*10/22DSP
The 10/22DSP is a Ruger .22'' calibre rimfire carbine. It takes a 10-round rotary magazine.
*101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) is a US army division which was activated
on August 15th, 1942. The first commander was Major General William C. Lee. During World War II, the 101st Airborne Division led the way on D-Day in the night drop prior to the invasion.
*107th Bengal Light Infantry
The 107th Bengal Light Infantry was a British army unit raised in 1854. It went on to amalgamate with the 35th_Foot to form the Royal_Sussex_Regiment. 
*115th Field Artillery Brigade
The 115th Field Artillery Brigade is a US army unit which was first organized in 1888 in the Wyoming
National Guard as the 1st Regiment, to consist of Company A (Laramie Grays). organized 29 May 1888 at Laramie, and company B (Cheyenne Guards), organized 12 October 1888 at cheyenne.
In 1890 it was redesignated as the 1st Regiment Infantry. And after many more changes
it was redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 115th Field Brigade on the 1st September 1978
*12/250 Rapid
The 12/250 Rapid is a precharged air rifle made by Theoben. It has a 23 inch barrel in .25'' calibre and takes a 12-round magazine. Power is adjustable from 33ft/lbs to 40ft/lbs. 
*12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
#Suffolk_Regiment
*13th Foot
The 13th Foot was a British infantry regiment raised in 1685 to fight the Scottish Jacobites. They fought at Killiecrankie and at the battle of the Boyne. 
*1st Staffordshire
#38th_Foot 
*21st Royal North_British Fusiliers
#Royal_Scots_Fusiliers 
*24th Regiment of Foot
The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British army unit raised in Ireland in 1689. It's first action was under William_III at the Battle_of_the_Boyne. It made an incredible stand at Rorke's_Drift in January 1879 against an overwhelming mass of Zulus. At some point in it's history the regiment changed it's name to the South_Wales_Borderers.
*25th Foot
#Kings_Own_Scottish_Borderers
*2A20
The 2A20 is a Russian 115mm smooth-bore gun mounted on older T-62 MBT. It has a muzzle velocity of 1615 m/s and armour piercing capabilities of 326mm at 500m and 302mm at 1000m firing APFSDS ammunition. 
*2A26
The 2A26 is a Russian 125mm calibre smooth-bore gun mounted on T-64, T-72 and T-80 MBTs. It has a muzzle velocity of 1680m/s and armour piercing capabilities of 397mm at 500m and 363mm at 1000m firing HVAPFSDS ammunition.
*2A28
The 2A28 is a Russian 73mm calibre smooth-bore closed-breech rocket launcher. It fires the PG-9 rocket at a muzzle velocity of 400m/s and is mounted on the BMP-1 IFV. 
*2A42
The 2A42 is a Russian 30mm calibre auto-cannon mounted on BMP-2 and ZSU-30-2. It is based upon the British Rarden gun and has dual loading for AP and HE ammunition allowing the gunner to switch rounds without unloading and reloading. The 2A42 has a muzzle velocity of 1000m/s and can pierce 50mm of armour at 500m. 
*2A46
The 2A46 is a newer version of the 2A26 with a redesigned mechanical loader. 
*2nd Dragoons
#Royal_Scots_Greys 
*2nd Highland Battalion
#78th_Highlanders
*2nd Royal North_British Dragoons
#Royal_Scots_Greys 
*31st Foot
The 31st Foot was a British marine regiment raised in 1702. In 1782 it was renamed the Huntingdonshire Regiment and in 1825 formed part of the East_Surrey_Regiment. 
*35th Foot
The 35th Foot was a British army unit raised in 1701 at Belfast. It captured the standard of the Roussillon_Grenadiers on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. The regiment developed the names ''Orange Lillies'' and ''Prince of Orange's Own'' on account of wearing orange facings. The regiment later formed part of the Royal_Sussex_Regiment. 
*35th Infantry Regiment
The 35th Infantry Regiment is a US army unit which was organized on the 13th July 1916 in Arizona of
men from the 11th, 18th and 22nd Infantry. These units dated back to The War Between the States.
*38th Foot
The 38th Foot was a British army infantry unit raised in 1702. It received the title 1st_Staffordshire in 1782 and went on to form part of the South_Staffordshire_Regiment. 
*39th Foot
The 39th Foot was a British army regiment raised in 1702, and the first regiment to serve in India, sailing in 1754. It was merged with the 54th_Foot into the Dorset_Regiment.
*3rd Foot Guards
#Scots_Guards
*3rd Pattern Commando Knife
The 3rd Pattern Commando Knife (Fairbairn-Sykes) was a double edged fighting knife specified by the British MOD in 1943, and issued to Service Men. It had a 7 inch, double edged carbon-steel blade with a 2 inch oval guard, a ribbed zinc-alloy handle and a brass nut. The blade was finished in black.
*42nd Foot
The 42nd Foot was the first battalion of the Royal_Highlanders.
*53rd (Shropshire) Regiment
#Shropshire_Light_Infantry.
*54th Foot
The 54th Foot was a British army regiment raised in 1755. It was later merged with the 39th_Foot to form the Dorset_Regiment.
*60th Royal Americans
#Kings_Royal_Rifle_Corps 
*64th (2nd Staffordshire) Foot
The 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Foot was a British army unit raised in 1756 to be the 2nd Battalion of the 11th_Foot. It received the title ''Prince of Wales's'' on occasion of the Prince's visit to Malta in 1876. 
*6th Regiment of Foot
#Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment 
*70th Foot
The 70th Foot was a British army regiment raised in 1758. In 1825 it formed the 2nd Battalion of the East_Surrey_Regiment. 
*73rd Foot
The 73rd Foot was the second battalion of the Royal_Highlanders and was raised in 1780.
*78th Highlanders
The 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) were formed in 1756 as the 2nd Highland Battalion and reformed in 1793 as the 78th Highlanders and joined with Fraser's Highlanders in 1881 to form the Seaforth_Highlanders.
*7th (Royal Fusilier) Regiment
#Royal_Fusiliers 
*8-229th Aviation Regiment
The 8-229th Aviation Regiment (Flying Tigers) is a US army unit formed in 1941 under the command of Colonel Claire L. Chennault,
and formally known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force during World War II.
In 1942 when the U.S. declared war on Japan, they were absorbed into the 10th Air Force and became the nucleus of the China Air Task Force.
*80th Foot
The 80th Foot was a British army infantry unit raised in 1793 which went on to form part of the South_Staffordshire_Regiment.
*90th Light Infantry
The 90th Light Infantry (Perthshire Volunteers) was a British army unit formed in 1794. It joined with the Cameronians in 1881 to form the Scottish Rifles.
*98th Foot
The 98th_Foot was a British infantry army unit raised in 1824 as the 2nd Battalion of the North_Staffordshire_Regiment.
*Abatis
An abatis is a barricade or obstacle comprised of felled trees arranged with the branches pointing outwards. 
*Accoltellatori
The accoltellatori were secret assassins based at Ravenna and other places in Italy around 1874. 
*Action
In weapon terms, action refers to the working mechanism of a firearm. Various types exist, including single-shots, multi-barrels, revolvers, slide- or pump-action, lever-action, bolt-action, semi-automatic and automatic. 
*Acton
An acton was a quilted or padded tunic worn under a coat of mail as a defence against bruising in combat. They were popular in the 15th century. 
*Admiral Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee was a German pocket battleship. She was launched in April 1933 and was scuttled off Montevideo, Uruguay after engaging three British cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. The Admiral Graf Spee was armed with six 11 inch and eight 6 inch guns and had a top speed of 28 knots. 
*Affondatore
The Affondatore was an Italian turret battleship. She was launched in November 1865 and retired from service with the Italian navy in 1907. She was armed with two 10 inch muzzle-loading rifled guns and had a top speed of 12 knots. The Affondatore was an iron-hulled schooner rigged vessel with two turrets each designed by the British navy's Captain Cowper Coles. She acted as the flagship of Admiral Persano's fleet at the Battle of Lissa in July 1866.
*AFV
AFV is an abbreviation for armoured fighting vehicle.
*Agent Orange
Agent Orange was a selective weedkiller, notorious for its use in the 1960s during the
Vietnam War by American forces to eliminate ground cover which could protect enemy forces. It was subsequently discovered to contain highly poisonous dioxin.
Agent Orange, named for the distinctive orange stripe on its packaging, combines equal parts of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) and 2,4,5-T (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), both now banned in the USA. 
*AGM-114
The AGM-114 (hellfire) is an American laser-guided anti-tank missile. It can be carried by helicopters or ground forces. It has a flight speed of mach 1.7 and a range of 5 miles. 
*AGM-114A
The AGM-114A is an anti-tank missile carried by American helicopters. It has a flight speed of 170 m/s and a maximum range of 7000 meters. It is unusual in being a laser guided missile. Also called the hellfire missile.
*AGM-65
The AGM-65 is an air-to-ground missile used by the US army. It has a flight speed of 180 m/s and a maximum range of 16000 meters.
*AGM-65D
The AGM-65D (Maverick) is a 300mm air-to-ground missile used by the USAF. It is mounted on A-10A and other similar attack aircraft. It has a range of 16000m and an FLIR guidance system. It can penetrate 650mm of flat steel, 527mm of sloped steel armour and 257mm of composite armour.
*Air-Gun
An Air-Gun is a gun in which the projectile is propelled by compressed air. They were first patented in England in 1872 by Giffard. In 1867 Bessemer patented an ordnance to project large shot using compressed air, and in 1866 Zalinski of the USA artillery made a practical gun for throwing dynamite shells which was used during the Cuban war of 1898. 
*Ajax
The Ajax was a British light cruiser of the Second World War. She was armed with 8 6 inch guns, 8 4 inch anti-aircraft guns, 8 2 pounder anti-aircraft guns, 12 .5 inch guns and 8 21 inch torpedo tubes. She had a top speed of 32.5 knots. She carried a crew of 550.
*AK47
The AK47 is a Soviet assault rifle. It is an automatic weapon with a cyclic rate of 600 rpm and a muzzle velocity of 717 m/s. It is sighted to 800m. The AK47 takes a 7.62mm round from a 30-round box.
*Akagi
The Akagi was a Japanese aircraft carrier. She was designed as a battle cruiser but the design was altered and she was built to despatch up to 60 aircraft. The Akagi was launched in 1925 and led the Japanese aircraft carrier assault on Pearl Harbour in 1941. She was sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942 by American dive bombers.
*Al-Hussayn
The Al-Hussayn is an Iraqi army modified Scud missile capable of projecting a smaller payload of about 500 kg a distance of up to 650 km.
*Alabama
The Alabama was a steam vessel of 900 tons, with engines of 300 hp, constructed by Messrs Laird at Birkenhead for the confederate service. She was launched on May 15th 1862 and sailed from the Mersey on July 28th. Under the command of captain Semmes she did great damage to the American mercantile shipping until her destruction by the federal ironclad Kearsage capyained by Winslow, off Cherbourg on June 19th 1864. 
*Almirante Brown
The Almirante Brown is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was
built by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 28th of March
1981. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with eight
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, eight
Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a
top speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of
26 officers and 174 men.   
*Altmark
The Altmark was a German POW ship of the Second World War. The prisoners-of-war were rescued by the British destroyer Cossack. 
*Ammunition
Ammunition generally refers to the assembled components of complete cartridges or rounds i.e., a case or shell holding a primer, a charge of propellant (gunpowder) and a projectile (bullets in the case of handguns and rifles, multiple pellets or single slugs in shotguns). Sometimes called ''fixed ammunition'' to differentiate from components inserted separately in muzzleloaders.
*Amphion
The Amphion was a British frigate of 38 guns, blown up while riding at anchor in Plymouth Sound, killing her entire crew of more than 250 persons on September 22nd 1796.
*Antonine Wall
The Antonine_Wall was a Roman line of fortification built around 142-200 AD as the Roman Empire's North_West_frontier between the Clyde and Forth in Scotland. 
*AP
In terms of ammunition, AP is an abbreviation for armour piercing. 
*APC
APC is an abbreviation for armoured personnel carrier. 
*APCS
#APC 
*APFSDS
APFSDS is an abbreviation for armour piercing, fin stabilised, discarding sabot. 
*Aquila
Aquila is an American RPV. 
*Arbalist
#Cross-bow 
*Argonauts of St. Nicholas
The Argonauts of St._Nicholas were an order of military knights founded by Charles_III of Naples in 1382.
*Ark Royal
The original Ark Royal was a British galleon of 800 tons built for Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587. She was the flagship of Lord Howard at the battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The name Ark Royal was later employed for a British aircraft carrier built in 1937 and sunk in 1941 by the German submarine U81.
*Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Burke is an American guided missile destroyer of 8400 tons and a top speed of over 30 knots. 
*Armada
The Invincible Armada (Spanish Armada) was collected and equipped by Philip_II, king of Spain, for the subjegation of England. It consisted of 130 ships, 3165 cannon, 8050 sailors, 2088 galley-slaves, 18,972 soldiers, 1382 volunteers and 150 monks the whole under the command of the duke of Medina-Sidonia. The armada sailed from Lisbon on the 19th May 1588 and was soon after dispersed by a storm, it recollected and sailed into the channel off cornwall on the 19th of July 1588 and during a series of engagements with the English fleet under Francis_Drake and John_Hawkins was destroyed.
*Armor
Armor is body protection worn in battle. The invention of gunpowder led, by degrees, to the virtual abandonment of armor until World War I, when the helmet reappeared as a defense against shrapnel.
Modern armor, used by the army, police, security guards, and people at risk from assassination, uses nylon and fiberglass and is often worn beneath clothing.
*Armored Personnel Carrier
An Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is a wheeled or tracked military vehicle designed to transport up to ten people. Armoured to withstand small-arms fire and shell splinters, it is used on battlefields. 
*Armoured Landship
Armoured Landships were the official name, rather than the code name, for Tanks. The term never really caught on, and by the Second_World_War the code name of ''Tank'' was in general usage.
*Armoured Train
Armoured Trains were railway trains with the engine and carriages protected from musket fire by armour in the form of high parapets of iron or steel plate. Loopholes in the armour allowed carried soldiers to fire without undue exposure, and machine-guns were also carried on pivot mountings. Armoured Trains were used in France and Belgium during the early part of the Great_War, especially at the siege of Antwerp, but were found to be vulnerable to artillery fire and this together with their inability to manoeuvre led to their discontinuation.
*Armstrong Gun
The Armstrong Gun is a type of cannon named after its inventor, William_Armstrong. It is made of wrought-iron spirally-coiled bars. It has a rifled barrel. The projectile is covered in soft lead. As the projectile is propelled out of the cannon, the lead coating is compressed into the rifle grroves, causing it to spin. The Armstrong_Gun was invented in the middle of the 19th century. 
*Arquebus
The arquebus was a hand-gun similar to a musket. It fired a two ounce ball, and was fired from a forked rest. A larger variant which took a heavier ball was used in fortresses. 
*Arrow
An arrow is a missile projected by a bow.
*Arsine
Arsine, short for Arseniuretted hydrogen, is a blood irritant gas used during the Second World War. It has very little smell and causes violent vomiting and blood poisoning.
*Artillery
Artillery refers to missile type weapons.
*AS-14
The AS-14 is a Soviet air-to-ground anti-tank missile. It has a flight speed of 150-175 m/s and a maximum range of 20000 meters. It is carried by SU-25 and other aircraft.
*Asahi
The Asahi was a Japanese battleship built in 1898 and broken up in 1947. She had a top speed of 18 knots and was armed with four 12 inch and fourteen 6 inch guns. The Asahi saw extensive service in the 1904-1905 war with Russia and in 1921 was reclassified as a coast defence ship and in 1923 became a training ship. 
*ASDIC
ASDIC was an abbreviation used during the Second World War for Allied Submarine Detection Investigation Committee. It was a device used for detecting underwater ships. The American name was sonar. 
*Assegai
The assegai is a spear used as a weapon by the Kaffres of South_Africa. It is made of hard wood with an iron tip and is used for throwing and thrusting. 
*AT-3
The AT-3 (Sagger) is a Russian 120mm ATGM. It has a flight speed of 120m/s and a range of 3000m. The original AT-3 was introduced during the 1960s and was joystick guided which required a high degree of gunner skill. During the 1970s it was redesigned to optical guidance, whereby the gunner just needs to keep the target in sight.
*AT-4
The AT-4 is an American lightweight multi-purpose weapon. It is a single shot anti-tank rocket with iron sights guidance and a range of about 300m. The AT-4 (Spigot) is a Russian 120mm ATGM introduced during the 1970s and supplied to infantry, BMP-1, BMP-2 and BRDM-3 units. It has a maximum range of 2000m and a flight speed of 185m/s. 
*AT-5
The AT-5 (Spandrel) is a Russian 130mm ATGM. It is wire-guided and mounted on the BMP-2 and BRDM-3. It has a flight speed of 185m/s and a maximum range of 4000m. The AT-5 can penetrate 500mm of flat steel, 406mm of sloped steel and 198mm of composite armour. 
