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	Airborne forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conversely, airborne forces typically lack the supplies and equipment for prolonged combat operations, and are therefore more suited for airhead operations than long-term occupation; furthermore, parachute operations are particularly sensitive to adverse weather conditions.
		Three complete airborne divisions, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were dropped at various points along Highway 69, or "Hell's Highway", in order to create a "carpet" over which the British XXX Corps could rapidly advance.
		Airborne forces are still a part of armies today with the 82nd Airborne Division being the largest formation of paratroopers in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airborne_forces (2706 words)

	Airborne gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Airborne guns are airborne artillery pieces, designed for use by paratroopers.
		They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads (for transport by aircraft and soldiers).
		Airborne guns are largely outdated, their role being filled by mortars and wire-guided missiles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airborne_gun (75 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (#-A) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Armaments consist of one 105 mm gun; one coaxial 20 mm cannon and one 7.62 mm machine-gun.
		The AMX-40 is manned by a crew of four and armed with a 120 mm main gun, a 20 mm cannon in the commander's supola and a 7.62 mm machine-gun.
		The Ariete is also armed with a 7.62 mm NATO standard machine-gun mounted coaxially with the main gun and a 7.62 mm air defence machine-gun mounted on the turret roof and operated by the tank commander.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /FVA.HTM (2528 words)

	Fire Base Airborne
		FSB Airborne is located on the eastern lip of the A Shau Valley on the north end of a long ridge running parallel to the valley.
		Located on Airborne on the night of 12 May 1969 were Company A, 2-501 commanded by CPT Gordon C. Johnson, Company E (-), 2-501 commanded by CPT Alan J. Spoors, Battery C, 2-319 Artillery (four tubes of 105mm) commanded by CPT William W. Beverly, and C/319 FDC.
		A second lieutenant came to my gun pit and asked if we had any critical wounded, I told him that there were some in gun pit 5.
	www.alphaavengers.org /history/airborne/airborne.htm (2182 words)

	James McMahon's Q Branch: Guns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is a polymer framed gun that follows in the admirable footsteps of its big brother the USP (Universal Self loading Pistol), itself a civilian version of the gun developed for the United States SOCOM (Special Operations Command, which includes the Green Berets, Navy SeALs, Rangers and Airborne).
		The gun has a polygonally rifled barrel which is superior to a conventionally rifled barrel, and the chamber of the gun is designed to eject spent cartridges without the need of an ejector, though it has one just as a backup.
		Unfortunately, that mass is rather substantial compared with other guns in this comparison, and although the slide is relatively short, the butt of the gun is rather large, and it is the butt of the weapon that is the hard part to carry concealed.
	www.hmss.com /qbranch/qb0101.htm (4500 words)

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		The infantrymen's wife is his gun, the airborne trooper has two, his gun and his parachute.
		Airborne forces are primarily moved by aircraft and operates with minimum support of armor.
		Airborne units are also called in to strike deep into enemy territory basically in the rear.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/batwentyone/Airborne.html (372 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Airborne Express won't ship firearms
		Airborne Express, one of the nation's largest package shippers, told an Oregon firearms maker that the company no longer permitted its carriers to ship weapons and ammunition, according to a policy company officials said was adopted last fall.
		A spokesperson for the Airborne Express executive offices confirmed the policy to WorldNetDaily and added that she "had not heard" whether corporate officials were considering changing the directive.
		Meanwhile, Texas state Rep. Suzanna Hupp, who watched helplessly in 1991 while her parents were gunned down in a Luby's restaurant in Killeen, Texas, has launched an initiative to file a countersuit against U.S. cities and municipalities who have filed class action suits against gun makers.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15318 (679 words)

	Airborne jeep modifications
		For the Reconnaissance Squadron a Vickers "K" gun mount was also added at the upper part of the dashboard although the gun was not always carried.
		Both the jeep and trailer had a yellow vertical line to indicate the centre of gravity painted on the driver's side (left) so that it could be correctly positioned in the glider.
		The W.D. registration number (census number) which began with an 'M' was hand painted or stencilled on the side of the bonnet and the rear of the vehicle in pale blue.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jeep_man/abmods.htm (990 words)

	Relative velocity gunsight system and method - Patent 4312262
		The pilot maneuvers the aircraft to null the relative motion between the target and the sighting indices, whereby the gun is in position to fire.
		The pilot (gun operator) located at B is presented with a field of view, including the target, through a combining glass panel 22 arranged in accordance with a conventional "head-up display" (HUD) configuration.
		If the aircraft is oriented with the correct lead angle and gun error is zero, the magnitude and direction by which the position of the sighting dot shifts will exactly match the magnitude and direction by which the target shifts in the pilot's field of view.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4312262.html (7373 words)

	State: Gunship carries a deadly combination
		Packed with a unique combination of airborne firepower, it is one of the most fearsome warplanes.
		The steel gun barrel that protrudes from the left side of the AC-130's fuselage is big enough to stick an arm down.
		The crash was caused by a detonation of the 105mm gun while airborne.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/12/09/news_pf/State/Gunship_carries_a_dea.shtml (790 words)

