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...uck. By the time the two sentries had locked, loaded, and shouldered their weapons, the truck was already inside the building's entry way. ...ry lethal weapon. These devices are similar to fuel-air or [[thermobaric]] weapons, explaining the large blast and damage.<ref>Paul Rogers(2000)"[http://www.b

...g the fledging South Vietnamese Navy in detecting and preventing supplies, weapons, and other materials from being infiltrated into South Vietnam by the Viet

...100 yards offshore, searching junks and small fishing boats for Viet Cong/weapons, and infrequently providing naval gunfire support with her two 3 inch guns:

...[[recoilless rifles]], [[machine guns]], and [[Anti-tank warfare|antitank weapons]]. This represented the largest seizure of the "Market Time" operation and

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...hti. The gun barrels and mechanisms are based on the [[Lahti L-39|L-39]] [[anti-tank rifle]] converted from semi-automatic to full automatic fire and with the s ...Long Solothurn]] cartridge used in 20 ItK 40 VKT was also used in the L-39 anti-tank rifle as well as the other 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, the [[20 ITK 30]] and

...on almost every battlefield, making it one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of gu ...y large numbers,{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} and when doubled in the anti-tank role, it was mounted on a versatile base from which it could be fired witho

...y purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed or rotary wing aircraft, shi * '''Weapons range''': Effective range with HE-FRAG (0.54 kg) shell, 4,000 m (4,375 yd)

* [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_30mm-63_ak-230.htm Navy Weapons.com] [[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]]

{{About|the unguided anti-tank weapon|the Russian guided anti-tank missile|AT-4 Spigot}} |type= [[Anti-tank weapon]]

...] [[surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air]] and [[anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank]] missile system based on the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]]A2 veh The [[Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle]] (MMEV) will feature a wide array of weapons for different engagements. Its direct fire with low cost rockets will be ab

|type= [[Anti-tank guided missile]] The '''Ingwe''' is a modern [[South African]] multi-role [[laser guided]] [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM) manufactured by [[Denel Dynamics]] (formerly Kentro

|type=[[Anti-tank missile]] ..."}}; {{lang-en|[[Chrysanthemum]]}}) is a [[Military of Russia|Russian]] [[anti-tank missile]]. Khrizantema was designed to deal with current and future generat

|type=[[Anti-tank missile]] ...рнет"}}; {{lang-en|[[Cornet]]}}) is a [[Military of Russia|Russian]] [[anti-tank missile]] (ATGM). It is a heavy ATGM intended to replace an older generatio

...th Africa]]n air-to-ground [[missile]], designed primarily for use as an [[anti-tank]] weapon. It is currently in its final stages of development, and is being ...[[Shaped charge|shaped-charge]], [[high explosive anti-tank|high explosive anti-tank (HEAT)]] [[warhead]], capable of penetrating over 1,350 mm (almost 4½&nbsp

|type=air-launched [[anti-tank missile]] ...u|Вихрь}}, {{lang-en|[[Whirlwind]]}}) is a [[Russia]]n laser guided [[anti-tank missile]] system. "9K121" is the [[GRAU]] designation for this system. Its

[[Category:Modern anti-tank missiles]] [[Category:Anti-tank missiles of Germany]]

|type=anti-tank missile |filling=[[High explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind [[Reactive armour|ERA]] 85

...Navy Spike Missile System: A New Generation of Miniature Precision Guided Weapons |publisher=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] (DTIC) |format=[[PDF]] |type=Man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile

|type= Anti-tank missile launcher ...LAW''') is a disposable, man-portable, short range [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti-tank guided missile]] system.

|type=[[Anti-tank]] |filling=137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem [[high explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] (penetrating 0.9 m through [[rolled homogeneous armor|RHA]] behind [

| type = [[Anti-tank missile]] The '''BUMBAR''' is a modern Serbian anti-tank missile. It is based on the French/Canadian [[ERYX]] missile.<ref>

*[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons/weapons/zone2/xm307/xm307.html Discovery Website - XM307 video clip] [[Category:Modern American weapons]]

...und and heavy recoil, VYa-23 proved to be a disappointment in its intended anti-tank role. Light German tanks could be defeated from the side or rear only, with '''Similar weapons:'''

...T 3: Heavy Guns|date=23 September 2007|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> Those weapons captured after the German conquest of Europe were taken into [[Wehrmacht]] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d

