British No. 68 Rifle Grenade

Posted At : September 18, 2009 5:23 AM | Posted By : Admin
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The British prior to the start of WWII developed the No. 68 Rifle Grenade. It was initially introduced into the British military service around mid-1940 but by 1942 it was withdrawn from front line service and issued to Home Guard units. The Home Guard units were essentially civilian militias that were armed by the military to assist in the event the homeland was invaded. The No. 68 Rifle Grenade required the use of a special designed "discharge cup" that was fitted on the barrel of a Mk-III service rifle as shown in the image below.

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Air Force Developing Focused Lethality Munitions

Posted At : December 7, 2006 2:23 AM | Posted By : Admin
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The Air Force issued a multi-million dollar contract to create a carbon-fiber version of the recently developed Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The SDB, also known as Guided Bomb Unit 39/B (GBU-39/B) is the smallest guided bomb in the U.S. ordnance inventory. The bomb is approximately 70 inches long with a diameter of 7.5 inches. The weapon can be launched from the F-15E, F/A-22, F-35 (Joint Strike Fighter), Joint Unmanned Combat Air System, as well as other weapons platforms. The GBU-39/B uses global positioning system (GPS) technology for guidance that provides the military a standoff range of 60 nautical miles.

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