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M56 Scorpion
The M56 "Scorpion" self-propelled gun is an American unarmored, Air assault, airmobile self-propelled gun, self-propelled tank destroyer, which was armed with a 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3, 90 mm M54 gun with a simple blast shield, and an unprotected crew compartment. History The M56 was manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors for use by US airborne forces, though the vehicle was eventually used by the Spanish Navy Marines, Morocco and South Korea. With a crew of four (commander, gunner, loader and driver), the M56 weighed empty and combat-loaded. It had infrared driving lights but no CBRN defense, NBC protection and was not Amphibious vehicle, amphibious. The M56 was a fully Caterpillar track, tracked vehicle with rubber-tired run-flat road wheels and front drive sprocket wheels. It was powered by a Teledyne Continental Motors, Continental AOI-403-5 gasoline engine developing at 3,000 rpm, allowing a maximum road speed of and a maximum range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-propelled Gun
Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, and self-propelled rocket artillery. They are high-mobility vehicles, usually based on continuous tracks carrying either a large field gun, howitzer, mortar (weapon), mortar, or some form of rocket (weapon), rocket/missile launcher. They are usually used for long-range indirect-fire, indirect bombardment support on the battlefield. In the past, self-propelled artillery has included direct-fire vehicles, such as assault guns and tank destroyers, which were typically well-armoured vehicles often based upon the chassis of a tank. In lieu of the standard tank's general-purpose tank gun, main gun that fired both high-explosive and anti-tank ammunition, direct-fire vehicles had specialized roles, with assault guns providing close fire-supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBRN Defense
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is a class of protective measures taken in situations where chemical warfare, chemical, biological warfare, biological, radiological warfare, radiological, or nuclear warfare, nuclear (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defense consists of CBRN passive protection, contamination avoidance, and Weapon of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction mitigation. A CBRN incident differs from a hazardous material incident in both scope and intent. CBRN incidents are responded to under the assumption that they are intentional and malicious; evidence preservation and perpetrator apprehension are of greater concern than with Hazmat team incidents. A 2011 forecast concluded that worldwide government spending on CBRN defense products and services would reach US$8.38 billion that year. Etymology In English language, English, the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APC Based On The M56 Scorpion
APC most often refers to: * Armoured personnel carrier, an armoured fighting vehicle APC or Apc may also refer to: Computing and technology * Auto Power Control, a system of powering e.g. laser diodes * Adaptive predictive coding, an analog-to-digital conversion system * Advanced process control, a concept in control theory * Alternative PHP Cache, a PHP accelerator program * Angled physical contact, a technique used in optical fiber connections * ''APC'' (magazine), Australian Personal Computer magazine * APC III or Advanced Personal Computer, a 1983 NEC microcomputer * APC by Schneider Electric, formerly American Power Conversion Corporation or simply ''APC'', a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies, electronics peripherals and data center products * APC-7 connector, a coaxial connector used for high frequency applications * Application Program Command, a C1 control code * Asynchronous procedure call, a function that executes asynchronously in the context of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M56 Operators
M56 or M-56 may refer to: Roads * M56 motorway, north-west England * M56 Lena highway (Russia), Russia * M56 Kolyma Highway, Russia * M56 (Cape Town), South Africa * M56 (Johannesburg), South Africa * M-56 (1919–1957 Michigan highway), a defunct American road around Monroe * M-56 (1971–1987 Michigan highway), another defunct road around Flint Guns * M56 Howitzer, a Yugoslav copy of the M101A1 howitzer * M56 Scorpion The M56 "Scorpion" self-propelled gun is an American unarmored, Air assault, airmobile self-propelled gun, self-propelled tank destroyer, which was armed with a 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3, 90 mm M54 gun with a simple blast shield, and an unprotected crew ..., an unarmoured American self-propelled anti-tank gun * M56 Smart Gun, a fictional weapon used in ''Aliens'' (film) and related media * Zastava M56 submachine gun, a Yugoslavian submachine gun Other * Messier 56, a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra * M56 Coyote, Humvee smoke generator * BMW M56, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M50 Ontos
Ontos, officially the Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50, was an American light armored tracked anti-tank vehicle developed in the 1950s. It mounted six 106 mm manually loaded M40 recoilless rifles as its main armament, which could be fired in rapid succession against single targets to increase the probability of a kill. Although the actual caliber of the main guns was 105 mm, it was designated 106 mm to prevent confusion with the ammunition for the 105 mm M27 recoilless rifle, which the M50 replaced. It was produced in limited numbers for the United States Marine Corps after the United States Army cancelled the project. The Marines consistently reported excellent results when they used the Ontos for direct fire support against infantry in numerous battles and operations during the Vietnam War. The American stock of Ontos was largely expended towards the end of the conflict and the Ontos was removed from service in 1969. Development The ''Ontos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M551 Sheridan