[[Category:Anti-tank weapons]]

|type=[[Wire-guided]] [[Anti-tank missile]] The '''Vickers Vigilant''' was a British [[MCLOS]] [[wire guided]] [[anti-tank missile]] used by the [[British Army]]. It was licence-built for the [[US M

...75° of the ''Model B''.<ref name=n>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_5-50_3ns.htm|title=Japan 12.7 cm/50 (5") 3rd Year Type|date=19 March * {{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|date=2002|

In the late 1920s, Hotchkiss proposed a range of anti-aircraft automatic weapons in the 13.2, 25 and 37 mm calibres. They were all based on the same type of [[Category:French World War II weapons]]

...States of America 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark 7 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 7 February 2008 | ac ...classes was its comparatively shorter range.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-45_mk6.htm USA 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark 6<!-- Bot generated title -->]

...d the '''3.7 cm Flak 37''' that was otherwise similar. It appears existing weapons were brought up to the Flak 37 standard, while new production started in 19 ...PfG_c#PPA168,M1 3,7-cm Flak 43 and Flakzwilling 43], ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', Chris Bishop, pp. 168</ref>

...used gears to elevate the gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_37mm-83_skc30.htm|title=German 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 3.7 cm/L83 ( * Campbell, John. ''Naval Weapons of World War Two''. London: Conway Maritime Press, 2002 ISBN 0-87021-459-4

* {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-65_skc33.htm German 10.5 cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385

...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385

| url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm ...cite web | last = DiGiulian | first = Tony | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm | title = United States of America 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark

...propellant charge. Before 1974 the ammunition consisted of high explosive anti-tank ([[HEAT]]) rounds only; the PG-15V HEAT fixed fin-stabilized rocket-assiste ..., from the PG-15V shell at short range, and the [[9M14M]] ''Malyutka-M'' [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM) at longer ranges.

...e weapons, ammunition magazines and a seat for the gunner. Controlling the weapons and moving the turret is accomplished by means of drive units with a manual ...rolled through the gunner's control panel. It is possible to integrate the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), or antiaircraft guided missile (AAGM), depending on

...e="bellum.nu">20mm Suomessa - Aseet ja ampumatarvikkeet (20mm in Finland - Weapons and Ammunition). Pitkänen S., Simpanen T, 2007. ISBN 9789525026597.</ref>. ...ar felt the proper solution was the introduction of the 37&nbsp;mm caliber weapons they had been developing since the 1920s, which had a rate of fire about th

* {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

* {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-50_mk10-22.htm United States of America 3"/50 (7.62 cm) Marks 10, 17

...action. <ref> [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-70_mk37.htm US Naval Weapons, at "NavWeaps" website]</ref> It was an essential improvement over the prev *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-70_mk37.htm United States of America 3"/70 (7.62 cm) Mark 37]

...s shot down 14,657 Axis planes<ref name="ReferenceA">Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army''</ref>. The mean quantity of 37&nbsp;mm ammunition to shoo * Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army'', Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - ''Оружие

[[Category:World War II weapons of the United States]]

* {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4-50_mk9.htm United States of America 4"/50 (10.2 cm) Marks 7, 8, 9 an

|type=[[Anti-tank gun]] The '''4.2&nbsp;cm Pak 41''' was a light [[anti-tank gun]] issued to German [[Luftwaffe|airborne units]] in [[World War II]]. Th

...ease fire on several occasions due to faults.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm Navweaps.com]</ref> * Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm British 4.5"/55 (11.4 cm) Mark 8 Mod 0 114 mm/55 (4.5")

...at the new gun muzzle velocity of 2650fps (808m/s).<ref>Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of World War Two'', p48.</ref> The 40 degree elevation was justified on the

...] [[tank]]. Originally, it was intended to be used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon, but it proved to be ineffective against [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[T .... The gun fired the usual anti-aircraft ammunition as well as a Hungarian anti-tank round. It had a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute and a penetration of

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_18-45_t94.htm] [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

...m anti-aircraft gun (21-K)''' was a Soviet design adapted from the [[45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)]]. This was a copy of a {{convert|3.7|cm|in|abbr=on}} Germ ...very round had to be hand-loaded.<ref>Breyer, p. 275</ref> Fully-automatic weapons of roughly this caliber like the [[40 mm Bofors]] typically used 4-5 round

*{{cite book|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two|author=Campbell, John|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

...is limited to 35° elevation,<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-38_mk12.htm |title=United States of America 5"/38 (12.7 cm) Mark 12 ...ife expectancy was 4600 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, P139</ref>

