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Plans for four advanced missile-tracking satellites passed a critical milestone this week as Melbourne-based L3Harris Technologies completed the final design review for the Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking program. The company will continue with development and integration of the four satellites under a $193 million firm, fixed-price contract.
The announcement comes on the heels of news that China has developed hypersonic missile technology that has the US military concerned. In October, the Financial Times reported a Chinese test of a new hypersonic glide vehicle launched from a rocket in low-Earth orbit that, military analysts say, could be capable of evading current generation US missile defense systems. The launch took US national security officials by surprise.
“They launched a long-range missile,” General John Hyten, the outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told CBS News. “It went around the world, dropped off a hypersonic glide vehicle that glided all the way back to China, that impacted a target in China.”
When asked if the missile hit the target, Hyten said, “Close enough.”
But the US defense industry isn’t standing idle. L3Harris has been developing and refining its missile-tracking technology for years. The company completed its critical design review in November, and says they will proceed through the build, integration, test, and acceptance phases on the way to an expected launch in early 2023.
“Rapid deployment programs, such as this one, demonstrate early missile warning and tracking missions can be efficient, affordable, and developed at a pace that keeps up with emerging threats,” said Ed Zoiss, President, L3Harris Space & Airborne Systems. “L3Harris purchased subsystems and other material and began building while completing the design to demonstrate speed to deployment.”
L3Harris says the company is also developing a prototype for the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, an announcement that is obviously targeted toward the emerging threat in China.


10 Sobering Facts About The US Nuclear Arsenal
The United States was the first country to manufacture nuclear weapons, and is the only country to have used them in combat, with the separate bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2. Before and during the Cold War, it conducted over a thousand nuclear tests and tested many long-range nuclear weapons delivery systems.
Between 1940 and 1996, the U.S. government spent at least $8.78 trillion in present-day terms on nuclear weapons, including platforms development (aircraft, rockets and facilities), command and control, maintenance, waste management and administrative costs.
10. It’s Only The Second-Largest Arsenal
Many assume that the US has the largest arsenal, but it never has. That dubious honor goes to Russia, the former Soviet Union.
9. The Many Types Of Weapons
Many of these deployed warheads could be delivered by Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, 400 of which stand ready at 11 different launch silos scattered across the US. These missiles could target virtually any country on the globe, but they are not the only option for a US nuclear strike.
The United States maintains a fleet of nearly 100 nuclear-capable bombers, many of the stealth variety and all capable of delivering devastating payloads. But perhaps the most terrifying delivery device is the Ohio-class submarine.
8. It’s Not Included In The Defense Budget
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In 2015, the US will have a declared military and defense budget of $601 billion, which is more than the next 7 highest spending countries combined.
7. Its Maintenance Is Privatized
The amount to be spent on maintenance of the US nuclear arsenal is currently estimated at about $1 trillion over the next 30 years. This includes funds for “modernization” of the arsenal—upgrading features like the targeting radius of some missiles.
Although such upgrades may provide little benefit in terms of actual security or deterrence, many private, nongovernment entities will reap a decades-long windfall from their implementation. These firms contract with the Department of Energy, and even the smallest contracts run into millions of dollars.
6. Much Of It Is Stored In Other Countries
In addition to deploying weapons on its own soil, during the Cold War, the United States also stationed nuclear weapons in 27 foreign countries and territories, including Okinawa, Japan(during the occupation immediately following World War II), Greenland,Germany, Taiwan, and French Morocco then independent Morocco.
5. We’ve Reversed Course On Disarmament
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Barack Obama calls for a ‘nuclear-free world’ at G7 summit during Hiroshima visit and his initial proposals for spending on maintenance reflected this. The somewhat paradoxical idea was that refurbishment of the nuclear arsenal would lead to increased confidence in it, which would lead to more disarmament treaties and fewer missiles. In the geopolitical climate of the last decade or so, this has not panned out.
4. Many Bombs Have Been Lost And Never Recovered
Since the beginning of the Cold War, several nuclear weapons, their vital components, or both have been lost permanently. Even more disturbing, nobody can seem to agree on just how many have been lost, perhaps due to the highly sensitive nature of such incidents.
Most sources put the number at somewhere between 6 and 11. There have been dozens more such “broken arrow” incidents which resulted in the recovery of the weapons.
Among the more alarming occurrences: the mysterious sinking of the USS Scorpion nuclear submarine in 1968 with two unspecified nuclear warheads, the 1956 disappearance of a B-47 bomber carrying two nuclear cores, and the 1961 crash of a B-52 bomber in a North Carolina swamp, resulting in the loss of a uranium core.
3. Nuclear Strikes Have Almost Been Ordered
Between 1945 and 1949, the US drew up nine detailed plans for a “first strike” nuclear attack against the Soviet Union even though the US nuclear arsenal was severely limited at that time. The 1949 Operation Dropshot plan might have begun on January 1, 1957, if the Soviet Union had not tested its own nuclear weapon later in 1949.
Other “first strike” options were almost implemented, too. A year before the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev threatened to take control of West Berlin. In response, Pentagon officials devised a highly detailed plan to use nuclear bombers to eradicate the Soviet nuclear arsenal, the Kremlin, and other strategic targets.
This “Berlin Crisis” led directly to the situation in Cuba. After Kennedy all but threatened a nuclear strike against the USSR in a public speech, Khrushchev resolved to place missiles in Cuba to gain military leverage.
