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Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

 Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

  Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

 Aircrew Survival Egress Knife

The Aircrew Survival Egress Knife or ASEK is a U.S. Army aircrew survival knife, designed and initially manufactured by the Ontario Knife Company, and entered service in 2003.
Development and Adoption
The ASEK replaced the World War II era survival knife which had a number of problems with the leather sheath and handle, the sharpening stone, and corrosion resistance. Requirements for the replacement knife, set by the United States Army Aviation Branch, included tests in:
sawing through aircraft skin and acrylic glass windows
cutting
hammering
Required features included:
a point used to stab
a hand guard
durability
light weight
holes for tying the knife to a stick to act as a spear
Other features, such as an electrically insulated handle, were deemed desirable, but not required. Packaged in the sheath are a special tool for cutting seat belts and a diamond impregnated sharpening disk. The ASEK, made by Ontario, was adopted after trials by United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Massachusetts
Features 
It has a number of features that aid in escaping an aircraft, such as the ability to be used as a hammer to break acrylic glass cockpit windows and cut through an aircraft's aluminium skin. It may also be used as a screwdriver or precision edge marker. It includes a crushed diamond disk sharpener and a separate blade for cutting through seatbelt webbing.The knife is 10.25 inches (26.0 cm) in length, the blade is 5 inches (13 cm) in length, .1875 inches (4.76 mm) thick and constructed from 1095 carbon steel
During the initial evaluation, an electrically insulated handle was considered to be desirable but not mandatory. The United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab (USAARL) considered the lack of insulated handle of the Ontario knife to be a catastrophic failure of the standard, and Ontario is redesigning their ASEK to meet this requirement
Gerber LMF II ASEK

In May 2005, Gerber Legendary Blades introduced its own ASEK compliant knife (available commercially under the name LMF II) to the military for evaluation. The Gerber ASEK met all requirements, and outperformed the Ontario model in the area of electrical insulation. The Gerber ASEK has been approved for purchase, and Gerber released an additional version with a foliage green handle to match the Army Combat Uniform. The knife also comes with a parachute cutter that has a separate sheath which can be attached to a MOLLE vest.

FN BRG-15

FN BRG-15

 FN BRG-15

  FN BRG-15

  FN BRG-15

  FN BRG-15

  FN BRG-15

 FN BRG-15

FN BRG-15 was a heavy machine gun designed by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal as a potential replacement for the Browning M2HB .50 caliber machine gun. It was announced in October 1983, and was intended to outperform even the Soviet 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun. The project was cancelled in the early 1990s, as FN shifted its focus to the P90 personal defense weapon. The bullet fired from FN BRG-15 was a 15.5mm round, with a muzzle energy of 40,000 J (more than double that of the M2HB at ~18,000 J of bullet energy at muzzle).

The BRG-15 had almost been fully developed when the project was finally terminated. The weapon's chambering was in a unique 15.5x106mm cartridge developed especially for the weapon, replacing 15.5x115mm cartridge originally planned, because of fast barrel wear. It also utilized an unusual dual feed device (A la Hafdasa C-4), with link ammunition belts feeding from both the right and left. Spent shell casings were ejected out of the bottom of the gun, as in FN's later P90 personal defense weapon. The quick-change barrel assembly developed for the BRG-15 was redesigned for use in an updated version of the M2HB.