...yed ashore for coast defense.<ref>Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-51_mk7.htm "United States of America 5"/51 (12.7 cm) Marks 7, 8, 9, * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk16.htm United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16] [[Category:Cold War naval weapons]]

...the increasing speed of naval aircraft made manual aiming of antiaircraft weapons impractical. The [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mark 45 lightweight]] (22.1 lo *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk42.htm NavWeaps.com Mk 42]

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk45.htm navweaps.com: 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mods 0 - 2] [[Category:Cold War naval weapons]]

...II]]. The weapon was designed by the Finnish gunsmith [[Aimo Lahti]]. 507 weapons were produced in two versions, 7,62 ItKk/31 VKT and an improved 7,62 ItKk/3 ...machine guns and 125 7,62&nbsp;mm machine guns. The task for designing the weapons was given to the famed gunsmith [[Aimo Lahti]].<ref name="Lappi_85" />

...mpts were made to buy British and French guns, but both nations needed the weapons themselves because of the ongoing war. * [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_weapons.html Norwegian weapons], Retrieved 22 June 2006

* [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_weapons.html Norwegian weapons], Retrieved 26 June 2006

...7''' was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385

...World War Two, when Italy joined [[NATO]], it received a large part of its weapons from the United States in the form of [[Mutual Defense Assistance Act|direc ...ted between 10 to 60 rounds per minute.<ref name=Pretty>R.T.Pretty "Jane's Weapons System 1976" page 468 published Frank Watts Inc</ref><ref>Note - The given

...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d

...-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank weapons. The barrel of 52-K was the base for the family of 85-mm Soviet tank guns. * Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army'', Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - ''Оружие

...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385

...of guns served as primary heavy [[anti-aircraft gun|anti-aircraft]] and [[anti-tank]] guns, playing a role similar to the renowned [[Germany|German]] [[88 mm g ...6.2&nbsp;mm L/50), a widely-used caliber for this class of weapon. Similar weapons were in [[United Kingdom|British]], [[USSR|Soviet]] and other arsenals. The

...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d

[[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Russian and Soviet Anti-aircraft weapons]]

...by aircraft in air-to-air combat, where the target dwell time is short and weapons are typically operated in brief bursts. ...ment of self-contained primers and [[smokeless powder]]s that rapid-firing weapons were practical.

...for both types of 40 mm grenades, but over the years the functions of the weapons using these grenades has dramatically expanded, and as a result the need to Similar rounds have also been developed for weapons chambering the higher velocity 40x53mm cartridge as well, probably in respo

* {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

*Similar weapons: ** [[List of modern weapons]]

...ng. A leading Swedish steel producer by the early 1870s, it expanded into weapons manufacture when steel produced via the [[Siemens-Martin process]] started ...(UDI) of the [[United States]] acquired Bofors Weapons Systems (the heavy weapons division), while Saab retained the missile interests.

|name=Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun |caption=Polish [[wz.36]] anti-tank gun.

...eapons without any supporting evidence. It should be pointed out these two weapons are quite different from each other and share few, if any, features. ...r the land based versions were immediate, starting with an order for eight weapons from Belgium in August 1935, and followed by a flood of orders from other f

...ng the [[Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti)|20 mm Scotti]]. Both of the weapons fired the [[20x138mmB]] cartridge. ...essa - Aseet ja ampumatarvikkeet ennen vuotta 1945 <br> 20 mm in Finland - Weapons and Ammunition prior to 1945. Apali, 2007. ISBN 978 952 5026 59 7

...s S gun|40mm Vickers S gun]] which was used by [[Hawker Hurricane]]s as an anti-tank weapon. *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972

*[http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wmc/9-crn-91-naval-gun.jpg| CRN-91 Naval gun picture] *[http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wmc/9.htm| Ordnance Factory Board]

...タフ」|accessdate=2009-11-04|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="JSDF weapons">[http://www13.plala.or.jp/aconit/e-nerima_soubi.html "Exhibision (sic) of ...In US service it is officially known as the ''RAWS'' or ''Ranger Antitank Weapons System'', but often called ''the Gustav'' or simply the ''Carl Johnson'' by

* [[Sea-Sprint]], using the [[Air Defense Anti-Tank System|ADATS]] missile [[Category:Weapons countermeasures]]

...X and ''Dardo''). It is the last of a long series of Italian anti-aircraft weapons derived from the Bofors 40&nbsp;mm gun (Type 64, Type 106, Type 107, Type 5 ...i-ship missile]]s, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, s

...as derived from their original title, the '''Inspectorate of Anti-Aircraft Weapons and Devices''', IAAWD, which was corrupted to Instigator of Anti-Aircraft W ...was developed after the [[Stewart Blacker|Lt-Col Blacker]]'s spigot mortar weapons were shown to the DMWD by [[MD1]] ("Churchill's Toyshop").