*AT-6
The AT-6 (Spiral) is a Russian ATGM designed to be fired from helicopters, and is radio guided. It has a flight speed of 225m/s and can penetrate 600mm of flat steel, 487mm of sloped steel and 237mm of composite armour. The AT-6 has a maximum range of 5000m. 
*AT-8
The AT-8 (Songster) is a Russian ATGM. It was designed to be fired from the 125mm smooth-bore gun. It uses radio for guidance from the gunner. The AT-8 has a flight speed of 250m/s and a range of 4000m. It can penetrate 550mm of flat steel and 446mm of sloped steel armour.
*ATGM
ATGM is an abbreviation for anti-tank guided missile.
*ATGMS
#atgm
*ATGW
ATGW is an abbreviation for anti-tank guided weapon. 
*Atomic Bomb
The Atomic bomb is a bomb deriving its explosive force from nuclear fission as a result of a neutron chain reaction. It was developed in the 1940s in the USA into a usable weapon.
Research began in Britian in 1940 and was transferred to the USA after its
entry into World War II the following year.
Known as the Manhattan Project, the work was carried out under the direction
of the American physicist Robert Oppenheimer at Los Alamos, New_Mexico.
*Automatic (firearm)
An automatic is a firearm designed to feed cartridges, fire them, eject their empty cases and repeat this cycle as long as the trigger is depressed and cartridges remain in the feed system. Examples: machine guns, submachine guns, selective-fire rifles, including true assault rifles. 
*AV7
The AV7 was the first German tank. It was first made in 1918 by Daimler, a total of 20 being made before the war ended. It had two 100hp Daimler petrol engines giving a top speed of 12kmph and a range of 35km. It was armed with a 57mm cannon and six 7.62mm machine guns. The armour plating was a maximum of 30mm thick and it was crewed by 18 men. 
*Avenger
#GAU-8/A 
*AWACS
AWACS is an acronym for Airborne Warning And Control System. It is a surveillance system that incorporates a long-range surveillance and detection radar mounted on a
Boeing E-3 sentry aircraft.It was used with great success in the 1991 Gulf War.
*B 111
B_111 was a German Torpedo_Boat_Destroyer. It was 98m long, 9.35m wide and had a displacement of 1843 tons. It was powered by two sets of marine turbines providing 40700hp and a top speed of 37.4 knots and a range of 2620 nautical miles. B_111 was armed with four 105mm and six 500mm torpedo tubes and carried eight torpedoes. It was crewed by 4 officers and 110 men.
*Baker Rifle
The Baker_rifle was the first rifle accepted for English military use. It was a muzzle loader with a calibre of 0.625''. It was produced from 1800 to 1838.
*Ball (firearm)
In weapon terminology, a ball was originally a spherical projectile, now generally a fully jacketed bullet of cylindrical profile with round or pointed nose. Most commonly used in military terminology.
*BAR
The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was a .30 inch calibre gas operated automatic rifle designed by Browning and manufactured by Winchester, Colt and other companies from 1918 onwards. It had an effective range of 550m. 
*Bashi-Bazouks
Bashi-Bazouks were irregular Turkish troops, employed partially in the Crimean_War and the Russo-Turkish_War.
*Battle of Alford
The Battle of Alford was fought on July the 2nd 1645 when General Baillie with a large body of covenanters who was defeated by the marquis of Montrose.
*Battle of Anjou
The Battle of Anjou (Battle of Beauge) was fought between the English and French on the 22nd of March 1421. The English were defeated. This was the first battle that turned the tide of success against the English.
*Battle of Beauge
#Battle_of_Anjou 
*Battle of Blackwater
The Battle of Blackwater was fought in Ireland on August 14th 1598 when the Irish chief O'Neil defeated the English under Sir_Henry_Bagnall. Pope Clement_VIII sent O'Neil a consecrated plume, and granted to his followers the same indulgence as to crusaders.
*Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the last battle between the houses of York and Lancaster, and occured on August 22nd 1485, when Richard_III was defeated by the earl of Richmond, afterwards Henry_VII, and slain through the desertion of Sir_William_Stanley. 
*Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines occured on the 27th of July 1214 when Philip_Augustus of France was victorious over the emperor Otho and his allies.
*Battle of Briar's Creek
The Battle of Briar's Creek occured on the 3rd of March 1779 when a 2000 strong American army under general Ashe was totally defeated by the English under general Prevost.
*Battle of Brienne
The Battle of Brienne occured on the 29th of January 1814 when the allied armies of Russia and Prussia under Blucher were defeated by the French.
*Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought near Boston in the USA on the 17th of June 1775 between nearly 3000 British and 5000 Americans. The Americans were compelled to retreat after a fierce conflict.
*Battle of Chickahominy
#Battle_of_Cold_Harbor 
*Battle of Chillianwallah
The Battle of Chillianwallah was fought between the Sikh forces in considerable strength, and the British commanded by lord Gough, on 13 January 1849. The Sikhs were completely routed, but the loss to the British was severe, with about 750 killed and 2000 wounded. 
*Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a battle during the American Civil War. It took place on June 3rd 1864 and involved the defeat of the Federal army of the Potomac under General Grant by the Confederate army of Virginia under General Lee. The battle is also known as The Battle of Chickahominy. 
*Battle of Coronel
The Battle of Coronel was fought on November 1st, 1914 between British and German naval squadrons under Rear-Admiral Sir_Christopher_Cradock and Vice-Admiral von Spee respectively. The British were defeated, losing the Good_Hope and the Monmouth. The remaining British ships escaped in the night. 
*Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna took place on January 16th 1809 during the Peninsular War. At the battle the British under Sir_John_Moore defeated the French at Soult. However, Sir_John_Moore was killed at the battle.
*Battle of Crecy
The Battle of Crecy took place in 1346, during the Hundred Years' War, when the English under Edward_III routed a largely superior French army under Philip_VI. The French losses amounted to over 31,000 including the King of Bohemia, 10 other princes and some 1200 knights. It was the first English battle in which the cannon was used, but victory was the result of the shooting of the English long-bow men. 
*Battle of Cunaxa
The Battle of Cunaxa took place in 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger with Orientals and Greek mercenaries against the Persians under his brother Artaxerxes. Cyrus was killed but the Greeks refused to surrender and were allowed to march to the coast. 
*Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 27th 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British and Hanoverians under George_II with the Austrians, defeated the French under Marshal Noailles. This was the last occassion when a British monarch led his troops to battle. 
*Battle of Dogger Bank
The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval action of the Great_War. It took place on January 24th 1915 off the Dogger_Bank between British battle cruisers under Admiral Beatty and German battle cruisers. 
*Battle of Dunbar
The Battle of Dunbar took place on April 27th 1296 when Edward_I of England was defeated by the Scots under John_Baliol. A second Battle of Dunbar occured on September 3rd 1650 when the Parlimentarians under Cromwell routed the Scottish Royalists under David_Leslie. 
*Battle of Dupplin Moor
The Battle of Dupplin Moor took place on August 12th 1332 when Edward_Baliol and the Scottish barons defeated a numerically superior force of King David of Scotland under the Earl of Mar.
*Battle of El Teb
The Battle of El Teb took place on February 4th 1884 during the Sudan Campaign. A force of Sudanese under Osman_Digna practically annihilated an Egyptian column under Baker_Pasha which was marching to relieve Sinkat. 
*Battle of Elandsaagte
The Battle of Elandsaagte took place on October 21st 1899 during the 2nd Boer War when the British under General French drove a strong force of Boers from their position, capturing the leader, General Koch. 
*Battle of Ethandune
The Battle of Ethandune took place in 878 when the West_Saxons under King Alfred inflicted a crushing defeat on the Danes under Guthrum. 
*Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs took place on September 8th 1781 and was the last serious engagement of the American War of Independence. The British under General Stewart gained a victory over the Americans under Greene at Eutaw_Springs, South_Carolina. 
*Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham took place on August 4th 1265 during the Barons' War. The Royalists in largely superior numbers under Prince Edward defeated the Barons under Simon de Montfort, who was slain at Evesham, Worcestershire, thus ending the war.
*Battle of Falkirk
The first Battle of Falkirk took place on July 22nd 1298 when a superior force of English under Edward_I routed the Scots under Sir William Wallace. The second Battle of Falkirk occured on January 16th 1746 when the Highland rebels of ''45'' under the Young Pretender defeated the British under General Hawley. 
*Battle of Falkland Islands
The Battle of Falkland Islands was a naval battle of the Great_War. It occured on December 8th 1914 between the English and German squadrons. The Germans were lured to the Falkland Islands by a bogus cable sent to Berlin by a British spy, and there were ambushed and almost completely wiped out, only the light cruiser Dresden escaping. 
*Battle of Ferkeh
The Battle of Ferkeh occured during the Sudan campaign when the army of the dervishes was surprised and wiped out by the British under Kitchener on June 7th 1896 when on his march toward Dongola. The battle lasted from 5 to 7 am and resulted in the death of 1000 dervishes and 20 Egyptians. 
*Battle of Ferozeshah
The Battle of Ferozeshah took place during the 1st Sikh War on December 22nd and 23rd 1845. The British and native troops under Lord Gough defeated 50,000 Sikhs.
*Battle of Fort George
The Battle_of_Fort_George was fought at Niagara on 27th May 1813 during the American_War and resulted in a victory for the Americans.
*Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought on December 13th, 1862 during the American Civil War. The Federals under General Burnside attacked the Confederates under General Lee, who were occupying a strong position on the hills; they were repulsed, but Lee was unable to follow up his advantage. 
*Battle of Friedland
The Battle of Friedland was fought on June 14th 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. The Russians and Prussians under Bennigsen were routed by the French under Napoleon_I and Lannes. 
*Battle of Fuentes d'Onoro
The Battle of Fuentes d'Onoro was fought on May 3rd to 5th 1811 during the Peninsular_War, and was one of the most hotly contested battles of the war. Massena on his way to relieve Almeida, attacked Wellington, but failed to capture the position and retired ingood order. Wellington's doubtful victory then secured the evacuation of Almeida.
*Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Omdurman was fought on September 2nd 1898 during the Sudan Campaign. 23,000 British and Egyptian troops under Kitchener defeated 50,000 Dervishes under the Khalifa with a great slaughter of the Dervishes. 
*Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn was fought in August 1388 when a force of 2800 Scots under the Earls of Douglas, Dunbar and Moray routed a force of 8600 English under Henry_Percy. The battle was fought at night by moonlight which prevented the English from employing their archers. The battle is also kniwn as Chevy_Chase. 
*Battle of Prague
The Battle of Prague was fought during the Seven_Years_War on 6th May 1757 and resulted in the Allies being defeated by Frederick. 
*Battle of Stoney Creek
The Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6th June 1813 during the American War and resulted in the Americans being routed. 
*Battle of Suvla Bay
The Battle of Suvla Bay took place on August 8th 1915 during the Great_War, when a landing was made by British troops on the Gallipoli Peninsular with the object of capturing the hills dominating the Dardanelles. The attack failed.
*Battle of Talana Hill
The Battle of Talana Hill was fought on the 20th October 1899 and resulted in a Boer defeat. 
*Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg took place from August 26th to August 30th 1914 during the Great_War, between the Germans and Russians near the village of Tannenberg. The battle virtually destroyed the Russian Second Army and relieved the danger of invasion in East Prussia.
*Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne occured near the Boyne River in Ireland on the 1st of July 1690 when William_III defeated his father-in-law, James_II. 
*Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 21st 1805, and was a victory for the British fleet under Nelson over the French and Spanish fleets under Villeneuve. The battle took place off Cape_Trafalgar in south-west Spain. The British fleet consisted of 27 sail-of-the-line ships and the enemy fleet 33. The battle began around noon and ended about five. During the battle Nelson was shot and mortally wounded, but lived long enough to know the day was won. The victory destroyed the French and Spanish fleets and secured Britain from invasion. 
*Battle of Verdun
During the Great_War, Verdun was the pivot of France's eastern fortress line. It was defended by General Sarrail's forces against the advancing Germans in August 1914, and the victory of the Marne in September relieved the pressure on the fortress, although the Germans had gained and secured a foothold on the Meuse at St._Mihiel.
*Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo took place during the Napoleonic_Wars, on June 18th 1815 when the allied British, Belgian and Hanoverian forces under the Duke_of_Wellington, with some 50,000 Prussians under Blucher, utterly routed the French army under Napoleon.
*Battle-Axe
The battle-axe is a military weapon based upon an axe, and first used popularly by the Celts.
*Battle-axe Guards
The Battle-axe Guards (beaufetiers, or vulgarly called Beefeaters) are a military force which was raised by Henry_VII in 1485 as attendants upon the king's buffet. They were armed with a sword and lance.
*Bayonet
A bayonet is a short sword attached to the muzzle of a firearm. The bayonet was placed inside the barrel of the muzzleloading muskets of the late 17th century. The sock or ring bayonet, invented 1700, allowed a weapon to be fired without interruption, leading to the demise of the pike.
Since the 1700s, bayonets have evolved into a variety of types. During World War I, the French used a long needle bayonet,the British a sword bayonet, while the Germans adopted a ''pioneer'' bayonet with the rear edge formed into a saw. As armies have become more mechanized, bayonets have tended to decrease in length.
Although many military leaders have advocated the use of the bayonet, in practice it has been rarely used.
*Bazooka
The bazooka was an American infantry anti-tank missile used during the Second_World_War. It had a range of 90m.
*BBC
BBC is an abbreviation for Bromo-benzyl-cyanide, a tear gas used during the second world war. It had a smell faintly of watercress. It caused pain in the eyes, a copious flow of tears, spasms of the eyelids and irritation of shaved skin.
*Bearer Company
Bearer Companies were the forerunner of the modern medical Corps. They were introduced in the British army in 1873 for the removal of the wounded from the battle-field and to render first aid. 
*Beaufetier
#Battle-axe_Guards 
*Beefeater
#Battle-axe_Guards 
*Bellite
Bellite is a Swedish explosive invented by Carl_Lamm in 1885.
*Beretta
Beretta are an Italian gun manufacturer. 
*Beretta m38a
The Beretta m38a is an Italian sub-machine gun developed during the second world war. It takes a 9mm round from a 10/20/40-round box. Its cyclic rate is 600rpm and it has a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s. 
*Bergmann MP18
The Bergmann_MP18 was a German sub-machine gun developed during the course of the great war. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round snaildrum. It has a cyclic rate of 400rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
*Bergmann MP28
The Bergmann MP28 was a German sub-machine gun developed from the Bergmann_MP18. It takes a 9mm round from a 20/30/50-round box. Its cyclic rate is 500rpm and it has a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s. Unlike the MP18, it can fire single shots or bursts. 
*Bersaglieri
The Bersaglieri were the sharpshooters of the former Sardinian army, first employed about 1848.
*BF 110C
The Messerschmitt BF_110C was a German fighter aircraft of the Second World War. It carried a crew of 2. It was armed with 4 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns and 2 20mm MG FF cannons in the nose and 1 7.9mm MG 15 machine gun in the rear cockpit. It had a top speed of 349 mph and a range of 565 miles.
*BGM-71D
The BGM-71D is a 152mm TOW ATGM. It has a maximum range of 4000m and a flight speed of 190m/s. It is mounted on various IFV, CFV and ITV. It has an armour penetration of 600mm flat steel, 487mm sloped steel and 237mm composite armour. 
*Black Watch
#The_Watch 
*Blackpowder
Blackpowder was the earliest type of firearms propellant that has generally been replaced by smokeless powder except for use in muzzleloaders and older breechloading guns that demand its lower pressure levels.
*Blank Cartridge
A blank cartridge is a round loaded with blackpowder or a special smokeless powder but lacking a projectile. Used mainly in starting races, theatrical productions, troop exercises and in training dogs.
*Blasting Gelatine
Blasting gelatine was a violent explosive prepared by Alfred_Noble, and modified by Abel in 1879. It was a mixture of nitro-glycerine and gun-cotton.
*Blowpipe
A blowpipe is a tubular weapon through which a missile is blown. 
*Blunderbuss
The blunderbuss was usually a short carbine or pistol intended as a defensive weapon which fired a large load of heavy shot at close ranges. 
*Bolas
Bolas is a form of missile used by South_American Indians. It is a length of rope with a stone or ball of metal at each end. When used it is swung round the head by one hand and then hurled at an animal so as to entangle it by twisting round its legs.
*Bolt-action
Bolt-action is a gun mechanism activated by manual operation of the breechblock that resembles a common door bolt. 
*Bomb
A bomb is a hollow shell filled with an explosive. The bomb was invented in the 15th century for use with a mortar. Early bombs were a hollow iron ball filled with explosive and fitted with a fuse which was ignited as the bomb left the mortar.
*Bombard
A bombard was a type of cannon or mortar generally loaded with stone instead of iron balls.
*Bombardier
A bombardier an artillery soldier, originally a bombardier was an artillery soldier whose duties were connected with mortars and howitzers, but now is the lowest non-commissioned officer of artillery. 
*Boomerang
A boomerang is a curved wooden weapon of Australian aborigines.
*Bow
A bow is a weapon for propelling arrows. It is made of a strip of flexible wood and a cord.