2. The ‘Nuclear Football’
The nuclear football (also known as the atomic football, the president’s emergency satchel, the button, the black box, or just the football) is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the President of the United States to authorize a nuclear attack while away from fixed command centers, such as the White House Situation Room. It functions as a mobile hub in the strategic defense system of the United States
1. The President Has Near-Unilateral Authority
There are practically no protocols in place to prevent a sitting US president from unilaterally ordering a nuclear strike.If this sounds crazy, consider the words of then-Vice President Dick Cheney in 2008:
[The president] could launch a kind of devastating attack the world’s never seen. He doesn’t have to check with anybody. He doesn’t have to call the Congress. He doesn’t have to check with the courts. He has that authority because of the nature of the world we live in.


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INFLATECH decoy is going to participate in expo EUROSATORY 2018 in Paris under the auspices of Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Republic (DSIA).
INFLATECH is an official sponsor of the University of Defence in Brno. You can see installation of our inflatable military decoys – soviet and american main battle tanks at the Representative Gala Night of Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Kralove.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and INFLATECH presented in Budapest benefits and efficiency of using inflatable textile fabric decoys for tactical training and for weapon and personnel protection to Hungarian defense representation. Source: Embassy of the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic and INFLATECH presented in Seoul the solution of inflatable decoys to Korean defense representation.
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The Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic and INFLATECH introduced in Lima aerospace exhibition the solution of military inflatable decoys for tactical training and for weapon and personnel protection. Ref.: www.mzv.cz/kualalumpur/
It may take the form of tank, aircraft or missile defense system. The decoy saves expensive technique as well as human lives. Giant inflatable maquettes of tanks that simulate the temperature of the engine and are able to deceive radars arise in Czech Republic by the company Inflatech. In the physical form it is presented […]
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Read more at News4jax: Man dies from pellet gun accident
Even as an isolated incident, the tragic death of this young 22 year old man reminds us of the dangers of these weapons of sport. A pellet gun CAN produce injuries, or as what happened here – death. They are not toys, should not be treated as toys, and should be used by people that are mature enough to use them in a responsible manner.
More than 3 million pellet guns are sold nationwide each year. Nationally, air guns cause more than 25,000 injuries each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these incidents involve children under 19. They also kill an average of four Americans yearly. Proponents say that shows fatalities are rare, but four dead people are too many.
Pellet guns are classified along with other nonpowder guns–air rifles, pellet guns and ball-bearing BB guns–as dangerous in the hands of the untrained due to the high velocity discharge of the gun. These firearms can generate muzzle speeds of 150 feet per second to 1,200 feet per second. By way of comparison, a regular firearm pistol’s muzzle velocity is 750 feet per second.
Pellet Pistol Is a Weapon
In most states, a pellet gun is considered a firearm. Legally, a firearm is any instrument that can be reasonably expected to cause bodily harm. Florida is among the states that impose age restrictions on the possession, use or transfer of pellet guns. Florida law can also place a penalty on any adult that permits their minor child to have a pellet gun or BB gun in their possession while not in their presence.
Read: Can a Pellet Pistol Cause Bodily Harm? | eHow.com
Unlike some other states, Florida does not classify air guns (bb guns and air or gas-operated pellet guns) as firearms or as dangerous weapons. Instead, the state lumps these weapons in with other non-lethal weapons such as stun guns. Given this light classification, it is important to note that the state laws are not so lax for all non-combustion projectile weapons. “Slungshots” or “slingshots” are classified as dangerous weapons right along with brass knuckles and tear gas guns.
Typically, an air gun is classified as a projectile weapon that fires .177 caliber to .22 caliber bbs or pellets by either air, gas or spring pressure.
Under Florida law, it is illegal for any minor under the age of 16 to use an air gun (bbs or pellets) unless they are in direct supervision of an adult who is the child’s parent or guardian, or if the supervising adult is acting with the permission of the child’s parent or guardian. Any adult who allows a child 16 years or younger under their care to operate or possess any air gun without direct supervision is guilty of a second degree misdemeanor and may face fines, jail time or probation.
Pellet Gun Safety Tips
- Follow state and local Pellet gun laws and federal firearms laws.
- If you own or sell Pellet guns, you must still use extreme care when handling them. Pellet guns are not toys, and they have the ability to seriously injure or kill.
- Make sure that you get safety training and practical experience using a Pellet gun.
- Never let children use Pellet guns.
- Never use a Pellet gun if you have been drinking alcohol or under the influence of drugs
Pellet Guns and Your Legal Rights
If you are injured as a result of the accidental discharge of a pellet gun, an attorney can review the coverage terms of the homeowners insurance policy that insures the home where the injury occurred to determine if this injury is covered.
Not all homeowners insurance policies will cover injuries from firearms, and some do not consider a Pellet gun a firearm. If the homeowners insurance does cover injury from firearms, and considers a Pellet gun to be a firearm, it is likely that the policy will cover the medical expenses. Another matter to consider is Florida state laws regarding minors and Pellet guns. It is illegal for a child under 16 to be in possession of a Pellet gun without the supervision and in the presence of an adult who is acting with the consent of the minor’s parent. (F.S. 790.22) If the homeowner violated the Florida gun law, the child (depending on their age) or their parents may be held liable for negligence resulting in injury. Regardless, you should consult with a premises liability attorney to determine your legal options.
The attorneys at Edwards & Ragatz, P.A. can help you review the homeowners insurance policy to determine if yourinjuries are covered under their firearms policy. If a lawsuit is necessary to obtain compensation for your medical bills, our skilled team will prepare your case for trial “ even if it settles beforehand. For more information, contact us today – 800-366-1609


It's fascinating how often tales of creative effort seem to be incomplete.I read just today about Mr Colt and his famous revolver. But the blogger says, essentially, that the creative idea wasn't his, he just developed a design used in the Indian Army. I say "just" possibly unjustly; development is no easy matter. No doubt the development itself was full of creative acts. But the first order acts, to wit the identification of the problem (introducing a suitable pistol for horsemen) and the start of its solution (the revolver principle) had already been accomplished.Once a whole civilisation begins to throw up acts of creativity, their interactions must become very hard to disentangle.
