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  2. Madsen M1945 - Wikipedia

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    The Madsen M1945 or M45 is a submachine gun introduced in 1945. It was produced by the Danish company Dansk Industri Syndikat of Copenhagen , Denmark. The Madsen M1945 was only produced for a short period of time before being replaced in production by the Madsen M1946 which was simpler and more inexpensive to produce compared to the Madsen M1945.

  3. List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II

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    4.5 in/7.2 in Rocket artillery United States: T40 Whizbang: 180 mm (7.2 in) Rocket artillery United States: Field artillery 75 mm gun M2/M3/M6: 75 mm (2.95 in) Field gun United States: Copy of a British weapon QF 2.95-inch mountain gun: 75 mm (2.95 in) Mountain gun United Kingdom: Used in the Philippines: M116 howitzer: 75 mm (2.95 in) Pack ...

  4. M-1956 load-carrying equipment - Wikipedia

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    The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.

  5. Madsen machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Madsen is a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War, and that the Royal Danish Army adopted in 1902.

  6. Carl Gustaf m/45 - Wikipedia

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    The standard m/45 is a fully-automatic-only weapon without any option for semi-automatic fire. It weighs 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) unloaded, and 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) loaded with a 36-round box magazine. It is 808 mm (31.8 in) long with the stock extended, and 550 mm (22 in) long with the stock folded. The m/45 is an open bolt design with a fixed firing pin ...

  7. Vertical volute spring suspension - Wikipedia

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    The vertical volute spring suspension system is a type of vehicle suspension system which uses volute springs to compensate for surface irregularities. This type of the suspension system was mainly fitted on US and Italian tanks and armored fighting vehicles starting from throughout the 1930s up until after the end of the Second World War in 1945.

  8. M45 - Wikipedia

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    Madsen M1945, a 9x19mm Danish submachinegun, also referred to as the M45; M45 (missile), a French Navy submarine-launched ballistic missile; M45 Quadmount, a weapon mounting consisting of four "heavy barrel" .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns; MEU(SOC) pistol (also M45 MEUSOC), a magazine-fed, recoil-operated, single-action, semiautomatic pistol

  9. Madsen M-50 - Wikipedia

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    This firearm was a modified variation of the M/46. The only major improvement was the simplified retracting handle. Introduction of the M/50 occurred at Mosede Fort, from 7 November 1950, until 1953.