*Boyne
The Boyne was a man-of-war of 98 guns which was destroyed by fire at Portsmouth on the 4th of May 1795.
*Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
The Boys Anti-Tank Rifle was designed by Captain Boys at Enfield in 1935 as an anti-armour weapon. It was a .55 inch calibre short bipod mounted rifle with a bolt action and fed from a 5 round box magazine. 
*Bradley
Bradley is a nickname for the M2 and M3 range of American IFV and CFV. See M2A1 and M3A1.
*Breech
The breech is the portion of the barrel with chamber into which a cartridge or projectile is loaded. 
*Brennus
The Brennus was a French Battleship of the Great_War. She was 114.5 meters long, 20.4 meters wide and had a displacement of 11370 tons. Her steam engines provided 14000psi of power and a maximum speed of 17 knots and a range of 4000 nautical miles. She was armed with three 340mm guns, ten 164mm guns, fourteen 47mm rapid fire guns, seventeen machine guns and four torpedo tubes.
*Broadsword
A broadsword is a sword with a broad blade designed chiefly for cutting. They were used by some British cavalry and Highland infantry. The claymore was a broadsword.
*Brown bess
Brown_bess is a family of English flint-lock muskets introduced into the British army towards the end of the 17th century and used at the battle of waterloo.
*Browning High Power Pistol
The Browning_High_Power_Pistol is a 9mm automatic pistol manufactured by FN of Belgium to the Browning design of 1926. It is a recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol which takes a 13-round magazine.
*Brunswick Rifle
The Brunswick Rifle was a .704 inch calibre muzzle loading, percussion cap rifle issued to the British army from 1838 until 1851. It was manufactured by Enfield, and was sighted to 270 m.
*BT-5
The BT-5 was a Russian fast tank of the Second_World_War. It was based upon Walter_Christie's tank design and was armed with a 45 mm gun and 13 mm armour plate. The BT-5 had a top speed of 111 kmph, and a range of 300 km. It was manned by a crew of three.
*BT-7
The BT-7 was a Russian fast tank of the Second_World_War. It was based upon Walter_Christie's tank design and was armed with a 76.2 mm gun and 22 mm armour plate. The BT-7 had a top speed of 74 kmph, and a range of 300 km. It was manned by a crew of three. 
*BT-7-2
The BT-7-2 was a Soviet tank used during the Second World War. It was armed with 1 45mm gun and 2 7.62mm machine guns. It had a top speed of 45mph on road wheels, and 30mph tracked. It had a range of 220 miles tracked and carried a crew of 3. 
*Buckler
A buckler was a small shield worn on the left arm
*Bucks Volunteers
#Shropshire_Light_Infantry 
*Bullet
A bullet is the projectile expelled from a gun. It is not synonymous with cartridge. Bullets can be of many materials, shapes, weights and constructions such as solid lead, lead with a jacket of harder metal, round-nosed, flat-nosed, hollow-pointed, etc. 
*Burh
A burh was a Saxon timber palisade encircling the top of a mound as a form of fortification. 
*Caliber
Caliber is the nominal diameter of a projectile of a rifled firearm or the diameter between lands in a rifled barrel. In the USA it is usually expressed in hundreds of an inch; in Great Britain in thousandths; in Europe and elsewhere in millimeters.
*Cameronians
The Cameronians were a British army unit raised in 1688 among the Covenanters by Richard Cameron. In 1826 the regiment was renamed the 26th Foot. In 1881 they were joined by the 90th_Light_Infantry are renamed the Scottish_Rifles. 
*CAP
CAP is an abbreviation for Chlor-aceto-phenone, a tear gas used during the second world war. It had a smell faintly of floor polish. It caused pain in the eyes, a copious flow of tears, spasms of the eyelids and irritation of shaved skin. 
*Carbine
A carbine is a rifle with a relatively short barrel. 
*Carbo-Dynamite
Carbo-Dynamite is a powerful explosive of the nitro-glycerine class, invented by Reid and Borland in 1888. 
*Carronade
A carronade is a short, large calibre ship's gun. It was invented in 1759 by General Melville, who called it a ''smasher''. It entered service with the British navy in 1779 and was manufactured at the Carron ironworks in Stirling, from whence it got the name ''Carronade''.
*Case-shot
Case-shot was an early form of shrapnel shell. Small iron balls were put into a cylindrical box (called a canister) that justs fits the bore of the gun. The shell was then fired like any other projectile. 
*Casemate
A casemate is a valuted chamber within a fortress wall with embrasures for defence, and more recently it describes the armoured enclosure in which warship guns are mounted with embrasures through which they fire. 
*Castle
A castle (from the latin castellum, meaning fortress) was a stone defensive building. The concept of castles was introduced to the British by the Normans and replaced the earlier Saxon burh. 
*Cateran
A cateran was a Highland irregular soldier or raider.
*Catrail
A catrail is an earthwork with double ramparts and forts. They are still to be found in parts of Scotland and are belived to pre-date the Roman invasion.
*Cei-Rigotti
The Cei-Rigotti automatic rifle is an Italian gas operated rifle developed in the 1890s. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 25-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 730 m/s and is sighted to 1400m. The cyclic rate is 900 rpm.
*Center-fire
Center-fire refers to a cartridge with its primer located in the center of the base of the case. 
*Centuria
A centuria was a subdivision of a Roman Legion, consisting of 100 men under the cammand of a Centurion.
*Centurion
In the Roman army, a Centurion was the commander of a subdivision of a Roman Legion, which consisted of 100 men, and was called a centuria.
*Centurion Tank
The Centurion Tank was a British tank developed in 1943 which continued in production until 1962. It was originally armed with a 17-pounder main gun, then with a 20-pounder gun and finally with the 105mm L7A2 gun. It carried a crew of 4, and was protected by armour plate 152 mm thick on the turret front, 76 to 118 mm thick on the hull front depending upon the model and 38 mm to 51 mm thick on the sides and rear. The Centurion Tank had a top speed of 34.6 kmph and a range of 190 km. In the 1960's the Centurion Tank was replaced by the Chieftan_Tank as Britain's MBT.
*Cestus
The cestus was a leather thong bound around the hand. It was covered with knots, and often loaded with lead and iron. The Roman origin of the modern-day knuckle duster. 
*CFV
CFV is an abbreviation for cavalry fighting vehicle. 
*Chaffee tank
#m24_Chaffee 
*Chain-shot
Chain-shot was two cannon balls joined by a chain which when fired from a cannon revolved upon the shorter axis and were hence effective for mowing down masts and rigging.
*Chamber (firearm)
The chamber is the rear part of the barrel that is formed to accept the cartridge to be fired. A revolver employs a multi-chambered rotating cylinder separated from the stationary barrel.
*Chaparral
#m48 
*Char B1
The Char_B1 was a French tank used during the Second_World_War. It was made by Renault along similar lines to the American M3_Lee. It had a fully traversing turret and was armed with a 47 mm main gun and a heavy 75 mm gun mounted in the right-hand side of the hull front. It had armour up to 60 mm thick and a top speed of 28 kmph provided by a 307 bhp engine and a range of 150 km. 
*Char D2
The Char_D2 was a French tank manufactured by Renault and used by the French army during the Second_world_War. It was similar to the Char_B1, but without a 75mm hull mounted gun. It was crewed by three men and weighed 20 tonnes. It had armour up to 40 mm thick and a top speed of 22 kmph and a range of 130 km. 
*Chassepot
The Chassepot was a French, bolt action, needle fire rifle manufactured by Imperiale during the 1860s. It was adopted as standard by the French army in 1866 and remained the standard until 1874. It had an effective range of 400m.
*Chassepot Rifle
The Chassepot Rifle was a breech loading rifle adopted by the French infantry in 1866, but given up by the turn of the century. It was a modified needle-gun named after its inventor Alphonse_Chassepot.
*Chesapeake
The Chesapeake was an American frigate which on June 1st 1813 sailed out of Boston harbour and battled with the English frigate Shannon. The Chesapeake was boarded and captured by the crew of the Shannon. 
*Chevy Chase
#Battle_of_Otterburn 
*Children's Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was led by a French boy called Stephen, and embarked from Marseilles in 1212. After a series of maritime disasters the survivors were captured and sold into slavery in Egypt. 
*Chobham Armour
Chobham Armour is the currently finest armour plate used on AFV. It was developed in Chobham, England. 
*Churchill Tank
The Churchill Tank was a British heavy tank of the second_World_War. It had armour upto a thickness of 101 mm of the front of the hull and 89 mm around the turret. Early models were armed with a 2-pounder gun, later models the 6-pounder. The main variant, the Churchill IV had a top speed of 25 kmph and a range of 145 km. 
*City of London Regiment
#Royal_Fusiliers 
*Claymore
The claymore was originaly a large two-handed double-edged sword of the Scottish Highlanders; now a basket hilted, double-edged broad-sword. 
*Cohort
A cohort was a division of the Roman Infantry consisting of 600 men. 10 cohorts formed a legion. 
*Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards are the second oldest regiment in the British Army and were raised at Coldstream in 1660 by General Monk as Monk's Regiment. They were given their present name on becoming part of the Household_Brigade of Charles_II. The regiment served under Marlborough at Oudenarde and Malplaquet and under Wellington in the Peninsular and at Waterloo. 
*Colour-Sergeant
Colour-Sergeant was a British Army rank which was created in 1813 at Wellington's suggestion for a senior N.C.O of a company to attend the companies colours (standards and flags). The rank was abolished in 1912.
*Colt
Samuel Colt of Hartford, Conneticut patented the first successful percussion revolver in england in 1835 and in America in 1836. 
*Colt commando
The Colt commando is a US automatic rifle. It takes a .223'' round from a 20/30-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 915 m/s and a cyclic rate of 750 rpm. It is sighted to 458m. 
*Column
A column is a military formation in which the units are arranged one behind the other instead of side by side as in a line.
*Commander
In the British Navy, Commander is a rank below Captain, and above lieutenant-commander.
*Commissariat
The commissariat is the army department which supervises the supply of food and forage to the troops, and its transport. 
*Composite Armour
Composite Armour is a type of armour plate fitted to AFV. It comprises layers of hard steel and heat resistant ceramics to withstand HEAT ammunition better than normal steel. 
*Condottieri
The Condottieri were mercenaries hired during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries to take part in the wars between the Italian States. 
*Conspicuous service Cross
The Conspicuous Service Cross was a medal, instituted in 1901, awarded to officers in the Royal Navy below the rank of Lieutenant-Commander and to Warrant Officers. It was replaced in 1914 by the Distinguished_Service_Cross. 
*Copperhead
#m712
*Cordite
Cordite is a smokeless explosive used in cartridges. It is made from 58% nitro-glycerine, 37% gun-cotton and 5% vaseline.
*Cordon
A cordon is a line of military (and nowadays also police) posts placed around a district or house etc. in order to prevent communication between it and the parts around it. 
*Cordon Bleu
Cordon Bleu denoted the blue ribbon worn by the Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Ghost, the leading order of royalist France.
*Corporal
Corporal is the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer in the British Army. He wears two stripes on his sleeve. 
*Corporal of Horse
Corporal of Horse is the Household Cavalry name for the rank of sergeant.
*Corporal-major
Corporal-major is the Household Cavalry name for the rank of sergeant-major. 
*Corvette
A corvette is a convoy escort and patrol warship.
*Crimean War
The Crimean War was conducted between Russia on one side and Turkey, Britain, France and Sardinia on the other and was occassioned by a conflict over the supposed right of a Tsar to protect all Christians in the Sultan's dominions. In 1853 a Russian army invaded the principalities of Moldavia and Walachia and Turkey declared war. England followed her traditional policy of protecting Turkey against possible dismemberment and of trying to prevent an expansion of Russia that might threaten British interests in India. France under Napoleon_III joined in with the intention of increasing her prestige and diverting attention away from domestic issues. 
*Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre are French and Belgian military decorations which were instituted in 1915 and given to members of the forces on land, sea or in the air for conspicuous bravery. 
*Cromwell Tank
The Cromwell Tank was a British tank of the Second_World_War. It was protected by 63 mm thick armour on the front of the hull, 76 mm thick armour on the front of the turret and 32 mm thick armour on the sides of the turret. It carried a crew of five and had a top speed of 51.5 kmph and a range of 278 km. It was armed with a British 17-pounder (76mm) main gun.
*Cross-bar shot
Cross-bar shot was cannon balls with iron bars crossing through them. The bars would extend some 6 to 8 inches out of the cannon ball at both sides. Cross-bar shot was used for destroying rigging and palisading.
*Cross-bow
The cross-bow (arbalist) is a bow fastened across a stock (hence the name cross bow). The bow string was cocked and fired by way of a trigger, projecting a bolt. The cross-bow was invented by the Normans but went out of fashion when the long-bow became popular, mainly because 12 arrows per minute could be fired from a long-bow compared to 3 bolts per minute from a cross-bow.
*Cruise missile
The Cruise Missile is a long-range guided missile that has a terrain-seeking radar system and flies at moderate speed and
low altitude. It is descended from the German V1 of the Second World War. Initial trials in the 1950s demonstrated the
limitations of cruise missiles, which included high fuel consumption and relatively slow speeds as well as inaccuracy and a small warhead.
The Tomahawk_cruise_missile is an American missile capable of having a nuclear warhead. It has a range of 583km and a flight speed of mach 0.7.
*Cruiser
A cruiser is a warship.
*Crusade
The Crusades were Military expeditions in the Middle Ages to the Holy Land, originally sanctioned by the Church. Their objective was twofold - to ensure the safety of pilgrims to Jerusalem, and to recover the Holy Land for Christendom.
*Crusader
The crusader was a British tank used in the second world war. It carreid a crew of five, and had a top speed of 45 kmph. It was initialy armed with a two pounder gun, these were upgraded to the six pounder gun later in the war. It was protected by sloping armour up to 50 mm thick.
*Cuirass
A cuirass was a coat or jerkin worn by soldiers as protection against pistol-shot and sword cuts. Varieties include the chain-mail and metal studded leather coats of the Middle Ages through to the corset worn by the Life_Guards on ceremonial parades. 
*Cuirassiers
Cuirassiers were heavy cavalry which evolved from the mounted men-at-arms of feudal days. An Austrian corps was formed in 1484, very heavily armoured and by 1705 there were 20 corps. 
*Culverin
The culverin was a French cannon, introduced into England in 1534. It had a bore of 5.25 inches and fired an 18 lb ball. 
*Curtain Fire
Curtain Fire is a line of shells exploding just in front of an advamcing infantry to shield them from attack. Sometimes the shells would be exploded behind an entrenched enemy position to prevent their retreat. 
*Curtal-ax
The curtal-ax was a type of short sword. 
*Curtana
The curtana is a pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation. Emblematically it is considered as the sword of mercy. 
*Cutlass
The cutlass was a short sword carried by seamen. It was effective due to being short enough to be easy to control, and yet long enough to defend a skilful swordsman. Today the term is used in Jamaica for the machette which resemble in simple form the cutlass they evolved from.
*Cylinder (weapon)
The cylinder is the drum of a revolver that contains the chambers for the ammunition.
*D-10TG
The D-10TG is a 100mm calibre Russian tank rifle. It was designed straight after the Second_World_War and was the premier high-velocity cannon of the Soviet army during the 1950s. It was mounted on T-54 and T-55 MBTs and had a muzzle velocity of 1415 m/s and armour piercing capabilities of 150mm at 500m and 125mm at 1000m firing HVAPDS ammunition.
*D.S.O.
#Distinguished_Service_Order 
*DA
DA is an abbreviation for Di-phenyl-chlor-arsine, a nore irritant gas used during the Second World War. It has no smell. It has a delayed action, but causes sneezing, a burning pain in the chest, nose, throat and mouth after a few minutes.
*Dacian Wars
The first Dacian War took place between Rome and Dacia in 101 until 102, the second Dacian War between 105 until 106. They were fought under the Roman Emperor Trajan, and resulted in Dacia becoming a Roman province.
*Daga
The Daga was an Italian escort ship of the Second_World_War. She was launched in 1943 and mined in October 1944. She was armed with two 100mm guns, six 450 mm guns and torpedo tubes. She was seized by the German navy in 1943 and never saw action for the Italians.
*Dahlgren Gun
The Dahlgren Gun was an improved form of cannon invented in the 19th century by John Dahlgren of the US navy. It was unusual in having less metal between the muzzle and the trunnions than other guns.
*Damascus-steel
Damascus-steel was a kind of steel originally made in Damascus and much prized for making swords. It was a laminate of pure Iron and steel comprising higher than normal quantities of carbon and produced by careful forging, doubling and twisting.
*Dannawirke
#Dannewerke
*Dannewerke
Dannewerke (Dannawirke) is a series of almost impregnable earthworks stretching across the long narrow peninsular of Schleswig, Holstein, and Jutland. It was constructed during the stone-age and rebuilt in 937 by Thyra, queen of Gormo ethe Old, for which she was named ''Dannabod'', the pride of the Danes. 