...[[Rheinmetall]], which at the time was prohibited from developing certain weapons. It and other German manufacturers sought partnerships with foreign firms,

...cannons in the [[United States]] military. Designed specifically for the [[anti-tank]] role, the Avenger delivers a very powerful round at a high rate of fire. ...ire ammunition load in a single burst with no damage or ill effects to the weapons system itself. However, this constant rate of fire would shorten the barrel

The '''Gatling gun''' is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern [[machine gun]]. It is well known for its us ...fire]] was increased by firing multiple projectiles simultaneously, these weapons still needed to be reloaded after each discharge, which for multi-barrel sy

| type = [[Close-in weapon system|Close In Weapons System]] * '''Weapons range''': 350 to between 1,500 and 2,000 meters dependent on ammunition.

...needed|date=November 2009}} in the former [[Soviet Union]] on a variety of weapons.

...rate at shorter ranges where apparent target motion was highest.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p18.</ref> GRU/GRUB was also used on the The [[Pom-Pom Di [[Category:Anti-aircraft weapons]]

...2.<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1977), Volume 12, p.1283, "Hedgehog".</ref> ...principle was first used on the [[Blacker Bombard]] and the later [[PIAT]] anti-tank weapon.

...and 50&nbsp;kg (93 and 110&nbsp;lb). The British Mk V and American M3/M24 weapons were lighter than and had higher rates of fire than the early HS.404 guns. ...y, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons].'' 1951 by George M. Chin, Lieutenant Colonel USMC. Prepared for the Burea

...''Oerlikon KAD''', supplanting Oerlikon's own [[Oerlikon KAA|KAA]] and KAB weapons in the process<ref>[http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jah/jah_0114.html

...tor gunboats of the Royal Navy, not being entirely replaced by more modern weapons until 1945. {{Groundbreaking French weapons of the 19th century}}

[[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]]

|designer= Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment ...on)|Squid]] that it superseded, was developed by the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment in the 1950s. Squid was loaded manually, which was difficult

[[Category:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons of World War II]]

...R Remote Weapon Station''' is a [[Remote weapon system|remotely-controlled weapons station]] (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. I ...latform, a [[fire control system]] and [[joystick|control grips]]. Several weapons can be mounted to the platform, such as:

...ace it started in 1972 at [[Hughes Aircraft]] as the '''Vehicle Rapid-Fire Weapons System-Successor''', or '''VRFWS-S'''. This was essentially a power-driven To date, more than 10,000 weapons are in service. One of the major reasons for this popularity is the extreme

...itle=Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: AAA Weapons in Focus - The M2 .50-Caliber Machine Gun |publisher=Skylighters.org |date= ...50"/90 (12.7 mm) M2 Browning Machine Gun'' (2007) [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_50cal-M2_MG.htm Article]</ref> The AN/M2 aircraft gun has a cyclic ra

[[Category:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons]]

...] designed by [[John Browning]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II|last= Bishop|first=Chris |coauthors= |year=2002 |publisher= ...s with greater explosive and armor-piercing qualities than smaller caliber weapons. As a result, the 37&nbsp;mm (1.46&nbsp;in) automatic gun, M4, was develope

...ed on a powerful .60 caliber (15&nbsp;mm) cartridge designed for a pre-war anti-tank rifle, expecting that the cartridge's high [[muzzle velocity]] would be ben The Vulcan was later fitted into the weapons bay of some [[F-106 Delta Dart]] models and the [[General Dynamics F-111|F-

...n) of armor at 300&nbsp;m (330&nbsp;yd) range. Used as an aircraft-mounted anti-tank weapon, the Mk-101's tungsten-cored AP round was capable of penetrating the

20&nbsp;mm machine cannon in side-car mounting was without doubt the weapons system that made the most remarkable contribution{{Citation needed|date=May

...s, Bernard, general editor. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare'' (London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 8, p.807, "Duplex" ...elopment of the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_Notes.htm NavWeaps.com. United States of America Information on Torped

[[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

...he 6-inch guns<ref name="navweaps">{{cite web |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_6-47_mk16.htm |title=USA 6"/47 (15.2 cm) Mark 16 |publisher=www.navwea [[Category:Naval weapons of the United States]]

