Militaria A–Z

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• .22 CBTerminologyThe.22 CB Cap (Conical Bullet Cap), also known as the 6mm Flobert, is a more powerful version of the.22 BB Cap rimfire metallic cartridge, which was invented by Louis-Nicolas Flo
• .22 long rifleTerminologyThe.22 long rifle (.22LR), also known as the 5.7×15mmR, is a long-established variety of.22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide ra
• .22 TCMTerminologyThe.22 TCM (5.56x26mm, Tuason, Craig, Micromagnum) is a proprietary bottlenecked rimless cartridge derived from a 5.56×45mm NATO (.223 Remington) parent case. It was developed by
• .22-250 RemingtonTerminologyThe.22-250 Remington / 5.7x48mm is a very high-velocity, short action,.22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting. It is capable of reac
• .220 SwiftTerminologyThe.220 Swift (5.56×56mmSR) is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge developed by Winchester and introduced in 1935 for small game and varmint hunting. It was the first factory-loaded rif
• .223 Winchester Super Short MagnumTerminologyThe.223 WSSM (Winchester Super Short Magnum, 5.56×42mm) is a.223 caliber rifle cartridge created by Winchester and Browning based on a shortened version of the Winchester Short M
• .224 Weatherby MagnumTerminologyThe.224 Weatherby Magnum (5.56×49mmB) is a sporting cartridge that Weatherby introduced in 1963. The chambering was discontinued in 1994 and reintroduced in 2025.
• .25-06 RemingtonTerminologyThe.25-06 Remington was a wildcat cartridge for nearly half a century before finally being standardized by Remington in 1969.
• .25-20 WinchesterTerminologyThe.25-20 Winchester / 6.6x33mmR, or WCF (Winchester center fire), intermediate cartridge was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was based
• .260 RemingtonTerminologyThe.260 Remington (also known as 6.5-08 A-Square) cartridge was introduced by Remington in 1997. Many wildcat cartridges based on the.308 Winchester case had existed for years be
• .280 BritishTerminologyThe.280 British was an experimental rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge. It was later designated 7 mm MK1Z, and has also been known alternatively as.280/30,.280 En
• .30 R BlaserTerminologyThe.30 R Blaser (7.62×68mmR) is a rimmed bottlenecked centerfire cartridge developed for hunting in 1991 by Gerhard Blenk, the then owner of Blaser Jagdwaffen GmbH and Dynamit Nob
• .300 Remington SA Ultra MagTerminology
• .300 SherwoodTerminologyThe.300 Sherwood / 7.6×39mmR, also known as the.300 Extra Long and the.300 Westley, is an obsolete intermediate centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Westley Richards.
• .300 Weatherby MagnumTerminologyThe.300 Weatherby Magnum is a.30 caliber rifle cartridge created by Roy Weatherby in 1944 and produced by Weatherby. It has become the most popular of all the Weatherby cartridge
• .300 WhisperTerminologyThe.300 Whisper (7.82×34mm) is a cartridge in the Whisper family, a group of cartridges developed in the early 1990s by J.D. Jones of SSK Industries. It was developed as a multi-p
• .300 Winchester MagnumTerminologyThe.300 Winchester Magnum (also known as.300 Win Mag or.300 WM) (7.62×67mmB, 7.62×66BR) is a belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by the Winchester Re
• .300 Winchester Short MagnumTerminology300 Winchester Short Magnum (also known as 300 WSM) is a.30 caliber rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire short magnum cartridge that was introduced in 2001 by Winchester.