I guess this adds one more reason why creatives aren't always liked very much. Identifying problems, but no solutions, will be viewed as mere 'complaining' by non-creatives.
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Of the 18,000 Canadian soldiers on strength for the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915, roughly one third became casualties, including 1,672 killed in action and more than 1,000 as prisoners of war. When the Canadians were withdrawn from the front lines on May 3, four of the British divisions committed to the defence of the salient suffered even heavier casualties in futile attempts to recover ground.
Britain’s 28th Division, made up largely of regular soldiers from the far reaches of the Empire, reported 15,533 losses—80 per cent of its strength—until exhaustion and ammunition shortages forced the generals on both sides to call the battle off.
The British official historian L.E. Edmonds described the 33-day bloodletting as “the first of a new kind of battle in which the enemy infantry would merely occupy ground” from which artillery and poison gas “had driven every living creature.”
The French and British armies were totally unprepared for this kind of warfare. They lacked reliable air observation, signals equipment and above all, heavy artillery able to disrupt the enemy through counter-battery fire. This situation ought to have led to a carefully staged withdrawal, conserving men and the limited supply of artillery shells. But under pressure from the French army, Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener and his generals continued an action that preserved a small part of the salient and the ruined city of Ypres at a cost of 60,000 casualties.
After Canada’s brave, battered infantry battalion was withdrawn, the artillery continued in action. Canada’s artillery followed the British model in every respect. Each of three infantry brigades was supported by an artillery brigade of 800 officers and men in three batteries each of six light field guns. The British identified their field artillery by the weight of the shell. The 18-pounder was used throughout the war, until it was replaced by the 25-pounder in the Second World War.
Each gun was towed into position by a team of four horses. The horses were unhitched and withdrawn to a safe distance, and the battery commander then worked out the tasks the gunners were to carry out by observation of the ground. Ideally, an airplane was available to help register the guns on every position, using elementary hand signals to communicate with the gunners. The effective range of the 18-pounder was 4.5 to 5.5 kilometres, but close support of the infantry usually meant taking up positions one to two kilometres behind the front line.
During training, the emphasis was on mobility, as the generals continued to insist that trench warfare was temporary and would soon be broken by aggressive offensive action. The French army was determined to evict the enemy from the soil of France in 1915 and British support was required.
This doctrine led to the decision to arm the guns with shrapnel shells, which on contact with the ground would eject iron pellets to wound or kill troops unable to take cover. High-explosive shells became available in limited numbers by 1915, but the explosive charge was not powerful enough to damage field fortifications. Rapidity of fire and manoeuvrability, and not the firepower of heavier, longer guns, was thought by both the French and British to be the key to victory.
One of the main consequences of pre-war assumptions about future conflict was the failure of the War Office to prepare for a protracted battle. Each gun carried 24 rounds of ammunition and was accompanied by a second horse team towing a steel-body wagon with 38 additional rounds. Resupply depended on the availability of wagons and horses from the brigade ammunition column and on reserves of ammunition.
The British and Canadian divisions also deployed a single battery of four 60-pounder guns with an effective range of nine kilometres. This battery, together with a brigade of 18 medium 4.5-inch howitzers, ranged to 6.4 kilometres and provided high-angle, plunging fire, which in theory could destroy field fortifications and carry out vital counter-battery attacks.
There were two problems in 1915: a limited supply of ammunition and a limited ability to calculate the wind speed or direction in the shell trajectory. The result was probable errors in accuracy of 45 to 140 metres for both range and line. The medium batteries were therefore supplied with shrapnel shells to assist the field artillery, while the 60-pounders depended on air observation and good luck.
When the Canadians arrived in the Ypres Salient, the 2nd and 3rd Brigades, Canadian Field Artillery (CFA) took up positions behind their infantry. Lieutenant-General Edwin Anderson, the divisional commander, had been ordered to hold the forward trenches at any cost and to counterattack immediately if any trench was lost. This meant the artillery was to stay put unless ordered to withdraw, so it was necessary to dig in and protect the guns.
The Canadian heavy guns were needed elsewhere, so there was no prospect of counter-battery fire. As G.W. Nicholson notes in his book, The Gunners of Canada, once the Germans had broken through, exposing the division’s flank, “there were now 12,000 yards to be covered by thirty-two 18-pounders and eight 4.5-inch howitzers—or 300 yards per gun.”
The four batteries of the 2nd Brigade, CFA were suddenly thrust into a front-line role with guns firing over open sights at close range. The 10th battery of 3rd Brigade, CFA was also drawn into the battle for the flank, turning its guns north in a heroic effort to prevent a breakthrough near St. Julien. The rest of 3rd Brigade, CFA remained in position behind Gravenstafel Ridge until common sense prevailed and they were withdrawn to a secondary defensive line one kilometre to the rear.
Unfortunately, the infantry battalions were left in place, so when the second gas attack began, the guns were out of range and the enemy broke through on a wide front. By April 26, the Canadian infantry was out of the front line and in reserve, but all three artillery brigades remained in place, supporting a series of abortive counterattacks by British and Indian army divisions.
The German army had prepared for offensive operations by providing each corps with heavy artillery and each army with super-heavy or siege artillery. Used originally to overcome the Belgian and French frontier forts, the heavies, including a 17-inch gun, were now available at Ypres. The power of the German counter-bombardment is a constant theme in Allied accounts of the battle. The Canadian Divisional Artillery war diary is typical: “25 April, batteries very heavily shelled and telephone lines continually cut…men and officers feeling strain of continued fighting and unceasing shell fire.”