[[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

*[http://www.navysite.de/weapons/mk-46.htm Unofficial U.S. Navy Site: MK-46 Torpedo] [[Category:Cold War weapons of the United States]]

...pose is defence against [[anti-ship missile]]s, and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against aircraft, ships and other small cr ...German]] ''Mehrrohrkanone'', meaning ''multi-barrelled gun'') can refer to weapons such as the [[Nordenfelt gun]] but is more commonly used referring to this

|type= Anti-tank ...glish as "Armor Shot".</ref>) is a disposable single-shot 74-mm unguided [[anti-tank]] smooth bore [[recoilless weapon]], designed in [[Sweden]] by Försvarets

*Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "Mousetrap", in ''Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Weapons and Warfare'', Volume 18, pp1946-7. London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978. *http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMUS_ASW.htm

* '''Weapons range''': Effective range with AMDS (160 g) shell, 1,100 yards (1,000 m) * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNIT_25mm-80_Myriad.htm Naval Weapons of the World]

|name= Overhead Weapons Station (OWS) ...remote weapon system]] or station, (RWS) used for light and medium caliber weapons which can be installed on any type of armored vehicles. It is designed by [

Because the treaty of Versailles banned further production of such weapons in Germany, the patents and design works were transferred in 1919 to the Sw ...urpose of this development was to improve the performance of the gun as an anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapon, which required a higher muzzle velocity. An impro

...milar to the GDF-002, but included some enhancements like self-lubricating weapons and integrated protective covers. ...rs.com/Falklands/Argentineweapons.htm#35mm Britains Small Wars - Argentine Weapons]</ref>

{{About|the World War II tank and anti-tank gun|the anti-aircraft "pom-pom" autocannon|QF 2 pounder naval gun}} |type=[[Anti-tank gun]]

...0 at [[Vickers]] and by the time production stopped in 1936 a total of 600 weapons had been made. ...that year, service during the [[World War I|First World War]] proved these weapons to be ineffective and they were quickly removed from most of the larger shi

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-62_mk75.htm Italian 76 mm/62 (3") Compact, SR and USA 76 mm/62 (3") [[Category:Modern German weapons]]

...e="navweaps">{{cite web|author=Tony DiGiulian |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Phalanx.htm |title=USA 20 mm Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) |pu ...ilitary/systems/ship/systems/mk-15-specs.htm |title=MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=2005-04-27 |accessdate=20

...ostan, M. M.]], Hay, D. and Scott J.D. (1964). ''Design and Development of Weapons: Studies in Government and Industrial Organisation'' ([[History of the Seco

...of space on these ships to site a Pom-Pom Director.<ref>Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WW2''</ref> ...l anti-aircraft [[Fire-control_system|fire control]]<ref>Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of WW2'',p113, 178, 226 and 319. Campbell notes that the first USN tachymet

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...vert|1204|ft/s|m/s|sigfig=3}}<ref>Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_1pounder_mk1.htm Britain 1-pdr (0.45 kg) 1.46" (37 mm) Mark 1]</ref> ...pom-pom'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwm.org.au/site/Weapons.asp|title=Weapons|publisher=Australian Boer War Memorial Committee|accessdate=2008-08-28}}</r

{{about|the anti-aircraft autocannon|the World War II anti-tank gun|Ordnance QF 2 pounder}} |velocity= 732 m/s, (2,400 ft/s)new gun<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p71</ref>

...lin breech block]] with an [[Asbury breech]].<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_3-45_mk1.htm Navweaps.com]</ref> ...embers.tripod.com/~nigelef/anti-tank.htm BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2. ANTI-TANK ARTILLERY]</ref> They appear to have been mainly deployed in home defence.

*I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972. *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_3pounder_H_mk1.htm British Hotchkiss 3-pdr (1.4 kg) (1.85"/40 (47 mm))

...ers that were identical to those used on the 4.5" mountings.<ref>Destroyer Weapons of WW2, Friedman, p96</ref> ...r gun per minute, during one prolonged action in January 1941.<ref>''Naval Weapons of WW2'', Campbell, p17</ref>

|number=1,167<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_47-40_mk1.htm British 4.7"/40 (12 cm) QF Marks I to IV and Japanese 4. ...gh-angle anti-aircraft guns to defend London.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_47-40_mk1.htm British 4.7"/40 (12 cm) Elswick 4.7"/40 (12 cm) QF Marks

* {{cite book|laat=I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston |title= British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918 |location=London |publisher=Ian Allan |year=1972}} * {{cite web |last=Tony DiGiulian |url=http://navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_47-45_mk5.htm |title=British 4.7"/45 (12 cm) QF Mark V and Mark V*}}

