted to 2000m.
The lee enfield is a series of British rifles. The mark 3 and 4 are bolt operation and take a .303'' round from a 10-round box. The muzzle velocity is 738 m/s and they are sighted to 1829m.
The lee straight pull is a US straight-pull operated rifle issued to the navy in 1895. It takes a .236'' round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s and is sighted to 1828m.
The Lee-Metford series of rifles were adopted by the British army in 1888 to replace the martini-Henry. They were bolt-action rifles which took a 5-round box magazine.
The Leopard 1 is a German MBT designed in 1957 and entered service in 1965. At the time it was the fastest and most maneuvarable tank available and was purchased by many other NATO countries. It weighed 40 tonnes, carried a crew of 4 and was armed with a 105mm main gun. 60 rounds of APFSDS, HEAT and WP ammunition were carried and rangefinding was usually laser.
The Leopard 2 is a German MBT designed in the late 1970s as a sequel to the failed MBT70 project. It has a top road speed of 65kph, carries a crew of 4, and is armed with a 120mm smooth-bore main gun. 42 rounds of APFSDS and HEAT ammuntion are carried and the Leopard 2 weighs 55 tonnes.
Lever-action is a gun mechanism activated by manual operation of a lever.
The liberator pistol was a cheaply made pistol made in America in 1942 for supply to guerilla forces in enemy countries.
see "Royal Scots"
The LT-35 was a Czechoslovakian medium tank developed during the 1930s. It was crewed by four men and was armed with a 37mm main gun and a co-axial machine gun in the turret plaus a second machine gun in the hull front. It had a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 200km. When the German army annexed Czechoslovakia, production of the LT-35 continued, and they were redesignated PzKpfw 35(t) (Panzer 35(t)).
The LT-38 was a Czechoslovakian medium tank developed during the 1930s. It was crewed by four men and was armed with a 37mm main gun and a co-axial machine gun in the turret plaus a second machine gun in the hull front. It had a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 200km. When the German army annexed Czechoslovakia, production of the LT-38 continued, and they were redesignated PzKpfw 38(t) (Panzer 38(t)).
Luger were a range of automatic pistols manufactured by DWM from 1908 onwards. Originaly a 7.65mm calibre pistol, various versions were made. The artillery luger was a German 9mm calibre automatic pistol introduced in 1917. It took a 8-round box magazine.
The M-1 Abrams MBT, is an American main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of four, weighs 54.5 tonnes, and a top road speed of 72 kmph. It is armed with a 105mm smooth bore main gun with an effective range of 2500m. It can carry 55 rounds of ammunition, including HEAT and SABOT shells.
The M-113 is an American APC. It has been in service since the Vietnam war and carries a crew of 2 plus an 11 man squad. It has a top road speed of 64kmph and a range of 321km. It is armed with a 12.7mm calibre machine gun with an effective range of 500m.
The M/46 is the Browning High Power Pistol manufactured in Denmark.
The M1 is a US gas operated carbine. It takes a .30'' straight pistol type round from a 15/30-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 585 m/s and has fixed sights set at 275m.
The M102 is an American 105mm calibre light-howitzer. It has a range of 11,500m with standard ammunition and 15,100m with rap ammunition.
The M106 is an American mortar carrier comprised of an M113 APC chassis with a hole cut in the roof for a mortar to fire upwards and out of.
The M106A2 is a variant of the M106 mortar carrier. It carries a 107mm mortar and 100 rounds of HE and WP ammunition.
The M109 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers. They have a top speed of 56kph.
The M109a2 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a 155mm howitzer and Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun.
The M109A3 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a M185 howitzer and a Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun and carries 34 rounds of HE, WP, HEAT, HE/RAP ammunition and 2 CLGP rounds. It uses a stadiametric rangefinder.
The M109a6 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a m284 howitzer and a Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun.
The m110 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers. They first entered service in 1963. They are armed with a 8'' howitzer and have a top speed of 34mph.