The struggle and strain continued through another week of calls for artillery to support yet another British or French attempt to recapture lost ground. Orders to withdraw to a rest area finally came on May 3, leaving the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, then part of the 27th British Division, as the only Canadians still left in the salient.
One of the many soldiers who had endured the prolonged battle was Major John McCrae, a medical doctor who had served with the artillery in the Boer War. By 1914, he was 42 years old, a pathologist and a professor at McGill University, where many of his colleagues were working to establish what later became the army’s No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.
McCrae was unwilling to wait and volunteered to become the surgeon of the 1st Brigade, CFA. The brigade was in reserve when the German attack began, but was soon fully committed to the defence of Ypres and the Canal Line. McCrae’s Advanced Dressing Station was just west of the Ypres–Yser Canal, within sight of the Germans on Mauser Ridge. The rough dugouts, built into mounds of earth left over from digging the canal, were later enlarged and protected by concrete. Visitors who make the pilgrimage to the “Essex Farm Dressing Station” on the Western Front need to remember how primitive conditions were in 1915 when, during a lull in the battle, McCrae composed the best-remembered poem of the war, “In Flanders Fields.”
McCrae described the rough wooden crosses placed over just-dug graves, not the neat, orderly rows of tombstones at nearby Essex Farm Cemetery. The poem’s third verse, which begins “Take up our quarrel with the foe,” was written in the context of the horrors of Second Ypres and the death of his close friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer.
After the artillery withdrew for a brief rest, McCrae left to join the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (McGill) at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. His beloved gunners were soon back in action in France at Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Givenchy. They, along with the rest of the British Expeditionary Force, worked hard to overcome the difficulties encountered in 1915.
Several refinements in artillery warfare developed during this time, such as the assignment of a squadron of aircraft to each corps for air observation. Experiments in flash spotting and sound ranging—where a sound-detection crew measures the difference in time between the flash and the sound of a gun to determine its range—led to the establishment of Field Survey Sections, crucial to the development of accurate counter-battery fire. Accurate maps, methods for calibrating the muzzle velocity of guns and better meteorological reports, known as “meteors,” were also developed.
Another major change that increased the effectiveness of the artillery was the creeping barrage, which emerged through trial and error. The idea of “lifting” fire forward in front of advancing troops was tried in 1915, but the optimum method was determined in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. One 18-pounder per 14 metres of front with timed lifts of 90 metres could neutralize the enemy in forward positions by keeping their heads down.
The creeping barrage did not solve the riddle of the trenches or end the war, but it did emphasize that artillery had become the principal weapon system of the war. This new reality was evident at Vimy Ridge, where the density and depth of fire support allowed the infantry to reach most of its objectives in the time allocated by the artillery program. The artillery had come of age.
- Banner photo: A Canadian counterattack reclaimed four French guns lost in Kitcheners’ Wood after the German gas attack of April 22, 1915. Critical changes in artillery strategy took place during this period. Credit: Guelph Civic Museum.
- Originally published in Legion Magazine on June 4, 2015.


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On 7 July 2017, the “Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty” (NWPT) to ban nuclear weapons in general was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly. The Japanese government, however, voted against the NWPT while insisting on its own resolution plan to facilitate global nuclear elimination. This paper examines Japan’s nuclear identity with regard to the legal prohibition of nuclear weapons, especially the NWPT. Why did the Japanese government vote against the NWPT despite the fact that Japan is the sole state to have ever suffered nuclear bombing in war? With a view to providing multiple perspectives regarding this simple but important question, this paper applies “analytical eclecticism” in combination with international relations theory. The multiple theoretical perspectives on Japan’s policy toward nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament are instrumental in clarifying Japan’s nuclear identity and exploring its role in nuclear abolition. Finally, this paper considers alternative policy options that the Japanese government needs to take into consideration and put into practice in order to bridge a gap between nuclear and nonnuclear countries toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Akimoto, Daisuke Ph.D.
"The Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty and the Paradox of Japan’s Nuclear Identity,"
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Benchmark: Der PANTHER 6x6 punktet mit bis zu PS Motorleistung, km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit, bis zu l Löschmittelvolumen, l/min. Der Löschfahrzeughersteller Rosenbauer hat heute das bundesweit erste Feuerwehrfahrzeug seines neuen Modells PANTHER 6 X 6 in seiner erweiterten. Die Panther 6×6 haben Liter Wasser, Liter Schaummittel und Kilogramm Löschpulver an Bord. Ansonsten ist die Technik.
Die schrägste Konstruktion aller ZeitenDie Panther 6×6 haben Liter Wasser, Liter Schaummittel und Kilogramm Löschpulver an Bord. Ansonsten ist die Technik. Generation ging an den Dubai International Airport. Jubiläumsmodell: der Panther von Rosenbauer. Das FLF in der Ausführung 6×6 HRET versieht. Der Löschfahrzeughersteller Rosenbauer hat heute das bundesweit erste Feuerwehrfahrzeug seines neuen Modells PANTHER 6 X 6 in seiner erweiterten.
Panther 6 Facebook Conversation VideoThe car that made britain great : Panther 6 The Schmalturm would have been used, likely with a variant of the 8. The original MAN proposal had called Merkur Infos the Panther to have an epicyclic gearing planetary system in the final drive, similar to that used in the Tiger I. Archived from the original on 15 February
The first Panthers saw combat at Kursk in summer , revealing reliability issues beyond that typically expected for a new weapon system.
This was improved through ; the Panther's operational rate went from 16 percent at the end of July to 37 percent by December An improved version, the Panther Ausf.
A , entered production in August This received improvements from the Panther Ausf. D , including a better turret with a new commander's cupola and increased turret traverse speed.