The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General (United States), General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It was armed with the technically advanced but troublesome M81/M81 Modified/M81E1 152 mm gun/launcher, which fired both conventional ammunition and the MGM-51 Shillelagh guided anti-tank missile. The M551 Sheridan entered service with the United States Army in 1967. At the urging of General Creighton Abrams, the U.S. Commander, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, at the time, the M551 was rushed into combat service to South Vietnam in January 1969. Later that year, M551s were deployed to units in Europe and South Korea. The Sheridan saw extensive combat in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1973. However, problems with the platform became evident, particularly its poor survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Support
Fire support is a military tactics term used to describe weapons fire used to support friendly forces by engaging, suppressing, or destroying enemy forces, facilities, or materiel in combat. It is often provided through indirect fire, though the term may also be used for some forms of supporting direct fire. The United States Department of Defense defines fire support as " fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives." Overview Fire support generally consists of fire from heavy or crew-served weaponry with high firepower, including strikes and barrages from artillery, mortars, rocket artillery, and missiles; naval gunfire support from naval artillery; airstrikes, strafes, and close air support from military aircraft; and drone strikes from unmanned combat aerial vehicles; among various other forms. Fire support i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
173rd Airborne Brigade
The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an Airborne forces, airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe.The 173rd Airborne Brigade History, Our History skysoldiers.army.mil, last accessed 21 December 2020 Activated in 1915, as the 173rd Infantry Brigade, the unit saw service in World War II but is best known for its actions during the Vietnam War. The brigade was the first major United States Army ground formation deployed to South Vietnam, serving there from 1965 to 1971 and losing 1,533 soldiers. Noted for its roles in Operation Hump and Operation Junction City, the 173rd is best known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M56 SPAT During Operation Toledo 17 Jun 66
M56 or M-56 may refer to: Roads * M56 motorway, north-west England * M56 Lena highway (Russia), Russia * M56 Kolyma Highway, Russia * M56 (Cape Town), South Africa * M56 (Johannesburg), South Africa * M-56 (1919–1957 Michigan highway), a defunct American road around Monroe * M-56 (1971–1987 Michigan highway), another defunct road around Flint Guns * M56 Howitzer, a Yugoslav copy of the M101A1 howitzer * M56 Scorpion, an unarmoured American self-propelled anti-tank gun * M56 Smart Gun, a fictional weapon used in Aliens (film), ''Aliens'' (film) and related media * Zastava M56 submachine gun, a Yugoslavian submachine gun Other * Messier 56, a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra * M56 Coyote, Humvee smoke generator * BMW M56, a straight-6 automobile engine * The core of the Radeon X1000 series#X1600_series, ATI Radeon Mobility X1600 graphics processing unit * Stahlhelm#M1956, M-56 steel helmet, designed in East Germany in 1956 * Infiniti M56, a Japanese luxury car * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy. Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power generation), heat energy (e.g. geothermal), chemical energy, electric potential and nuclear energy (from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion). Many of these processes generate heat as an intermediate energy form; thus heat engines have special importance. Some natural processes, such as atmospheric convection cells convert environmental heat into motion (e.g. in the form of rising air currents). Mechanical energy is of particular importance in transportation, but also plays a role in many industrial processes such as cutting, grinding, crushing, and mixing. Mechanical heat engines convert heat into work via various thermodynamic processes. The internal combustion engine is perhaps the most common example of a mechanical heat engine in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasoline
Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and later chemically enhanced with gasoline additives. It is a high-volume profitable product produced in crude oil refineries. The ability of a particular gasoline blend to resist premature ignition (which causes knocking and reduces efficiency in reciprocating engines) is measured by its octane rating. Tetraethyl lead was once widely used to increase the octane rating but is not used in modern automotive gasoline due to the health hazard. Aviation, off-road motor vehicles, and racing car engines still use leaded gasolines. Other substances are frequently added to gasoline to improve chemical st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