The m113 is a series of American apcs. They are lightly armed with a Browning 0.5'' calibre machine gun. They have a top speed of 40mph.
The M113A3 is an American APC. It was designed in the late 1950s and entered service in 1960, the M113A1 upgrade entered service in 1963. It carries a crew of 2 plus a squad of 7 and is armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun for which 1200 rounds of ammunition are carried.
The m114 is an American 155mm calibre howitzer series first used during the second world war. The m114a2 model has a range of 19,300m.
The M119 is the American designation for the l119.
The M13/40 was an Italian Second world war tank of bolted armour plates, up to 40 mm thick, which were prone to split apart under fire. It was armed with a 47 mm gun and had a top speed of 32 kmph and a range of 200 km.
The m14 is a US automatic rifle developed in the 1950s to replace the garand. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 20-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 853 m/s and is sighted to 915m with a cyclic rate of 750 rpm.
The M16 (Armalite AR-15) is a US automatic rifle. It takes a .233'' round from a 30-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 991 m/s and is sighted to 458m. It has a cyclic rate of 800 rpm.
The M163A2 is an American anti-aircraft gun carrier. The M163 is comprised of an M113 APC with an M61A1 gatling gun mounted on the roof. The A2 version improved the fire control system by integrating the ranging radar with a ballistic computer.
The M1911A1 was a .45 inch calibre automatic pistol designed by Browning in 1911 and manufactured by Colt. It had a semi-automatic recoil action and took a 7-round magazine.
The M1935A was the standard pistol of the French army during the second World War. It was a 7.65 mm calibre semi-automatic pistol with a recoil-operation. It took an 8-round magazine.
The M198 is an American 155mm calibre towed howitzer with a range of 22,000m with standard ammunition and 30,000m with rap ammunition.
The M1A1 is a folding stock version of the M1.
The M1A1 MBT is a US tank. It takes a four man crew and is armed with a 120mm smoothbore gun, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, a 12.7Mm roof mounted heavy machine gun and a 7.62mm roof mounted machine gun. It is equiped with a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging night sights. 40 shells are carried for the main gun. It has a top road speed of 67 kph. Defenses include chobham armour and a laser warning system.
The M2 is an American IFV. It is armed with a 25mm Hughes machine gun and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and carries 2 TOW ATGMS. It has a top speed of 66kph. See M2A1.
The M22 Locust was an American light air-portable tank of the Second World War. It weighed 7.26 tonnes and was manned by a crew of three and armed with a 37 mm main gun. It had armour up to 25 mm thick and a top road speed of 56 kmph.
The M224 is an American lightweight company mortar. It has a calibre of 60mm and a range of 3,500m.
The M230 is a 30mm chain gun mounted on the AH-64A attack helicopter. It has a muzzle velocity of 790m/s.
The M240 is a Belgian medium machine gun fitted to the m1a1 MBT and other tanks. It has a muzzle velocity of 840 m/s.
The M242 is a 25mm chain gun mounted on M2A1 and M3A1 CFVs. It has a muzzle velocity of 1100m/s and fires APDS ammunition with armour penetration of 27mm at 500m.
The M249 is an American saw. It has a calibre of 5.56mm and a range of 1300m. It has a cyclic rate of 750rpm and a muzzle velocity of 924m/s.
The M24 Chaffee was an American light air-portable tank of the Second World War. It weighed 18.37 tonnes and was manned by a crew of five. It was armed with a 75 mm main gun and had armour up to 38 mm thick. It had a top road speed of 56 kmph.
The Rheinmetall M256 is a 120mm smoothbore gun mounted on M1A1 MBT and Leopard 2 MBT. It has a muzzle velocity of 1661m/s firing APFSDS ammunition and an armour penetration of 399mm at 500m and 368mm at 1000m.
The M29 is a family of American mortars.
The M29A1 is one of the M29 family. It has a calibre of 81mm and a range of 4,700km. It has a sustained rate of fire of between 4 and 12 rpm.