...e terms#C.R.H.|c.r.h.]] HE shell. Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm "British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"]</ref><br ...mation on this gun's Naval service. {{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm|title=British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV|date=

...was a less than completely successful design<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_525-50_mk1.htm Page of Navweapons]</ref>, it saw extensive service dur ...n mounts carried on the Bismarck and Tirpitz.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-65_skc33.htm Navweaps 10.5 cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33]</ref>

...larke 2005, page 34, and Tony DiGiulian's website [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_6-40_mk1.htm Britain 6"/40 (15.2 cm) QF Marks I, II and III]</ref> Fou *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.

{{otheruses4|the 1880s Hotchkiss gun|the World War II anti-tank and Molins Class M gun|Ordnance QF 6 pounder}} ...transferred them to the army.<ref>Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_57mm_Hotchkiss.htm Russian 57 mm/40, 57 mm/50 and 57 mm/58 (2.244

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|name= Overhead Weapons Station (OWS) The OWS is used on: <ref> [http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/small_arms/ows/OWS.html OWS - 7.62mm 12.7mm.]</ref>

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...craft with all appropriate means in time to prevent them from firing their weapons or delivering their ordnance, or at least to prevent them from carrying out

[[Category:Vehicle weapons]] [[Category:Modern German weapons]]

...r turret cannons resulted in problems caused by the air flow affecting the weapons' barrel. Therefore a turret cannon had to be developed in the 1950's, whose ...oviets violated international agreements that banned the employment of any weapons in outer space. Developed in the second half of the 1950s, the R-23 cannon

...AB]] that specializes in military [[materiel]] such as missile systems and anti-tank systems. ==Modern weapons systems==

...[[12.7 mm]] [[machine gun]]s, [[40 mm]] automatic [[grenade launcher]]s, [[anti-tank missile]]s and observation pods.<ref>[http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/are [[Category:Vehicle weapons]]

...echanical fuze ammunition per kill, even in late 1944.<ref>Campbell, Naval Weapons of WW2, P106</ref> |title = Older weapons hold own in high-tech war

|designer= [[Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development]] ...ng board in 1942, under the auspices of the [[Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development]], this weapon was rushed into service in May 1943 onboard [[HM

|type=[[Anti-tank missile]] ...m|British]] [[wire-guided missile|wire-guided]] [[anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank missile]] developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.<ref nam

[[Category:Cold War weapons of the United States]]

...Gun was placed into production in 1925. <ref>MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics</ref> However, it was expensive to produce and lacked both accu ...later retrofitted with an [[autoloader]] <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref>

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...targets in the [[Japanese home islands]]. <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref> However, despite its superior range and firepower, ...had adjustable screwed foot for leveling. <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref>

[[Category:Japanese World War II weapons]]

...esigned and went into production in 1943. <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref> However, by late 1943 Japan lacked the raw material ...had adjustable screwed foot for leveling.<ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref>

...Japanese home islands]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II.</ref> However, by late 1943 it became apparent that the B- ...he guns had no subsequent chance to fire.<ref>MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics</ref><ref>Chant, Artillery of World War II.</ref>

[[Category:Weapons of the People's Republic of China]]

...pose is defence against [[anti-ship missile]]s, and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed/rotary wing aircraft, ships [[Category:Modern Chinese weapons]]

...cwt AA gun]] into a new, Japanese design.<ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Pp.150 </ref> The Type 88 was superior to Type 11 in accur ...the time of the [[surrender of Japan]]. <ref>MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics</ref>

*[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTJAP_WWII.htm A page with many statistics on Japanese WWII torpedoes.] [[Category:Japanese World War II weapons]]

...20 cwt|Vickers QF 3 inch 20 cwt AA gun]] <ref>MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics</ref> However, it was expensive to produce and lacked both accu ...an effective altitude of 6,650 meters. <ref>Bishop, ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II''. Pp.150 </ref>

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[[Category:Weapons of the People's Republic of China]]

|type=[[Autocannon]] [[Anti-aircraft gun|Anti-Aircraft]]/[[Anti-tank]] gun ...e guns were conducted at [[Yokosuka Naval Arsenal]] in 1935. The first few weapons were built in France under the designation “Type 94” and “Type 95”,

* ''Japanese Artillery weapons and tactics'', Donald B. McLean, ISBN 0-87947-157-3 [[Category:Japanese World War II weapons]]

