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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.
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.
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.
[2] Oshkosh has since fitted TAK-4 independent suspension system to its Palletized Load System (PLS) trucks, [3] Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) trucks [4] and M-ATVs (MRAP – All-Terrain Vehicle), and the system has been retro-fitted to US Army/Marines General Dynamics/Force Protection Cougar MRAPs, BAE Systems’ RG-31 and RG-33 ...
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.
Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system, invented by Paul Magès, produced by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars. The suspension was referred to as Suspension oléopneumatique in early literature, pointing to oil and air as its main components. [1] [2]
That movement compresses the spring (2), pushing the arm down again. Christie-derived suspension on Polish 10TP tank: roadwheel (1), spring (2) and arm (3) T3E2 tank with Christie suspension crossing an obstacle during tests in 1936. The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by American engineer J. Walter Christie for his tank ...
The Quartermaster Corps Technical Committee concurred, and in June 1939 requested the Chief of Staff's approval, to start standardizing truck chassis and bodies procured for the Army into five payload classes: 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton, 1 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton, 2 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton, 4‑ton, and 7 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton and all tactical trucks had to have (part-time) all ...