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2. Sabot (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Sabot (firearms) APFSDS long rod penetrator separating from "double-ramp" sabot. [1] Diagram showing the operation of a discarding " spindle -shaped" sabot on an APDS-projectile. A sabot ( UK: / sæˈboʊ, ˈsæboʊ /, US: / ˈseɪboʊ /) is a supportive device used in firearm / artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a ...

3. Saboted light armor penetrator - Wikipedia

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   The saboted light armor penetrator ( SLAP) family of firearm ammunition is designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition. In the US it was developed by the Marine Corps during the mid/late 1980s and was approved for service use in 1990 during Operation Desert Storm. It uses a reduced caliber, heavy metal ...

4. SilencerCo Maxim 50 - Wikipedia

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   The SilencerCo Maxim 50 is a .50 caliber muzzle-loading rifle with an integrated sound suppressor, which is a Traditions Vortek Strikerfire with a SilencerCo suppressor welded onto the end of a shortened barrel. As a muzzleloader, the rifle is not considered a firearm under the Gun Control Act of 1968; [2] and the integrated suppressor is ...

5. List of muzzle-loading guns - Wikipedia

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   Muzzleloading artillery evolved across a wide range of styles, beginning with the bombard, and evolving into culverins, falconets, sakers, demi-cannon, rifled muzzle-loaders, Parrott rifles, and many other styles. Handcannons are excepted from this list because they are hand-held and typically of small caliber.

6. Muzzleloader - Wikipedia

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   Muzzleloader. A "Brown Bess" muzzle-loading musket, used by the British Army from 1722 to 1838. A muzzleloader is any firearm in which the user loads the projectile and the propellant charge into the muzzle end of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel). This is distinct from the modern designs of breech-loading firearms ...

7. Paper cartridge - Wikipedia

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   Paper cartridge. A paper cartridge is one of various types of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge. These cartridges consisted of a paper cylinder or cone containing the bullet, gunpowder, and in some cases, a primer or a lubricating and anti-fouling agent. Combustible cartridges are paper cartridges that use ...

8. Armour-piercing discarding sabot - Wikipedia

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   Armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of spin-stabilized kinetic energy projectile for anti-armour warfare. Each projectile consists of a sub-calibre round fitted with a sabot . The combination of a lighter sub-calibre projectile with a full-calibre propellant charge allows for an increase in muzzle velocity compared to full-calibre ...

9. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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   The Phalanx CIWS ( SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, [ 3] later a part of Raytheon.