QJG-02 heavy machine gun

QJG-02 heavy machine gun

 QJG-02 heavy machine gun

  QJG-02 heavy machine gun

  QJG-02 heavy machine gun

  QJG-02 heavy machine gun

  QJG-02 heavy machine gun

  QJG-02 heavy machine gun

 QJG-02 heavy machine gun

KPV-14.5

KPV heavy machine gun

 KPV-14.5

  KPV-14.5

  KPV-14.5

  KPV-14.5

  KPV-14.5

  KPV-14.5

 KPV-14.5

The KPV-14.5 heavy machine gun (Krupnokaliberniy Pulemyot Vladimirova, in Russian as Крупнокалиберный Пулемёт Владимирова, or КПВ) is a Soviet designed 14.5x114mm-caliber heavy machine gun, which first entered service as an infantry weapon (designated PKP) in 1949. In the 1960s the infantry version was taken out of production because it was too big and heavy. It was later redesigned for anti-aircraft use, because it showed excellent results as an AA gun, with a range of 3,000 meters horizontally and 2,000 meters vertically against low flying planes.[1] It was used in the ZPU series of anti-aircraft guns. Its size and power also made it a useful light anti-armour weapon on the BTR series of vehicles and the BRDM-2 scout car.
KPVT
The version for use in armoured vehicles is called the KPVT (tankoviy, 'tank'). KPVT is used for armoured vehicle installations, boats, movable and stationary mounts and various antiaircraft mounts. It features a shorter receiver and a heavier barrel jacket. The KPVT also uses a 50-round belt instead of the original 40-round belt. KPVTs are the primary armament of the wheeled BTR-60PB/70/80 series armoured personnel carriers and BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicles. It is intended for fighting against light armoured targets, weapons systems and light shelters at the distances of up to 3000 m, as well as air targets at distances up to 2000 m.
Motor Torpedo Boat armament 
In 1964, amongst other small craft combatants, the North Vietnamese Navy had 12 P4 Motor Torpedo Boats in their inventory. On 2 August 1964, three P4s belonging to NVN Torpedo Boat Squadron 135 attacked the US destroyer USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf. The Maddox fired over 280 5 inch (127mm) shells at the charging boats, thus preventing them from discharging their 550 lb TNT armed torpedoes within the necessary 1,000 yard effective range.All six torpedoes missed. However, as the torpedo boats were moving at nearly 52 knots (96 km/h), they commenced to duel the destroyer with their 14.5mm heavy machineguns, scoring only one hit on the US warship in the process. At the time of the "Tonkin Gulf Incident", US identification manuals described the P4 as being equipped with 25mm guns, thus identifying the spent projectile (as well as in after action reports) as 25mm instead of the actual 14.5mm caliber bullet.
As the duel between the destroyer and torpedo boats ended, and each departed in opposite directions, 4 F8 Crusaders from the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga attacked the retreating boats. The Crusaders fired Zuni rockets and 20mm cannons, while the 3 boats replied with their 14.5mm machineguns. The jets reported leaving one boat in sinking condition (it limped back to base), and one F8 was heavily damaged, which was reported as shot down by the NVN, but in fact also limped back to its carrier
The 14.5mm marine pedestal machine gun mount (14.5mm MTPU) is intended for combat against armoured surface, coast and air targets. It is mounted on decks of boats and can defeat surface and coast targets with a range of 3,000 meters horizontally and 2,000 meters vertically against low flying planes
Mechanics 

The development of the machine gun began in 1944. The 14.5x114mm M41 cartridge can be used with High Explosive Incendiary - Tracer (HEI-T) or Armour-Piercing Incendiary (API) bullets, and they have approximately twice the energy of a 12.7 mm (.50 BMG) projectile. The KPV is air-cooled and fitted with barrel with a hard chrome plated bore. It uses a short recoil operation system with gas assistance and a rotary bolt. It can be fed with the 40-round metallic belt from either the left or right side. The barrel can be removed by turning the prominent latch on the forward end of the receiver and pulling on the barrel's carrying handle.

