M249 SAW (Minimi)
WHEN THE 5.56MM M 16 (Armalite) rifle entered
service during the Vietnam War it gave every man in the squad an automatic
weapon, but with a maximum effective range of little more than 330yd (300m).
It was quickly realized, however, that both fire
teams needed a weapon of greater all-round capability, but lighter than the
contemporary 7.62mm M60 and one which used the same ammunition as the riflemen.
This gave rise to a US Army requirement for a 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon
(SAW), with the US Marine Corps joining the program later.
After considering all suitable weapons in the
Western world, the US forces selected a "product improved" development of the
Belgian Fabrique Nationale's (FN) "Minimi" which was placed in production as the
M249, with initial supplies coming from the FN factory in Herstal, although a US
line was subsequently established.
The product improvements in the US version
include minor changes to the barrel, buffer, handguard, pistol grip, stock and
sights.
• Calibre
5.56mm
• Weight 7.5kg (16.5 lbs)
• Length 1.04m (41.0in)
• Muzzle Velocity 3,000ft/s (915m/s);
• Feed 200 round belt or 30 round mag
• effective range 1,000m (1,093yd )
• Cyclic Rate of Fire 750 RPM
Browning 0.5 cal
Heavy Machine Gun
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Browning 9mm
Hi-power
John M. Browning died after building the
first prototypes of his final design. Browning's protege at Fabrique Nationale,
Dieudonne Saive, was left to develop and finalize the design. Saive had learned
well, and as soon as the pistol was put into production in 1935, it was
immediately adopted by four countries. The British thought so much of the design
that they smuggled Saive and the design out of Belgium ahead of the German
invaders in 1940. Even the Germans continued the GP-35's production line during
the war. Once FN rebuilt after the war, the GP-35 was officially adopted by
around 65 countries. The excellent grip shape, high capacity, and ease of
control made the GP-35 especially popular among Counter-Terror units such as the
British SAS and US FBI HRT.
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Ingram M11
Used by the SAS Counter-Terrorist group in
its early existence the MAC-10 or M-11 as it is known in the military, was
completely outclassed by the MP5. Although not still in use by the SAS, it has
been seen in the hands of many drug related gangs. Gordon B. Ingram has designed
and produced a number of submachineguns since 1945. The M10 was produced in 1970
and the smaller and lighter M11 was produced a few years later. Although not a
major commercial success, the M11 can be found in many police forces along side
its older brother.
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SIG P226
In the late 1980s, Sig developed the P226 for
the U.S. joint services pistol trials. It outperformed all its competitors but
was beaten by the Beretta 92FS because of its price. Special forces, however,
took note of the P226's performance in the trials and it was quickly adopted by
the British SAS and the American FBI.
This particular model comes with a 20 round extended magazine.
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SPAS 12
Automatic Shotgun
The SPAS-12 is a real 12 Ga. shotgun that can
be operated both as a "pump-action" style shotgun and as a semi-auto shotgun.
Police departments typically are forced to use pump-action shotguns because they
must sometimes shoot rounds (such as a beanbag or tear gas round) that do not
develop sufficient gas pressure to cycle a semi-auto shotgun. The SPAS-12 gives
the best of both types - it can rapidly fire full power loads such as buckshot
set on semi-auto, and can be switched to pump to handle low power rounds.
The SPAS-12 has a number of other special features that adapt it specifically
for police and military use. It has a magazine cut-off button that stops feeding
of shells from the magazine so that the slide may be opened without a new round
coming out of the magazine. This could allow a special round to be manually
inserted. It has a heavy heat guard over areas of the gun likely to get hot
during prolonged operation. It has a latch on the magazine loading door that
keeps out rocks and such when crawling along in a trench with it.
The heat shielding makes the gun very heavy. The latch on the magazine loading
door is just thought of as just a hassle by many civilian users.
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Remington 870 Shotgun
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