	TANKBUSTERS: AIRBORNE ANTI-TANK GUNS IN WW2
		Looking at the targets which the guns had to deal with, it would seem that for the weapon to be useful against any tank on the battlefield, the minimum performance should be a penetration of 100 mm / 300 m / 90 degrees, and 60 mm / 300m / 60 degrees.
		In WW2 the 30 mm guns were criticised for the limited behind-armour effect of their small penetrating cores (less of a problem for the GAU-8/A: an advantage of DU, apart from 10-15% better penetration, is that it has an incendiary effect after penetrating).
		Although equipped with vee-engines, they were handicapped by installations which did not permit an engine-mounted gun, so they had to carry their armament in or under the wings (in the case of the Ju 87G, the BK 3,7 was far too large to fit in an engine mounting anyway).
	www.quarry.nildram.co.uk /tankbusters.htm (2860 words)

	'King of Battle' Thunders in Afghanistan - DefendAmerica News Article
		Airborne artillerymen fire an M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer May 13 on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan.
		The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.
		It is that power that makes 82nd Airborne Division's Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, "The King of Battle" at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/may2005/a052005wm1.html (645 words)

	From 45mm to 57mm
		The gun fired armour piercing grenades with a muzzle velocity of 760m/s at a rate of 15-20 rds per minute (manually loaded), the antitank gun weighted 560kg.
		The ammunition is fed in 4-round clips into the gun, the rate of fire was 105 to 120rpm, range was 6000m with radar guidance, 4000m with optical sights.
		In October 1940 a prototype F-31 gun was built by factory number 92 that should achive a muzzle velocity of 1000m/s with a 76mm divisional gun cartridge case necked down to 57mm caliber, carrying a 3140g AP projectile.
	www.geocities.com /russianammo/57mm.html (3529 words)

	ENEMY ORDNANCE MATERIEL 45
		gun was the Flak 18 which appeared as early as 1934 as the standard AA artillery of the German Army.
		Modifications in the carriage design, elevating mechanism, and breechblock increased the weight of the gun to 1,217 pounds, but it could still be broken down into five loads for use as pack or airborne artillery.
		Captured Japanese infantry guns and mountain artillery which the CCF used were the Type 92 (1932) 70 mm.
	history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/woundblstcs/chapter1.2.htm (9434 words)

	Side-Firing Weapon Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thus, it appeared that the mounting of guns in the sides of aircraft was doomed to antiquity.
		First, the pylon turn geometry of the side-firing delivery mode allows the guns to be aimed at a ground target for extended periods of time while the aircraft maintains a constant altitude and slant range.
		The usual ballistic factors associated with any airborne gun are considered, e.g., wind effect, gun angle, slant range, bullet drop, etc. The side-firing gun introduced another problem, since the bullet leaves the muzzle at a 90-degree angle from the path of the aircraft.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1970/jan-feb/hamlin.html (4174 words)

	FM 7-8 Appendix A
		The infantry, air assault, and airborne rifle platoons consist of a platoon headquarters, three rifle squads, and a weapons squad (Figures A-2 through A-4).
		There are two machine gun teams and two antiarmor teams in the weapons squad.
		His duties are the same as the rifle squad leader, and he also controls the machine guns in support of the platoon's mission.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/fm/7-8/appa.htm (1374 words)

	F-22 gets gun system fitted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In addition to the installation and removal of the 20mm gun and ammunition container, many other gun system components were connected and demonstrated, including the adjustment and actuation of the gun safing mechanism, the compatibility and accessibility of the gun loader system interface and access to all gun-related maintenance items.
		The system, which contains 480 rounds of 20mm ammunition, is capable of feeding it to the gun at a rate of 100 rounds per second.
		Airborne gun fire testing is anticipated to begin on the third flying F-22 in mid-2002, though flight test scheduling opportunities may permit firing before that date.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/docs/n20000112_000043.htm (495 words)

	Lone Sentry: All American: The Story of the 82nd Airborne Division -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet
		British tanks and American Airborne Infantry (2nd Bn., 505th) began their frontal assault on the southern end of the bridge at the same time as the river crossing was started...
		Gliderborne anti-tank six-pound guns and considerable equipment were lost as widely scattered gliders were wrecked or came under fife.
		The 82nd's fellow Airborne outfit, the 101st, would land between the 82nd and the beaches.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/82ndairborne (5296 words)

	BMD-1 Airborne Infantry Fighting Vehicle
		The BMD airborne amphibious infantry combat vehicle (AAICV) superficially resembles the BMP, although it is considerably smaller.
		Like the BMP, its main armament is a 73-mm smoothbore gun with a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun mounted on the right side of the main gun and a SAGGER ATGM launcher mounted over the gun.
		It is used in airborne divisions as an infantry combat vehicle.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/bmd-1.htm (1027 words)