The M2A1 (Bradley) IFV entered service with the US army in 1982. It carries a crew of 3 and a 7 man squad. The M2A1 is armed with a twin TOW 2 launcher in the turret and can carry an additional 5 missiles, including TOWs, Dragons and Stingers. The main gun is a 25mm automatic chain gun for which 900 rounds of APDS and HE ammunition is carried. The M2A1 has a top road speed of 66kph.
The M2HB is the Browning 0.5'' calibre heavy machine gun mounted on American military vehicles since the Second World War. It has a muzzle velocity of 890m/s and fires ball ammunition.
The M3 is an American CFV version of the M2. It carries additional ATGMS instead of passengers and has slightly thicker armour. See M3A1.
The M3 Grant was the British designation of the American M3 Lee medium tank.
The M3 Lee was an American medium tank of the Second World War. It went into production in 1941 and was designed by the Rock Island Arsenal. It was a 27-tonne medium tank with a 75mm gun mounted in a side sponson, a 37mm gun plus co-axial machine gun in a small rotating turret, a bow machine gun and a fourth machine gun on the commander's cupola for all-round and anti-aircraft defence. It had a crew of six, armour plate up to 57mm thick and could achieve a top speed of 42kmph and had a range of 193km.
The M3 Stuart was an American light tank used during the Second World War. It weighed 14.4 tonnes and was driven by the Continental radial air-cooled W-670-9A engine which developed 250bhp and gave a top speed of 58 kmph and a range of 112 km. The M3 Stuart was crewed by four men and armed with a 37mm and co-axial machine gun in the turret, plus an extra machine gun in the hull front. It had armour up to a thickness of 38mm.
The M3A1 (Bradley) CFV is a variant of the M2A1 used by the American army in reconnaissance units. It carries a crew of 3 plus 2 infantry scouts used to load the twin TOW 2 launcher in the turret. The main gun is a 25mm automatic chain gun for which 1200 rounds of APDS and HE ammunition are carried. 12 missiles are carried for the TOW missile launcher. The M3A1 has a top road speed of 66kph.
The M4 Sherman was an American tank used during the Second world War. Many varieties were made, but the most common was the M4A3 which weighed 31.57 tonnes and had a crew of five. It was fairly thickly armoured, up to 108mm and had a 75mm gun plus a co-axial machine gun in a fully traversing turret and an extra ball mounted machine gun in the hull front. As with the M3 Lee an additional machine gun was usually fitted to the commander's cupola. The M4A3 was powered by a Ford 450bhp V8 engine which gave it a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 160km.
The M47 (Dragon) is an American infantry anti-tank/assault missile. It has a flight speed of 230mph and a range of 1000m. It is guided by the operator.
The M48 (chaparral) is an American forward area air-defense missile system. It launches surface-to-air missiles which use infrared homing to target heat emiiter guidance. The missiles fly at a speed of mach 2.5 to a ceiling of 2,500m and a range of 4,800m.
The M5 Stuart was the M3 Stuart tank with a later Cadillac engine which improved the range by 48km.
The M551 (sheridan) is an American light tank. It entered service in 1966. It is armed with a 152mm main gun and a 7.62mm calibre coaxial machine gun and a 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun. It has a top speed of 65mph.
The M6 Scout is An over-under combo gun chambered in .22LR (or .22 Hornet) and .410. It is 32 inches long with an 18 inch long barrel and includes a folding stock. The M6 Scout is marketed by Springfield as a survival rifle.
The m60 is a series of American tanks. The series entered service in 1960.
The m60 general-purpose machine-gun is an American weapon. It has a calibre of 7.62mm and a maximum range of 1800m with a rate of fire of 550rpm.
The M60A3 is an American main battle tank. It was designed in the mid 1950s and entered service in 1960, production ended in 1987. It has a crew of 4, a maximum road speed of 48kph and a 105mm main gun. It carries 63 rounds of APFSDS, HEAT, HEP and WP ammunition and has laser rangefinding.
