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37 mm flare or "1.5 inch" caliber is the specification for a common launching system for non-lethal and less-lethal ammunition. Such launchers are also often known as "gas guns" due to their original use by police for launching tear gas projectiles.
NFPA 1123, subtitled Code for Fireworks Display, is a code created in the United States by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to help prevent damage of property and injury or death of individuals during outdoor firework displays.
Four views of the 1981 37/38mm Milkor Stopper. The Milkor 37/38mm Less Lethal "Stopper" Single-shot was designed and distributed in 1981 by Milkor (Pty) Ltd as a less-lethal anti-riot weapon along with the Milkor 40mm Single shot Grenade Launcher which was designed as a reduced-cost grenade launcher for the SWAPOL Forces.
37 mm gun or 3.7 cm gun can refer to several weapons or weapons systems. The "37 mm" refers to the inside diameter of the barrel of the gun, and therefore the diameter of the projectile it fires. However, the overall size and power of the gun itself can vary greatly between different weapons, in spite of them all being called "37 mm" guns.
R1GHB = 20 × 37 mm Canister M2 Shell in fiberboard tubes in a wooden crate. (Each shell ontains 122 × 3/8-inch(0.38-caliber) steel balls and acts like a giant shotgun shell.) Gross weight: 97 lbs. Volume: 2 cubic feet. R1GIA = ? × 37 mm AP Capped-Tracer M51 Shell in wooden crate. R1HAA = 10 × 37 mm APC-T M51 Shell in wooden crate.
The SockelFlak was a gas-operated automatic cannon which fired a 37 mm (1.5 in) steel base fused explosive round with two brass driving bands. [4] The gun was mounted on a light three-legged pedestal mount with a seat for the gunner and could be broken down into four loads for short-range transport or carried in one piece on a cart by a two ...
Blue light. Blue light is an archaic signal, the progenitor of modern pyrotechnic flares.Blue light consists of a loose, chemical composition burned in an open, hand-held hemispherical wooden cup, and so is more akin to the flashpan signals of the Admiral Nelson era than the modern, encased signal flares, which are often launched by mortar or rifle and suspended by parachute.
The 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) was the closest Soviet counterpart, firing a shell very similar to the Flak with a similar rate of fire from a gun of generally similar weight and size. The US's 37 mm Gun M1 was similar to the Flak