More improvements began to have an effect on the combat-ready rate of the tanks deployed on the Eastern Front, which increased from 37 percent in February, to 50 percent in April, and 78 percent by the end of May General Heinz Guderian reported on 5 March The frontline reports said service life of the tank's engine had increased up from to 1,km [ to miles].
Plus, the same Panther tank-equipped units reported that failures regarding final drive, transmission and steering gears were within a suitable range.
From 6 March to 15 April , the 1. Four of their seven Panthers was still combat ready without any transmission or engine failure.
On 22 April , the same battalion reported how a good driver and commander can improve reliability:. The vehicle was still totally operational.
All items were in great condition but the tracks. The consumption of the engine has been 10ltr per km.
The vehicle was still operating with its first engine and transmission. After that report from the units, the Inspector General of Armored Troops acknowledged this in a report, at The report confirms the opinion that thanks to the continuous improvement of its components, the life of the Panther tank has increased.
The average lifespan of a Panther can now be roughly equal to that of a Panzer IV with around 1, - 2, kilometers between two major repair and maintenance processes.
Even so, in several cases, at approximately km, the gear has broken down and the boxes have had to be replaced. An example of Panther reliability appeared in the June edition of Nachrichtenblatt der Panzertruppen Armoured Troops Bulletin , from a Panther-recovery tank driver's report:.
Unteroffizier Krause of a Panther workshop platoon has driven his Panther recovery tank — Chassis No. About 1,km of this was made towing another Panther tank.
The vehicle and engine are still in great condition and operational. The Panther is inclined to catch fire quickly.
The lifetime of the Panther's engines to km is much higher than the Panther's final drives. A solution to the final drive teething is immediately needed.
In September and October , a number of modifications were fitted into the final drives as countermeasures to the reported problems including worn gear teeth, parts, bearings, and insufficient lubrication.
After much development work, the first T tanks entered combat in March A Wa Pruef 1 report dated 5 October estimated that when set at a degree angle the T's upper glacis could be penetrated by the Panther's 7.
The Battle of Kursk convinced the Soviets of the need for even greater firepower. Standard doctrine for purpose-built anti-tank guns of the period universally relied on small, dense solid projectiles propelled to high velocities, optimized for punching through armor.
However, the mm HE shell would easily blow off the turret, drive sprocket and tread of the heaviest German tank even if it could not penetrate its armour.
The SU was produced in large numbers throughout , with the first SUs being issued to new heavy mechanized gun regiments raised in May It mounted a mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank.
Because of its adopted role as an impromptu heavy tank destroyer , capable of knocking out the heaviest German armoured vehicles— Tiger and Panther tanks, and Elefant tank destroyers—it was nicknamed ' Zveroboy' "Beast Slayer".
The mm HE round produced a massive blast that did not rely on velocity for its effectiveness, making them effective against any German tank, including the Panther, Tiger and Elefant.
Early , the SU tank destroyer saw extensive service, when Soviet forces defeated the German Operation Frühlingserwachen offensive at Lake Balaton.
The Western Allies were aware of the Panther and had access to technical details through the Soviets, but there was a difference in the American and British camps as to the significance of the tank.
After taking two years to catch up with German tank design in Africa, the British were wary of falling behind yet again. They had developed the excellent pounder anti-tank gun , but did not yet have a vehicle in service that could fit this large gun into its turret.
For its part, the U. Army did not believe that the Panther would be a significant problem, and did not foresee their armoured forces having to fight pitched engagements against large numbers of Panthers.
The Panther was not seen in combat by the Western Allies until early at Anzio in Italy, where Panthers were employed in small numbers.
Until just before D-Day 6 June , the Panther was thought to be another heavy tank that would not be built in large numbers.
Shortly before D-Day, Allied intelligence reported that large numbers of Panthers were being used in the panzer divisions, and an attempt was made to investigate Panther production.
Using a statistical analysis of the serial numbers on the road wheels on two captured tanks, U. This estimate was very accurate, especially compared to previous methods, as German records after the war showed production of Panthers for the month of February was This indicated that the Panther would be encountered in much larger numbers than had previously been thought.
Army expected to face a handful of German heavy tanks alongside large numbers of Panzer IVs. At this point, it was too late to prepare to face the Panther.
The British were more astute in their recognition of the danger posed by the increasing armour strength of German tanks.
Work on a more powerful anti-tank gun had started in , and the tanks to use it in When these programmes were delayed, a stop-gap solution was found.
The pdr could through modifications be fitted to a Sherman, and orders for this Sherman Firefly were placed in By the time of the Normandy invasion, Sherman Fireflies were available to the Commonwealth armoured divisions.
The British lobbied for American production lines to be modified to produce Fireflies, but these suggestions were declined by the U.
Army, in part due to the poor performance of British tank designs in North Africa. British and Commonwealth tank units in Normandy were initially equipped at the rate of one Firefly in a troop with three Shermans or Cromwells.
This ratio increased until, by the end of the war, half of the British Shermans were Fireflies. At the time, U. Lesley McNair. An artilleryman by trade, he believed that tanks should concentrate on infantry support and exploitation roles and avoid enemy tanks, leaving them to be dealt with by the tank destroyer force, which was a mix of towed anti-tank guns and lightly armoured fighting vehicles with open top turrets with 3-inch This doctrine led to a lack of urgency in the U.
As with the Soviets, the German adoption of thicker armour and the 7. The recommendation of a limited proportion of tanks carrying a 90mm gun is not concurred in for the following reasons: The M4 tank has been hailed widely as the best tank of the battlefield today.
There can be no basis for the T26 tank other than the conception of a tank-vs. Both British and American battle experience has demonstrated that the antitank gun in suitable numbers is the master of the tank.
