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Animated sequence of how a bore evacuator works. A bore evacuator. A bore evacuator or fume extractor is a device which removes lingering gases and airborne residues from the barrel of an armored fighting vehicle's gun after firing, particularly in tanks and self-propelled guns.
Light tank Mk VII Tetrarch Mk I with Littlejohn adaptor.. The Littlejohn adaptor was a device that could be added to the British QF 2 pounder (40 mm) anti-tank gun. It was used to extend the service life of the 2-pounder during the Second World War by converting it to squeeze bore operation.
Ares Incorporated is an American weapons manufacturer and firearms engineering company co-founded by the American weapons inventor and developer Eugene Stoner in 1971. The company is based in Port Clinton, Ohio, and produces fire control systems, turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons and industrial machinery.
Machine guns IWI Negev Israel: Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO: Purchased in 1993. [26] [27] Negev NG7 variant ordered in 2023. [28] Heckler & Koch MG4 Germany: Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO: Used by the Special Operations Forces. [10] Ksp 58 Sweden: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO: Swedish-made variant of ...
The original patent filed by Hermann Gerlich in 1932 [6]. The squeeze bore concept was first patented by German inventor Carl Puff in 1903 [7] [8], even though the general principle was known already in 19th century and later applied in lighter fashion on Armstrong guns, on which only the muzzle yet not the barrel itself was of slightly smaller diameter (to cast off the sealing leather-bag ...
Barrels with an integral muzzle brake are often said to be ported. The concept of a muzzle brake was first introduced for artillery. It was a common feature on many anti-tank guns, especially those mounted on tanks, in order to reduce the area needed to take up the strokes of recoil and kickback. They have been used in various forms for rifles ...
In 1980, AAI Corporation further developed the HSTVL concept into the Rapid Deployment Force Light Tank (RDF/LT) prototype. This was, like the HSTVL, to be armed with the MC-AAAC which had now officially been designated as the XM274. As the RDF/LT was intended to have a secondary anti air role, a 75mm proximity fused HE round was made for the gun.
The Escape is marketed as a lighter weight survival rifle and is a hybrid of parts from the earlier models and consists of a Talon frame, a Condor 24" barrel and a TalonP tank with a buttstock. Originally released in 25cal, now offered in 22, the Escape provides a smaller number of shots due to the smaller TalonP tank and can be more quickly ...