The FAL was made by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN) in Liege and under license in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, South Africa (where it was known as the R1), Brazil, Australia, Canada, Israel, Austria and Argentina. India manufactured FALs without license from FN. Mexico assembled FN-made components into complete rifles at its national arsenal in Mexico City. The FAL was also exported to many other countries, such as Venezuela, where a small arms industry produces some basically unchanged variants, as well as ammunition. ...

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FN FAL, FN FAL - History, FN FAL - Production and use, FN FAL - Argentina, FN FAL - Australia, FN FAL - Austria, FN FAL - Brazil, FN FAL - Canada, FN FAL - Germany, FN FAL - India, FN FAL - Israel, FN FAL - South Africa, FN FAL - United Kingdom, FN FAL - United States, FN FAL - Variants, FN FAL - FAL 50.41 & 50.42, FN FAL - FAL 50.61, FN FAL - FAL 50.63, FN FAL - FAL 50.64, FN FAL - In Fiction, FN FAL - Films, FN FAL - Games, FN FAL - Video links

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IMI Galil, IMI Galil - History, IMI Galil - Usage, IMI Galil - Variants, IMI Galil - Manual

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M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations research organizations in Britain. One of their first efforts, Project ALCLAD, studied body armor and quickly concluded that they would need to know considerably more about battlefield injuries in order to make reasonable suggestions. Over 3 million battlefield reports from WWII were analyzed, and over the next few years they released a ...

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M16 rifle, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Project SALVO, M16 rifle - Eugene Stoner, M16 rifle - CONARC, M16 rifle - M16 adoption, M16 rifle - NATO standardization, M16 rifle - Future replacement?, M16 rifle - Overview, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Design, M16 rifle - Operation, M16 rifle - Safety precaution no magazine fitted, M16 rifle - Safety Precaution magazine fitted, M16 rifle - Load, M16 rifle - Ready, M16 rifle - Fire, M16 rifle - Unload, M16 rifle - Production and usage, M16 rifle - Variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602, M16 rifle - M16, M16 rifle - XM16E1 and M16A1, M16 rifle - M16A2, M16 rifle - M16A3, M16 rifle - M16A4, M16 rifle - Specialist variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants, M16 rifle - XM177 M4 carbine and Colt Model 733, M16 rifle - Mk 4 Mod 0, M16 rifle - Summary, M16 rifle - Popular culture, M16 rifle - Films, M16 rifle - Video games

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Karabiner 98k - Post-World War 2. During World War II, the USSR captured millions of Mauser Kar98k rifles and re-arsenaled them in various arms factories in the late 1940s and early 1950s. One of the reasons behind the Soviets keeping these rifles after World War II was in case the Soviet Union was invaded again in a future war. The Soviets wanted to avoid the situation where they could be short of infantry weapons, as it happened during World War II when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, especially when the Cold War started with t ...

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Karabiner 98k, Karabiner 98k - Description, Karabiner 98k - Combat use, Karabiner 98k - Post-World War 2, Karabiner 98k - Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle, Karabiner 98k - Usage Today

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See the British Indian Army for the pre-independence Indian Army. Upon British India gaining independence in 1947, the British Indian Army was divided into two parts to serve the newly created nations of Union of India and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Most units went to India, and the rest to Pakistan. Some Gurkha units from the force were also retained in the British Army. Indian Ar ...

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Indian Army, Indian Army - History, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indian Army - Indian Army participation in UN peace-keeping Operations, Indian Army - Operation Polo 1948, Indian Army - Goa Daman and Diu Operation 1961, Indian Army - Sino-Indian War 1962, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Army - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian Army - The Kargil Operation in 1999, Indian Army - Structure of the Indian Army, Indian Army - Commands, Indian Army - Corps, Indian Army - Other Field Formations, Indian Army - Regiments, Indian Army - Indian Army Staff, Indian Army - Strength, Indian Army - Rank Structure, Indian Army - Equipment, Indian Army - Light Weapons, Indian Army - Combat vehicles, Indian Army - Artillery, Indian Army - Non-combat vehicles, Indian Army - Aircraft, Indian Army - Missiles

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A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than a rifle or musket of a given period. There have been many carbines developed from rifles, being essentially shorter rifles firing the same ammunition, although usually at a lower velocity and there have also been many where the carbine and rifle adopted by a particular nation were not technically related, such as using completely different ammunition or internal operating systems (though the carbine still being weaker, or of smaller size). Which is ...