There has been no indication that the 76mm antitank gun is inadequate against German Mark VI tank. All U. Tungsten production shortages meant that this round was always in short supply, with only a few available per tank, and some M4 Sherman units never received any.
Whereas Sherman tanks used a high flash powder, making it easier for German tankers to spot them, German tanks used a low flash powder, making it harder for Allied crews to spot them.
A US corporal stated:. I saw where some MkV tanks crossed a muddy field without sinking the tracks over five inches, where we in the M4 started across the same field the same day and bogged down.
It was very effective against the Panther's front turret and side. The high U. Small numbers of the M26 Pershing were also rushed into combat in late February Signal Corps cameraman of an M26 stalking and then blowing up a Panther in the city of Cologne, after the Panther had knocked out two M4 Shermans.
The production of Panther tanks and other German tanks dropped off sharply after January , and eight of the Panther regiments still on the Western Front were transferred to the Eastern Front in February The result was that, for the rest of the war during , the greatest threats to the tanks of the Western Allies were no longer German tanks, but infantry anti-tank weapons, such as the Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust , infantry anti-tank guns, such as the ubiquitous 7.
A German Army status report dated 15 March showed Panthers left in the entire Western Front, of which only 49 were operational. The early impetus for upgrading the Panther came from the concern of Hitler and others that it lacked sufficient armour.
Hitler had already insisted on an increase in its armour once, early in its design process in Discussions involving Hitler in January called for further increased armour; initially referred to as Panther 2 it became the Panther II after April Production of the Panther 2 was slated to begin in September On 10 February , Dr.
Wiebecke chief design engineer for M. Total weight would increase to more than 50 metric tons. Additional meetings in February began to outline the various components, including a suggestion to adopt the King Tiger's hard-hitting 8.
Thus, plans to replace the original Panther design with the Panther II were already underway before the first Panther had even seen combat.
But from May to June , work on the Panther II ceased as the focus was shifted to expanding production of the original Panther tank.
It is not clear if there was ever an official cancellation — this may have been because the Panther II upgrade pathway was originally started at Hitler's insistence.
The direction that the design was headed would not have been consistent with Germany's need for a mass-produced tank, which was the goal of the Reich Ministry of Armament and War Production.
One Panther II chassis was completed and eventually captured by the U. An Ausf G turret is mounted on this chassis. After the Panther II project died, a more limited upgrade of the Panther was planned, centred around a re-designed turret.
The Ausf F variant was intended for production in April , but the end of war ended these plans. Another design drawing by Rheinmetall dated 1 March reduced the width of the turret front even further; this was the Turm-Panther Schmale Blende Panther with narrow gun mantlet.
A few were captured and shipped back to the U. One badly damaged turret is on display at the Bovington Tank Museum.
It had been used as a post-war range target until its historical significance was recognised. This increased armour protection also had a slight weight saving due to the overall smaller size of the turret.
The Panther Ausf F would have had the Schmalturm , with its better ballistic protection, and an extended front hull roof which was slightly thicker.
The Ausf F's Schmalturm was to have a built-in stereoscopic rangefinder — using twin matching armored blisters, one on each turret side, much like the Americans' post-war M47 Patton tank — and lower weight than the original turrets.
A number of Ausf F hulls were built at Daimler-Benz and Ruhrstahl-Hattingen steelworks; there is no evidence that any completed Ausf F saw service before the end of the war.
Proposals to equip the Schmalturm with the 8. These would have likely equipped future German tanks but none were built, as the war ended.
The E series of experimental tanks — E, E, E, E, E the numbers designated their weight class — was proposed to further streamline production with an even greater sharing of common parts and simplification of design.
In this scheme, the Panther tank would have been replaced by the E A Belleville washer -based, hull sidemount suspension system was proposed to replace the complex and costly dual torsion bar system.
The Schmalturm would have been used, likely with a variant of the 8. Although a technologically sophisticated vehicle, the Panther's design had a very limited influence on postwar tank development.
The French postwar AMX 50 tank prototype was indirectly influenced by it through the Entwicklung series , but never entered series production.
It is claimed that the Panther was arguably a forebear to the modern main battle tank. The Panther itself also saw some limited use outside the German military, both before and after During the war, the Red Army employed a number of captured Panthers.
These were repainted with prominent Soviet emblems and tactical markings to avoid friendly fire incidents.
Panzer IVs and StuGs, on the other hand, were so numerous in terms of spare parts and easy to repair that they could be used over a much longer period in combat conditions.
During March—April , Bulgaria received 15 Panthers of various makes D, A, and G variants from captured and overhauled Soviet stocks; they only saw limited training service use.
They were dug down, with automotive components removed, as pillboxes along the Bulgarian-Turkish border as early as the late s. The final fate of these pillbox Panthers is unknown, but sources indicate that they were replaced and scrapped in the s.
They were initially used by the 1st Armoured Brigade, but in the equipment was ceded to the Soviet-organized " Tudor Vladimirescu Division ", which was transformed from a volunteer infantry division into an armoured one.
The Panther tank was officially known as T-V T-5 in the army inventory. These tanks were in poor condition and remained in service until about , by which time the Romanian Army had received T tanks.
All of the tanks were scrapped by One captured vehicle named "Cuckoo" also saw service with the British Coldstream Guards for some time.
Germany sold Japan a single Panther along with a Tiger in September ; by the time it was ready in , it was impossible to ship due to Allied naval interdiction.
This vintage footage from British television shows the car in some detail and it includes a conversation with Robert Jankel, founder of Panther Cars and the designer of the Panther 6.
The Tyrrell P34 , a legendary six-wheeled Formula 1 car , had first been released in and it was pointed to by Jankel as his inspiration.
