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Some types of connection were soldered. Wire wrap is an electronic component assembly technique that was invented to wire telephone crossbar switches, and later adapted to construct electronic circuit boards. Electronic components mounted on an insulating board are interconnected by lengths of insulated wire run between their terminals, with ...
Thermal sleeve. A thermal sleeve, or blanket, is a device around the length of a gun barrel of a large caliber gun, typically found on modern tanks. Its primary purpose is to provide a more consistent temperature to the gun barrel preventing distortions due to thermal expansion caused by the temperature differences around the barrel when firing.
The 6.5 mm Carcano rifle owned by Lee Harvey Oswald. The John F. Kennedy assassination rifle is the long-barrelled firearm that was used to assassinate John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 38 infantry carbine ...
Stock (firearms) The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole. A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that ...
A Cougar HE MRAP being tested in January 2007 with landmines. Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP; / ˈ ɛ m r æ p / EM-rap) is a term for United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes.
An 1872 diagram of a Prussian needle gun cartridge. The concept of a fully self-contained paper cartridge for a breech loader was patented in 1808, only a year after the invention of the percussion cap. One of the earliest breechloading firearms that was widely adopted was the Dreyse needle gun, patented in 1839, which was used by the Prussian army
A Polish soldier in June 1997, with MILES gear, AKMS and three magazines taped together. Firearm magazines are used " jungle style " if they are fixed together side by side, often with tape. The spare magazine may be pointing downwards in relation to the one fitted to the weapon. This configuration is used to speed up the process of reloading ...
A gunshot wound ( GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun ). [11] [12] Damage may include bleeding, bone fractures, organ damage, wound infection, loss of the ability to move part of the body, and in severe cases, death. [2] Damage depends on the part of the body hit, the path ...