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Carbine - History
Carbine - Early history of the carbine: 1800s and earlier Carbine - Shorter rifles shorter carbines: World War I and World War II Carbine - Post-World War II
Carbine - Modern history
Carbine - Carbine use in contemporary military forces Carbine - Special operations forces Carbine - Personal defense weapons Carbine - Future acceptance and use
Carbine - Usage
Carbine - Pistol caliber carbines Carbine - Ultra carbines Carbine - Air carbines Carbine - Other carbines

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The Galil's main problem is weight; it is heavier than the M16A1, at around 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) empty vs the M16A1's 2.9 kg (6.4 lb), and therefore often considered to be a greater burden as a personal weapon for infantrymen, although its short length due to the folding stock made it very popular with the troops (Galil 840/614 mm vs M16A1 986 mm). The weapon never caught on among Israel's numerous special forces units, who used AK-47's both for reliability, and because of the Galil's cumbersome weight. Fighting infantry units therefore were reis ...

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IMI Galil, IMI Galil - History, IMI Galil - Usage, IMI Galil - Variants, IMI Galil - Manual

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A cartridge or round packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head (centerfire ammunition) or at its rim (rimfire ammunition). Electrically-fired cartridges have also been made; see below. A cartridge without a bullet is called a blank. Cartridge firearms - Design. The cartridge seals a firing chamber in all directi ...

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Cartridge firearms - Design
Cartridge firearms - Centerfire Cartridge firearms - Rimfire
Cartridge firearms - Cartridges in use Cartridge firearms - History Cartridge firearms - Problems Cartridge firearms - Reloading Cartridge firearms - Caseless ammunition

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Nowdays, there are a number of models used: Galil ARM - the main version. Galil SAR ("short") - no bipod or carry handle, shorter barrel. Galil MAR ("micro") - which retains the internal features with a completely new frame and even shorter barrel. It has been reported that this weapon is subject to severe overheating, becoming too hot to touch after sustained automatic fire. A redesigned version is now in service with Israeli special forces in undercover operations, small enough to conceal under a jacket, yet extremely powerful. A Galil MAR variant with a redesigned receiver and front sight is in widesprea ...

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IMI Galil, IMI Galil - History, IMI Galil - Usage, IMI Galil - Variants, IMI Galil - Manual

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NATO's 7.62 × 51 mm rifle cartridge, otherwise known as .308 Winchester (though they do not have identical specifications), was introduced in the 1950s as a standard firearm cartridge among NATO countries — though it has also become popular among civilians. There are many types, such as tracers and blanks, as well as many makes of the round. It was introduced to service with a variety of firearms, primarily service rifles and machine guns. It is used in the M14 rifle and M60 machine gun in US service in the late 1950s. The c ...

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7.62 × 51 mm NATO - Overview 7.62 × 51 mm NATO - Development 7.62 × 51 mm NATO - Firearms using the NATO round

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The war saw the extensive operation of Rhodesian regulars as well as elite units such as the Selous Scouts and the Rhodesian SAS. The Rhodesian Army fought bitterly against the black nationalist guerrillas. The Rhodesian Army comprised regiments such as the Rhodesian African Rifles and conscription was eventually introduced to supplement the professional soldiers and the many volunteers from overseas. By 1978 all white males up to the age of 60 were subject to periodic call-up into the army; younger men up to 35 might expect to spend alterna ...

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Second Chimurenga, Second Chimurenga - Rhodesian equipment and personnel, Second Chimurenga - Nationalist rebel equipment and personnel, Second Chimurenga - Timeline of the war, Second Chimurenga - Resolution

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List of firearms in first-person shooters - 007: Nightfire Console/PC. To avoid copyright, the names of the weapons were changed to fictitious variations, the real names are mentioned below with their game names in brackets. Pistols Walther PPK (Wolfram PP7. A gold variation exists in game.) Walther P99 (Wolfram P2K. A gold variation exists in game.) GLOCK 17 (Kowloon type 40) GLOCK 18 (Kowloon type 80) IMI Desert Eagle (Raptor Magnum) See also:

List of firearms in first-person shooters, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Full released games or Purchased Re-Released Mods, List of firearms in first-person shooters - 007: Nightfire Console/PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - America's Army PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Call of Duty PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Call of Duty 2 PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Counter-Strike PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Battlefield 2 PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Day of Defeat PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Day of Defeat: Source PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Half-Life PC/Playstation 2, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Half-Life 2 PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - IGI 2: Covert Strike PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown PS2/XBOX, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory PC, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Released Conversion Modifications of Games, List of firearms in first-person shooters - The Specialists, List of firearms in first-person shooters - Urban Terror

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The murder spree began on the morning of April 28, 1996 at the Seascape guesthouse north of Port Arthur, where Bryant murdered the elderly couple who owned the business. It is believed that Bryant's late father had earlier made several offers to purchase this guesthouse. After Bryant's father committed suicide, Martin Bryant seemed to believe that this refusal had caused his father to become depressed. After leaving the guesthouse, Bryant drove to another property and enquired after the owner, a Mrs Larner. She had also earlier declin ...

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Port Arthur massacre, Port Arthur massacre - Timeline of events, Port Arthur massacre - Capture and prosecution, Port Arthur massacre - Aftermath and analysis, Port Arthur massacre - Alternative theories

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The M14 was developed from a long line of experimental weapons based upon the M1 Garand. Although the Garand was one of the most advanced infantry rifles of its day, it was not a perfect weapon. Modifications were beginning to be made to the basic M1 rifle's design since the twilight of the Second World War. Modifications included adding a fully-automatic firing capability and replacing the 8-round "en bloc" clips with a detachable box magazine holding 20 rounds. Winchester, Remington, and Springfield Armory's own John Garand offered differe ...

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M14 rifle, M14 rifle - History, M14 rifle - Production, M14 rifle - Variants and related designs, M14 rifle - M14E1, M14 rifle - M14E2/M14A1, M14 rifle - M14 SMUD, M14 rifle - M14K, M14 rifle - Types of sights, M14 rifle - Rifle Design, M14 rifle - Markings, M14 rifle - Accessories, M14 rifle - Popular culture, M14 rifle - Films, M14 rifle - Games, M14 rifle - Video links, M14 rifle - Sources

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A standard SKS is semi-automatic and has a fixed/hinged 10 round magazine which is loaded from the top of the rifle manually singly or with a disposable 10-round stripper clip. It is a gas-operated weapon which, like the FN FAL assault rifle, has a spring-loaded operating rod which works the action via gas pressure pushing against it. Also like the FAL, it has a "tipping bolt" action locking system. Some variants of the SKS have been modified, with limited success, to accept AK-47 detachable magazines (military rifles designed with fixed mag ...

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SKS, SKS - Technical Specifications, SKS - Design, SKS - Service, SKS - Civilian use, SKS - Variants

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The G3 is of modular construction, based around a stamped steel receiver, a pressed in barrel, and a detachable 'trigger group' which encompasses the handgrip, trigger, and fire selector mechanism. The selector switch is typically referred to by the acronym "SEF", which refers to the most common fire settings. The top setting stands for Sicher, which is German for "safe". The middle setting Einzelfeuer (Ine-tsell-foyer) which means "single shot" or "semi-auto". The bottom setting Feuerstoß (pronounced foyer-shtoss), mea ...

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Heckler & Koch G3, Heckler & Koch G3 - History, Heckler & Koch G3 - Service History, Heckler & Koch G3 - Construction details, Heckler & Koch G3 - Operation, Heckler & Koch G3 - Variants of the G3, Heckler & Koch G3 - G3A1, Heckler & Koch G3 - G3A2, Heckler & Koch G3 - G3A3, Heckler & Koch G3 - G3A4, Heckler & Koch G3 - G3KA4, Heckler & Koch G3 - 91, Heckler & Koch G3 - Advantages and disadvantages, Heckler & Koch G3 - Additional details, Heckler & Koch G3 - Operators Military, Heckler & Koch G3 - In Fiction, Heckler & Koch G3 - See Also, Heckler & Koch G3 - Video Links, Heckler & Koch G3 - Manual

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M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations research organizations in Britain. One of their first efforts, Project ALCLAD, studied body armor and quickly concluded that they would need to know considerably more about battlefield injuries in order to make reasonable suggestions. Over 3 million battlefield reports from WWII were analyzed, and over the next few years they released a ...