The m60a3 MBT is a US tank. It was designed in 1956 and entered service in 1960. It is armed with a 105mm main gun, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a cupola mounted 12.7Mm hmg. It has a top road speed of 48kph. It is manned by a crew of four and carries 63 rounds of main gun ammunition. It is fitted with a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging night sight.
The M61A1 (Vulcan) is a 20mm six-barrel gatling gun mounted on the M163. It has a muzzle velocity of 1036m/s and fires APT ammunition with armour penetration of 45mm at 500m and 31mm at 1000m.
The Royal Ordnance M68E1 is a British 105mm rifle mounted on M1 MBT and M60A3 MBT. It was developed during the 1950s for use with the Centurion tank. It has a muzzle velocity of 1458m/s firing APFSDS ammuntion and armour penetration of 377mm at 500m and 349mm at 1000m.
The M712 (copperhead) is an American cannoN-launched guided projectile. It flies at supersonic speed and uses laser homing guidance to locate its target. It has a range of up to 10 miles.
The M72A2 is an American LAW. It has a calibre of 66mm and a range of 325m.
The M72A3 is a US infantry anti-tank missile. It lacks a guidance system and is only usable up to 135 meters.
The M77 is a Ruger bolt-action rifle. It is manufactured in various calibres between .22'' and .338''. It takes a 4-round magazine and is fitted with a receiver for a telscopic sight.
The M79 is an American grenade launcher. It has a range of 400m and a rate of fire of 5 rpm.
The M9 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta, and adopted by the American military in place of the m1911.
The M901A2 ITV is the standard anti-tank missile carrier of the American army. It is based upon the M113 chasis with an Emerson elevating turret on top. It carries a crew of 4, is armed with 2 TOW 2 launchers and a 7.62mm machine gun on the roof. 12 missiles are carried.
The M93 (fox) is an American reconnaissance vehicle. It carries a crew of 4. It is unarmed and has a top speed of 65mph.
A machine gun is a firearm of military significance, often crew-served, that on trigger depression automatically feeds and fires cartridges of rifle size or greater.
The madsen M50 is a Danish sub-machine gun. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 550rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
A magazine is a spring-loaded container for cartridges that may be an integral part of the gunžs mechanism or may be detachable. Detachable magazines for the same gun may be offered by the gun's manufacturer or
other manufacturers with various capacities. A gun with a five-shot detachable magazine, for instance, may be fitted with a magazine holding 10, 20, or 50 or more rounds. Box magazines are most commonly located under the receiver with the cartridges stacked vertically.
Tube or tubular magazines run through the stock or under the barrel with the cartridges lying horizontally. Drum magazines hold their cartridges in a circular mode. A magazine can also mean a secure storage place for ammunition or explosives.
Magnum is a term indicating a relatively heavily loaded metallic cartridge or shotshell and, by extension, a gun safely constructed to fire it.
Male was one of the first British tanks. It was fitted with six pounder guns and saw action during the first world war.
The Mannlicher-Carcano m1891 is an Italian bolt operated carbine designed for cavalry use, but with a folding bayonet fixed under the barrel. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 6-round magazine. The muzzle velocity is 701 m/s and it is sighted to 1500m.
The Mannlicher-Carcano m1938 is an Italian carbine with sights fixed at 300m. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 6-round magazine. It is bolt operated and has a muzzle velocity of 701 m/s.
The martini-Henry was the first metal cartridge breech-loading rifle built for the British army. It was adopted in 1871. It had a calibre of 0.45'' and took a bottle-necked cartridge.
The fusil mas36 is a French rifle developed in the 1940s. It takes a 7.5Mm round from a 5-round box. The operation is bolt. It has a muzzle velocity of 823 m/s and is sighted to 1200m.
The English matchlock was a smooth-bore muzzle loader gun in use during the late 17th century. It was fired from a rest called a pike.
The Matilda Mk 1 was a British Infantry tank of the Second World War. It had armour up to 60 mm thick and was armed with machine guns. It had a top road speed of 13 kmph and weighed 11.16 tonnes.
