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Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns. The system is unusual as it uses a manual optical guidance system, sending guidance commands to the missile in flight over a radio link.
Parrying dagger. The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies they were designed to parry, or defend, more effectively than a simple dagger form ...
A rapier (/ ˈreɪpiər /) or espada ropera ('dress sword') is a type of sword originally used in Spain [1] and Italy [citation needed]. The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. [2] It was widely popular in Western Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries as a symbol ...
The T-12 was designed by the construction bureau of the Yurga Machine-Building Plant as a replacement for the BS-3 100 mm gun. The first serial examples were produced in 1955, [2] but the T-12 entered service only in 1961. Its special feature was the use of a smoothbore gun. [3][4] The T-12 was typically deployed in the anti-tank units of armored and motor rifle regiments to protect flanks ...
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH.
She carries a rapier in artwork, which briefly appears in episode 9 of the second season as an heirloom from her family. She uses a Bren light machine gun and PIAT. [citation needed] She has a lightning based spell called Tonnerre which can strike down multiple targets. Her Striker Unit is modeled after the French fighter plane, the Dewoitine D ...
Pistol sword. A pistol sword is a sword with a pistol or revolver attached, usually alongside the blade. It differs from a rifle with a bayonet attached, in that the weapon is designed primarily for use as a sword, and the firearm component is typically considered a secondary weapon designed to be an addition to the blade, rather than the sword ...
The M548 was also used as the basis for the Tracked Rapier anti-aircraft missile system, originally intended for the Iranian Army but delivered to the British Army after the revolution caused the order to be cancelled.