*Deringer
The Deringer was a pocket pistol invented by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia. The original models were single barelled percussion muzzle loaders with a rifled barrel. In 1861 Daniel Moore patented a 0.41'' calibre rim-fire cartridge model. 
*Destroyer
The Destroyer is a small, fast warship designed for antisubmarine work.
Originally called ''torpedo-boat destroyers'', they were designed by Britain to counter the large flotillas built by the French and Russian navies in the late 19th century.
They proved so effective that torpedo-boats were more or less abandoned in the early 1900s, but the rise of the submarine found a new task for the ''destroyer''. They proved invaluable as antisubmarine vessels in both the Great War and Second World War. 
*Detonator
A detonator is a contrivance containing a very sensitive explosive, used to fire a larger charge of a less sensitive and more manageable explosive. Detonators commonly contain mercury_fulminate, lead_azide and tetranitroaniline. 
*Deutschland
The Deutschland was a German pocket-battleship of the Second World War. She set out on her first North_Atlantic cruise on 24th August 1940.
*DH4
The DH4 was the first British daylight bomber aircraft. It first flew in December 1916 and saw action during the Great War.
*Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) is a British military decoration instituted in 1862 to be conferred upon non-commisioned officers and men for distinguished conduct in the field. Since August 1918 it can be earned only by services in action.
*Distinguished Flying Cross
The Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) is a British decoration instituted in 1918 for gallantry displayed by officers and warrant officers of the Royal Air Force while on active service.
*Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a British decoration established in 1901 as the Conspicuous_Service_Cross, and given its present title in 1914 and extended to include officers upto the rank of lieutenant. 
*Distinguished Service Medal
The Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M.) is a British medal instituted in 1914 for chief petty officers and lower ratings in the Navy and non-commisioned officers and men in the Marines, and awarded for acts not quite deserving the award of the Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal.
*Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) is a decoration established in 1886 and bestowed in recognition of distinguished services in action on the part of commissioned officers of the Army and Navy.
*Dorset Regiment
The Dorset Regiment is a British army regiment which was formed by the merger of the 39th_Foot and the 54th_Foot.
*Double-action
Double-action is a handgun mechanism where pulling the trigger retracts and releases the hammer or firing pin to initiate discharge. 
*Draconarii
The Draconarii were Roman horse-mounted soldiers who bore a dragon as their emblem.
*Dragon
#M47 
*Dragoon
A Dragoon was a mounted soldier who carried an infantry weapon such as a ''dragon'', or short musket, as used by the French army in the 16th century. The name was retained by some later regiments after the original meaning became obsolete.
The Dragoon was a revolver manufactured by Colt in 1855. It was a single-action pin fire revolver with a 6-round cylinder. It had a calibre of .44 inches. It was also known as the Old Model Army Revolver. 
*Dragoon Guards
The Dragoon Guards were six mounted regiments raised at the time of Monmouth's Rebellion in 1685, and a seventh raised in 1689. Following the Great_War the 3rd and 6t, 4th and 7th and the 5th and 6th Dragoons were amalgamated to reduce the number of regiments to five. 
*Dreadnought
The Dreadnought was a class of British battleship introduced in 1906. It was the first time steam turbines had been used, and Dreadnought was armed with 10 12 inch guns, 27 12 pounder guns and 5 torpedo-tubes, and had a speed of 21 knots. Her introduction made all previous battleships obsolete.
*DShK
The DShK is a Russian 12.7mm heavy machine-gun developed during the 1930s. It has a muzzle velocity of 860m/s. 
*DSO
#Distinguished_Service_Order 
*Dualin
Dualin is an explosive composed of varying proportions of cellulose, nitro-starch, nitro-mannite and nitro-cellulose. It was invented by Carl_Ditmar in 1870.
*DUKW
The DUKW was an American amphibious truck used during the Second World War. It was basically a standard 6 x 6 GMC 2.5 ton cargo truck fitted with buoyancy tanks and with screw propulsion when in the water. DUKW were mainly used to ferry supplies and men from ship to shore, and played a vital part in almost every amphibious landing performed by Allied troops. 
*Dum-dum bullet
The dum-dum bullet was a British military bullet developed in India's Dum-Dum Arsenal and used on India's North_West_Frontier and in the Sudan in 1897 and 1898. It was a jacketed .303 cal. British bullet with the jacket nose left open to expose the lead core in the hope of increasing effectiveness.
*Earl of Mar's Fusiliers
#Royal_Scots_Fusiliers 
*Earthwork
An earthwork is a military fortification formed chiefly of earth. They were cheaper and easier to repair than stone defences and also carried less risk of injury to the defenders from broken stone.
*East Surrey Regiment
The East Surrey Regiment was a British army unit formed in 1825 from the Huntingdonshire_Regiment and the 70th_Foot. 
*Ecrasite
Ecrasite is an explosive impervious to damp, shock or fire. It was invented by Siersch and Kubin in 1889.
*EM2
The EM2 is a British automatic rifle with a cyclic rate of 450 rpm. It takes a .280'' round from a 20-round box. The muzzle velocity is 772 m/s and it is sighted to 549m. 
*Emden
The Emden was a German light cruiser, launched in 1908, which achieved world-wide notoriety by its attacks on British and Allied shipping and seaports during the Great_War. The ship and her crew were captured off North_Keeling Island in the Indian_Ocean in 1914 by the Australian cruiser Sydney. Emden was then destroyed on November 9th 1914. 
*Enfilade
Enfilade is military firing directed along the length of th enemy's line or trench, instead of across it. It is particularly destructive, since each shot is potentially effective over a greater length of its flight.
*Enterprise
Enterprise is the name of several American ships. The original Enterprise was a Sloop launched in 1874. She was a barque-rigged, wooden-hulled vessel armed with a 134mm gun, four 228 mm guns and one 280 mm gun. The current Enterprise is an American aircraft carrier launched in 1960 and capable of a top speed of 35 knots and capable of carrying 99 aircraft. 
*Epee-de-Combat
An Epee-de-Combat is a pointed, dull-edged sword with a blade roughly 1 meter long used in duelling and fencing. It developed from the 18th century small-sword. 
*Espora
The Espora is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 23rd of January
1982. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men.
*Excalibur
Excalibur was the sword of King_Arthur, who recieved it from the Lady of the Lake. At Arthur's death, Bedivere cast it into a lake, where it was caught by a mysterious hand.
*Exeter
The Exeter was a British heavy cruiser of the Second World War. She was armed with 6 8inch guns, 4 4inch anti-aircraft guns and 2 2pounder anti-aircraft guns and 6 21inch torpedo tubes. She had a top speed of 32.5 knots and a range of 10000 miles.
*Exocet
The exocet is a French anti-ship missile. It has a range of 70km and a flight speed of mach 0.8. Exocet missiles can be launched by aircraft or ships. The missile is guided, and flies less than 3m above the sea level.
*F1
The F1 is an accurate Australian sub-machine gun. It takes a 9mm round from a 34-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 600rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
*Fairbairn-Sykes
#3rd_Pattern_Commando_Knife
*Fal
The FN FAL is a Belgian rifle. It has a muzzel velocity of 853 m/s, is gas operated, and is sighted to 600m. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 20-round box. It was first manufactured in 1950. It is capable of automatic or single shot fire.
*Farquhar-hill
The Farquhar-Hill rifle is a British rifle taking a .303'' round from a 20-round drum. Operation is automatic with a cyclic rate of 700rpm. It has a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s and is sighted to 1372m.
*Female
Female was the name of one of the first British tanks. They were fitted with six machine guns for use in anti-infantry roles.
*Fencible Light Dragoons
The Fencible Light Dragoons were a body of cavalry raised voluntarily in various counties of England and Scotland in 1794, to serve during the war in any part of Britain. The force was disbanded in 1800.
*Ferguson Rifle
The Ferguson Rifle was a .5 inch calibre breech-loading rifle manufactured by Durs Egg in the 1770s. It was 155 cm long and had an effective range of 250 m. 
*FG42
The FG42 is a German assault rifle developed in 1942. It is gas operated and takes a 7.92mm round from a 20-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 762 m/s and it is sighted to 1200m. It can be fired single shot or in bursts. 
*FGM-77a
The FGM-77a is a US infantry anti-tank missile developed in the 1970s. It has a flight speed of 175 m/s and a maximum range of 1500 meters.
*FH70
The FH70 is a NATO mobile field howitzer. It fires, under computer control, three 43 kg shells at a range of 32 km in 15 seconds.
*Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was aimed against Egypt, and led by John of Brienne with Leopold_VI and Andrew_II of Hungary. It took place from 1218 until 1221 when the invaders withdrew without success. 
*FIM-43a
The FIM-43a (redeye) is an American shoulder-fired infantry surface-to-air missile. It entered service in 1964. It flies at a speed of mach 2.5 to a range of 2 miles using initial optical aiming and infrared homing guidance. 
*FIM-92a
The FIM-92a (stinger) is an American portable air-defense missile. It was first used by British sas troops in the falklands conflict. The missile flies at a speed of mach 2 to a range of 5km. It uses passive infrared homing guidance.
*Firearm
A firearm is a weapon from which projectiles are discharged by the combustion of an explosive. Firearms are generally divided into two main sections: artillery (ordnance or cannon), with a bore greater than 2.54 cm, and small arms, with a bore of less than 2.54 cm.
Although gunpowder was known in Europe 60 years previously, the invention of firearms dates from 1300 to 1325, and is attributed to Berthold Schwartz, a German monk.
*Firefly
The Sherman Firefly was a British tank built from 1943 onwards. It was a modified Sherman M4A4 tank fitted with a British 17 pounder anti-tank gun.
*Fireship
A fireship is a small vessel filled with inflammable material, lighted and set adrift among an enemy's ships in order to set fire to them. Fireships were used during ancient times and successfully employed against the Duke of Parma by the defenders of Antwerp in 1585 and by the British against the Spanish Armada off Gravelines in 1588. Fireships were rendered obsolete by the introduction of metal warships.
*First Crusade
The First Crusade occured was due to take place in 1096 led by Adhemar Bishop of Puy. The various parties were due to assemble at Constantinople, but some arrived early and others were wiped out on the way. The First Crusade proper took place in 1097 led by Godfrey of Bouillon and others. They invaded Asia Minor and in 1098 captured Antioch after a long siege and Jersualem in 1099. 
*Flame-thrower
The flame-thrower is a weapon first used by the Germans during 1914 and 1915 consisting of a chamber of air or nitrogen under high pressure and a container filled with inflammable oil which is propelled by the high pressure gas. 
*Flammenwerfer
Flammenwerfer is the German name for a flame-thrower.
*Flint-lock
The flint-lock was a development of the discharge method for the musket. Sparks were generated by one impact of a piece of flint on the steel above the priming powder.
*FLIR
FLIR (forward looking Infrared) is a device used on aircraft that reads the heat signatures of ground items and is optimised to show ground detail and large objects.
*Flying Fortress
The Flying Fortress (Boeing Fortress II) was an American heavy bomber aircraft used during the Second_World_War. It carried a crew of 9. It had a top speed of 305 mph and a service ceiling of 40000 ft.
*Flying Tigers
#8-229th Aviation Regiment 
*Foreign Legion
A Foreign Legion (such as the French Foreign Legion) is an irregular body of volunteers raised abroad to help a country at war.
*Forlorn Hope
A Forlorn Hope was a body of men, usually volunteers, of different regiments selected to lead an assault, enter a breach or perform another perilous task. The name comes from the Dutch word hoop meaning a company.
*Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was intended as a war to conquer Egypt. However, en route the Crusaders were persuaded to take part in a civil war in Constantinople and to restore emperor Isaac Angelus to his throne. They stormed Constantinople in 1204 and established the Latin empire of Romania. 
*Fowling-piece
Fowling-piece is an alternative name for a sporting shot-gun.
*Fox
#m93 
*Fraise
A fraise is a fortification consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
*Franc-tireur
The Franc-tireur were a body of irregular soldiers organized in France during the Franco-German War of 1870-1871. They were sharp-shooters employed in guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy and cutting off detachments. 
*Franc-tireurs
Franc-tireurs are irregular troops armed with rifles, but not wearing uniform and usually not subject to military discipline. The term was first applied to the franc-tireurs of the Franco-Prussian_War, who were usually shot when caught by the Germans.
*Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was fought from 1870 to 1871 and was one of the most important wars of the 19th century. It was fought between France and Germany, with peace concluded in 1871 with France ceeding Alsace and Lorraine to Germany and paying a huge indemnity.
*Fraser's Highlanders
#Seaforth_Highlanders
*French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign_Legion was founded in 1831 with foreign sympathisers for the conquest of Algeria. In 1884 it was divided into 4 battalions, and in 1891 a 5th battalion was added. The French Foreign Legion has a reputation for severe discipline, and today forms one of the world's most elite fighting forces, however in the past it spent more time building roads and bridges than actually fighting. 
*Frigate
A frigate is a light-weight, fast and nimble warship.
*FT-17
The FT-17 was a French tank produced by Renault and first developed in 1917. 3500 FT-17 tanks were made, and it remained in service until 1940. It was the first true tank, with a rotating turret over a central fighting compartment. It was armed with a 37mm gun and a co-axial machine gun. It was thickly armoured, with 22mm of armour at its thickest point and could travel at 7.7 kmph and had a range of 35km.
*Fusil
A fusil was a light flint-lock musket closely resembling a carbine.
*Fusilier
A Fusilier was a soldier armed with a fusil. 
*G137
G137 was a German Torpedo_Boat of the Great_War. She was 71.5m long and 7.65m wide. She was powered by Parson Turbines giving a total power of 10800hp and a top speed of 33.9 knots. She was armed with 3 torpedo tubes, one 88mm gun and three 52mm rapid fire guns. She was crewed by 3 officers and 78 men.
*Gabion
A gabion was an early form of sandbag, it was a wickerwork basket of cylindrical form but without a bottom and about 50cm in diamiter and 84cm tall (20 inches diamiter, 33 inches tall). In a siege, when forming a trench a row of gabions was placed on the outside nearest the fortress and filled with earth as it was thrown from the trench, so as to form a protective barrier against fire from the besieged defenders. Gabions were still in use as recently as 1900.
*Galleon
A Galleon was a Spanish or Portugese warship. They had three or four decks.
*Galley
A galley was a low, flat-built warship with one deck and navigated by sails and oars once common in the Mediterranean. Common galleys were between 30 and 60 meters long, and smaller galleys were known as half-galleys and quarter-galleys.
*Garand
The garand is a US gas operated rifle adopted by the army from 1936. It takes a .30'' round from an 8-round internal box. It has a muzzle velocity of 853 m/s and is sighted to 1097m. 
*Garrotte
A garrotte (Spanish for cudgel) was a device used in Spain and Portugal for the execution of criminals. The condemned person was strapped to an upright post in which a rod struck the back of the neck, dislocating the spinal column.
*GAU-8/A
The GAU-8/A (Avenger) is a seven-barrel auto-cannon mounted on the A-10A attack jet. It has a muzzle velocity of 1066m/s and armour penetration of 69mm at 500m and 38mm at 1000m. 
*Gecko
#SA-N-4
*Gelignite
Gelignite is a blasting explosive chiefly composed of nitro-glycerine and potassium_nitrate. 
*Gendarme
The Gendarme were a French cavalry regiment formed in 1791. They served as the King's bodyguard up to the time of Louis_XVI and after the French_Revolution became armed police. 
*Geneva Convention
The Geneva Convention was an international convention held at Geneva in 1864, at which the world Powers agreed to respect the persons and property of those tending the sick and wounded in battle.
*Gentlemen-at-Arms
The King's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was a body of 39 officers decorated for war services derived from the ''pensioners'' of Henry_VIII, and founded in 1862 as the first military bodyguard of the sovereign at official functions and ceremonies. 
*Gewehr
Gewehr was a range of German military rifles used during the first and Second_World_Wars.
*Gewehr M1898
The Gewehr_M1898 was a bolt action rifle manufactured by Spandau from 1898 onwards. It took a 5 round box magazine and had an effective range of 900m. These rifles were still in use by the German army during the Second_World_War.
*Gewehr41
The gewehr41 is a German rifle manufactured by walther and developed in 1941. It is gas operated and has a muzzle velocity of 776 m/s. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 10-round box. It is sighted to 1200m.
*Gewehr98
The gewehr98 is a German rifle developed in 1898. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 5-round box. Operation is bolt. The muzzle velocity is 870 m/s and it is sighted to 2000m.
*Ghurka War
The Ghurka War was fought from 1811 until 1816 between the British and the Ghurkas after the Ghurkas encroached onto British territory.
*Gingal
The gingal was a 19th century large musket used in Asia. It was fired from a rest and on occassions was mounted on a light carriage. 
*Glock
Glock is an American firearms manufacturer.
*Glock m20
The glock_m20 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by glock. It takes a 15-round 10mm calibre magazine. 
*Gloster Gladiator
The Gloster Gladiator was a British made biplane used by the Swedish and Finnish air forces during the Second World War. It had a top speed of 253mph. It was armed with 2 .303 inch Browning machine guns in the fuselage. It had a range of 428 miles. 