The Panther 6 was more powerful than its Formula 1 inspiration, capable of bhp from its 8. The claims of a mph top speed were never tested and there had been suggestions that the car could do mph with the right gearing, this is highly unlikely of course but it was utterly mind-blowing in Silodrome was founded by Ben back in , in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
Only and only two cars were ever nicely made, one was white, and one black, both of which are still existing today. The Panther 6 was shown to the world at the esteemed Motor fair show which was organized in the U.
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Patent Pending.Der Panther 6 war ein Straßensportwagen des britischen Automobilherstellers Panther, der ab in zwei Exemplaren hergestellt wurde. Der Panther 6×6 basiert auf dem MAN DFAEG-6×6-Fahrgestell. Das Fahrzeug kann bei einem Gesamtgewicht von 25 t. Benchmark: Der PANTHER 6x6 punktet mit bis zu PS Motorleistung, km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit, bis zu l Löschmittelvolumen, l/min. Die Panther 6×6 haben Liter Wasser, Liter Schaummittel und Kilogramm Löschpulver an Bord. Ansonsten ist die Technik. The Panther 6 was an overgenerous six-wheel nice looking convertible which came powered by a strategically mid-mounted L Cadillac V8 engine featuring twin turbochargers. The car was produced by the company Panther in Only and only two cars were ever nicely made, one was white, and one black, both of which are still existing today. The culprit causing stiff upper lips to gasp was the Panther Six, featuring not only a mid-mounted, twin turbocharged, litre Cadillac V8 claimed to develop over bhp, but also boasting a top speed north of mph Oh, and it was a convertible with six wheels. Panther 6x6 Every rescue situation is different. But Rosenbauer's variety of body configurations and storage options gives you control no matter what. With custom, ergonomic designs, each rescue vehicle offers fast, easy equipment access and solid body strength. The Panther 6 was more powerful than its Formula 1 inspiration, capable of bhp from its litre ( cu. in), twin-turbocharged Cadilliac V8 which was mounted behind the two seats. The Panther was not seen in combat by the Western Allies until early at Anzio in Italy, where Panthers were employed in small numbers. Until just before D-Day (6 June ), the Panther was thought to be another heavy tank that would not be built in large numbers. The Panther 6 was a British six-wheel convertible produced by Panther in The car is powered by a mid-mounted L ( cu in) Cadillac V8 engine with twin turbochargers paired to a three-speed automatic transmission. Only two cars were made (one in white, one in black), both of which are known to still exist. The culprit causing stiff upper lips to gasp was the Panther Six, featuring not only a mid-mounted, twin turbocharged, litre Cadillac V8 claimed to develop over bhp, but also boasting a top speed north of mph Oh, and it was a convertible with six wheels. The extraordinary Panther 6 could well have been the first road car to achieve the mythical mph barrier. While only 2 examples of this incredible 6 wheeled convertible were ever made, a massive litre twin-turbo V8 producing bhp goes a long way to validating Panther's claim that this was the worlds fastest production car of its time.


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2 edition of Complete guide to the .38 Special/.357 Magnum. found in the catalog.
Complete guide to the .38 Special/.357 Magnum.
At head of title: Guns & ammo.
|Other titles||.38 Special/.357 Magnum, Guns & ammo.|
|LC Classifications||TS537 .C619 1994|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||98 p. :|
|Number of Pages||98|
|LC Control Number||95201099|
The one exception I would make is when using a Spl case, in conjunction with an over-length bullet (for instance, the old silhouette standby, a Remington bullet), to make a Magnum cartridge. In such a load, the OAL of the finished cartridge is so long that it won't chamber in a Spl, and a Magnum case is too long to be usable. This way, a person couldn’t load and close a special revolver with magnum ammunition and accidentally blow themselves up. But because the diameter of both bullets are the same and the pressure in a special is less than that of a magnum, a special round can be safely fired in a magnum revolver or lever : Gun Noob.
38 SPECIAL MAGNUM SIG S&W REMINGTON MAG. The LOVEX ® Reloading Guide for centre fire ammunition was created as manual for reloading There are a number of excellent books on the subject. After powder leaves our plant, we have no control over improper storage, handling, File Size: 2MB. Actually, a first shot or two with a special is a good idea concerning your feelings about walls. As a thought, I would have a mag with the first two shots special with the remainder mag in case the intruder was wearing some type body armor. This .
The S&W round is slightly larger in diameter than either Special and Magnum. Theoretically, it should not fit in the Magnum cylinder. Later production ammunition in S&W seems to be slightly smaller in diameter for some reason and may fit the Magnum chamber. Loading handgun and rifle ammunition has never been easier. Just add a bullet and pull the lever - it’s that simple. All other operations are fully automatic. Calibers Special/ Magnum, 9mm Luger, 40 Smith & Wesson, 44 Special/ Magnum, ACP, Long Colt, (includes rifle charging die. Not available in carbide.)/5().
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Features loads for your 38 SPL & +P, loads for your Magnum, loads for your 44 SPLl and loads for your 44 Magnum. Reloading 38 Special and Magnums A Complete Beginner's Guide to Handloading for your Rifle - Duration: Lee Loadmaster loading 38 special / Magnum (HD).
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Since it will shoot both 38 special and magnum, I decided it would be cool to make a short comparison video. Reloading Magnums / Specials using a single stage press on my dinning room table.
Remember you need a FAC to roll your own in the UK. Magnum The S&W Magnum phenomenon book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers.5/5. But take a Magnum round, dump a bit of powder* (or use the same charge as you load in Special), and you're essentially back to a Special in a slightly longer case.
