Shell (weapon) - Shell (weapon) Generally, shells are large rounds fired out of either artillery or armored fighting vehicles (including tanks). Also, warships, such as battleships, fire shells. Most shells are roughly bullet shaped - that is, a cylinder topped by an ogive shaped nose, possibly with a tapering base - but some specialised types are quite different. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Calibres 1.1 Old style calibres 2 Types 2.2 High Explosive (HE) 2.3 Armour-piercing (AP) 2.4 Armour-piercing, Discarding Sabot (APDS) 2.5 High Explosive, Anti-Tank (HEAT) 2.6 High Explosive, Squash Head (HESH) or High Explosive, Plastic (HEP) 2.7 Artillery delivered mines 2.8 Chemical 3 Non-lethal shells 3.9 Smoke 3.10 Illumination 3.11 Carrier 4 Unexploded shells 5 History Calibres The calibre of a shell is its diameter. This is.
Cartridge (weaponry) - paper is still known as cartridge paper from its use in these cartridges. This cartridge was used with the muzzle-loading military firearm, the base of the cartridge being ripped or bitten off by the soldier, the powder poured into the barrel, and the bullet then rammed home. Before the invention of the firelock or flint-lock, about 1635, the priming was originally put into the pan of the wheel-lock and snaphance muskets from a flask containing a fine-grained powder called serpentine powder. Later the pan was filled from the cartridge above described before loading. The mechanism of the flint-lock musket, in which the pan was covered by the furrowed steel struck by the flint, rendered this method of priming unnecessary, as, in loading, a portion of the charge of powder passed from.
Shell - Shell Amongst other things, a shell is: An animal shell, the hard, rigid outer covering of an animal such as a mollusk or gastropod. See also: shell (material). The operating system shell, the command line interpreter in the Unix operating system. An electron shell (energy level), consisting of a number of electrons in an orbital around an atomic nucleus The shorthand name for Shell Oil's line of convenience stores. A projectile with explosive charge, shot from a gun; typically shells are larger than bullets and shot from larger guns. See shell (weapon). In physics, see On shell and Off shell shell (fruit) turtle shell This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If.
Nuclear weapon design - Nuclear weapon design Nuclear weapon designs are often divided into two classes, based on the dominant source of the nuclear weapon's energy. Fission bombs derive their power from nuclear fission, where heavy nuclei (uranium or plutonium) split into lighter elements when bombarded by neutrons (produce more neutrons which bombard other nuclei, triggering a chain reaction). These are historically called atom bombs or A-bombs, though this name is not precise due to the fact that chemical reactions release energy from atomic bonds and fusion is no less atomic than fission. Despite this possible confusion, the term atom bomb has still been generally accepted to refer specifically to nuclear weapons, and most commonly to pure fission devices. Fusion bombs are based on nuclear fusion where light nuclei such as.
Mortar (weapon) - Mortar (weapon) A mortar is a military weapon consisting of a tube into which is dropped a mortar shell, which is then fired in a high ballistic trajectory. Modern mortars consists of a simple lightweight tube; however, early mortars were very short, very thick cannons, and some required transport on railroad cars. Modern mortars are often portable by infantry and can be used as a small-scale substitute for artillery. See also: Military technology and equipment.
Klingon - Klingon religion According to legend, Kortar, the first Klingon, along with his mate, destroyed the gods who created them and turned the heavens into ashes. This event is recounted in marriage ceremonies. Klingon values center around honor. Those who die honorably are said to join the spirit of Kahless in Sto-Vo-Kor. Dishonorable deaths hold the destiny of the underworld of Gre'thor, guarded by Fek'lhr. Gre'thor is reached by passage on the Barge of the Dead, eternally piloted by Kortar, over the River of Blood. The dead are not mourned, but celebrated, and the body is viewed as an empty shell to be disposed of. History of the Klingon Empire The Klingon Empire was founded around 500 C.E on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS by Kahless the Unforgettable. The Empire went through.
Ilyushin Il-2 - one source. It was originally designed by Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin and his team at the Central Design Bureau in 1938, as a two-seat aircraft with an armored shell protecting crew, engine, radiators, and the fuel tank. However, this was rejected in favor of a lighter single-seat design, which first flew October 12, 1940. This version was officially designated Il-2, and started large-scale production in early 1941, with the first deliveries coming in May, just in time for the German invasion. The Il-2 proved itself to be a deadly weapon against German transport and armor, but was itself vulnerable to fighter attack, and so in February 1942 the two-seat design was revived. The two-seat version was called IL-2M, and differed by having a rear gunner's position under a lengthened canopy. These modified.