• .303 VickersTerminologyThe Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army. The gun was operated by a t
• .32 ACPTerminology.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the.32 Auto,.32 Automatic, 7.65mm Browning, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled c
• .32 H&R MagnumTerminologyThe.32 H&R Magnum(7.65×27.3mmR), also known as the.32 Magnum, is a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers. It was developed and introduced in 1984 as a joint venture betw
• .32 S&WTerminologyThe.32 S&W is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge (also known as the.32 S&W Short), and was originally designed as a black powder cartridge. It was introduced
• .320 RevolverTerminology
• .325 Winchester Short MagnumTerminologyThe.325 Winchester Short Magnum, commonly known as the 325 WSM, is an 8mm caliber rebated rim bottlenecked centerfire short magnum medium bore cartridge. The cartridge was introdu
• .338 FederalTerminologyThe.338 Federal is a rifle cartridge based on the.308 Winchester case necked up to.33 caliber. It was created by Federal Cartridge and SAKO in 2006 and intended as a big-game ca
• .338 Lapua MagnumTerminologyThe.338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm or 8.58×70mm) is a Finnish rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed during the 1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartri
• .338 Marlin ExpressTerminologyThe.338 Marlin Express is a cartridge developed by Marlin Firearms and Hornady. It is based on the.376 Steyr with a goal to duplicate the venerable.30-06 Springfield's performan
• .338 Norma MagnumTerminologyFormatting is entirely unworkable, no section on performance or ballistics
• .338 Winchester MagnumTerminologyThe.338 Winchester Magnum is a.338 in caliber, belted, rimless, bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1958 by Winchester Repeating Arms. It is based on the blown-out, shortened.3
• .357 Remington MaximumTerminologyThe.357 Maximum, formally known as the.357 Remington Maximum or the.357 Max, is a super magnum handgun cartridge originally developed by Elgin Gates as the wildcat.357 SuperMag
• .375 Weatherby MagnumTerminologyThe.375 Weatherby Magnum (9.5×73mmB) is a medium-bore rifle cartridge. The cartridge is blown out, improved and provided with the Weatherby double radius shoulder – given the Weat
• .38-56 WCFTerminologyThe.38-56 Winchester Center Fire / 9.59x53mmR or.38-56 Winchester cartridge was introduced in 1887 by Winchester for the Winchester Model 1886, and was also used in the Marlin Mo
• .400 PurdeyTerminologyThe.400 Purdey, also known as the.400 3-inch Straight and.400 Purdey Light Express 3-inch, is an obsolete rifle cartridge developed by James Purdey & Sons.
• .402 EnfieldTerminologyIllustration —.402 Enfield drawing RL 4978m of 1885
• .41 Action ExpressTerminologyThe.41 Action Express is a pistol cartridge developed in 1986 to reproduce the performance of the.41 Magnum police load (which is a reduced load) in semi-automatic pistols.
• .41 Remington MagnumTerminologyThe.41 Remington Magnum, also known as.41 Magnum or 10.4×33mmR (as it is known in unofficial metric designation), is a centerfire cartridge primarily developed for use in large-f
• .41 SpecialTerminologyThe.41 Special—also commonly known as.41 Spl (pronounced "forty-one special"),.41 Spc, or 10.4x29mmR (metric designation)—is a wildcat (non-standardized) cartridge designed for
• .416 BarrettTerminologyThe.416 Barrett (10.4×83mm), centerfire rifle cartridge is a proprietary bottlenecked centrefire rifle cartridge designed in 2005. It is an alternative to the large-caliber.50 BM
• .416 Remington MagnumTerminologyThe.416 Remington Magnum is a.416 caliber (10.57 mm) cartridge of belted bottlenecked design. The cartridge was intended as a dangerous game hunting cartridge and released to the
• .416 RigbyTerminologyThe.416 Rigby / 10.57x73mm is a rifle cartridge designed in 1911 by London based gunmaker John Rigby & Company, for hunting dangerous game. It is the first cartridge to use a bull
• .44 RussianTerminologyThe.44 Russian / 10.9x24mmR, (commonly known as the.44 S&W Russian), is a black-powder centerfire metallic revolver cartridge developed and produced by Smith & Wesson in 1870.
• .440 Cor-bonTerminology
• .45 GAPTerminologyThe.45 GAP (Glock Auto Pistol) or.45 Glock (11.43×19mmRB) is a pistol cartridge designed by Ernest Durham, an engineer with CCI/Speer, at the request of firearms manufacturer Glo
• .45-75 WinchesterTerminologyThe.45-75 Winchester / 11.62x48mmR Centennial is an intermediate centerfire rifle cartridge developed in 1876 for the newly designed Winchester Model 1876 Centennial lever-action
• .450 Nitro ExpressTerminology.450 Nitro Express also known as the.450 Nitro Express 31⁄4-inch is a rifle cartridge designed for hunting dangerous game such as elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, lion, and leopard.
• .450/400 Nitro ExpressTerminologyThe.450/400 Nitro Express is a Nitro Express rifle cartridge that is produced in three case lengths: 2-inches, 3 inches and 3-inches, and is intended for use in single shot and do
• .454 CasullTerminologyThe.454 Casull is a firearm cartridge, developed as a wildcat cartridge in 1958 by Dick Casull, Duane Marsh and Jack Fullmer. It was announced in November 1959 by Guns & Ammo m
• .455 WebleyTerminology.455 Webley is a British handgun cartridge, most commonly used in the Webley top break revolvers Marks I through VI. It is also known as ".455 Eley" and ".455 Colt" and "Webley.45
• .458 LottTerminologyThe.458 Lott is a.458 caliber rifle cartridge designed for the purpose of hunting large, thick-skinned dangerous game animals in Africa. It is based on the full length.375 H&H M
• .46 rimfireTerminology.46 rimfire / 11.6x21mmRF is a family of rimfire cartridges which were chambered in revolvers and rifles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were primarily made in shor
• .460 S&W MagnumTerminologyThe.460 S&W Magnum (11.5×46) round is a powerful revolver cartridge designed for long-range handgun hunting in the Smith & Wesson Model 460 revolver.
• .461 GibbsTerminologyThe.461 No 1 Gibbs and the.461 No 2 Gibbs are two obsolete proprietary rifle cartridges developed in 19th century Britain.
• .475 No. 2 Nitro ExpressTerminology
• .50 Action ExpressTerminologyThe.50 Action Express (AE) (12.7×33mmRB) is a large-caliber handgun cartridge, best known for its usage in the Desert Eagle. Developed in 1988 by American Evan Whildin of Action A
• .50 BritishTerminologyThe 12.7×81mmSR cartridge was created by Vickers as an export variant of the cartridge developed for the Vickers.50 machine gun. The major changes were to modify the case from rim
• .50 VickersTerminologyThe Vickers.5 inch machine gun (officially "Gun, Machine, Vickers,.5-in") also known as the Vickers.50 was a large-calibre British automatic weapon. The gun was commonly used as
• .500 BushwhackerTerminologyThe.500 Bushwhacker is a.50 caliber semi-rimmed revolver cartridge developed by TII Armory for the Magnum Research BFR revolvers. It is currently the most powerful revolver cartr
• .55 BoysTerminologyThe.55 Boys (13.9×99mmB in metric) is an anti-tank cartridge used by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was designed for use with the Boys anti-tank rifle.
• .577 Black Powder ExpressTerminology
• .577 SniderTerminologyThe.577 Snider (14.7×51mm) cartridge was a British black powder metallic centrefire cartridge, which fired a 0.577-inch (14.7 mm), 480-grain (31 g) lead projectile, primarily used
• .700 Nitro ExpressTerminologyThe.700 Nitro Express (17.8×89mmR), also known as.700 H&H, is a big-game rifle cartridge. The cartridge is typically charged with around 250 grains of powder, in addition to a tw
• 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40TerminologyThe 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 (10.5 cm GebH 40) was a 10.5 cm German mountain howitzer used during World War II. A total of 420 were built during World War II. It saw action with
• 10.5 cm leFH 18/40TerminologyThe 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 (German: leichte Feldhaubitze "light field howitzer") was a German light howitzer used in World War II.
• 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40TerminologyThe 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40, also called the LG 40, was a German recoilless gun used during World War II. It was manufactured by Krupp.
• 102 mm 60 caliber Pattern 1911TerminologyThe 102 mm 60 caliber Pattern 1911 was a Russian naval gun developed in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial Russian Navy during World War
• 105 mm Cannon Model 1913 SchneiderTerminologyThe Canon de 105 Mle 1913 Schneider was a French artillery piece used in World War I and World War II by many European countries.
• 105 mm Howitzer M3TerminologyThe 105 mm Howitzer M3 was a U.S. light howitzer designed for use by airborne troops. The gun utilized the barrel of the 105 mm Howitzer M2, shortened and fitted to a slightly modi
• 10mm AutoTerminologyThe 10mm Auto (also known as the 10×25mm, official C.I.P. nomenclature: 10 mm Auto, official SAAMI nomenclature: 10mm Automatic) is a powerful and versatile semi-automatic pistol c
• 11-Zoll-Kanone M1867TerminologyThe 28 cm L/20 M67 was a Russian early breech loading rifled built-up gun designed by Krupp. It was built for the Russian navy and coastal artillery by both Krupp and Obukhov.
• 12 cm Lang brons gunTerminologyThe 12 cm Lang brons was a 19th-century Dutch siege gun. It was a locally produced steel bronze version of the 12 cm Lang staal.
• 12 mm LefaucheuxTerminology
• 12.17×42mm RFTerminologyThe 12.17×42mm rimfire and its slightly longer but still interchangeable variant, the 12.17×44mm rimfire, are rifle cartridges adopted by the armed forces of Sweden and Norway in 1
• 120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905TerminologyThe 120 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 was a Russian naval gun developed by Vickers for export in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial Russian
• 122 mm howitzer M1910/30Terminology122 mm howitzer M1910/30 (Russian: 122-мм гаубица обр. 1910/30 гг.) was a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer, a modernization of World War I era 122 mm howitzer M1910.
• 13 mm caliberTerminologyThis is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets that are 13 mm to 13.99 mm in caliber.
• 149 mm L/23 CannonTerminologyThe Cannone da 149 G later known as the Cannone da 149/23 was an Italian fortress gun and siege gun which served with Italy during the Italo-Turkish War and World War I. Captured g
• 15 cm Ring Kanone C/92TerminologyThe 15 cm Ring Kanone C/92 was a fortress and siege gun developed in the 1880s that saw service in the Italo-Turkish War, Balkan Wars, and World War I.
• 152 mm gun M1910/30Terminology152 mm gun model 1910/30 was a Soviet field gun, a modernization of World War I era 152 mm siege gun M1910. The gun was briefly used by Red Army in the Eastern Front of World War I
• 152 mm howitzer 2A65TerminologyThe 2A65 "Msta-B" (named from the Msta River) is a Soviet towed 152.4 mm howitzer. The "B" in the designation is an abbreviation for Buksiruyemaya, which means towed.
• 155 GH 52 APUTerminologyThe 155 GH 52 APU (which stands for 155 mm gun-howitzer, 52 calibers, auxiliary power unit), Finnish designation 155 K 98 (155 mm kenttäkanuuna 1998 or "155 mm field gun 1998"; FDF
• 155 mm Creusot Long TomTerminologyThe 155 mm Creusot Long Tom was a French siege gun (artillery piece) manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France and used by the Boers in the Second Boer War as field gu
• 155 mm FH-70 howitzerTerminologyThe FH70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed 155 mm howitzer used by several nations.
• 16 inch/45 Mark 6 gunTerminologyThe 16"/45-caliber Mark 6 gun is a naval gun designed in 1936 by the United States Navy for their Treaty battleships. It was introduced in 1941 aboard their s, replacing the origin
• 16 inch/50 caliber M1919 gunTerminologyThe 16 inch gun M1919 (406 mm) was a large coastal artillery piece installed to defend the United States' major seaports between 1920 and 1946. It was operated by the United States
• 17 cm Kanone 18TerminologyThe 17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette (English: 17 cm Cannon 18 on Mortar Carriage), abbreviated as 17 cm K 18 in MrsLaf, was a German heavy gun used during World War II.
• 17 cm SK L/40 gunTerminologyThe 17 cm SK L/40 was a Kaiserliche Marine naval gun that was used on two classes of German pre-dreadnought battleships the Braunschweig class and the Deutschland class as their se
• 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf EisenbahnwagenTerminologyThe 17 cm SK L/40 i.R.L. auf Eisenbahnwagen "Samuel" (SK - Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon), L/40 - Länge (40 caliber barrel), i.R.L. - in Räder-Lafette (on wheeled carriage
• 18-pounder long gunTerminologyThe 18-pounder long gun was an intermediary calibre piece of naval artillery mounted on warships of the Age of Sail. They were used as main guns on the most typical frigates of the
• 180 mm gun S-23TerminologyThe 180 mm gun S-23 (Russian: 180-мм пушка С-23) was a Soviet heavy gun of Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s, with the design based on naval guns.
• 1K17 SzhatieTerminologyThe 1K17 Szhatie (Russian: 1К17 Сжатие — "Compression") is a self-propelled laser vehicle of Soviet origin. The platform uses a modified 2S19 "Msta" chassis with a battery of solid
• 1PN58Terminology1PN58 (Russian: 1ПН58) is the GRAU index for a Soviet designed passive night scope for a range of Soviet designed small arms and grenade launchers. 1PN is the GRAU index of night v
• 2 inch Medium MortarTerminologyThe 2 inch medium trench mortar, also known as the 2-inch howitzer, and nicknamed the "toffee apple" or "plum pudding" mortar, was a British smooth bore muzzle loading (SBML) mediu
• 20 ITK 40 VKTTerminologyThe 20 ItK 40 VKT or 20 mm dual anti-aircraft cannon model 1940 manufactured by VKT was a Finnish light anti-aircraft gun designed by the Finnish gunsmith Aimo Lahti.
• 20 mm modèle F2 gunTerminologyThe 20 mm modèle F2 gun is a naval defence weapon used by the French Navy. It was developed from the GIAT M693, itself derived from Hispano-Suiza HS. It fires the same 20×139 m
• 203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905TerminologyThe 203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 was a Russian naval gun developed by Vickers for export in the years before World War I that armed a variety of warships of the Imperial Russian
• 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4)Terminology203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) (GRAU index: 52-G-625) was a 203 mm (8 inch) Soviet high-power heavy howitzer. During the Second World War, it was under the command of the Stavka's s
• 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42TerminologyThe 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (21 cm NbW 42) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the Nebeltruppen, the German equivalent of the A
• 23×115mmTerminologyThe 23×115mm round is used in Soviet (USSR)/Russian/CIS aircraft autocannon. Although superseded by the 30×165mm round the Russian Air Force still uses it in the GSh-23L (in some a
• 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E)TerminologyThe 24 cm Theodor Kanone (E – Eisenbahnlafette (railroad mounting)) was a German railroad gun used during World War II in the Battle of France and on coast-defense duties in Occupi
• 240 mm Howitzer M1TerminologyThe 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 m
• 240 mm Trench MortarTerminologyThe 240 mm trench mortar, or Mortier de 240 mm, was a large calibre mortar of World War I. An original French design, it was developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduce
• 25 mm APX modèle 1937TerminologyThe Canon de 25 mm semi-automatique modèle 1937 (25 mm SA-L 37) was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.
• 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gunTerminologyThe Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun was an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the French firm of Hotchkiss. It served in World War II with French, Japanese and other nations' f
• 254 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1891TerminologyThe 254 mm 45 caliber Pattern 1891 was a Russian naval gun developed in the years before the Russo-Japanese War that armed coastal defense ships and pre-dreadnought battleships dur
• 28 cm Haubitze L/12 howitzerTerminologyThe 28 cm Haubitze L/12 was a German coastal defense and siege howitzer. Developed by Krupp before World War I that saw service in both World War I and World War II.
• 28 cm MRK L/40TerminologyThe 28 cm MRK L/40 was a German naval gun that was used in World War I as the primary armament of the pre-dreadnought battleships. Some were also converted to railway guns during W
• 28 cm SK C/34 gunTerminologyThe German 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun was a 283 mm 54.5-caliber built-up gun designed in 1934 used on the s.
• 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno"TerminologyThe 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (SK — Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L — Länge (with a 40 caliber barrel) was a German railroad gun. Originally a naval gun, it was adapted for l
• 2B9 VasilekTerminologyThe 2B9 Vasilek (2Б9 "Василёк" - Cornflower) also known as Vasilyek, AM 289 Vasilyek or AM 2B9 Vasilyek, is an automatic 82 mm gun-mortar developed in the Soviet Union in 1967 and
• 2K12 KubTerminologyThe 2K12 "Kub" (Russian: 2К12 Куб; English: 'cube') (NATO reporting name: SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system de
• 2S22 BohdanaTerminologyThe 2S22 Bohdana is a 155 mm 52-caliber NATO standard, wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine. Its prototype is mounted on the chassis of the Ukrainian six-wheel-driv
• 2S42 LotosTerminology2S42 "Lotos" (Russian: 2С42 «Лотос»; "Lotos") is a developing Russian self-propelled 120 mm mortar system meant for the Russian Airborne Forces. It is based on the BMD-4M chassis a
• 2S9 NonaTerminologyThe 2S9 NONA (Russian: Новейшее Орудие Наземной Артилерии, lit. 'Newest Ordnance of Ground Artillery') is a self-propelled and air-droppable 120 mm mortar designed in the Soviet Un
• 3-inch gun M1918TerminologyThe 3-inch gun M1918 was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was largely superseded by the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3 in 1930
• 3.7 cm SK C/30TerminologyThe 3.7 cm SK C/30 was the German Kriegsmarine's primary 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft gun during the Second World War. It was superseded by the fully automatic 3.7 cm FlaK 43 late
• 30 mm caliberTerminologyIllustration — Size comparison between 30×170mm (left), a One Pound Coin (middle) and 5.56x45mm NATO (right)
• 30-pounder long gunTerminologyThe 30-pounder long gun was a large piece of artillery mounted on French warships of the Age of Sail. They were the heaviest component of the unified system standardised on the 30-
• 305 mm L/17 howitzerTerminologyObice da 305/17 was an Italian howitzer (sometimes classified as mortar) used during World War I. Produced by the Armstrong works in Italy between 1914 and 1917, approximately 30-4
• 32-pounder gunTerminologyThe 32-pounder guns (and the French 30-pounders) were sets of heavy-calibre pieces of artillery mounted on warships in the last century of the Age of Sail, during the 18th and earl
• 35M rifleTerminologyThe FÉG 35M was a bolt-action rifle chambered in 8×56mmR. Though superficially still resembling the 95/31M Carbine, it was a new design with a cock-on-close bolt. An easily recogni
• 37 mm Gun M3TerminologyThe 37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with
• 37x145mmR M4TerminologyThe 37×145mmR was a series of rimmed-case, fixed-ammunition cannon shells for use in the 37mm Browning M4 autocannon.
• 3M6 ShmelTerminologyThe 3M6 Shmel (Russian: Шмель, lit. 'bumblebee') is an MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile of the Soviet Union.
• 3rd KhordadTerminologyThe Sevom Khordad or 3rd Khordad (Israeli reporting name: SA-65) is an Iranian road-mobile medium range air defense missile system that was first unveiled on 11 May 2014. It is be
• 4.5 inch Gun M1TerminologyThe 4.5 inch gun M1 was a field gun developed in the United States in the beginning of World War II. It shared the same carriage with the 155mm howitzer M1 and fired the same ammun
• 4.6×36 mmTerminology
• 40CT cannonTerminologyThe 40CTC (40 mm Cased Telescoped Cannon) is a 40 mm autocannon and the central component of the Franco-British 40CTAS (40 mm Cased Telescoped Armament System) developed by CTA Int
• 40mm grenadeTerminologyIllustration — Box full of 40×53 mm high-velocity grenades
• 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gunTerminologyThe 41 cm/45 3rd Year Type naval gun is a 41 cm breech-loading naval gun designed during World War I for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It served as the primary armament in the dreadn
• 42 cm Gamma MörserTerminologyThe 42 cm kurze Marinekanone L/12, or Gamma-Gerät ("Gamma Device"), was a German siege gun built by Krupp. The Gamma-Geräts barrel diameter was 42 cm, making it one of the largest
• 44M Tas RohamlovegTerminologyThe 44M Tas was a Hungarian heavy tank/medium tank design of World War II. It was developed to combat heavily armored Soviet tanks encountered on the Eastern Front and to replace t
• 47 mm Anti-tank Gun Model 1931TerminologyThe Royal Cannon Foundry 47mm anti-tank gun Model 1931 (French: Canon anti-char de 47mm Fonderie Royale de Canons Modèle 1931, abbreviated to C.47 F.R.C. Mod.31) was an artillery p
• 5 inch/54 caliber Mark 45 gunTerminologyThe 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount.
• 5.45×39mmTerminologyThe 5.45×39 mm cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge. It was introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74.
• 5.56×30mm MINSASTerminologyThe 5.56×30mm MINSAS is a firearm cartridge manufactured by India's Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for close-quarters combat use. It has an effective range of 300 m and good penetrat
• 5.8×42mmTerminologyThe 5.8×42mm / DBP87 (Cartridge, Rifle, Standard, '87) is a military bottlenecked intermediate cartridge developed in the People's Republic of China. There is limited information
• 55 S 55Terminology55 S 55 (from Finnish 55 millimetrin sinko vuodelta 1955, '55 millimetre recoilless anti-tank weapon model 1955'), colloquially kevyt sinko and nicknamed Nyrkki, was a Finnish reco
• 6 inch/30 gunTerminologyThe 6"/30 caliber gun Mark 1 (spoken "six-inch-thirty-caliber") were used for the primary battery of the United States Navy's dispatch vessel Dolphin with the Mark 2 being used in
• 6.5×47mm LapuaTerminologyThe 6.5×47mm Lapua (designated as the 6,5 × 47 Lapua by the C.I.P.) is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge that was developed specifically for 300–1,000 m (328–
• 6.5mm Remington MagnumTerminologyThe 6.5mm Remington Magnum is a.264 caliber (6.7 mm) belted bottlenecked cartridge introduced in 1966. The cartridge is based on a necked down.350 Remington Magnum which on turn
• 6×45mmTerminologyThe 6×45mm is a rimless, bottlenecked cartridge based on the.223 Remington or 5.56 NATO cartridge necked up to.243 (6mm). The cartridge is also known as the 6mm-223 Remington or
• 6mm BRTerminology
• 6mm Lee NavyTerminologyThe 6mm Lee Navy (6×60mmSR), also known as the 6mm U.S.N. or.236 Navy, is an obsolete American rifle cartridge. It was the service cartridge of the United States Navy and Marine C
• 6mm PPCTerminologyThe 6mm PPC (Palmisano & Pindel Cartridge), or 6x38 PPC as it is more often called, is a centerfire rifle cartridge used almost exclusively for benchrest shooting. It is one of the
• 6mm RemingtonTerminologyThe 6mm Remington rifle cartridge, originally introduced in 1955 by Remington Arms Company as the.244 Remington, is based on a necked down.257 Roberts cartridge (itself a necked-
• 7,62 ITKK 31 VKTTerminology7,62 ITKK 31 VKT or 7,62 mm VKT anti-aircraft machine gun was the primary anti-aircraft machine gun of the Finnish Army during World War II. The weapon was designed by the Finnish
• 7.5 cm Pak 97/38TerminologyThe Pak 97/38 (7.5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 97/38 and 7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 97/38) was a German anti-tank gun used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. The gun was a combination of t
• 7.5×55mm SwissTerminologyThe 7.5×55mm Swiss or 7,5mm GP 11 (or unofficially 7.5×55mm Schmidt–Rubin) is a cartridge developed for the Swiss Army. It originated from the Gewehrpatrone 1890 (7.5×53.5mm) devel
• 7.62 cm Pak 36(r)TerminologyThe 7.62 cm FK 36(r) / Pak 36(r) (7.62 cm Feldkanone [Field gun] 36(russisch) / Panzerabwehrkanone [Anti-tank gun] 36(russisch)) was a German anti-tank / field gun used by the Wehr
• 7.62 mm caliberTerminologyIllustration — SSA 7.62mm 143gr AP rifle cartridge, bullet
• 7.62 Tkiv 85TerminologyThe 7.62 TKIV 85, short for 7.62 Tarkkuuskivääri 85 (7.62 sniper rifle 85) is a sniper rifle used by the Finnish Defence Forces.
• 7.62×25mm TokarevTerminologyThe 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (designated as the 7.62 × 25 Tokarev by the C.I.P.) is a Soviet rimless bottleneck pistol cartridge widely used in former Soviet states and in China
• 7.62x37mm MusangTerminologyThe 7.62×37mm Musang is an assault rifle cartridge introduced in 2012 developed and manufactured in the Philippines by the Government Arsenal for use by the military in special ope
• 7.65×21mm MannlicherTerminologyThere is also another 7.63/7.65 mm Mannlicher cartridge, 7.63 mm Mannlicher M.1903 / 7.65 mm Mannlicher M.1896, similar to 7.65 mm Borchardt while 7.63 mm Mannlicher M.1900 /
• 7.65×21mm ParabellumTerminologyThe 7.65×21mm Parabellum (designated as the 7,65 Parabellum by the C.I.P. and also known as.30 Luger and 7.65mm Luger) is a rimless, bottleneck, centerfire pistol cartridge that w
• 7.65×53mm ArgentineTerminologyThe 7.65×53mm Argentine (designated as the 7,65 × 53 Arg. By the C.I.P.) is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge developed for use in
• 7×64mmTerminologyThe 7×64mm (also unofficially known as the 7×64mm Brenneke, though its designer's name was never officially added as a part of the cartridge name) is a rimless bottlenecked centerf
• 75 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892TerminologyThe 75 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1892 was a Russian naval gun developed in the years before the Russo-Japanese War that armed the majority of warships of the Imperial Russian Navy duri
• 75 mm Gun M1917TerminologyThe 75 mm gun model of 1917 was an interim measure, based on the British QF 18-pounder, produced by the United States in World War I after it had decided to switch from 3-inch (76
• 75 mm Krupp-LykoudisTerminologyThe 75 mm Krupp-Lykoudis gun was designed by Petros Lykoudis and developed in collaboration with Krupp.
• 76 mm divisional gun M1902TerminologyThe 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 (Russian: 76-мм дивизионная пушка образца 1902 года) was a Russian light field gun used in the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the Russian Ci
• 7mm Weatherby MagnumTerminology
• 8 cm PAW 600TerminologyThe PAW 600 (Panzerabwehrwerfer 600, officially designated 8H63) was a lightweight anti-tank gun that used the high-low pressure system to fire hollow charge warheads. In 1945, it
• 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37TerminologyThe 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37) was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War.
• 8 inch/45 Mark 6 gunTerminologyThe 8"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun (spoken "eight-inch-forty-five--caliber") were used for the secondary batteries of the United States Navy's last pre-dreadnought battleships and refitt
• 8.5mm MarsTerminologyThe 8.5mm Mars is an experimental centerfire pistol cartridge developed in the late 19th century based on necking down the.45 Mars Long case. The bullet has two deep cannelures, a
• 8.8 cm Pak 43TerminologyThe Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43 and Panzerjägerkanone 43) was a German 8.8 cm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft g
• 8"/55 caliber Mark 71TerminologyThe U.S. Navy's Major Caliber Lightweight Gun (MCLWG) program was the 8"/55 caliber Mark 71 major caliber lightweight, single-barrel naval gun prototype (spoken "eight-inch-fifty-f
• 8×56mmRTerminologyThe 8×56mmR or 8×56mmR M30S (C.I.P. civil designation) cartridge was adopted in the year 1930 by First Austrian Republic, in 1931 by the Kingdom of Hungary, and in 1934 by the King
• 8mm LebelTerminologyThe 8×50mmR Lebel (8mm Lebel) (designated as the 8 × 51 R Lebel by the C.I.P.) rifle cartridge was the first smokeless powder cartridge to be made and adopted by any country.
• 9 cm Mortar Type GRTerminologyThe 9 cm mortar Type GR (German-Russian) was a World War I Russian mortar, developed circa 1915. It was a variant of captured Austro-Hungarian mortars 9 cm Minenwerfer M 14.
• 9 mm caliberTerminologyThis is a list of firearm cartridges that have bullets in the 9.00 to caliber range.
• 9.3×62mmTerminologyThe 9.3×62mm (also known as 9.3×62mm Mauser) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge designed in 1905 by German gunmaker Otto Bock. It is suitable for hunting medium to large ga
• 9.3×64mm BrennekeTerminologyThe 9.3×64mm Brenneke (designated as the 9,3 x 64 Brenneke by the C.I.P.) is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge designed in 1927 by German gunmaker Wilhelm Brenneke.
