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M224 Mortar
The M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) is a smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire mortar used for close-in support of ground troops. It was deployed extensively in the War in Afghanistan by the United States military. Description The M224 system is composed of these parts: * M225 Cannon: * M170 Bipod: * M7A1 Baseplate for use in conventional mode: or ** M8 baseplate for use in handheld mode: * M64A1 Sight Unit (The M67 Sight Unit is now widely used for the system): The mount consists of a bipod and a base plate, which is provided with screw-type elevating and traversing mechanisms to elevate/traverse the mortar. The M64A1 sight unit is attached to the bipod mount. The mortar can be fired in the conventional mode or the handheld mode. This smoothbore system can be gravity-fired or fired by using a manual spring-loaded trigger. It is typically fielded at the infantry company level. A small mortar section with two mortars was organic to Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortar (weapon)
A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, Muzzleloader, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a Smoothbore, smooth-bore (although some models use a Rifling, rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a Sight (device), sight. Mortars are typically used as indirect fire weapons for close fire support with a variety of ammunition. Historically mortars were heavy Siege, siege artillery. Mortars launch explosive shell (projectile), shells (technically called Bomb, bombs) in high arching Projectile motion, ballistic trajectories. History Mortars have been used for hundreds of years. The earliest reported use of mortars was in Korea in a 1413 naval battle when Korean gunsmiths developed the ''wan'gu'' (gourd-shaped mortar) (완구, 碗口). The earliest version of the ''wan'gu'' dates back to 1407. Ch'oe Hae-san (1380–1443), the son of Ch'oe Mu-sŏn (1325–1395), is generally credited with inventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M720
M7, M-7, or M.7 may refer to: Transportation Air * M7 Aerospace, a United States aerospace company * Macchi M.7, an Italian flying boat fighter in service from 1923 to 1930 * Miles M.7 Nighthawk, a 1930s British training and communications monoplane * Maule M-7, an American single-engine light aircraft * Marsland Aviation (IATA code), a Sudanese airline * Tropical Airways (IATA code), a defunct small airline based in Haiti Rail * M7 (Istanbul Metro), a metro line in Istanbul, Turkey * LSWR M7 class, a steam locomotive * M7 (railcar), a Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad railcar * NMBS/SNCB M7 railcar, a National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB) railcar Road * M7 (New York City bus), a New York City Bus route in Manhattan * Westlink M7, an urban motorway in the Sydney, Australia area * Metroad 7 (Brisbane) (M7), an urban motorway in Brisbane, Australia * M-7 (Michigan highway), the former designation of M-86, a state highway in Michigan * M7 (East London) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M734
The M734 multi-option fuzeTM 43-0001-28 "Army Ammunition Data Sheets,"Department of the Army, April 1977, p7-45. is a rangefinder and collision detection system used on 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm mortar shells as a trigger to detonate the shells at the most damaging heights of burst when combating four types of battlefield threats: :* The rangefinder is a Doppler radar using frequency-modulated continuous-wave FMCWTamatsu et al., "FM-CW Radar System," US Patent Serial No. 5,619,208, April 8, 1987 , ''Theory of FM-CW Radar''. technology to emit a radar signal and can be set to trigger two types of air-bursts, one being a near surface burst to combat standing targets and the other being a higher proximity burst downward onto prone or dug-in targets.FM 7-90,"Tactical Employment of Mortars,"Department of the Army, 27 April 2005, Appendix B-3. :* The collision detection portion of the fuze consists of two mechanical devices, one being a quick response electric inert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M525
M5, M-5, M.5, M-V, or M05 may refer to: Transportation Automobiles * AITO M5, a Chinese mid-size crossover SUV * BMW M5, a German mid-size performance car series * Dongfeng Fengxing Lingzhi M5, a Chinese MPV * Haima M5, a Chinese compact sedan * JAC Refine M5, a Chinese MPV * Studebaker M5, an American pickup truck Aviation and aerospace * M-5 rocket, a Japanese rocket * Macchi M.5, an Italian flying boat fighter in service from 1917 until the mid-1920s * Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk, a 1930s British single-seat racing and touring monoplane * Fokker M.5, a 1913 unarmed single-seat monoplane aircraft * Grigorovich M-5, a Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat * Kenmore Air (IATA airline designator: M5), a small airline based in the United States Military * M5 Stuart, a variant of the Stuart tank, a World War II-era American light tank * M5 half-track, a variant of the M3 Half-track military armored personnel carrier * M5 tractor, World War II-era artillery-towing tractor * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M734 Fuze