	Andrew Olmsted dot com: Return of the AGS
		Because the Buford would primarily be used to fill out an armor battalion for the 82d Airborne Division, it was air-droppable and highly deployable.
		To do that right, we need assault guns, light artillery, and light tanks, so we can roll into combat quickly with more than some dismounted infantry and mortars.
		Heck, the 173d Airborne Brigade was air reinforced with a heavy task force of M1s and Brads from Germany (1st ID I think) transported in C-17s during OIF.
	andrewolmsted.com /MT/archives/000570.html (1223 words)

	Gamerhelp - Video Game FAQs, Tested Cheat Codes, Gaming Community and more
		Use your battleships to destroy some of the anti-aircraft guns on the island, and use your carrier bombers to destroy some of the others.
		When all of the anti-aircraft guns are destroyed, focus on the bunkers.
		Use your battleships to destroy the anti-aircraft guns on the south-eastern side of the island, then use your bombers to demolish any other anti-aircraft guns on the island.
	www.gamerhelp.com /pc/AxisAllies/104089.shtml (6141 words)

	World Tribune.com: Missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In a related development, first gun system was slid into position into the eighth flyable mid-fuselage manufactured by Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems for the F-22 Raptor fighter-jet.
		The system contains 480 rounds of 20 mm ammunition and is capable of feeding ammunition to the gun at a rate of 100 rounds per second.
		Airborne gun fire testing is expected to begin on the third flying F-22 in mid-2002, though flight test scheduling opportunities may permit firing before that date, executives said.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/Archive-2000/ss-missile-01-12.html (246 words)

	Recent Posts @ xsorbit Free Message Boards
		When the gun arrived, I found that the flattop rail was cracked, and the support rings for the upper receiver were cracked.
		The airsoft gun is a good replica, made mostly from plastic but in a realistic flat fl finish.
		The gun performs admirably and would be well suited during CQB situations or as a side arm.
	www.xsorbit3.com /users/airsoftdomain/index.cgi?action=recent (1446 words)

	Armor RE:Biggest gun? StrategyPage.com
		The Sheridan's last battle action was with the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 73rd Armor of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Gulf War.
		The gun would foul with caseless ammunition, gun firing would interfere with missile electronics, and the entire vehicle recoiled with unusual vigor when the gun was fired, since the 152mm gun was too big for the light-weight chassis.
		In addition to the main gun/missile launcher, the M551 is armed with a 7.62mm M240 machine gun and a 12.7mm M2 HB antiaircraft machine gun.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/2-13506.asp (852 words)

	CBS News \| Fearing The 'Big Gun' \| December 9, 2002 13:59:17
		Closer to the cockpit door, on the same side of the plane, is even more weaponry: a 40 mm Bofors cannon capable of 100 shots per minute and a 25 mm Gatling gun that fires as many as 1,800 rounds per minute.
		She gave a visiting reporter a tour, however, of a 1990-model Spooky parked on the tarmac, and described what it is like inside while its guns are blazing.
		The crash was caused by a detonation of the 105 mm gun while airborne.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/12/09/attack/main532300.shtml (834 words)

	Warhammer WWII - Copyright 1999 Kevin Pavlick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Airborne: The Tetrarch and Tetrarch CS were put into the airborne role when the need was seen for gliderborne tanks.
		Each gun of the section may be upgraded to 17-pounder AT gun at an additional cost of +25 points each.
		Each AT gun may be towed by a Jeep at an additional cost of +10 points each.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /kpavlick/ww2/ww2para4345.htm (2209 words)

	HobbyTerra - Excellent scale model kits
		BMD was designed as an airborne counterpart of the army's best armored infantry vehicle, the BMP-1...
		The ZU-23-2 is lightweight, automatic, towed antiaircraft gun for airborne units and some motorized rifle regiments...
		The T-44 was closely followed by the T-54 which introduced two key improvements, a new 100mm gun and a new transmission...
	www.hobbyterra.com /brands.asp?item=Ace (644 words)

	Soviet Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The gun has a double-baffle muzzle brake and a bore evacuator on its long, thin barrel.
		Introduced in 1962, the ASU-85 was a follow-on to the 57-mm airborne assault gun ASU-57, which had been in use in airborne units since 1957.
		The ASU-85 is widely used by the Soviet and Polish airborne divisions; however, the airborne howitzer 2S9 may replace it.
	www.desert-storm.com /VetPages/SMcDonald/ASU-85.html (303 words)

	The Gun Zone -- Shipping Firearms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I apologize, Airborne is now DHL and firearms is an unacceptable shipment with DHL.
		When tendered for shipment, the firearm must be rendered inoperable, either by removing the firing pin in the gun and disconnecting the barrel, or by some other means so the package does not contain a completely assembled, usable weapon.
		If the shipper can prove to be a licensed gun dealer, or if the items are being returned to a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or importer for repair, refund, or customizing, firearms can be accepted.
	www.thegunzone.com /ship-guns.html (2235 words)

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