Incan Empire - sacrifices were taken from defeated places as part of taxation. Festivals The Incas had a thirty-day calendar in which each month had it's own festival. Festivals gave the puric (a tax-paying Indian) a sense of belonging. Hymns were sung. The months and celebrations of the calendar are shown below: Gregorian month Peruvian month Translation December Capac Raimi Magnificent festival January Huchuy Pacoy Small ripening February Hutan Pocoy Great ripening March Paucar Warai Garment of flowers April Ariway Dance of the young maize May Aimuari Song of the harvest June Inti Raimi Festival of the sun July Anta Situwa Earthly purification August Capac Situwa General purification sacrifice September Caya Raimi Festival of the queen October Uma Raimi Festival of the water November Ayamarca Procession of the dead Burial Practices The Incas believed.
History of Ottoman Egypt - great share. In future all posts in Egypt were to be open to all classes of the inhabitants; the conduct of affairs was to be committed to the men of talent, virtue, and learning; and in proof of the statement that the French were sincere Moslems the overthrow of the papal authority in Rome was alleged. That there might be no doubt of the friendly feeling of the French to the Porte, villages and towns which capitulated to the invaders were required to hoist the flags of both the Porte and the French republic, and in the thanksgiving prescribed to the Egyptians for their deliverance from the Mamelukes, prayer was to be offered for both the sultan and the French army. It does not appear that the proclamation convinced many of.
HMS Inflexible (1881) - examples were ordered by the British Government for the coastal defences around Gibraltar and Malta (where one can still be seen at Fort Rinnella). She was also equipped with a ram - ramming was considered a practical means of sinking an enemy battleship at that time. The Italian Re d'Italia had been rammed and sunk by the Austrian flagship, Ferdinand Max, at the Battle of Lissa in 1866. This had started a vogue for ramming which persisted until the 1890's, and many naval officers even believed this was the most effective weapon a ship could have. This was less surprising than it might seem to modern eyes, because it was expected that naval battles would be fought at a range of only a couple of thousand metres. Rams turned out to.
Gun - Gun A gun is an aimable weapon that launches projectiles at high velocity, or a device that resembles such a weapon used for other purposes (e.g., glue gun). The term is also used for types of artillery with long barrels that fire at a relatively flat trajectory. For handguns, long guns and historical cannons the projectile is a bullet, shot by explosives (gunpowder), but it does not contain explosives itself. For modern artillery the projectile is a shell, containing explosives. Technically speaking, the projectile is the weapon and the gun is the weapon platform, although with the use of bayonets and rifle butts as clubs, the double usage of the word could be forgiven. Types of guns: Handgun (Also called a pistol; a gun used for short distances, fired.
Fan (implement) - Chinese fans are a pair of woven bamboo side-mounted fans from the second century BC. In ancient China, the symbol for a fan means 'a bird's wing' and looks like a wing. In modern China, the symbol for a fan, 'shan', means 'feathers under a roof'. The Chinese fixed fan, pien-mien, means 'to agitate the air'. The Japanese language's symbol for a fan is related to birds. Fans entailed certain regulations of societal norms for the Chinese people. A particular status and gender would accord a specific type of fan to an individual. The first folding fans were developed in medieval Japan and China. The folding fan was invented in Japan and taken to China in the 9th century. The Akomeogi (or Japanese folding fan; 衵扇; Hiôgi) originated in the sixth.
Flexible baton round - the USA. The shotgun type round consists of a strong nylon fabric bag filled with around 40 grams of lead shot. This bag is then fitted within a standard 12-gauge shotgun shell. When fired the bag is expelled at around 70-90 m/s, it spreads out in flight and distributes its impact over about 6 cm² of the target. It is designed to deliver a blow that will cause minimum long-term trauma and no penetration but briefly render the target prone and immobile. The shotgun round is inaccurate over about 6 m, has a maximum range of around 20 m, and is unsafe to use below 3 m. The weapon was developed and first used in 1970. The first US fatality was in 1971, there has been around a death a year.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) Part 5 - first, the fire was slow and deliberate. It was checked for an air strike, as lanes from the fast carrier force delivered bombs, rockets, and napalm before the ships resumed a heavier fire. Beginning at 0850, fire was so adjusted that carrier fighters could strafe the beaches during the last few minutes before H-hour. One minute before H-hour, the turret guns ceased firing, and the secondary guns began to drop a rolling barrage just ahead of the marines as they landed and moved inland, shore fire control parties (SFCP) accompanied the marines ashore; one SFCP was assigned to work with each of the supporting battleships and cruisers. The first wave crossed the line of departure at 0830 and landed only a fraction before the scheduled 0900 H-hour. As the troops landed,.
