So, back in the 1960s, when the war in Vietnam was just beginning to escalate, McNamara ordered the weapon not is modified adopted, in its current configuration, for the immediate question with all the services, in spite to receive reports/ratios noting several insufficiencies with M16 as a service rifle, including the lack of a chromium-striped boring and the room, of the 5.56 the instability projectiles of millimeter under Arctic conditions, and the fact that the great quan…
M16 Assault Rifle / XM16E1
In the 1960s, the army immediately began with the question the XM16E1 (M16 title on its adoption) with the units of infantry, and to rifle it was at the beginning provided without to provisioning or kit proportioned of cleaning.
M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
The tank of battle of M1 Abrams is combat the principal tank of the army of the United States and the marine bodies of the United States, with three principal versions being to start deployed in 1980: M1, the M1A1, and the M1A2. The last versions of the M1A2 have new armor and package of electronics. It is baptized name of the General Creighton Abrams, former chief of army of personnel and ordering armored regiment of the army thirty-seventh. M1 Abrams replaced M60 Patton in …
M1 Abrams Mbt Armament
Starting in 1988, tanks M1A1 received the packages improved of armor which incorporated the mesh out of uranium exhausted in their armor in front of the turret and the hull. The armor reinforced this manner resistance appreciably increased of offers towards all the types of the armaments anti-tank device, but at the expense adding the considerable weight to the tank. First tanks M1A1 to receive this leveling were tanks posted in Germany, since they were the first line of def…
M1 Abrams Mbt Armament Features
Rounds like the M829A2 were developed specifically to address the threats posed by a T-90 or T-80U tank, given their high level of protection provided the tanks by kontakt-5 Explosive Reactive Armor, and high explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge rounds such as the M830, the latest version of which (M830A1) incorporates a sophisticated multi-mode electronic sensing fuse and more fragmentation which allows it to be used effectively against both armored vehicles and personne…
M1 Abrams Mbt Armament Issues
With the forthcoming TUSK add-on kit, an M2 or an Mk 19 grenade launcher can be mounted on the CROWS remote weapons platform (similar to the Protector M151 remote weapon station used on the Stryker family of vehicles). 2. A 7.62 mm M240 machine gun in front of the loader’s hatch on a skate mount. 3. A 7.62 mm M240 machine gun in a coaxial mount. The coaxial MG is aimed and fired with the computer fire control system used for the main gun. The turret is fitted with two six-bar…
M1 Abrams Mbt Engine
The M1 Abrams is powered by a 1500 hp (1119 kW) Honeywell AGT1500 (originally made by Lycoming) gas turbine, and a six speed (four forward, two reverse) Allison X-1100-3B Hydro-Kinetic Automatic transmission, giving it a governed top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h) on paved roads, and 30 mph (48 km/h) cross-country. With the engine governor removed, speeds of around 60 mph (100 km/h) are possible on an improved surface; however, damage to the drive train (especially to the tracks) …
M1 Abrams Mbt Features
The M1A2 is another improvement of the M1A1 with the thermal station of the viewer and the weapon of a commander, the equipment of navigation of position, the numerical data bus and a unit per radio of interface. Other levellings include the uranium armor exhausted for all the alternatives, a revision of system which returns all A1s to the like-new state (GOAL M1A1), to a digital packet of improvement for A1 (M1A1D), to a program of popularization to standardize parts between…
M1 Abrams Mbt In Combat
Tanks shipped in the transport-ready configuration require depot-level maintenance to install a number of sections of armor, and need to be fueled and loaded with ammunition. Tanks shipped in the combat-ready configuration can enter combat immediately. In World War II, it took a Sherman Tank an average of 17 rounds to destroy an enemy tank 700 meters away. The Abrams, by contrast, can destroy certain enemy tanks by firing, on the move, a single round from 2,000 meters away.[1…
The philosophy of samurai swords
Samurai swords are very much used in today’s decorations because of their special handcrafting, but mostly because of their unique philosophy and symbolism.
Getting the right Saw, Saw Selection Tips
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What Is ISO 9000
OK, this time I would like you to meet the ISO 9000. ISO 9000 is a family of the standards for systems of management of quality. ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is managed by bodies of accreditation and certification. For a manufacturer, some of the conditions with ISO 9001 (which is one of the standards in the family of ISO 9000) let us include: