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The M1 Garand dates back to the 1930s when America needed a replacement for the Spingfield bolt action rifle. The Spingfield had been in service for a long time since the American Spanish war. Even though it was a good rifle and in this period no one had any semi automatic rifle. The American army still wanted the edge over other countries so they took their chances with the Garand. The Garand was designed by John Garand who was a Canadian. The Garand turned out to be very successful and gave American troops the edge, especially against the Japanese who used old Bolt action rifles. Other powers like Russia made their own version of the M1 Garand called the SVT-38. Another power Germany had their own variation of the M1 Garand. The Gewehr 41/43 and the MP44 (also known as the Sturmgewehr) which became the first assault rifle. A large disadvantage that the M1 Garand had was the distinctive “Ping!” which it made after the last round fired. This problem wasn't sold due to the need to mass produce the weapons. The M1 Garand would be in service up until 1963 seeing conflicts like World war 2 and Korea. M1 Garands had seen service in many countries including: West Germany, Argentina and Turkey during the cold war. The Garand weighs between 9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 10.2 lb (4.63 kg) and used the .30-06 Spingfield ammunition. It used the “en bloc” clip which is used in many bolt action rifles like the Austrian-Hungarian Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 and the Italian M90 Carcano.
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011
M1 garand a short history
The M1 Garand dates back to the 1930s when America needed a replacement for the Spingfield bolt action rifle. The Spingfield had been in service for a long time since the American Spanish war. Even though it was a good rifle and in this period no one had any semi automatic rifle. The American army still wanted the edge over other countries so they took their chances with the Garand. The Garand was designed by John Garand who was a Canadian. The Garand turned out to be very successful and gave American troops the edge, especially against the Japanese who used old Bolt action rifles. Other powers like Russia made their own version of the M1 Garand called the SVT-38. Another power Germany had their own variation of the M1 Garand. The Gewehr 41/43 and the MP44 (also known as the Sturmgewehr) which became the first assault rifle. A large disadvantage that the M1 Garand had was the distinctive “Ping!” which it made after the last round fired. This problem wasn't sold due to the need to mass produce the weapons. The M1 Garand would be in service up until 1963 seeing conflicts like World war 2 and Korea. M1 Garands had seen service in many countries including: West Germany, Argentina and Turkey during the cold war. The Garand weighs between 9.5 lb (4.31 kg) to 10.2 lb (4.63 kg) and used the .30-06 Spingfield ammunition. It used the “en bloc” clip which is used in many bolt action rifles like the Austrian-Hungarian Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 and the Italian M90 Carcano.
Monday, 28 December 2009
Panzer IV v.s Jagdpanzer
I Know they are both from the same side and they were probably never in a tank battle against each other but which one is better the Panzer IV or the Jagdpanzer?
The panzer IV and the Jagdpanzer are similar to each other they have the same suspension and the same gun but they are still different well the obvious it that the panzer IV has a turret and the Jagdpanzer hasn't but the Germans produced more Jagdpanzers than panzer IV's. Why? Is the Jagdpanzer better than the Panzer IV, does it have better armour? or is there another reason why. What do you think?
Well probably the reason is that they were cheaper and quicker to make. Because the Germans had hardly any money because of the Tigers and Panthers they were making and the tanks took a lot of time to make. A Tiger cost more than 200,000 RM the equivalent of $1,167,944.44 dollars or €822,496.08 Euros.
The panzer IV and the Jagdpanzer are similar to each other they have the same suspension and the same gun but they are still different well the obvious it that the panzer IV has a turret and the Jagdpanzer hasn't but the Germans produced more Jagdpanzers than panzer IV's. Why? Is the Jagdpanzer better than the Panzer IV, does it have better armour? or is there another reason why. What do you think?
Well probably the reason is that they were cheaper and quicker to make. Because the Germans had hardly any money because of the Tigers and Panthers they were making and the tanks took a lot of time to make. A Tiger cost more than 200,000 RM the equivalent of $1,167,944.44 dollars or €822,496.08 Euros.
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Hungarian tanks (Turan I and II)
Turan I and II tanks the Hungarians weren't really into building and buying tanks. In the 1930s the only tanks that the Hungarians had were Italian tankettes. In 1939 the Hungarians tried to buy some tanks from Czechoslovakia but because of the Germans taking over the Czechs didn't want to. But they did get the rights to build them themselves. Well they modified it and stuck a Hungarian Weiss V8 petrol in it. The Turan I still had the Czech made Skoda 40mm. Then they modified the Turan I with a 75mm gun and modified its turret and called it the Turan II.Entered service: 1943
Crew: 5
Armament: 75mm (Turan I 40mm)
gun and 2x 8mm machine-guns
Armour: 50mm
Powerplant: Weiss V8 petrol
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