...e [[Republic of China]]. These weapons were originally naval anti-aircraft weapons for the [[German Navy]]. <ref>[http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/11aa.htm] T ...so developed for potential anti-tank use. <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref>

...in the subway attacks, but had committed previous chemical and biological weapons attacks, including a [[Matsumoto incident|previous attack with sarin]] that

...was an article about his thoughts of the possible meanings of a "No deadly weapons in building" sign he had seen outside a public library.<ref name="weapon">{

* [[Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom]] ...o/index nuclear-weapons.info - a site dedicated to declassified UK nuclear weapons]

|title= Depleted Uranium Weapons ...0 percent of reactors ever built utilize that technology, and both nuclear weapons production and [[Nuclear marine propulsion|naval reactors]] require the con

...is also used by reenactors of historic swordsmanship to protect armour and weapons. It is widely recognised that this substance is more protective and longer

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Weapons found in burial pits dating from the late 3rd century BC [[Qin Dynasty]] of

* [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]] — the Avtomat Kalashnikova series of weapons, including the [[AK-47]], the Kalashnikov Handheld Machine Gun or ''Ruchnoi

...engineering|engineered]] artificially (most often created as [[biological weapons]]), or be any illness that came forth from the (ab)use of [[technology]].[[ ...e of simple weapons such as [[scythe]]s and [[axe]]s, and more complicated weapons such as [[chainsaws]] and [[chainguns]]. They are seen to obey "Queen" para

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...his living travelling across the country selling bomb components and other weapons to violent underground anti-government groups.<ref name="Riggs"/> Federal a ...ar_bruey_rivers.pdf| title=US DOJ: PRISON SENTENCE FOR POSSESSING CHEMICAL WEAPONS | date=May 4, 2004|}}</ref>

...that the officers relaxed spontaneously. After the police did lower their weapons, six of the men in the back of the truck, who were armed with [[automatic w ...man turned May 19 Communist who had been previously arrested for providing weapons to the BLA. She had been sentenced to 10 years in prison, but in 1977 she

...uilding by explosion, maliciously endangering life, and carrying concealed weapons in violation of New York State's [[Sullivan Act|Sullivan Law]]. ...on of New York State's [[Sullivan Act|Sullivan Law]] by carrying concealed weapons, the bombs. Seven counts of attempted murder were charged, based on the se

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...for the shooting of Ileto, six counts of civil rights violations and nine weapons charges). In exchange for pleading guilty, Furrow avoided a possible death

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...some who, based on their extreme religious beliefs or ideologies, take up weapons and become involved in warfare, or who commit acts of violence or terrorism

...infrastructure that could be attacked. Terrorists need not import chemical weapons if they can cause a major industrial accident such as the [[Bhopal disaster ...cked by an estimated 12 gunmen. The perpetrators were armed with automatic weapons and grenades or rockets and some were dressed as policemen. During the cour

...ans being killed or maimed by men armed with explosives, firearms or other weapons. None is satisfactory, and grave problems with the use of the term persist. ...conflict]]s without, though, recognizing the legality of the use of those weapons:

...ed as a form of [[foreign policy]] was shaped by the presence and use of [[weapons of mass destruction]], and that the legitimizing of such violent behavior l ...= 0719563062}}</ref> There is concern about terrorist attacks employing [[weapons of mass destruction]]. Terrorist organizations usually methodically plan at

...lving dogs, fueled fears of terrorist practices of using living animals as weapons, a change from an older practice of using the bodies of dead animals to hol ...k]]s.<ref>[http://www.soviet-empire.com/1/military/anti-tank/dog_mine/ Dog Anti-Tank Mine], Soviet-Empire.com (accessed November 17 2006)</ref> Other attempts

...n forced to declare [[bankruptcy]].<ref>{{citation|title=Minnesota Has New Weapons in the Fight Against Paper Terrorism|author=Christopher A. Young|date=Augus

...gers with [[metal detector]]s and luggage with [[x-ray]] machines prevents weapons from being taken on to an aircraft. The [[Israeli Defense Force|Israelis]]

...All infidels, without exception, are to be fought and annihilated, and no weapons or types of warfare are barred. Furthermore, according to them, current Mus ...All infidels, without exception, are to be fought and annihilated, and no weapons or types of warfare are barred. Furthermore, according to them, current Mus

...e give no salaries to officials or soldiers, just food, clothes, shoes and weapons. We want to live a life like the Prophet lived 1400 years ago and [[jihad]] ...amps for the foreign Muslim volunteers. "By 1987, 65,000 tons of U.S.-made weapons and ammunition a year were entering the war."<ref>{{