M02 Coyote

M02 Coyote

 M02 Coyote

 M02 Coyote

  M02 Coyote

  M02 Coyote Ammo Box

  M02 Coyote

 M02 Coyote

The Zastava M02 Coyote is a 12.7mm heavy machine gun produced by Zastava Arms. The M02 is very similar to the Kord machine gun in appearance and capability. The M02 can fire over 700 rounds per minute and has a maximum effective range of 2,000 m against grounds targets and 1,500 m against airborne targets
TECHNICAL DATA
Machine Gun M02 Coyote
Calibre (mm) 12.7x108
Twist rate (mm) 381 ±10
Number of grooves 8
Weight (kg)
Weapon 48.8 kg
Mount 24.0 kg
Barrel 9.3 kg
Ammunition boxes 3.0 kg
60-round belt 1.25 kg Length (mm)
Weapon 1970 mm
Barrel 1100 mm
Mechanical Features
Type of fire Automatic
Operation Gas operated
Locking system
Rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity (m/s) 820-860
Rate of fire (rounds/min.) minimum 700
Maximum effective range at air targets (m) 1500
Maximum effective range at ground targets (m) 2000
1. Primary purpose of Machine Gun M02 - Coyote is neutralization or destruction of living force or light-armoured vehicles on the ground, on water, at distances 2000m. It can be used for action at air targets.

2. Machine Gun M02 - Coyote has a cradle that is set to a stable tripod. The tripod enables adaptation to various terrains. The machine gun has a pistol trigger mechanism and handgrip and also springs in the stock. These primary assemblies that enable accurate fire.
3. Aiming is done with optical sight or with front and rear iron sights. Technical data for optical sight ON-M80 are shown in Customer Service.
4. Machine Gun M02 functions without stoppages in all environments.
5. The barrel is made by cold forging, which guarantees its durability and permanence. The interior of the barrel is chrome plated, which provides unaltered ballistic characteristics for several thousands of fired rounds.
6. The barrel is quickly and easily stripped from the light machine gun, so when the gun is heavily used it is possible to cool it quickly and replace it with the spare one. The set of the gun contains a spare barrel.
7. During the fire, cartidge cases are ejected forward, which increases the safety of the shooter and the people near him.
8. When conditions are extreme, the position of gas flow regulator can provide an adequate gas flow, so the light machine gun will always function reliably.
9. The machine gun is loaded from belts. The set of the gun includes belts and ammunition boxes for the transport of belts, with the capacity of 60 rounds.
10. Flash suppressor on the muzzle disperses powder gas and decreases the flash of the flame, hiding the position of the shooter.
11. At customer's request, belt filler is supplied within the set of the machine gun. Manufacturer's suggestion: one filler is used for three guns.
12. Before leaving the factory each machine gun was rigorously tested and approved.

Kord machine gun

Kord machine gun

 Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun Ammo

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

  Kord machine gun

 Kord machine gun

The Kord-12.7 mm heavy machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998replacing the older NSV machine gun. Externally the weapon resembles the NSV, however the internal mechanism has been extensively reworked, changing from a horizontally pivoting breech block to a rotating bolt design. Additionally the gas system has been changed and the muzzle baffle redesigned. These changes give the weapon reduced recoil compared with the NSV, allowing greater accuracy during sustained fire.
Development 
The catalyst for the development of the weapon was a complete lack of any heavy machine guns in construction at that time in the Russian Federation. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the weapon that had functioned as the heavy machine gun was the NSV, or "Utes" or "Utjos" (meaning one lonely cliff in Russian, this name was its designation during development)(утёс) machine gun. The main production centre for the NSV was located in what is now Kazakhstan.
The Russian Degtyarev bureau was given the job of producing an updated version of the weapon chambered in the 12.7x108mm cartridge, which could be used for support, mounted on vehicles or in an anti-aircraft capacity.
The weapon employs new construction, and consequently is significantly lighter than its predecessor. The firing mechanism is very rugged, yet is capable of a greater rate of fire and significantly less recoil. Because a new barrel made of a high-tech alloy minimizes distortion and drop, accuracy has increased tremendously over previous Soviet machine guns. Unlike its predecessor, it may be fired from a bipod — a rather unique feature for 12.7 mm/.50 caliber heavy machine guns. Its relatively light weight and lesser recoil allows stronger soldiers to move the gun around without assistance