The Matilda Mk 2 was the only British tank to see action right through the Second World War from start to finish. It was an infantry tank weighing 26.9 tonnes with armour up to 78 mm thick and armed with a 2 pounder (40 mm) main gun. It had a top speed of 25 kmph.
MBT is an abbreviation for Main Battle Tank.
The Meiji carbine is a Japanese bolt operated carbine. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s and is sighted to 2000m.
A mercenary is a soldier hired by the army of another country or by a private army. Mercenary military service originated in the 14th century, when cash payment on a regular basis was the only means of guaranteeing soldiers' loyalty.
The MGM-52c (lance) is an American battlefield support missile. It has a range of between 45 and 75 miles depending upon the warhead and is carried by the m752 (m113) carrier. The missile flies at a speed of mach 3.
An MICV (mechanized infantry combat vehicle) is a tracked military vehicle designed to fight as part of an armored battle group. It is armed with a quick-firing cannon and one or more machine guns. MICVs have now replaced armored personnel carriers.
The Middlesex Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal Fusiliers during the Great War.
The mig are various military aircraft of Soviet origin.
The mig-23 is a Soviet single-seat air superiority and close air support fighter aircraft.
The mig-25 is a Soviet single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft.
The mig-27 is a Soviet single-seat tactical strike and close air support fighter aircraft.
The Mills bomb was the standard British hand grenade used during the Great War and Second World War. It weighed 1.5 lbs and could be thrown 30 yards. During the Spanish civil war, mills bombs proved effective against light tanks.
The mim-104 (patriot) is an American surface to air missile system. The missiles fly at a speed of mach 3 to a range of 68km.
A mine is an explosive charge on land or sea, or in the atmosphere, designed to be detonated by contact, vibration, magnetic influence, or a timing device.
A minesweeper is a small naval vessel designed for locating and destroying mines at sea.
The mini-14/5 is a Ruger ranch rifle. It is a gas operated .223'' calibre weapon taking a 5-round box magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 3300fps.
The Minie was a .702 inch calibre muzzle loading, percussion lock rifle. It was issued to the British army in 1851 to replace the Brunswick Rifle. The Minie was manufactured by Tower and sighted to 820m.
The Minuteman is an American three stage Inter-Continental Ballistic missile with a range of about 8000km.
The Mitrailleuse was a machinegun introduced in France shortly before the Franco-German war of 1870-1871. It consisted of a number of rifled barrels, generally thirty-seven, and was mounted similarly to an ordinary field-piece.
The MK19-3 is an American automatic grenade launcher. It has a range of 1500m and a rate of fire of 325-375 rpm.
MLRS is an abbreviation for multiple-launch rocket system. It is an American weapon system being a mobile vehicle which carries 12 rocket launchers. The rockets have a range of about 19miles and fly at a supersonic speed.
The Model 1853 was a reduced calibre form of the Minie. It was a .577 inch calibre muzzle loading, percussion cap rifle manufactured by Enfield from 1853. It was sighted to 730m.
The Moltke was a German cruiser. It was sunk by a British submarine during the battle for riga, on august the 18th 1915.
The Mondragon automatic rifle was one of the first automatic rifles invented. It was patented in 1907 by manuel mondragon of mexico. It had a calibre of 7mm.
A monitor was a very shallow, heavily-armed, iron-clad steam-vessel invented by Ericcson, carrying on its open decks either one or two revolving turrets, each containing one or more enormous guns and designed to combine the maximum fire-power with the minimum of exposure. The vessels got their name after the first one, built during the American civil war, proved its superiority during an engagement with the Merrimac in 1862.
see "Coldstream Guards"
The Monkey Tail was a .45 inch calibre, breech-loading, single capping carbine manufactured by Enflied in 1863. It had an effective range of 350m.
A mortar is a machine for projecting a bomb via a high trajectory at a remote target.