USS America (CV-66) - and her escorting destroyers. On the morning of 5 June, while America was refueling from the oiler Truckee (AO-147), with the CarDiv 4 band and the rock'n'roll combo of Truckee playing against one another the word came that the Israelis and the Arabs were at war. That afternoon the bosun's pipe called the crew to a general quarters drill, and the excitement of the moment was evident as all hands rushed to their battle stations. When general quarters was secured, the word was passed over the 1-MC, the ship-wide general announcement system, to set condition three, an advanced state of defensive readiness. On 7 June, the destroyer Lloyd Thomas (DD-761), in company with America, obtained a sonar contact, which was classified as a "possible" submarine. Rear Admiral Geis immediately dispatched Lloyd.
Dementor - driven insane by wallowing in one's own sadness and horror. That is why Azkaban is such a terrible place. The only way to overcome Dementors are using a very advanced and difficult charm: the Patronus Charm. This drives the Dementor away. However, the Dementor does have one weapon, a truly terrible weapon, to which no cure is known. This is known as the Dementor's kiss. The power of the kiss is to suck up a person's soul, leaving them an empty shell, yet not quite dead - just a soulless, jibbering person, incapable of a single thought. Harry Potter first encountered the Dementors during the school year of 1993-1994, when they were sent to guard Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry against Sirius Black, who had that year escaped Azkaban Prison..
16-50 Mark 7 - light 2,240 pound (1,016.0 kg) Mark 5 armor piercing shell, the shell handling system for these guns was redesigned to use the "super-heavy" 2,700 pound (1,224.7 kg) APC Mark 8 before any of the USS Iowa class battleships were laid down. This heavier projectile made these guns nearly the equal in terms of penetration power to the 46 cm (18.1") guns of the Japanese Yamato class battleships yet they weighed less than three-quarters as much. The weapon is constructed of liner, A tube, jacket, three hoops, two locking rings, tube and liner locking ring, yoke ring and screw box liner. Some components were autofretted. As typical of United States naval weapons built in the 1940s, the bore was chromium plated for longer barrel life. Uses a Welin breech block that opens.
Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere - and took six months to manufacture. There are very few applications requiring both such precise guidance and independence from external references. In fact, beyond ICBM guidance, none have been identified. If the requirement for complete autonomy is eliminated, extreme guidance accuracy is available at a small fraction of its cost and weight. For example, the advent of satellite positioning systems like GPS (Global Positioning System) and GLONASS, which permit centimeter level accuracy over unlimited periods of operation with only a light inexpensive receiver. NASA spacecraft require extreme guidance precision, but use external navigation cues to obtain it. Even new nuclear weapon guidance programs have shown a willingness to sacrifice autonomy for cost and weight. The proposed BIOS (Bomb Impact Optimization System), a glide-bomb adaptation of the B-61, has proposed using GPS.
Artillery - builder of any war equipment, and for the next 250 years the sense of the word "artillery" covered all forms of military weapons. "Artillery" is a general term covering several varieties of large-calibre weapons; currently these fire an explosive shell or rocket and are of such a size and weight as to require a specialized mount for firing and transport. Weapons covered by this term in the modern era include "tube" artillery such as the howitzer, cannon, mortar, and field gun and "rocket" artillery. Older engines like the catapult, onager, trebuchet and ballista are also artillery but generally fired a solid shot. The types of tube artillery are generally distinguished by their ballistic trajectory. Cannons (such as infantry support guns or the guns on a naval ship) are typically low-angle weapons.
Bazooka - name of a musical instrument, and later also that of an anti-tank weapon and a brand of chewing gum. The bazooka is a folk musical instrument, a rather primitive version of a trombone, usually with a lower but less wide range. From the mouthpiece the air chamber goes into wide lengths of pipe of sizes so that the wider diameter pipe can slide around the narrower one, lengthening or shortening the instrument to change the pitch. The bazooka was popularized in the 1930s by radio comedian Bob Burns, who may have invented the instrument some 20 years earlier. The bazooka was also played by jazz musician Noone Johnson. The bazooka has sometimes been confused with a different novelty instrument, the kazoo; kazoos have sometimes been referred to as "bazookas", especially in.