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M16 rifle, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Project SALVO, M16 rifle - Eugene Stoner, M16 rifle - CONARC, M16 rifle - M16 adoption, M16 rifle - NATO standardization, M16 rifle - Future replacement?, M16 rifle - Overview, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Design, M16 rifle - Design criticisms, M16 rifle - Operation, M16 rifle - Production and usage, M16 rifle - Variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602, M16 rifle - M16, M16 rifle - XM16E1 and M16A1, M16 rifle - M16A2, M16 rifle - M16A3, M16 rifle - M16A4, M16 rifle - Specialist variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants, M16 rifle - XM177 M4 carbine and Colt Model 733, M16 rifle - Mk 4 Mod 0, M16 rifle - Summary

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The M14 was developed from a long line of experimental weapons based upon the M1 Garand. Although the Garand was one of the most advanced infantry rifles of its day, it was not a perfect weapon. Modifications were beginning to be made to the basic M1 rifle's design since the twilight of the Second World War. Modifications included adding a fully-automatic firing capability and replacing the 8-round "en bloc" clips with a detachable box magazine holding 20 rounds. Winchester, Remington, and Springfield Armory's own John Garand offered differe ...

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M14 rifle, M14 rifle - History, M14 rifle - Production, M14 rifle - Variants and related designs, M14 rifle - M14E1, M14 rifle - M14E2/M14A1, M14 rifle - M14 SMUD, M14 rifle - M14K, M14 rifle - Types of sights, M14 rifle - Rifle Design, M14 rifle - Markings, M14 rifle - Accessories, M14 rifle - In Fiction, M14 rifle - Films, M14 rifle - Games, M14 rifle - Video links, M14 rifle - Sources

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History of the British Army - Organisation. At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the British Army was a small, professional force of 247,000 soldiers, over half of which were posted overseas in garrisons throughout the British Empire. The regular Army was supported by 224,000 reservists and 269,000 soldiers of the Territorial Force. The size of the Army was in stark contrast to the Royal Navy which was the largest navy in the world, while many of the Army's continental counterparts, such as the French and German Armies (both of whom employed conscription) numbered n ...

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History of the British Army, History of the British Army - Origins 1661-1774, History of the British Army - American Revolution Napoleonic Wars and the Long Peace 1774-1854, History of the British Army - Crimea Mutiny Colonial Wars & the Cardwell-Childers reforms 1854-1914, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - The Great War 1914-18, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Equipment, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Inter-War Period 1919-1939, History of the British Army - World War II 1939-1945, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - End of Empire and Cold War 1945-1990, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Age of Mobility 1990-present, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Terminology, History of the British Army - Official rifle of the Army 1722-2005

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M16 rifle - Project SALVO. In 1948, the Army organized the civilian Operations Research Office (ORO), mirroring similar operations research organizations in Britain. One of their first efforts, Project ALCLAD, studied body armor and quickly concluded that they would need to know considerably more about battlefield injuries in order to make reasonable suggestions. Over 3 million battlefield reports from WWII were analyzed, and over the next few years they released a ...

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M16 rifle, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Project SALVO, M16 rifle - Eugene Stoner, M16 rifle - CONARC, M16 rifle - M16 adoption, M16 rifle - NATO standardization, M16 rifle - Future replacement?, M16 rifle - Overview, M16 rifle - History, M16 rifle - Design, M16 rifle - Operation, M16 rifle - Safety precaution no magazine fitted, M16 rifle - Safety Precaution magazine fitted, M16 rifle - Load, M16 rifle - Ready, M16 rifle - Fire, M16 rifle - Unload, M16 rifle - Production and usage, M16 rifle - Variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model's 601 and 602, M16 rifle - M16, M16 rifle - XM16E1 and M16A1, M16 rifle - M16A2, M16 rifle - M16A3, M16 rifle - M16A4, M16 rifle - Specialist variants, M16 rifle - Colt Model 655 and 656 Sniper variants, M16 rifle - XM177 M4 carbine and Colt Model 733, M16 rifle - Mk 4 Mod 0, M16 rifle - Summary

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