The Mosin-Nagant M1944 is a Soviet carbine. It is bolt operated and takes a 7.62mm round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 823 m/s and is sighted to 1000m.
The De Havilland Mosquito was an English two-seat fighter bomber aircraft. It was made completely of wood, which made it very easy to repair following attacks. It had a top speed of 400mph making it the fastest aircraft in the Second World War.
Mother was the name of the first prototype tank.
The mp40 was a German sub-machine gun which saw extensive use during the second world war. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. Its cyclic rate is 500rpm and it has a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
The mp44 is a German assault rifle. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 30-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 647 m/s and is sighted to 800m. It was developed in 1944 and influenced the development of the ak47. It has a cyclic rate of 500rpm.
The MRLS is an American rocket launcher. It was designed in 1977 and entered service in 1983. It fires twelve 227mm rockets, usually M77 rockets but also AT2 rockets. The rangefinder is an on-board ballistic computer fire control system.
A musket was a hand-gun first introduced in the early 16th century as a development of the culverin and arquebus. It was discharged by means of a lighted match, which gave rise to its name matchlock. It was so heavy that it had to be laid across a staff or rest to be fired. To make use of it the soldier needed to carry a lighted slow-burning match, which was apt to be extinguished in wet weather. This was developed into the wheel-lock which was a wheel made to revolve by a spring and which caused sparks by friction against a flint. In 1625 the musket developed the flint-lock.
A musketoon was a short thick musket with a very wide bore, sometime bell-mouthed like a blunderbuss. It fired a ball weighing between 5 and 7.5 ounces.
Mustard gas, Di-chloro-di-ethyl sulphide, is a blister gas used during the Great War. It has a faint smell of mustard. It has a delayed action which makes it so dangerous, it not being detected until it has already caused its damage. It rapidly damages the eyes, lungs and exposed parts of the body. Blisters appear on exposed skin after a few hours. The stomach and intestines can be damaged by eating food contaminated with the gas. Exposure to the gas often results in death or blindness.
The muzzle is the open end of the barrel of a gun from which the projectile exits.
The muzzle loader was the earliest type of gun, now also popular as modern-made replicas, in which blackpowder and projectile(s) are separately
loaded in through the muzzle. The term is often applied to cap-and-ball revolvers where the loading is done not actually through the
muzzle but through the open ends of the cylinder's chambers.
Napalm is a fuel used in incendiary bombs and flame throwers. It is produced from jellied petrol, and is a mixture of naphthenic and palmitic acids. Napalm causes extensive burns because it sticks to the skin even when ignited. It was widely used by the American Army during the Vietnam War.
The Needle Fire Rifle was first issued to the Prussian army in 1848. It was a bolt-action 15.43mm calibre rifle sighted to 400m.
The Nelson was a British battleship of the Second World War. It was armed with 9 16 guns. She had a top speed of 23 knots and carried a crew of 1300.
The new land pattern was a musket of the brown bess family introduced in the middle of the napoleonic wars. It had a calibre of 0.75''.
The New Model Army Revolver was a .44 inch calibre muzzle loaded, single-action revolver manufactured by Colt in 1860. It had a 6-round cylinder.
The nimrod is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft.
The North Staffordshire Regiment was a British army unit comprising the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Foot and the 98th Foot.
The number 4 rifle is a British rifle manufactured from 1941. It takes a .303'' round from a 10-round box. Operation is bolt. It has a muzzle velocity of 743
M/s and is sighted to 1189m.
The Okha was a specifically designed piloted flying bomb developed for use by Japanese Kamikaze squads.
see "Suffolk Regiment"
see "Dragoon"
The Otranto was built as a merchant ship for the Orient Steam Navigation Co. in 1909, and converted during the Great War into an armed mercantile cruiser. It was attached to Cradock's squadron at Coronel. It sunk following a collision with the S.S. Kashmir off the coast of Ireland.
The Owen machine-carbine was developed for use in jungle warfare. It was an Australian weapon. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 700rpm and a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s.