• 9×18mm MakarovTerminologyThe 9×18mm Makarov (designated 9mm Makarov by the C.I.P. and often called 9×18mm PM) is a Soviet pistol and submachine gun cartridge. During the latter half of the 20th century, it
• 9×21mm GyurzaTerminologyThe 9×21mm Gyurza (Гюрза, Russian for "blunt-nosed viper") round is a Russian handgun round designed to defeat body armor that was developed by TsNIITochMash for its SR-1 Vektor se
• 9×25mm MauserTerminologyThe 9×25mm Mauser (or 9mm Mauser Export) is a cartridge developed for the Mauser C96 service pistol around 1904 by DWM. Mauser pistols in this relatively powerful caliber were prim
• 9×30mm GromTerminologyThe 9×30mm Grom (Гром, Russian for Thunder) is a Russian round developed between 1992 and 1993, designed for the Gepard (submachine gun), it answers the need to defeat 6B2 body ar
• 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3TerminologyThe 90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter bore, and a 50 ca
• 9K11 MalyutkaTerminologyThe 9M14 Malyutka (4=Little one, NATO reporting name: AT-3 Sagger) is a manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed in the
• 9K115 MetisTerminologyThe 9K115 Metis (NATO reporting name AT-7 Saxhorn) is a man-portable, tube launched, SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank guided missile of the Soviet Union. It is considered the Soviet co
• 9K52 Luna-MTerminologyThe 9K52 Luna-M (Moon; NATO reporting name: Frog-7) is a Soviet short-range artillery rocket system which fires unguided and spin-stabilized 9M21 rockets. It was originally devel
• 9M117 BastionTerminologyThe 9M117 Bastion is a Soviet laser beam-riding anti-tank missile. It is used in a number of separate weapon systems, including the 9K116-1 Bastion missile system (AT-10 Stabber),
• 9M120 AtakaTerminologyThe 9M120 Ataka (Attack) is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) originating from the Soviet Union. The NATO reporting name of the 9M120 missile is the AT-9 Spiral-2.
• 9M123 KhrizantemaTerminologyThe 9M123 Khrizantema (Chrysanthemum, NATO reporting name AT-15 Springer) is a Russian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Khrizantema was designed to deal with current and future
• 9M133 KornetTerminology3–3.5 m of concrete — Anti-personnel Blast weapon. Limited shrapnel. — Anti-personnel weapon.
• 9mm Winchester MagnumTerminologyThe 9mm Winchester Magnum, which is also known as the 9×29mm, is a centerfire handgun cartridge developed by Winchester in the late 1970s. The cartridge was developed to duplicate
• A184 torpedoTerminologyThe A184 is an Italian heavyweight wire-guided torpedo originally developed by Whitehead SpA. It can be launched from surface vessels and submarines and locates the target using an
• AA-52 machine gunTerminologyThe AA-52 (full designation in French: Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952, "Transformable automatic weapon model 1952") is one of the first French-produced guns of the post
• Accuracy International Arctic WarfareTerminologyThe Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a ci
• Accuracy International AW50TerminologyThe AW50 is a.50 BMG anti-materiel rifle designed by Accuracy International. It is a re-engineered version of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifle (the standard
• Accuracy International AW50FTerminologyThe AW50 is a.50 BMG anti-materiel rifle designed by Accuracy International. It is a re-engineered version of the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifle (the standard
• Accuracy International AX50TerminologyThe Accuracy International AX50 is a.50 BMG anti-materiel rifle manufactured by British firearms company Accuracy International.
• Accuracy International AXMCTerminologyThe Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a ci
• Active Denial SystemTerminologyThe Active Denial System (ADS) is a directed-energy weapon developed by the U.S. military, designed for area denial, perimeter security and crowd control. Informally, the weapon is
• ADS amphibious rifleTerminologyThe ADS (Russian: АДС - Автомат Двухсредный Специальный - Special Dual-environment Automatic rifle) is a Russian assault rifle specially made for combat divers. It is of a bullpup
• Advanced Individual Combat WeaponTerminologyThe Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) was an Australian prototype combination assault rifle and grenade launcher developed as a technology demonstrator. The AICW combined a
• Advanced Precision Kill Weapon SystemTerminologyThe Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a kit that equips Hydra 70 unguided rockets with laser guidance and turns them into precision-guided munitions (PGMs).
• Advanced Towed Artillery Gun SystemTerminologyThe Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) is a towed 155 mm, 52-calibre howitzer that is being developed for the Indian Army by Armament Research and Development Establishmen
• Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense SystemTerminologyThe Aegis ballistic missile defense system (Aegis BMD or ABMD), also known as Sea-Based Midcourse, is a Missile Defense Agency program under the United States Department of Defense