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lbs. of muzzle energy. I have two snubbies a Ruger SP and a S&W M&P both are loaded with gr hydrashock's. The Ruger is easier to control obviously due to its weight but I can still make good hit COM on a man sized target a 7yards with and the is easier to carry to.
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Charges and penalties for knife crimes are explained in more detail below. -SWITCHBLADEA switchblade is a type of knife in which the blade is contained in a handle and can be opened automatically. These types of knives usually have a spring-loaded mechanism that helps open the blade by pressing a button or turning on the handle. Switching blades smaller than 2 inches are legally worn in California as long as they are not hidden. However, they are illegal if the blade is 2 inches or larger. Manufacture/Sale/TransferItch leaves and all knives considered illegal may not be manufactured, possessed, sold or transmitted in the State. California`s knife laws are quite friendly. You can buy, own, and transport most knives within the state. Some knives are considered illegal, including circuit blades and a variety of deceptive and unusual knives.
It is also illegal to carry some hidden knives. Some places are considered firearm-free areas, including schools and public buildings. You should not carry weapons for such reasons. It`s important to understand California`s knife laws, and sticking to them will keep you out of trouble. Under California knife laws, residents can purchase OTF/automatic knives with a blade length of less than 2.” This information is presented as a brief summary of the law and not as legal advice. Tekto Gear is not and cannot be a legal services provider. The use of the website does not create a relationship between the lawyer and the client. Laws are interpreted differently by law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges. Tekto Gear suggests that you seek advice from a lawyer. Explicitly illegal.
Prohibition to wear under California laws In addition to switching blades that have blades of 2 inches or more, there are other types of knives that are considered illegal in California. For example, in the city of Los Angeles, it is illegal to publicly carry a knife, dirk or dagger with a blade of 3″ or more in length, an ice axe or similar sharp tool, a razor with a straight edge or a razor blade attached to a handle. (There are some exceptions, such as when the knife is intended for use in a “legal profession, for legal recreational purposes, or as a recognized religious practice.”) Los Angeles County has a similar rule that makes it illegal to openly carry in public “any knife with a blade three inches or more in length; any spring blade, offset blade or pressure knife; any knife whose blade is automatically released by a spring-loaded mechanism or other mechanical device; any ice axe or similar sharp sewing tool; any razor with a straight edge or any razor blade attached to a handle. In other words, it is illegal in Los Angeles County to carry a knife with a blade of 3” or more open. Once these warnings are removed, California laws covering many types of knives, including switch blades, daggers, and camouflaged blades, are discussed below. Criminal Code 21310 makes it illegal to wear a hidden dirk or dagger, including knives covered with clothing (as if folded into a belt). In California, wearing a hidden dirk or dagger is a “flickering” offense. A flickering offense is an offense that the prosecutor can charge with either as a misdemeanor or as a felony. In California, it is LEGAL to own and carry THESE KNIVES. As long as they are in the folded position, these knives can also be transported concealed.
There is also no limit to the length of the blade of a folded knife. In California, it is illegal to handle lethal weapons, including knives. The law states that it is illegal for any person to “fire or deliver a lethal weapon. in a rude, angry or threatening way, or. illegally use a lethal weapon.” This does not include the use of such a weapon for self-defense. -FIXED BLADE KNIVES (DIRKS AND DAGGERS)Fixed blade knives do not have a folding mechanism. Kitchen knives are the most common examples. The category can also include ice axes, sliding knives, Bowie knives and daggers. Then there are the more robust military helicopters to survive in deep, unknown forests, which are essential for survivalists, backcountry hikers, and hunters. For the legal implications in California, dirks and daggers refer to knives that can easily be used as a knife.
It is LEGAL TO POSSESS AND CARRY THESE KNIVES, BUT the wearer must carry them openly. This means that they SHOULD NEVER BE HIDDEN as this makes them illegal. FOLDING KNIVES can usually be opened by applying pressure to the blade(s) or removing them. These types of knives ideally have a mechanism that provides resistance when opening the blade. Some of the most common knives in this category are pocket knives, Swiss Army knives, box cutters and other utility knives. Others are more robust and mind-blowing combat cases designed for survival and self-defense situations. Under California Penal Code 21510, possession of a Switchblade is a misdemeanor and its penalties can be up to 6 months in jail in the county and/or up to a $1,000 fine. Penalties may vary for possession of other restricted knives. Other possible charges and punishments include: Any knife or blade camouflaged so as not to look like a weapon is also illegal in California. These include tube swords, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, air knives, recording knives, etc. Blades that cannot be detected by metal detectors (for example, ceramic blades) are also illegal.
A few caveats, though: First of all, remember that carrying a gun, even if it`s legal, can cause you a lot of grief in law enforcement. Police officers regularly write tickets and make arrests for things they mistakenly believe to be illegal. Being found “not guilty” won`t make up for the time and boredom of being arrested and taking time off work – not to mention the cost of hiring a lawyer. In addition, this article only covers California law. State laws can vary widely, and taking a knife, which is legal in California, beyond state borders, can get you into trouble with federal laws or the laws of other states. Local regulations can also affect the legality of your knife. Switching blades and other spring knives over 2 inches in length are illegal to have on you or in your vehicle in California and are also not legal to sell, rent or give away. Switchblade`s legal definition includes “[any] knife that has the appearance of a pocket knife and includes a spring-loaded blade knife, pressure knife, gravity knife or other similar knife whose blade(s) are two inches or more long and which can be automatically released at the push of a button, pressure on the handle, wrist flip or other mechanical device or is determined by the weight of the blade or by solving any type of mechanism of any kind. The law explicitly excludes pocket knives that can be opened with one hand by pressing the blade open with the thumb, provided that the knife “has a lock or other mechanism that offers resistance that must be overcome when the blade is open or tilts the blade to its closed position.” see Cal Pen.