*Glyoxyline
Glyoxyline was an explosive invented by Abel in 1867. It was a mixture of gun-cotton, pulp and potassium_nitrate saturated with nitro-glycerine. Glyoxyline was later abandoned for compressed gun-cotton. 
*Goblet
#SA-N-3
*Golden Knights
The Golden Knights are the US Army Parachute Team.
It was formed in 1959 at Fort Bragg.
*Gomez Roca
The Gomez Roca is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 14th of November
1986. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men. 
*Gp-141
The gp-141 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Gp-160
The gp-160 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Gp-161
The gp-161 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Gpf-331
The gpf-331 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Gpf-340
The gpf-340 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Gpf-341
The gpf-341 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged.
*Graf Spee
The Graf Spee was a German warship of the Second World War. She was armed with 6 11 inch guns and 8 5.9 inch guns, 8 37mm anti-aircraft guns, 10 20mm Anti-Aircraft guns and 8 21 inch torpedo tubes. She had a top speed of 26 knots and a range of 19000 miles. She carried a crew of 1150.
*Grail
#SA-N-5
*Great War
The Great_War was fought between the allies (Great_Britain, France, USA, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Japan and Greece) against the combined forces of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria between 1914 and 1918. 
*Green Jackets
#Rifle_Brigade 
*Greenjackets
#Kings_Royal_Rifle_Corps 
*Grenade
A grenade is a small missile, containing an explosive or other charge, usually thrown (hand grenade) but sometimes fired from a rifle.
Hand grenades are generally fitted with a time fuse of about four seconds: a sufficient amount of time for the grenade to reach the target but not enough for the enemy to pick it up and throw it back.
Rifle grenades were developed during the Great War to achieve a greater range than was possible with the hand grenade, Grenades were known in the 15th century, but were obsolete by the 19th, only being revived in the Russo-Japanese War 1905.
*Grenades
#Grenade 
*Grenadier
A Grenadier was originally a soldier specially trained for throwing grenades.
*Grey Dragoons
#Royal_Scots_Greys 
*Grumble
#SA-N-6
*Guerrilla
A guerrilla is an irregular soldier fighting in a small unofficial unit, typically against an established or occupying power, and engaging in sabotage, ambush, and the like, rather than pitched battles against an opposing army.
The term was first applied to the Spanish and Portuguese resistance to French occupation during the Peninsular War.
*Gun-Cotton
Gun-Cotton is a highly explosive substance invented by professor Schonbein of Basel in 1846. It is made of purified cotton, steeped in a mixture of equal parts of nitric_acid and sulphuric_acid, and afterwards dried, retaining the appearance of cotton-wool. The first British trial of gun-cotton took place in the Spring of 1864 at Stowmarket in Suffolk. 
*H-35
The Hotchkiss H-35 was a French, light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37 mm main gun and manned by a crew of two.
*H-39
The Hotchkiss H-39 was a French light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37 mm main gun and manned by a crew of two. 
*Habergeon
Habergeon was a sleevless jacket of chain-mail, shorter than the hauberk, and worn by squires and archers during the middle_ages.
*Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's_Wall was built to prevent the irruptions of the Scots and Picts into the northern counties of England, then under the Roman government. It extended from the Tyne to the Solway frith and was eighty miles long, twelve feet high, eight feet thick and supplied with watchtowers. It was built in 121 and repaired and strengthened between 207 and 210.
*Half-pike
The half-pike was a defensive weapon composed of an iron spike fixed on a short ashen staff and used in the navy to repel boarders.
*Harpoon
The harpoon is an American guided anti-ship missile. It has a range of 102km and a flight speed of mach 0.75. The harpoon missile flies close to the sea level.
*Harrier
The harrier is a British VTOL multi-role fighter aircraft. 
*Hauberk
The hauberk was a jacket of chain-mail with loose sleeves. There were two models, the small hauberk reached to the hips and had sleeves with extended to the elbow, and the large hauberk which reached down to the knees and had sleeves which extended a little below the elbow and also a hood. 
*HE
HE is an abbreviation for high-explosive.
*HEAT
HEAT is an abbreviation for High-Explosive Anti-Tank. It is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate steel plate armour and also be effective against non-armoured targets.
*Heavy field artillery
During the Great War, heavy_field_artillery was defined as comprising all artillery equipped with mobile guns of 4 inch calibre and upwards. 
*Hellfire
#agm-114 
*Heroina
The Heroina is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was built 
by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 17th of February 
1982. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with eight 
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, eight 
Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes and 
two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by two 
Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a top 
speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of 26
officers and 174 men.   
*Highland Watch
#The_Watch 
*Hindenberg Line
#Siegfried_Line
*Hk ohws
The hk_ohws is an offensive handgun from the Heckler and Koch company. It is a .45'' calibre short recoil semi-automatic. It has a muzzle velocity of 270 m/s and a maximum effective range of 50m. It takes a 12-round magazine.
*Hk35
The HK35 is a German automatic carbine manufactured by Heckler and Koch. It takes a 5.56mm round from a 40-round box. The muzzle velocity is 960 m/s and it is sighted to 400m. It has a cyclic rate of 600rpm.
*HMS Aboukir
HMS Aboukir was a British armoured cruiser. She was launched in May 1900 and sunk in the North_Sea in September 1914 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-9. HMS Aboukir was armed with two 9.2 inch and and twelve 6 inch guns and had a top speed of 21 knots.
*HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt was a British battleship. She was launched in 1862 and eventually broken up in 1960. She had four 9 inch and twenty-four 7 inch muzzle loading rifled guns all in one long armoured battery. HMS Agincourt had a top speed of 15 knots.
*HMS Attentive
HMS Attentive was a British cruiser. She was built around 1910 and saw service during the Great_War. She was armed with ten 3 inch guns and had a top speed of 26 knots. 
*HMS Audacious
The original HMS Audacious was a British 74 gun sailing ship-of-the-line built in the 18th century. She was armed with thirty-six 32 pounder guns on the lower deck and thirty-four 24 pounder guns on the main gun deck and a further ten 18 pounder guns on the upper deck. In 1911 a new HMS Audacious was launched which was a British battleship armed with ten 13.5 inch guns and sixteen 4 inch guns and a top speed of 21 knots. The new HMS Audacious struck a mine in 1914 and was the first major ship lost in the Great_War. 
*HMS Courageous
HMS Courageous was a British aircraft carrier. It was the first Allied warship to be sunk by enemy action in the Second_World_War. She was sunk on 17th September 1939 by U-29.
*HMS Daffodil
HMS Daffodil was a British minesweeper. She was launched in 1915 and transfered to escort duties in 1917 before being sold in 1935. She was armed with two 76mm guns and had a top speed of 16.5 knots.
*HMS Endurance
HMS Endurance is a British ice patrol ship. She was withdrawn from the South_Atlantic in the 1980s, and this gave Argentina the impression that Britain was no longer prepared to protect her interests there, and thus led to the Falkland's War. HMS Endurance was launched in May 1956, and armed with two 20mm guns and has a top speed of 14.5 knots. 
*HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British aircraft carrier and sister ship to HMS_Courageous. Like HMS_Courageous, HMS Glorious was completed in 1917 as a fast cruiser for use in the Great_War in the Baltic, but by the 1920s with Britain wanting to increase her aircraft carrier strength she was converted to an aircraft carrier, as was HMS_Courageous.
*HMS Vindictive
HMS_Vindictive was a British light cruiser launched in 1897 with a top speed of 20 knots. She conveyed men to the mole at Zeebrugge during the attack on that harbour in April 1918 during the Great_War. Later she was filled with concrete and sunk in Ostend harbour on May 9th 1918. She was raised in August 1920 and in November presented to the Belgium government.
*Hollow-point bullet
A hollow-point bullet is a bullet with a concavity in its nose to increase expansion on penetration of a solid target. 
*Howitzer
A howitzer is a cannon, in use since the 16th century, with a particularly steep angle of fire. Howitzers were developed during the Great War for demolishing the fortresses of the trench system. 
*Human Torpedo
The Human_Torpedo was a two manned craft used by allied forces to attack shipping during the Second_World_War. It was first used by the Royal Navy in January 1943. It resembled a torpedo, the front being fitted with an explosive charge armed with a time fuse. This front charge would be fixed to the target vessel, and the crew would then steer the now headless craft away.
*Huntingdonshire Regiment
#31st_Foot 
*Hussar
The Hussars were the Hungarian cavalry raised in 1448 by Matthias_I. Every twenty houses was obliged to furnish a man, and the word Hussar derives from huszar - husz being Hungarian for twenty. The term Hussar developed to refer to any light cavalry similarly dressed and armed of other European armies.
*IFV
IFV is an abbreviation for infantry fighting vehicle.
*Imperial Guard
The Imperial Guard was an army force created by Napoleon from the guard of the convention, the directory, and the consulate when he became emperor in 1804. It consisted at first of 9775 men, but was afterwards enlarged. It was subdivided in 1809 into the old and the young guard. It was dissolved by Louis_XVIII in 1815, revived by Napoleon_III in 1854 and surrended with Metz to the Germans in 1870 after which it was abolished by the government.
*Independant
The Independant was an abortive tank British tank designed between the Great_War and the second_World_War. It had five turrets and a single three-pounder (47mm) gun, and was crewed by eight men. The Independant was a tank design along the lines of the land battleship concept. 
*Ironclad
An ironclad is a wooden warship covered with armor plate. The first to be constructed was the French Gloire in 1858, but the first to be launched was the British HMS Warrior in 1859.
The first battle between ironclads took place during the American Civil War, when the Union Monitor fought the Confederate Virginia on the 9th of March 1862. The design was replaced by battleships of all-metal construction in the 1890s.
*IS-1
The IS-1 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 44 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 120 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with an 85 mm main gun.
*IS-2
The IS-2 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 45 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 120 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with a 122 mm main gun.
*IS-3
The IS-3 was a Russian ''heavy'' tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 46.25 tonnes, had a crew of four and a 513 bhp diesel engine giving a speed of 37 kmph and a range of 150 km. Armour thickness reached 90 mm on the hull sides, 30 mm on the turret sides, 132 mm on the hull front and 100 mm on the turret front. It was armed with a 122 mm main gun. 
*ITV
ITV is an abbreviation for Improved TOW Vehicle. 
*JA 37
The JA_37 is a Swedish single-seat all-weather interceptor fighter aircraft with secondary strike capability. It is made by saab.
*JU 87B-1
The JU_87B-1 was a German fighter-bomber used during the Second World War. It was manufactured by Junkers. It was armed with two 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns in the wings, one 7.9mm MG 15 machine gun in the rear cockpit and it could carry a 1100lb bomb under the fuselage, or 4 110lb bombs on the wings. It had a crew of 2 and a top speed of 217mph. It had a range of 342 miles. 
*Ka-bar
The Ka-bar was the fighting knife issued to USA Marine Corps soldiers from 1942. It had a 6.25 inch clip-point, black finished, carbon steel blade and a stacked leather handle. 
*Kamikaze
Kamikaze were pilots of the Japanese air force in the second World War who deliberately crash-dived their planes, loaded with bombs, usually on to ships of the American Navy.
A special force of suicide pilots was established 1944 to crash-dive planes, loaded with bombs, onto American and British ships.
*Kashin
The Kashin class ship is a Soviet anti-aircraft warship. It was commisioned in 1962, and was the first class of warship to be equipped with gas turbines. It has a top speed of 37 knots. Its armament includes 10 torpedoes, 22 SA-N-3 missiles and 4 SS-N-2c missiles. 
*KGP-141
The KGP-141 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGP-160
The KGP-160 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGP-161
The KGP-161 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 6'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-330
The KGPF-330 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-331
The KGPF-331 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-340
The KGPF-340 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-341
The KGPF-341 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-840
The KGPF-840 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .38'' special. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*KGPF-841
The KGPF-841 is a Ruger revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .38'' special. It has a 6-round cylinder and fixed rear sight. The front sight can be interchanged. 
*King Tiger
#Panzer_6B 
*Kings Own Scottish Borderers
The Kings Own Scottish Borderers are a British army regiment. They were raised in 1689 under the name of the 25th Foot for the defence of Edinburgh by the 3rd Earl of Leven. In 1805 the 25th Foot was renamed the Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
*Kings Royal Rifle Corps
The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British infantry regiment raised in North_America in 1755 under the name of the 60th Royal Americans, a title which ceased to be used in 1824 and in 1830 the title Kings Royal Rifle Corps was adopted. They were nicknamed the ''Greenjackets'' and ''Sweeps'' because of their dark-green full-dress uniform. The Kings Royal Rifle Corps is notable as the most prolific in battle honours of any British regiment.
*Kp88x
The kp88x is a Ruger semi-automatic pistol. It is available in 9mm and .30'' calibres and takes a 15-round magazine. 
*Kp89
The kp89 is a Ruger semi-automatic 9mm calibre pistol. It takes a 15-round magazine. 
*KPVT
The KPVT is a 14.5mm super-heavy machine gun developed after the Second_World_War by the Russians to fire high-velocity anti-tank rounds. It has a muzzle velocity of 900m/s.
*Krag-jorgensen m1896
The krag-jorgensen m1896 was the US army's first bolt action rifle, seeing action in 1894. It has a muzzle velocity of 610 m/s and takes a 5-round magazine. It is sighted to 1829m. 
*KSK
KSK is an abbreviation for Ethyl-iodo-acetate, a tear gas used during the second world war. It had a smell faintly of peardrops. It caused pain in the eyes, a copious flow of tears, spasms of the eyelids and irritation of shaved skin. 
*Ksp-221
The ksp-221 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
*Ksp-240
The ksp-240 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights. 
*Ksp-241
The ksp-241 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .22'' long rimfire. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights. 
*Ksp-321x
The ksp-321x is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights. 
*Ksp-3231
The ksp-3231 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .32'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
*Ksp-3241
The ksp-3241 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 4'' barrel and a calibre of .32'' magnum. It has a 6-round cylinder and adjustable sights.
*Ksp-331x
The ksp-331x is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of .357'' magnum. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
*Ksp-821
The ksp-821 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of .38''. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
*Ksp-921
The ksp-921 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 2.25'' barrel and a calibre of 9mm. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights.
*Ksp-931
The ksp-931 is a Ruger double-action revolver. It has a 3'' barrel and a calibre of 9mm. It has a 5-round cylinder and fixed sights. 
*Ksrh-7
The ksrh-7 is the 7.5'' barrel super_redhawk revolver. 
*Ksrh-9
The ksrh-9 is a super_redhawk 9.5'' barrel revolver. 
*KV-1
The KV-1 was a Russian Second_world_War tank designed by Kliment Voroshilov. It was crewed by five men and mounted the same 76.2 mm gun as the T-34 until 1943 when the 85 mm gun became available. It was heavily armoured, up to 110 mm thick and had a top speed of 35 kmph and a range of 250 km.
*KV-2
The KV-2 was a Russian Second_World_War breakthrough tank similar to the KV-1 but equipped with a 152 mm gun and thicker armour, a six-man crew and a top speed of 26 kmph and a range of 160 km.
*L119
The l119 is a British 105mm calibre towed howitzer. It has a range of 17,200m. 
*L1a1
The l1a1 is a British gas operated rifle with a muzzle velocity of 854 m/s and sighted to 549m. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 20-round box. 
*L2a3
The l2a3 was developed from 1942 onwards as a replacement sub-machine gun for the sten. It is a British weapon often known as the patchett after its designer. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 550 rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s. 
*L4a1
The l4a1 is a British sniper rifle developed from the number_4 rifle. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 10-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 838 m/s and takes a telescopic sight. 
*La Argentina
The La Argentina is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was 
built by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 25th of 
September 1981. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with 
eight Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, 
eight Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo 
tubes and two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered 
by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a 
top speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of
26 officers and 174 men.   
*Lambrequin
A lambrequin is a strip of leather or metal suspended from the waist as flexible armour for the thighs. A skirt of lambrequins was a popular part of the Roman soldier's armour. 
*Lance
#mgm-52c 
*Lance-corporal
Lance-corporal is not actually an Army rank, but rather an appointment of a private or equivalent acting as corporal. A lance-corporal wears one stripe on his sleeve. 
*Lanchester mk1
The lanchester mk1 was a British sub-machine gun issued to the navy from 1940. It takes a 9mm round from a 50-round box and has a cyclic rate of 600rpm. The muzzle velocity is 365 m/s. 
*Lathi
A lathi is an Indian weapon consisting of a heavy stick, usually bamboo, bound with iron.
*Law
Law is an abbreviation for light anti-tank weapon. 
*Le mat
The le_mat revolver fired grapeshot and was manufactured mainly in france in the mid 19th century. 
*Le Regiment d'Hebron
Le Regiment d'Hebron was Sir John Hepburn's regiment raised in 1633 and evolved into the Royal_Scots.
*Lebel
The lebel is a French rifle developed in 1886. It is bolt operated and takes a 8mm round from a 8-round tubular magazine. The muzzle velocity is 716 m/s and it is sighted to 2000m. 
*Lee enfield
The lee enfield is a series of British rifles. The mark 3 and 4 are bolt operation and take a .303'' round from a 10-round box. The muzzle velocity is 738 m/s and they are sighted to 1829m.
*Lee straight pull
The lee straight pull is a US straight-pull operated rifle issued to the navy in 1895. It takes a .236'' round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s and is sighted to 1828m. 
*Lee-Metford
The Lee-Metford series of rifles were adopted by the British army in 1888 to replace the martini-Henry. They were bolt-action rifles which took a 5-round box magazine.
*Leopard 1
The Leopard_1 is a German MBT designed in 1957 and entered service in 1965. At the time it was the fastest and most maneuvarable tank available and was purchased by many other NATO countries. It weighed 40 tonnes, carried a crew of 4 and was armed with a 105mm main gun. 60 rounds of APFSDS, HEAT and WP ammunition were carried and rangefinding was usually laser.
*Leopard 2
The Leopard_2 is a German MBT designed in the late 1970s as a sequel to the failed MBT70 project. It has a top road speed of 65kph, carries a crew of 4, and is armed with a 120mm smooth-bore main gun. 42 rounds of APFSDS and HEAT ammuntion are carried and the Leopard_2 weighs 55 tonnes.
*Lever-action
Lever-action is a gun mechanism activated by manual operation of a lever.
*Liberator pistol
The liberator_pistol was a cheaply made pistol made in America in 1942 for supply to guerilla forces in enemy countries. 
*Locust tank
#m22 
*Lothian Regiment
#Royal_Scots 
*LT-35
The LT-35 was a Czechoslovakian medium tank developed during the 1930s. It was crewed by four men and was armed with a 37mm main gun and a co-axial machine gun in the turret plaus a second machine gun in the hull front. It had a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 200km. When the German army annexed Czechoslovakia, production of the LT-35 continued, and they were redesignated PzKpfw 35(t) (Panzer 35(t)). 
*LT-38
The LT-38 was a Czechoslovakian medium tank developed during the 1930s. It was crewed by four men and was armed with a 37mm main gun and a co-axial machine gun in the turret plaus a second machine gun in the hull front. It had a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 200km. When the German army annexed Czechoslovakia, production of the LT-38 continued, and they were redesignated PzKpfw 38(t) (Panzer 38(t)). 
*Luger
Luger were a range of automatic pistols manufactured by DWM from 1908 onwards. Originaly a 7.65mm calibre pistol, various versions were made. The artillery luger was a German 9mm calibre automatic pistol introduced in 1917. It took a 8-round box magazine.
*M-1 Abrams MBT
The M-1 Abrams MBT, is an American main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of four, weighs 54.5 tonnes, and a top road speed of 72 kmph. It is armed with a 105mm smooth bore main gun with an effective range of 2500m. It can carry 55 rounds of ammunition, including HEAT and SABOT shells. 
*M-113
The M-113 is an American APC. It has been in service since the Vietnam war and carries a crew of 2 plus an 11 man squad. It has a top road speed of 64kmph and a range of 321km. It is armed with a 12.7mm calibre machine gun with an effective range of 500m.
*M/46
The M/46 is the Browning_High_Power_Pistol manufactured in Denmark.
*M1
The M1 is a US gas operated carbine. It takes a .30'' straight pistol type round from a 15/30-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 585 m/s and has fixed sights set at 275m. 
*M102
The M102 is an American 105mm calibre light-howitzer. It has a range of 11,500m with standard ammunition and 15,100m with rap ammunition.
*M106
The M106 is an American mortar carrier comprised of an M113 APC chassis with a hole cut in the roof for a mortar to fire upwards and out of. 
*M106A2
The M106A2 is a variant of the M106 mortar carrier. It carries a 107mm mortar and 100 rounds of HE and WP ammunition.
*M109
The M109 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers. They have a top speed of 56kph. 
*M109a2
The M109a2 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a 155mm howitzer and Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun.
*M109A3
The M109A3 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a M185 howitzer and a Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun and carries 34 rounds of HE, WP, HEAT, HE/RAP ammunition and 2 CLGP rounds. It uses a stadiametric rangefinder.
*M109a6
The M109a6 is one of the M109 series. It is armed with a m284 howitzer and a Browning 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun. 
*M110
The m110 is a series of American self-propelled howitzers. They first entered service in 1963. They are armed with a 8'' howitzer and have a top speed of 34mph. 
*M110a1
#m110
*M110a2
#m110
*M113
The m113 is a series of American apcs. They are lightly armed with a Browning 0.5'' calibre machine gun. They have a top speed of 40mph. 
*M113A3
The M113A3 is an American APC. It was designed in the late 1950s and entered service in 1960, the M113A1 upgrade entered service in 1963. It carries a crew of 2 plus a squad of 7 and is armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun for which 1200 rounds of ammunition are carried. 
*M114
The m114 is an American 155mm calibre howitzer series first used during the second world war. The m114a2 model has a range of 19,300m. 
*M114a2
#m114
*M119
The M119 is the American designation for the l119. 
*M13/40
The M13/40 was an Italian Second_world_war tank of bolted armour plates, up to 40 mm thick, which were prone to split apart under fire. It was armed with a 47 mm gun and had a top speed of 32 kmph and a range of 200 km.
*M14
The m14 is a US automatic rifle developed in the 1950s to replace the garand. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 20-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 853 m/s and is sighted to 915m with a cyclic rate of 750 rpm. 
*M16
The M16 (Armalite AR-15) is a US automatic rifle. It takes a .233'' round from a 30-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 991 m/s and is sighted to 458m. It has a cyclic rate of 800 rpm. 
*M163
#M163A2
*M163A2
The M163A2 is an American anti-aircraft gun carrier. The M163 is comprised of an M113 APC with an M61A1 gatling gun mounted on the roof. The A2 version improved the fire control system by integrating the ranging radar with a ballistic computer. 
*M1911A1
The M1911A1 was a .45 inch calibre automatic pistol designed by Browning in 1911 and manufactured by Colt. It had a semi-automatic recoil action and took a 7-round magazine.
*M1935A
The M1935A was the standard pistol of the French army during the second_World_War. It was a 7.65 mm calibre semi-automatic pistol with a recoil-operation. It took an 8-round magazine.
*M198
The M198 is an American 155mm calibre towed howitzer with a range of 22,000m with standard ammunition and 30,000m with rap ammunition. 
*M1A1
The M1A1 is a folding stock version of the M1. 
*M1A1 MBT
The M1A1_MBT is a US tank. It takes a four man crew and is armed with a 120mm smoothbore gun, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, a 12.7Mm roof mounted heavy machine gun and a 7.62mm roof mounted machine gun. It is equiped with a laser rangefinder and thermal_imaging night sights. 40 shells are carried for the main gun. It has a top road speed of 67 kph. Defenses include chobham armour and a laser warning system. 
*M2
The M2 is an American IFV. It is armed with a 25mm Hughes machine gun and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and carries 2 TOW ATGMS. It has a top speed of 66kph. See M2A1. 
*M22 Locust
The M22_Locust was an American light air-portable tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 7.26 tonnes and was manned by a crew of three and armed with a 37 mm main gun. It had armour up to 25 mm thick and a top road speed of 56 kmph. 
*M224
The M224 is an American lightweight company mortar. It has a calibre of 60mm and a range of 3,500m.
*M230
The M230 is a 30mm chain gun mounted on the AH-64A attack helicopter. It has a muzzle velocity of 790m/s.
*M240
The M240 is a Belgian medium machine gun fitted to the m1a1_MBT and other tanks. It has a muzzle velocity of 840 m/s.
*M242
The M242 is a 25mm chain gun mounted on M2A1 and M3A1 CFVs. It has a muzzle velocity of 1100m/s and fires APDS ammunition with armour penetration of 27mm at 500m. 
*M249
The M249 is an American saw. It has a calibre of 5.56mm and a range of 1300m. It has a cyclic rate of 750rpm and a muzzle velocity of 924m/s.
*M24_Chaffee
The M24_Chaffee was an American light air-portable tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 18.37 tonnes and was manned by a crew of five. It was armed with a 75 mm main gun and had armour up to 38 mm thick. It had a top road speed of 56 kmph.
*M256
The Rheinmetall M256 is a 120mm smoothbore gun mounted on M1A1_MBT and Leopard_2 MBT. It has a muzzle velocity of 1661m/s firing APFSDS ammunition and an armour penetration of 399mm at 500m and 368mm at 1000m.
*M29
The M29 is a family of American mortars. 
*M29A1
The M29A1 is one of the M29 family. It has a calibre of 81mm and a range of 4,700km. It has a sustained rate of fire of between 4 and 12 rpm.
*M2A1
The M2A1 (Bradley) IFV entered service with the US army in 1982. It carries a crew of 3 and a 7 man squad. The M2A1 is armed with a twin TOW 2 launcher in the turret and can carry an additional 5 missiles, including TOWs, Dragons and Stingers. The main gun is a 25mm automatic chain gun for which 900 rounds of APDS and HE ammunition is carried. The M2A1 has a top road speed of 66kph.
*M2HB
The M2HB is the Browning 0.5'' calibre heavy machine gun mounted on American military vehicles since the Second_World_War. It has a muzzle velocity of 890m/s and fires ball ammunition. 
*M3
The M3 is an American CFV version of the M2. It carries additional ATGMS instead of passengers and has slightly thicker armour. See M3A1.
*M3 Grant
The M3_Grant was the British designation of the American M3_Lee medium tank. 
*M3 Lee
The M3_Lee was an American medium tank of the Second_World_War. It went into production in 1941 and was designed by the Rock Island Arsenal. It was a 27-tonne medium tank with a 75mm gun mounted in a side sponson, a 37mm gun plus co-axial machine gun in a small rotating turret, a bow machine gun and a fourth machine gun on the commander's cupola for all-round and anti-aircraft defence. It had a crew of six, armour plate up to 57mm thick and could achieve a top speed of 42kmph and had a range of 193km. 
*M3 Stuart
The M3_Stuart was an American light tank used during the Second_World_War. It weighed 14.4 tonnes and was driven by the Continental radial air-cooled W-670-9A engine which developed 250bhp and gave a top speed of 58 kmph and a range of 112 km. The M3_Stuart was crewed by four men and armed with a 37mm and co-axial machine gun in the turret, plus an extra machine gun in the hull front. It had armour up to a thickness of 38mm. 
*M3A1
The M3A1 (Bradley) CFV is a variant of the M2A1 used by the American army in reconnaissance units. It carries a crew of 3 plus 2 infantry scouts used to load the twin TOW 2 launcher in the turret. The main gun is a 25mm automatic chain gun for which 1200 rounds of APDS and HE ammunition are carried. 12 missiles are carried for the TOW missile launcher. The M3A1 has a top road speed of 66kph. 
*M4 Sherman
The M4_Sherman was an American tank used during the Second_world_War. Many varieties were made, but the most common was the M4A3 which weighed 31.57 tonnes and had a crew of five. It was fairly thickly armoured, up to 108mm and had a 75mm gun plus a co-axial machine gun in a fully traversing turret and an extra ball mounted machine gun in the hull front. As with the M3_Lee an additional machine gun was usually fitted to the commander's cupola. The M4A3 was powered by a Ford 450bhp V8 engine which gave it a top speed of 42kmph and a range of 160km.
*M47
The M47 (Dragon) is an American infantry anti-tank/assault missile. It has a flight speed of 230mph and a range of 1000m. It is guided by the operator.
*M48
The M48 (chaparral) is an American forward area air-defense missile system. It launches surface-to-air missiles which use infrared homing to target heat emiiter guidance. The missiles fly at a speed of mach 2.5 to a ceiling of 2,500m and a range of 4,800m. 
*M4A3
#M4_Sherman
*M5 Stuart
The M5_Stuart was the M3_Stuart tank with a later Cadillac engine which improved the range by 48km.
*M551
The M551 (sheridan) is an American light tank. It entered service in 1966. It is armed with a 152mm main gun and a 7.62mm calibre coaxial machine gun and a 0.5'' calibre anti-aircraft machine gun. It has a top speed of 65mph.
*M5A1
#M5_Stuart 
*M6 Scout
The M6 Scout is An over-under combo gun chambered in .22LR (or .22 Hornet) and .410. It is 32 inches long with an 18 inch long barrel and includes a folding stock. The M6_Scout is marketed by Springfield as a survival rifle. 
*M60
The m60 is a series of American tanks. The series entered service in 1960.
The m60 general-purpose machine-gun is an American weapon. It has a calibre of 7.62mm and a maximum range of 1800m with a rate of fire of 550rpm. 
*M60A3
The M60A3 is an American main battle tank. It was designed in the mid 1950s and entered service in 1960, production ended in 1987. It has a crew of 4, a maximum road speed of 48kph and a 105mm main gun. It carries 63 rounds of APFSDS, HEAT, HEP and WP ammunition and has laser rangefinding. 
*M60a3 MBT
The m60a3 MBT is a US tank. It was designed in 1956 and entered service in 1960. It is armed with a 105mm main gun, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a cupola mounted 12.7Mm hmg. It has a top road speed of 48kph. It is manned by a crew of four and carries 63 rounds of main gun ammunition. It is fitted with a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging night sight.
*M61A1
The M61A1 (Vulcan) is a 20mm six-barrel gatling gun mounted on the M163. It has a muzzle velocity of 1036m/s and fires APT ammunition with armour penetration of 45mm at 500m and 31mm at 1000m. 
*M68E1
The Royal Ordnance M68E1 is a British 105mm rifle mounted on M1_MBT and M60A3 MBT. It was developed during the 1950s for use with the Centurion tank. It has a muzzle velocity of 1458m/s firing APFSDS ammuntion and armour penetration of 377mm at 500m and 349mm at 1000m.
*M712
The M712 (copperhead) is an American cannoN-launched guided projectile. It flies at supersonic speed and uses laser homing guidance to locate its target. It has a range of up to 10 miles.
*M72A2
The M72A2 is an American LAW. It has a calibre of 66mm and a range of 325m.
*M72A3
The M72A3 is a US infantry anti-tank missile. It lacks a guidance system and is only usable up to 135 meters.
*M77
The M77 is a Ruger bolt-action rifle. It is manufactured in various calibres between .22'' and .338''. It takes a 4-round magazine and is fitted with a receiver for a telscopic sight.
*M79
The M79 is an American grenade launcher. It has a range of 400m and a rate of fire of 5 rpm. 
*M9
The M9 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta, and adopted by the American military in place of the m1911. 
*M901A2
The M901A2 ITV is the standard anti-tank missile carrier of the American army. It is based upon the M113 chasis with an Emerson elevating turret on top. It carries a crew of 4, is armed with 2 TOW 2 launchers and a 7.62mm machine gun on the roof. 12 missiles are carried.
*M93
The M93 (fox) is an American reconnaissance vehicle. It carries a crew of 4. It is unarmed and has a top speed of 65mph. 
*Machine gun
A machine gun is a firearm of military significance, often crew-served, that on trigger depression automatically feeds and fires cartridges of rifle size or greater.
*Madsen M50
The madsen M50 is a Danish sub-machine gun. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 550rpm and a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s. 
*Magazine
A magazine is a spring-loaded container for cartridges that may be an integral part of the gunþs mechanism or may be detachable. Detachable magazines for the same gun may be offered by the gun's manufacturer or
other manufacturers with various capacities. A gun with a five-shot detachable magazine, for instance, may be fitted with a magazine holding 10, 20, or 50 or more rounds. Box magazines are most commonly located under the receiver with the cartridges stacked vertically.
Tube or tubular magazines run through the stock or under the barrel with the cartridges lying horizontally. Drum magazines hold their cartridges in a circular mode. A magazine can also mean a secure storage place for ammunition or explosives.
*Magnum
Magnum is a term indicating a relatively heavily loaded metallic cartridge or shotshell and, by extension, a gun safely constructed to fire it.
*Male
Male was one of the first British tanks. It was fitted with six pounder guns and saw action during the first world war.
*Mannlicher-Carcano m1891
The Mannlicher-Carcano m1891 is an Italian bolt operated carbine designed for cavalry use, but with a folding bayonet fixed under the barrel. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 6-round magazine. The muzzle velocity is 701 m/s and it is sighted to 1500m. 
*Mannlicher-Carcano m1938
The Mannlicher-Carcano m1938 is an Italian carbine with sights fixed at 300m. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 6-round magazine. It is bolt operated and has a muzzle velocity of 701 m/s.
*Martini-Henry
The martini-Henry was the first metal cartridge breech-loading rifle built for the British army. It was adopted in 1871. It had a calibre of 0.45'' and took a bottle-necked cartridge.
*Mas36
The fusil mas36 is a French rifle developed in the 1940s. It takes a 7.5Mm round from a 5-round box. The operation is bolt. It has a muzzle velocity of 823 m/s and is sighted to 1200m. 
*Matchlock
The English matchlock was a smooth-bore muzzle loader gun in use during the late 17th century. It was fired from a rest called a pike. 
*Matilda Mk 1
The Matilda_Mk_1 was a British Infantry tank of the Second_World_War. It had armour up to 60 mm thick and was armed with machine guns. It had a top road speed of 13 kmph and weighed 11.16 tonnes.
*Matilda Mk 2
The Matilda_Mk_2 was the only British tank to see action right through the Second_World_War from start to finish. It was an infantry tank weighing 26.9 tonnes with armour up to 78 mm thick and armed with a 2 pounder (40 mm) main gun. It had a top speed of 25 kmph. 
*Maverick
#AGM-65D 
*MBT
MBT is an abbreviation for Main Battle Tank. 
*Meiji carbine
The Meiji carbine is a Japanese bolt operated carbine. It takes a 6.5Mm round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 732 m/s and is sighted to 2000m.
*Mercenary
A mercenary is a soldier hired by the army of another country or by a private army. Mercenary military service originated in the 14th century, when cash payment on a regular basis was the only means of guaranteeing soldiers' loyalty.
*MGM-52c
The MGM-52c (lance) is an American battlefield support missile. It has a range of between 45 and 75 miles depending upon the warhead and is carried by the m752 (m113) carrier. The missile flies at a speed of mach 3.
*MICV
An MICV (mechanized infantry combat vehicle) is a tracked military vehicle designed to fight as part of an armored battle group. It is armed with a quick-firing cannon and one or more machine guns. MICVs have now replaced armored personnel carriers.
*Middlesex Militia
The Middlesex Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Fusiliers during the Great_War. 
*Mig
The mig are various military aircraft of Soviet origin.
*Mig-23
The mig-23 is a Soviet single-seat air superiority and close air support fighter aircraft. 
*Mig-25
The mig-25 is a Soviet single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft. 
*Mig-27
The mig-27 is a Soviet single-seat tactical strike and close air support fighter aircraft. 
*Mills bomb
The Mills bomb was the standard British hand grenade used during the Great War and Second World War. It weighed 1.5 lbs and could be thrown 30 yards. During the Spanish civil war, mills bombs proved effective against light tanks.
*Mim-104
The mim-104 (patriot) is an American surface to air missile system. The missiles fly at a speed of mach 3 to a range of 68km.
*Mine
A mine is an explosive charge on land or sea, or in the atmosphere, designed to be detonated by contact, vibration, magnetic influence, or a timing device.
*Minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small naval vessel designed for locating and destroying mines at sea. 
*Mini-14/5
The mini-14/5 is a Ruger ranch rifle. It is a gas operated .223'' calibre weapon taking a 5-round box magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 3300fps. 
*Minie
The Minie was a .702 inch calibre muzzle loading, percussion lock rifle. It was issued to the British army in 1851 to replace the Brunswick_Rifle. The Minie was manufactured by Tower and sighted to 820m.
*Minuteman
The Minuteman is an American three stage Inter-Continental Ballistic missile with a range of about 8000km. 
*Mitrailleuse
The Mitrailleuse was a machinegun introduced in France shortly before the Franco-German war of 1870-1871. It consisted of a number of rifled barrels, generally thirty-seven, and was mounted similarly to an ordinary field-piece.
*MK19-3
The MK19-3 is an American automatic grenade launcher. It has a range of 1500m and a rate of fire of 325-375 rpm. 
*MLRS
MLRS is an abbreviation for multiple-launch rocket system. It is an American weapon system being a mobile vehicle which carries 12 rocket launchers. The rockets have a range of about 19miles and fly at a supersonic speed.
*Model 1853
The Model 1853 was a reduced calibre form of the Minie. It was a .577 inch calibre muzzle loading, percussion cap rifle manufactured by Enfield from 1853. It was sighted to 730m. 
*Moltke
The Moltke was a German cruiser. It was sunk by a British submarine during the battle for riga, on august the 18th 1915. 
*Mondragon
The Mondragon automatic rifle was one of the first automatic rifles invented. It was patented in 1907 by manuel mondragon of mexico. It had a calibre of 7mm.
*Monitor
A monitor was a very shallow, heavily-armed, iron-clad steam-vessel invented by Ericcson, carrying on its open decks either one or two revolving turrets, each containing one or more enormous guns and designed to combine the maximum fire-power with the minimum of exposure. The vessels got their name after the first one, built during the American civil war, proved its superiority during an engagement with the Merrimac in 1862. 
*Monk's Regiment
#Coldstream_Guards 
*Monkey Tail
The Monkey Tail was a .45 inch calibre, breech-loading, single capping carbine manufactured by Enflied in 1863. It had an effective range of 350m. 
*Mortar
A mortar is a machine for projecting a bomb via a high trajectory at a remote target.
*Mosin-Nagant M1944
The Mosin-Nagant M1944 is a Soviet carbine. It is bolt operated and takes a 7.62mm round from a 5-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 823 m/s and is sighted to 1000m. 
*Mosquito
The De Havilland Mosquito was an English two-seat fighter bomber aircraft. It was made completely of wood, which made it very easy to repair following attacks. It had a top speed of 400mph making it the fastest aircraft in the Second_World_War. 
*Mother
Mother was the name of the first prototype tank. 
*Mp40
The mp40 was a German sub-machine gun which saw extensive use during the second world war. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. Its cyclic rate is 500rpm and it has a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
*Mp44
The mp44 is a German assault rifle. It takes a 7.92mm round from a 30-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 647 m/s and is sighted to 800m. It was developed in 1944 and influenced the development of the ak47. It has a cyclic rate of 500rpm.
*MRLS
The MRLS is an American rocket launcher. It was designed in 1977 and entered service in 1983. It fires twelve 227mm rockets, usually M77 rockets but also AT2 rockets. The rangefinder is an on-board ballistic computer fire control system.
*Musket
A musket was a hand-gun first introduced in the early 16th century as a development of the culverin and arquebus. It was discharged by means of a lighted match, which gave rise to its name matchlock. It was so heavy that it had to be laid across a staff or rest to be fired. To make use of it the soldier needed to carry a lighted slow-burning match, which was apt to be extinguished in wet weather. This was developed into the wheel-lock which was a wheel made to revolve by a spring and which caused sparks by friction against a flint. In 1625 the musket developed the flint-lock. 
*Musketoon
A musketoon was a short thick musket with a very wide bore, sometime bell-mouthed like a blunderbuss. It fired a ball weighing between 5 and 7.5 ounces. 
*Mustard gas
Mustard gas, Di-chloro-di-ethyl sulphide, is a blister gas used during the Great War. It has a faint smell of mustard. It has a delayed action which makes it so dangerous, it not being detected until it has already caused its damage. It rapidly damages the eyes, lungs and exposed parts of the body. Blisters appear on exposed skin after a few hours. The stomach and intestines can be damaged by eating food contaminated with the gas. Exposure to the gas often results in death or blindness.
*Muzzle
The muzzle is the open end of the barrel of a gun from which the projectile exits. 
*Muzzle loader
The muzzle loader was the earliest type of gun, now also popular as modern-made replicas, in which blackpowder and projectile(s) are separately
loaded in through the muzzle. The term is often applied to cap-and-ball revolvers where the loading is done not actually through the
muzzle but through the open ends of the cylinder's chambers.
*Napalm
Napalm is a fuel used in incendiary bombs and flame throwers. It is produced from jellied petrol, and is a mixture of naphthenic and palmitic acids. Napalm causes extensive burns because it sticks to the skin even when ignited. It was widely used by the American Army during the Vietnam War.
*Needle Fire Rifle
The Needle Fire Rifle was first issued to the Prussian army in 1848. It was a bolt-action 15.43mm calibre rifle sighted to 400m. 
*Nelson
The Nelson was a British battleship of the Second World War. It was armed with 9 16 guns. She had a top speed of 23 knots and carried a crew of 1300.
*New land pattern
The new_land_pattern was a musket of the brown_bess family introduced in the middle of the napoleonic wars. It had a calibre of 0.75''.
*New Model Army Revolver
The New_Model Army Revolver was a .44 inch calibre muzzle loaded, single-action revolver manufactured by Colt in 1860. It had a 6-round cylinder.
*Nimrod
The nimrod is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft. 
*North Staffordshire Regiment
The North_Staffordshire Regiment was a British army unit comprising the 64th_(2nd_Staffordshire)_Foot and the 98th_Foot. 
*Number 4
The number 4 rifle is a British rifle manufactured from 1941. It takes a .303'' round from a 10-round box. Operation is bolt. It has a muzzle velocity of 743
M/s and is sighted to 1189m. 
*Okha
The Okha was a specifically designed piloted flying bomb developed for use by Japanese Kamikaze squads.
*Old Dozen
#Suffolk_Regiment
*Old Model Army Revolver
#Dragoon 
*Otranto
The Otranto was built as a merchant ship for the Orient Steam Navigation Co. in 1909, and converted during the Great_War into an armed mercantile cruiser. It was attached to Cradock's squadron at Coronel. It sunk following a collision with the S.S. Kashmir off the coast of Ireland. 
*Owen
The Owen machine-carbine was developed for use in jungle warfare. It was an Australian weapon. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 700rpm and a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s.
*P-12
The P-12 is a semi-automatic pistol based upon the Browning m1911. It takes a 12-round .45'' calibre magazine. 
*P-14
The P-14 is a semi-automatic pistol based upon the Browning m1911. It takes a 14-round .45'' calibre magazine. 
*P38
The Walther P38 is a 9 mm calibre recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Walther since 1938. It was adopted by the German army in 1938 and is still in use by the Chilean, Norwegian, Portugese and German armed forces. It takes an 8-round magazine.
*P89
The p89 is a Ruger semi-automatic pistol. It has a calibre of 9mm and takes a 15-round magazine. 
*Panther
#Panzer_5
*Panzer
The term ''panzer'' is a shortening of the full German title ''panzerkampfwagen'', which translates to ''armoured war wagon''. 
*Panzer 1
The Panzer_1 was a light two-man German tank which started production in 1933. Although it was never intended to see battle, it was in service until 1942. It had armour up to a thickness of 13mm and was armed with two machine guns.
*Panzer 2
The Panzer_2 was a German light-weight reconnaisance tank used during the second world war. It carried a three man crew and was armed with a 20mm gun. 
*Panzer 3
The Panzer_3 was a German MBT of the second world war. It was initialy armed with a 37mm anti-tank gun, but this was upgraded to a 50mm gun after 1940. It was manned by a five man crew.
*Panzer 35
#LT-35 
*Panzer 38
#LT-38 
*Panzer 4
The Panzer_4 was a German assault and infantry support tank of the second world war. It was initialy armed with a low velocity, short-barrelled 75mm gun. Later versions carried longer guns. It was manned by a crew of five. 
*Panzer 5
The Panzer 5 (Panther) was a German tank of the Second_World_War. It weighed 45.5 tonnes and had well-sloped armour between 40 and 45 mm thick around the sides and rear and increasing to 80 mm on the hull front and turret. It had a crew of five and was powered by a 700 bhp Maybach petrol engine which gave it a top speed of 46 kmph and a range of 160 km. It was armed with a high velocity 75 mm main gun.
*Panzer 6
#Tiger_1 
*Panzer 6B
The Panzer 6B (Tiger II, King_Tiger) was a German heavy tank developed during 1943 to combat the Russian IS-1, IS-2, and IS-3 tanks. It was manufactured by Henschel and was heavily armoured with 80 mm thick side armour and 100 mm thick armour on the hull front and 185 mm thick armour on the front of the turret. It weighed 68 tonnes and was powered by a 700 bhp engine giving a top speed of 38 kmph and a range of 120 km. It was armed with an 88 mm gun and carried a crew of five.
*Panzerfaust
The panzerfaust was a German anti-tank missile of the Second_World_War. It was infantry carried and had a range of 50m.
*Paradox gun
A paradox gun was a weapon capable of being used both as a shot-gun and as a rifle.
*Parker
The Parker is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 31st of March
1984. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men.
*Parma
The parma was a small round or oval flat shield used by the Romans.
*Patchett
#l2a3
*Paterson
The Paterson was an 8-shot revolving rifle made by Colt. It was adopted by the American army in 1838.
*Patriot
#mim-104 
*Pattern 1913
The pattern 1913 rifle is a British rifle developed in 1913. It takes a .276'' round from a 5-round box. It is bolt operated and has a
Muzzle velocity of 843 m/s. It is sighted to 1738m. 
*Pepper-Box
The Pepper-Box was a multiple barreled pistol effective at close range. They typically had six barrels, and were muzzle loading and fired by percussion cap. 
*Pepperbox
The pepperbox was a multiple barreled percussion pistol made between 1830 and 1860 throughout europe.
*Perthshire Volunteers
#90th_Light_Infantry 
*Phoenix
Phoenix is a British RPV.
*Phosgene
Phosgene is a lung irritant gas used during the Second World War. It has a smell of musty hay. It is a very poisonous gas. 
*PIAT
The PIAT was a British infantry anti-tank missile used during the Second_World_War. It had a range of 100m.
*Pilum
The pilum was a Roman weapon similar to a pike or javelin. It was about 6 feet long and was usually thrown at the enemy. 
*Pistole 640
The Pistole 640 was the Browning_High_Power_Pistol manufactured in Liege for the German SS during the Second_World_War.
*PK
The PK is a family of 7.62mm Kalashnikov light and medium machine guns mounted as a secondary armament on many Russian AFVs. It has a muzzle velocity of 825m/s. 
*Platoon
Platoon is a military organization subordinate to a company. Platoons usually include 2 or 3 sections of vehicles and between 2 and 4 squads of infantry, totalling around 25 to 50 men. 
*PPD 34
The PPD_34 was a Soviet sub-machine gun. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 71-round drum. It has a cyclic rate of 800rpm and a muzzle velocity of 489 m/s.
*PPK
The Walther PPK is an automatic pistol originaly designed for police detectives in 1931. It has a calibre of 7.65mm and takes a 7-round magazine. It has a blowback double action. Various alternative calibre versions are now made including .22 inch, 6.35mm and 9mm. 
*PPSH 41
The PPSH 41 was a Soviet sub-machine gun developed during the second world war. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 71 drum/35-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 900rpm and a muzzle velocity of 489 m/s.
*Pre-land pattern
The pre-land_pattern was an early musket of the brown_bess family. It had a calibre of 0.75''. 
*Primer
Primer is the ignition component of a cartridge, generally made up of a metallic fulminate or (currently) lead styphnate.
*Prince Albert's Light Infantry
The 13th_Foot were renamed the 13th (Somersetshire) Prince Albert's Light Infantry Regiment in 1842. They fought in Gibraltar in 1704-1705 and were part of the original British Expeditionary Force of the Great_War. 
*PzKpfw 35(t)
#LT-35 
*PzKpfw 38(t)
#LT-38 
*Q Ships
Q_Ships were warships masquerading as unarmed merchant ships. They thus lured enemy submarines to their destruction. Q_Ships were first used by the British during the First_World_War when they were commanded by Vice_Admiral Gordon_Campbell. 
*Quarrel
A quarrel was a bolt or dart to be shot from a cross-bow, or thrown thrown a catapult. It had a square head and a pyramidal point. 
*Quarter staff
The Quarter_staff was an old English weapon formed of a stout pole about 6.5 feet long and generally loaded with iron at both ends. In use it was held by one hand in the centre, and the other hand between the centre and the end. In the attack the latter hand was shifted from one quarter of the staff to the other, giving the weapon a rapid circular motion.
*Queen's Royal West_Surrey Regiment
#Tangier_Regiment
*R-35
The Renault R-35 was a French light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37mm main gun.
*Rapier
A rapier is a light slender sword for thrusting only. It usually has a cylindrical blade with a sharp point, but no edge.
*Rapparee
A rapparee was a 17th century Irish irregular soldier. 
*Reactive Armour
Reactive Armour is a type of add-on armour which is comprised of boxes which explode outwards when hit by a warhead. It is most effective against HEAT ammunition. 
*Receiver (firearm)
The receiver is the housing for a firearm's breech and firing mechanism. 
*Redeye
#fim-43a 
*Redhawk
The Ruger redhawk is a range of .44'' magnum calibre revolvers. They have a 6-round cylinder and can be fitted with a telescopic sight.
*Revolver
A revolver is a gun, usually a handgun, with a multi-chambered cylinder that rotates to successively align each chamber with a single barrel and firing pin. 
*Rh-44
The rh-44 is a 7.5'' barrel redhawk. 
*Rh-445
The rh-445 is a 5.5'' barrel redhawk.
*Rifle
A rifle is a firearm with spiral, parallel grooves cut into the bore to impart spin in the projectile giving flight stability to the projectile. 
*Rifle Brigade
The Rifle Brigade was a British infantry force raised in 1800 under the name of the Rifle Corps and comprising detatchments of officers and men selected from a number of line regiments formed into an experimental corps of riflemen. The Rifle Brigade fought at Waterloo amongst other battles and was also known as the ''Green Jackets''.
*Rifle Corps
#Rifle_Brigade 
*Rimfire
Rimfire is a rimmed or flanged cartridge with the priming mixture located inside the rim of the case. The most famous example is the .22 rimfire.
*Robinson
The Robinson is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 15th of February
1985. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men. 
*Rosales
The Rosales is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 4th of March
1983. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men.