* The Military Committee is responsible for training operatives, acquiring weapons, and planning attacks. ...dership planned the attack years in advance, arranging for the shipment of weapons and explosives and using its privatized businesses to provide operatives wi

...Rosenberg (director of the [[Federation of American Scientists]]' biochem weapons working group in 2002) said that the report was commissioned "under a [[CIA ...atch Rosenberg (director of the Federation of American Scientists' biochem weapons working group), "[http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/libertystrikesback/Rosenberg

...st Deputy Director of Biopreparat where he not only oversaw the biological weapons facilities but also the significant number of pharmaceutical facilities tha ...ook)|Biohazard]]: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World - Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It'', Delta (200

...udith Miller (journalist)|Judith Miller]], author of ''[[Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War]]'', who received one at the ''New York Times'' of

...l?eref=rss_topstories |quote=A federal prosecutor declared Army biological weapons researcher Bruce Ivins the sole culprit in the 2001 anthrax attacks Wednesd

...outlines how a [[jihad]] group works and describes his training and use of weapons. However, Abbasi's lawyer has confirmed that he claims to have been torture

...ice|IED]]'s and land mines), machine gun, rifle, rocket launcher and other weapons have been reported. ...forces have arrested Victor Moore Infante in the in Zamboanga for selling weapons to the extremist group. The 34-year old man was tagged by authorities as "o

...ere served. The pirates were allowed to keep their ships, though not their weapons.<ref>[http://politiken.dk/indland/article571951.ece "Denmark frees ten pira ...or several days. Also per the report, the ''Absalon'' took the sailors and weapons aboard, sunk the craft, and turned the sailors over to the Yemen coast guar

.... In this armed conflict, our military employs a wide variety of tools and weapons to defeat the enemy. General Michael Hayden, Principal Deputy Director of N

...Osama bin Laden]], the mastermind of the embassy attacks, build [[chemical weapons]]. One man was killed and ten were wounded in Sudan by the strike. ...ven, since U.S. intelligence still believes the plant had ties to chemical weapons. According to [http://www.9-11commission.gov/hearings/hearing8/cohen_statem

...Nadeem, "Do we want to lose the war on terror or do we want to keep those weapons classified? If the American government insists on our true cooperation, the

...003, [[Earl Krugel]] plead guilty to [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]] and weapons charges stemming from the terrorist plot, and was expected to serve up to 2

...of al-Qaida cells in Van; recruited and trained members, provided illegal weapons and facilitation || Confirmed

...commit aircraft piracy, conspiracy to destroy aircraft, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to murder United States employees, and cons

...macy of the Government of Afghanistan, and surrendering their soldiers and weapons, though some of their subsequent actions have led to serious questions abou

...oast to prevent terrorists launching an "attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material," said Commander Kevin Aandahl.<ref name=THOUSANDS-FLEE-S

...". Posada relocated to [[Venezuela]], taking with him various CIA supplied weapons including grenades and fuses.<ref name="CIA file"/> He became a [[naturaliz

...e to the political [[stalemate]] is cessation of the ongoing provision of weapons to [[Iraqi Security Forces|Iraqi security forces]], whose number now exceed ...is not just a waste of time and money, but directly counterproductive. Our weapons and funding are fueling civil conflict in the face of deep political fragme

...iterranean Sea]] and is designed to prevent the movement of militants or [[weapons of mass destruction]] and to enhance the security of shipping in general. T ...tinuing problem for the UN and Iraq’s neighbors in its use of [[chemical weapons]] against [[Iran]]ians and [[Kurds]].

...he Biological Weapons Convention.<ref>Croddy, Eric, and James J. Wirtz. ''Weapons of Mass Destruction: an encyclopedia of worldwide policy.'' ABC-CLIO, 2005 ...[Sverdlovsk anthrax leak|accidental release of anthrax]] from a biological weapons complex located near there. At least 94 people were infected, of whom at le

...the massive, steel, freestanding [[Czech hedgehog]]s that were designed as anti-tank obstacles and were also used to damage [[warship]]s and [[landing craft]]. [[Category:Roman weapons]]

...arms race]]s in general and [[mutually assured destruction]] and [[nuclear weapons]] in particular. ''The Butter Battle Book'' was a ''[[New York Times]]'' No ...sides leads to an [[arms race]], each competing to make bigger and better weapons to outdo the other, which results in the threat of [[mutual assured destruc