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Pomeroy bullets were used by fighter aircraft attacking zeppelins. The Pomeroy bullet was designed by New Zealander John Pomeroy (1873–1950) as an anti-zeppelin weapon. . Pomeroy bullets were supposed to explode when encountering the minimal resistance of fabric envelopes containing hydrogen gas holding the zeppelin
MPL C/36) was a highly successful mobile coast defense mount fitted with a gun shield. The gun traversed on a six-legged firing platform that allowed 360° of traverse. It could depress -7° and elevate to a maximum of 47° 30', which gave it a range of 23,500 metres (25,700 yd). The gun on its carriage weighed 19,761 kilograms (43,566 lb).
Accessories: Eotech supplied the reflector sight EXPS 3-0 NV and its red dot magnifier G33™ a mission silencer B&T MARS and a practice silencer are provided [18] Rheinmetall supplied the LM-VTAL, a tactical laser and light module, and the TL-MISSIONLIGHT; the combat swimmers received an Aimpoint sight; ERATAC BUIS (back up iron sight) [19]
Reports at the time indicated LZ 77 had searchlights, eight machine guns, two so-called 'revolver' guns in the top lookout post, was accompanied by fixed-wing aircraft and at least one other Zeppelin and had orders to bomb nearby railway lines. [36] [37] Destroyed in the Battle of Verdun 21 February 1916 LZ 48: P: L 15 9 September 1915
Green Bay Packers (11-5, wild card No. 3)* In the hunt: Atlanta Falcons (8-8) An asterisk (*) denotes teams that have clinched a playoff spot. Teams that have clinched division titles are noted ...
The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded plug in its base, which covered the opening used to place the explosive filling, either 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT, 2.33 oz (66 g) of Trojan explosive (a mixture of 40% nitrostarch, ammonium nitrate, and sodium nitrate), 1.85 oz (52 g) of a 50/50 amatol/nitrostarch mixture, or 1.85 oz (52 g) of Grenite (a mixture of 95% nitrostarch and ...
An attendee holds a Glock Ges.m.b.H. GLOCK 19 Gen5 9mm pistol during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022.
According to a statement from the Lee County Sheriff's Office shared with PEOPLE, police received a call at approximately 3:48 p.m. on Dec. 24 reporting gunfire.