The M734 multi-option fuzeTM 43-0001-28 "Army Ammunition Data Sheets,"Department of the Army, April 1977, p7-45. is a rangefinder and collision detection system used on 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm mortar shells as a trigger to detonate the shells at the most damaging heights of burst when combating four types of battlefield threats: :* The rangefinder is a Doppler radar using frequency-modulated continuous-wave FMCWTamatsu et al., "FM-CW Radar System," US Patent Serial No. 5,619,208, April 8, 1987 , ''Theory of FM-CW Radar''. technology to emit a radar signal and can be set to trigger two types of air-bursts, one being a near surface burst to combat standing targets and the other being a higher proximity burst downward onto prone or dug-in targets.FM 7-90,"Tactical Employment of Mortars,"Department of the Army, 27 April 2005, Appendix B-3. :* The collision detection portion of the fuze consists of two mechanical devices, one being a quick response electric inert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuze
In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates its function. In some applications, such as torpedoes, a fuze may be identified by function as the exploder. The relative complexity of even the earliest fuze designs can be seen in cutaway diagrams. A fuze is a device that detonates a munition's explosive material under specified conditions. In addition, a fuze will have safety and arming mechanisms that protect users from premature or accidental detonation. For example, an artillery fuze's battery is activated by the high acceleration of cannon launch, and the fuze must be spinning rapidly before it will function. "Complete bore safety" can be achieved with mechanical shutters that isolate the detonator from the main charge until the shell is fired. A fuze may contain only the electronic or mechanical elements necessary to signal or actuate the detonator, but some fuzes contain a small amount of primary explosive to initiate the deton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Bomb
A smoke bomb is a firework designed to produce a large amount of smoke upon ignition. History Early Japanese history saw the use of a rudimentary form of the smoke bomb. Explosives were common in Japan during the Mongol invasions of the 13th century. Soft cased hand-held bombs were later designed to release smoke, poison gas, and shrapnel made from iron and pottery. The modern smoke bomb was created in 1848, by the British inventor Robert Yale. He developed 17th-century Chinese-style fireworks and later modified the formula to produce more smoke for a longer period. Colored smoke devices use a formula that consists of an oxidizer (typically potassium nitrate, KNO3), a fuel (generally sugar), a moderator (such as sodium bicarbonate) to keep the reaction from getting too hot, and a powdered organic dye. The burning of this mixture boils the dye and forces it out of the device, where it condenses in the atmosphere to form a smoke of finely dispersed particles. Home-made s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insensitive Munitions
'Insensitivity' (sensi'tivitē) refers to a lack of sensitivity for other's feelings. It may also refer to: * "Insensitive" (song), a 1995 song by Canadian singer Jann Arden * ''Insensitive'' (House), an episode of the TV series ''House'' * Culturally insensitive See also * Insensibility (other) " Insensibility" is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during the First World War which explores the effect of warfare on soldiers. Insensibility may also refer to: * Insensibility (intelligence), a lack of understanding, reason, wit, or sense * In ... * Senseless (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composition B
Composition B (Comp B), also known as Hexotol and Hexolite (among others), is a high explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used as the main explosive filling in artillery projectiles, rockets, land mines, hand grenades, and various other munitions. It was also used for the explosive lenses in the first implosion-type nuclear weapons developed by the United Kingdom and United States.''Atom Bombs: The Top Secret Inside Story of Little Boy and Fat Man'', John Coster-Mullen, 2003Nuclear Weapons FAQ section 8.1.1: The Design of Gadget, Fat Man, and "Joe 1" (RDS-1) accessed August 10, 2009 The standard proportions of ingredients (by weight) are 59.5% RDX ( |
Explosive Material
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An explosive charge is a measured quantity of explosive material, which may either be composed solely of one ingredient or be a mixture containing at least two substances. The potential energy stored in an explosive material may, for example, be: * chemical energy, such as nitroglycerin or grain dust * pressurized gas, such as a gas cylinder, aerosol can, or boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion * nuclear energy, such as in the fissile isotopes uranium-235 and plutonium-239 Explosive materials may be categorized by the speed at which they expand. Materials that detonate (the front of the chemical reaction moves faster through the material than the speed of sound) are said to be "high explosives" and materials that deflagrate are sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
