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List of articles in "Device" category - Page 557

Brandistock

A brandistock (also called buttafuore or feather staff) was a short type of pole weapon which was used by both infantry and civilians alike between the 16th and 19th centuries. […]


Spontoon

A Spontoon sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon (or as a half-pike) is a type of European pole-arm that came into being alongside the pike. The spontoon was in […]


Ox tongue spear

The ox tongue spear (langue de boeuf) was a type of broad-headed double-edged spear that was used in Europe during the 15th century. Some designs had protrusions from the middle […]


Wespe

The Sd. Kfz. 124 Wespe (German for wasp) also known as Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf.) (Light field howitzer 18 on Panzer II chassis (self-propelled)) was a […]


ArmaLite AR-18

The AR-18 is a gas operated selective fire assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm ammunition. The AR-18 was designed at ArmaLite in California by Arthur Miller George Sullivan and Charles Dorchester […]


Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense is a United States Army anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down short medium and intermediate ballistic missiles […]


AR-10

The AR-10 is a 7.62 mm battle rifle developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s at ArmaLite then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. When first introduced in […]


ARWEN 37

The ARWEN 37 is a non-lethal launcher which fires 37 mm non-lethal rounds (foam or wooden or tear gas payload) designed for riot control. It has a 5-round rotary drum […]


MBT LAW

The Main Battle Tank and Light Anti-tank Weapon (MBT LAW) also known as the NLAW is a joint Swedish and British short-range fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system. Designed for use by […]


LAW 80

The LAW 80 (Light Anti-armour Weapon 80) sometimes erroneously referred to as LAW 94 is a man-portable disposable anti-tank weapon currently in use by the British Army and a few […]


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