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Operation Strike of the Sword or Operation Khanjar was a US-led offensive in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. About 4,000 Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as 650 Afghan troops were involved, supported by NATO planes. The operation began when units moved into the Helmand River valley in the early hours of July 2 ...
A khanjar [a] is a traditional dagger originating from the Sultanate of Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle East [b], South Asia [c] and the Balkans. [ d ] Worn by men for ceremonial occasions, it is a short curved blade shaped like the letter "J" and resembles a hook.
Stone war club (American) Suburito (Japanese) Sword mace 鐧 (Chinese) Tambo, tanbo (Okinawan) Tekkan (Japanese) Tekpi (Malaysia) Tewhatewha (Māori) Tonfa (Okinawan) Waddy, Nulla Nulla (Australian) War hammer also a pickaxe weapon (European) Yawara, pasak, yawara bo, dulodulo (Japanese, Southeast Asian) Yubi-bo (Japanese)
1 × AK–176 76mm gun; 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns; ... : INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy. [1] Mock drill On 30 November ...
On 18 June 2009, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), as part of the northern push of Operation Khanjar, entered Garmsir Province. [ 7 ] By 5 July, elements of 2/8 were engaged in heavy fighting at Toshtay, 16 miles (26 km) south of Garmsir. [ 8 ]
Berthier M1911 machine gun [7] (Water cooled version) Caldwell M1915; Darne M1916 machine gun; De Knight M1902/17 [7] DWM Parabellum MG 13 [13] (A combination of water cooled version and air cooled version) Fokker-Leimberger M1916 machine gun; Johnston D1918 [14] Knötgen M1912 machine gun; S.I.A. M1918 [13] Schwarzlose M1905 machine gun [7 ...
The gunstock club or gun stock war club is an indigenous weapon used by many Native American groupings, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the time. [1] Gunstock clubs were most predominantly used by Eastern Woodland , Central and Northern Plains tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Operation Heiderose was a significant success for the division, inflicting serious losses on the Partisans. More than 900 Partisans were killed and a large amount of equipment was captured: one anti-tank gun, two mortars, 22 machine guns, over 800 rifles and nearly 500,000 rounds of small arms ammunition.