*Ross
The ross rifle is a British rifle taking a .303'' round from a 5-round box. Operation is straight pull. The muzzle velocity is 794 m/s and it is sighted to 1098m. 
*Ross-shire Buffs
#78th_Highlanders
*Round Tower
A Round Tower was a form of military defensive architecture dating in Britain from the 8th century. They were a round tower with walls sloping inwards from the base to the apex and with three or four one roomed stories, accessible only by a ladder which was pulled up during defence. Round towers were equipped with arrow slits for the defenders to shoot out of. 
*Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps was formed in 1898 by a royal warrant which abolished the former designation of the ''Medical Staff Corps'' and formed the new corps comprising all officers below the rank of surgeon-major-general and others formerly serving with the Medical Staff Corps. The ranks were changed in line with other British army corps.
*Royal Ayr Militia
The Royal Ayr Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Scots_Fusiliers during the early part of the 20th century.
*Royal Dragoons
The Royal Dragoons were a British army regiment raised in 1661 under the name of the ''Royals'' for the defence of Tangier. They were transferred to England and renamed the Royal Regiment of Dragoons in 1684 and were numbered the 1st (Royal) Dragoons in 1751. During the Great_War they formed part of the 6th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division.
*Royal Dublin Fusiliers
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers were a British army regiment fromed from the 102nd_foot and 103rd_foot, and disbanded on July 31st 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State. 
*Royal Engineers
The Royal Engineers are a British army regiment. They had some kind of existence as far back as 1683 but were made part of the ordnance by an Order of Council in 1717. The regiment was reorganized in 1788 and renamed the Corps of Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers are concerned with mining and building work, but are also called upon to fight as infantry. 
*Royal Field Artillery
#Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery 
*Royal Fusiliers
The Royal Fusiliers are a British army regiment raised in 1685 by James_II under the name of the City of London Regiment to supress the Monmouth rising. They were an ordnance corps with a special duty of protecting the guns of the royal army. In 1689 the regiment was renamed the 7th (Royal Fusilier) Regiment and in 1881 it was redesignated the Royal Fusiliers. 
*Royal Garrison Artillery
#Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery 
*Royal Highlanders
#The_Watch 
*Royal Horse Artillery
#Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery 
*Royal Irish Militia
The Royal Irish Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Fusiliers during the Great_War. 
*Royal London Militia
The Royal London Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Fusiliers during the Great_War.
*Royal Oak
The Royal Oak was a British battleship. She was armed with 8 15 inch guns, 12 6 inch guns, 8 4 inch anti-aircraft guns and 16 2 pounder anti-aircraft guns. She had a top speed of 21.5 knots. She carried a crew of 1146. She was sunk by U-47 whilst she was anchored at Scapa Flow on 13th October 1939.
*Royal Regiment of Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery is a British artillery regiment was was formed after the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 to replace the old haphazard system of raising artillery trains for each campaign and disbanding them at its conclusion. By a royal warrant of May 29th 1899, the mounted and dismounted branches of the Royal Regiment of Artillery were separated into two corps: The Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Field Artillery, and the Royal Garrison Artillery. 
*Royal Scots
The Royal Scots, or Lothian Regiment, was a British army force designated in 1662 and which evolved from the Le_Regiment_d'Hebron. In recognition of its services in Tangier the regiment was named ''The Royal Regiment''.
*Royal Scots Fusiliers
The Royal Scots Fusiliers are a British army regiment first formed in Scotland in the 17th century by the Earl_Of_Mar, and originally known as the Earl_Of_Mar's_Fusiliers. They were transfered to an English establishment in 1689 under the name of the 21st Royal North_British Fusiliers and received the title of Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1877. 
*Royal Scots Greys
The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) are a British army regiment. They saw their first action in the campaings of William_IV and were known under several names including the Grey Dragoons and Scots Regiment of White Horses. In 1681 they were made up to six troops and in 1866 were renamed the 2nd Royal North_British Dragoons, and in 1877 the Royal Scots Greys. One of their most famous actions was their charge at the battle of Waterloo. 
*Royal Sussex Regiment
The Royal Sussex Regiment is a British army unit. It was formed from the amalgamation of the 35th_Foot and the 107th_Bengal_Light_Infantry.
*Royal Warwickshire Regiment
The Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment was one of the five English regiments that suffered terribly at Almanza in 1707. It was raised as the 6th_Regiment_of_Foot under the Dutch Government in late Stewart times, and returned to England with William_of_Orange in 1688. The regiment saw action at Echalar, Namur, Martinique, Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria, South_Africa, Khartum and during the Great_War the 1st and 2nd Battalions were part of the original British Expeditionary Force. The Royal Warwickskire title was conferred in 1832. 
*Royal Westminster Militia
The Royal Westminster Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Fusiliers during the Great_War. 
*RPG-16
The RPG-16 is a Soviet 58mm infantry anti-tank missile introduced in the 1970s to replace the rpg-7. It has a 58mm war head which is effective at ranges up to 800 meters.
It has a flight speed of 350 m/s but no guidance system.  
*RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a famous Soviet 85mm infantry anti-tank missile. It has an 85mm war head which is effective at ranges up to 500 meters.
It has a flight speed of 300 m/s but no guidance system.  
*RPV
RPV (remotely piloted vehicle) are crewless mini-aircraft used for military surveillance and to select targets in battle. RPVs barely show up on radar, enabling them to fly over a battlefield without being shot down, and they are equipped to transmit TV images to an operator on the ground. 
*Ruger
Ruger is an American small arms manufacturer.
*S-35
The Somua S-35 was a French medium tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 47mm gun, and had 55 mm frontal armour and a top speed of 37 kmph and a range of 230 km. 
*S100
The S100 was a German sub-machine gun manufactured after the Great War. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-round box and has a cyclic rate of 500rpm. Its muzzle velocity is 417 m/s.
*SA-N-3
The SA-N-3 (goblet) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile developed in 1967. It has a range of 55km and a flight speed of mach 2. 
*SA-N-4
The SA-N-4 (gecko) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 15km and a flight speed of mach 2.
*SA-N-5
The SA-N-5 (grail) is a light-weight Soviet surface-to-air missile deployed in light amphibious craft and capable of being shoulder launched by infantry. It has a range of 10km and a flight speed of mach 1. 
*SA-N-6
The SA-N-6 (grumble) is a Soviet surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 81km and a flight speed of mach 3.
*Saam
#Saam_class
*Saam class
The Saam_class is an Iranian frigate. It has a top speed of 39knots. It is armed with 9 seacat missiles and 5 sea_killer missiles. 
*Sabot
Sabot is a lightweight carrier surrounding a heavier projectile of reduced caliber, allowing a firearm to shoot ammunition for which it is not chambered. For example, a hunter could use his .30-30 deer rifle to shoot small game with .22 centerfire bullets. 
*Sabre
The sabre is a sword designed for cutting and thrusting. 
*Sagger
#AT-3
*Salade
#Sallet
*Sallet
A sallet (salade) was a light medieval helmet usually with a vision slit or movable visor. 
*SAM
SAM is an abbreviation for surface-to-air-missile. 
*SAR-4800
The Springfield SAR-4800 rifle is a .308'' caliber, gas operated military rifle. 
*SAR-8
The Springfield SAR-8 rifle is a .308'' caliber, recoil operated semi-automatic sporting rifle.
*Sarandi
The Sarandi is an Argentinian Meko 360 Type destroyer. She 
was built by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 31st of 
August 1982. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with 
eight Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, 
eight Breda/Bofors 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo 
tubes and two Breda 105mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered 
by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a 
top speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries a crew of
26 officers and 174 men. 
*SAW
SAW is an abbreviation for squad automatic weapon. It is a new type of weapon similar to an automatic rifle but with a greater range, but not as heavy as a general purpose machine-gun. 
*Schneider
The Schneider was a French assault tank of the Great_War. Like the St_Chammond it was built on a Holt chassis and was armed with a 75mm gun in a side sponson and two machine guns. It had a 55bhp engine giving a top speed of 7.5kmph and a range of 48km. The Schneider was crewed by six men and first saw action in April 1917, when it suffered losses of 40% mainly due to its tendancy to catch fire.
*Scimitar
A scimitar is a highly tempered sword with a convex cutting edge.
*Scots Fusilier Guards
#Scots_Guards
*Scots Guards
The Scots Guards are a British army regiment. Their origin is unclear, but may be due to a royal warrant of 1641 issued to the 8th earl of Argyll or may be that they were raised in 1660 under the command of the earl of Linlithgow. They were transferred at the Restoration to England as the 3rd Foot Guards, renamed the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1831 and the Scots Guards in 1877. 
*Scots Regiment of White Horses
#Royal_Scots_Greys 
*Scottish Rifles
#Cameronian
*Screaming Eagles
#101st_Airborne_Division 
*Scud
The Scud is a Soviet-produced surface-to-surface missile that can be armed with a nuclear, chemical, or conventional warhead.
The Scud-B has a range of 300 km.
*Scutum
The scutum was a large oblong Roman shield.
*Sea dart
The sea_dart is a British anti-ship and surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 17km and a flight speed of mach 3. 
*Sea killer
The sea_killer is an Italian anti-ship missile. It has a range of 25km and uses beam-riding and radar altimeter guidance systems. It flies close to the seas surface making it an effective weapon.
*Sea sparrow
The sea_sparrow is an American surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 32km and a flight speed of mach 3.
*Sea wolf
The sea_wolf is a British surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 6km and a flight speed of mach 2. It is usually fired from a multi-barrel launcher, but on British type 23 frigates they are launched from a vls system. 
*Seacat
The seacat is a British anti-air missile. It has a range of 6km and is guided either optically or by radar.
*Seaforth Highlanders
The Seaforth Highlanders (also known as the Ross-shire Buffs and The Duke of Albany's) was first raised in 1756 under the title of Fraser's Highlanders. It was disbanded in 1763 and reformed in 1778 by the Earl_Of_Seaforth. In 1881 it was joined with the 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) and renamed the Seaforth Highlanders. 
*Second Crusade
The Second Crusade set out in 1100 to rescue Bohemund who had been captured during the First Crusade. By now the Crusades had become all out war between the Muslims and Christians and the Second Crusade was a disaster. 
*Selective-fire
Selective-fire is a firearm's ability to be fired fully automatically, semi-automatically or, in some cases, in burst-fire mode at the option of the firer.
*Semi-automatic
A semi-automatic firearm is designed to fire a single cartridge, eject the empty case and reload the chamber each time the trigger is pulled.
*Semtex
Semtex is an odourless plastic explosive manufactured in Czechoslovakia that can only be ignited by a detonator. 
*Seventh Crusade
The Seventh Crusade was directed against Egypt and led by Louis_IX of France. The Crusaders captured Damietta but after the battle of Mansourah in 1250 Louis and his army were captured.
*Sharps Carbine
The Sharps Carbine was a .53 inch calibre breech loading carbine used by the Americans during the American Civil War. It had an effective range of 450m. 
*Sheridan
#m551
*Sherman
#M4_Sherman
*Sherman tank
The Sherman_tank was an American tank used during the second world war. There were numerous variations made. It was manned by a crew of five. It was well armed with a 75mm gun and and co-axial machine gun in the turret. A hull mounted machine gun and cupola mounted machine gun were also fitted. It could achieve a top speed of 26mph. 
*Shotgun
A shotgun is a shoulder gun with smooth-bored barrel(s) primarily intended for firing multiple small, round projectiles, (shot, birdshot, pellets), larger shot (buck shot), single round balls (pumpkin balls) and cylindrical slugs. Some shotgun barrels have rifling to give better accuracy with slugs or greater pattern spread to birdshot. 
*Shropshire Light Infantry
The Shropshire Light Infantry are a British army regiment. They were first raised in 1755 as the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment. A 2nd Battalion, called the Bucks Volunteers was raised in 1793. The Shropshire Light Infantry were the first British light infantry corps. 
*Siege of Emessa
The Siege of Emessa took place in 272 when the Palmyrenians under Zenobia were completely defeated by the Romans under Aurelian, who at once laid siege to Palmyra which he took in 273 after a stubborn defence.
*Siege of Orleans
The Siege of Orleans occured during the Hundred_Years'_War. The town of Orleans, held by a French garrison under Dunois, the Bastard of Orleans, was laid siege by the Earl of Salisbury on October 12th 1428. The siege dragged on until April 1429. On April 29th 1429 Joan_of_Arc entered the town and on May the 3rd the French assumed the offensive and on May the 7th the siege was lifted. 
*Siegfried Line
The Siegfried Line (called the Hindenberg Line by the British) was the main system of the German defence on the Western front after the first battle of the Somme during the Great_War. It was prepared during the winter of 1916-17 and stretched from Tilloy-lez-Mofflaines south-east of Arras, across the Sensee to Bullecourt and on to the Saint Gobain Forest south-west of La_Fere. It was comprised of two or more lines of massive trenches spaced 100 meters apart and protected by thick barbed wire entanglements.
*Sikorsky
Sikorsky is an American helicopter manufacturer. 
*Silkworm
The silkworm is a Chinese anti-ship missile. Its range and speed are believed to be a range of 46km and a flight speed of mach 0.9, but these are unconfirmed. 
*Single-shot
Single-shot is a gun mechanism lacking a magazine where separately carried ammunition must be manually placed in the gun's chamber for each firing.
*Sixth Crusade
The Sixth Crusade was one of the most successful of the Crusades, but took place against the wishes of the Pope - thereby not making it a true Crusade at all. It took place from 1228 until 1229 and was led by Frederick_II. The successes of the Sixth Crusade came mainly from diplomacy, and achieved Jersualem and south Palestine. However, the diplomatic agreement broke down and Jerusalem was lost in 1244 at the battle of Gaza. 
*Skean Dhu
A Skean Dhu is a traditional Scottish sock knife. They generally have a blade about 9cm long.
*SKS
The SKS is a Soviet gas operated self-loading rifle. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 10-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 735 m/s and is sighted to 1000m. 
*Slide-action
Slide-action is a gun mechanism activated by manual operation of a horizontally sliding handle almost always located under the barrel. ''Pump-action'' and ''trombone'' are synonyms for ''slide-action.'' 
*Sm-1
The sm-1 is an American surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 33km and a flight speed of mach 2. 
*Sm-2
The sm-2 is an American guided surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 59km and a flight speed of mach 2. It uses an interial guidance system and is equipped with an auto-pilot for effectiveness against evasive targets.
*Smasher
#Carronade 
*Smith & Wesson Model No. 1
The Smith & Wesson Model No. 1 was the first revolver manufactured by Smith_&_Wesson. It was a .22 inch calibre, single-action, rimfire revolver with a 7-round cylinder.
*Snub-nosed
Snub-nosed is a descriptive of (usually) a revolver with an unusually short barrel.
*Somerset Light Infantry
Somerset Light Infantry is an alternative name for Prince_Albert's_Light_Infantry. 
*Songster
#AT-8
*Sopwith Camel
The Sopwith Camel was a single seater fighter scout biplane. It first flew in December 1916 and saw action during the Great War. 
*Southampton
The Southampton was a British cruiser of the Second World War. She was armed with 12 6 inch guns and anti-aircraft guns. 
*South_Staffordshire Regiment
The South_Staffordshire Regiment was a British army infantry regiment formed from the 38th_Foot and the 80th_Foot. It was renowned for its marching and shooting and first saw action in Guadeloupe in 1759. 
*South_Wales Borderers
#24th_Regiment_of_Foot 
*Spandrel
#AT-5
*Spanish Armada
#Armada
*Spencer
The Spencer was the first successful repeating rifle. It was manufactured in 1862 by the Spencer repeating Rifle Company, in the USA. The Spencer was a lever-action, rolling block rifle with a 7-round tube magazine in the butt. It had an effective range of 275 m.
*Spigot
Spigot is the nickname for the Russian AT-4 ATGM.
*Spiral
#AT-6
*Spiro
The Spiro is an Argentinian Meko 140 Type Frigate. She was
built by Afne in Rio_Santiago and launched on the 24th of June
1983. She has a displacement of 1470 tons and is armed with four
Aerospatiale MM 40 Exocet missiles, one OTO Melara 3in gun, four
Breda 40mm guns, six 324mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes
and Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by
two Type 16PC2-5V400 SEMT-Pielstick 16-cyl dieselsproviding 20400bhp
and a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km. She carries a crew of
11 officers and 82 men.
*Springfield
The springfield is a US bolt operated rifle in general issue from 1906 replacing the krag-jorgensen_m1896. It takes a .30'' round from a 5-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 813 m/s and is sighted to 2469m. 
*Squad
A squad is a military organization of infantry subordinate to a platoon. It contains between 6 and 14 men and is sometimes divided into two or more sections.
*Squadron
A squadron is a subordinate division of a cavalry regiment corresponding to the company of an infantry battalion. In the navy, a squadron is part of a division or a group of ships detailed for special service. Since the advent of Aircraft, the term has also been adopted by the Air Force. 
*SS-N-2a
The SS-N-2a (styx) is a Soviet anti-ship missile. It has a range of 46km and a flight speed of mach 0.9. It carries a 1100lb warhead.
*SS-N-2c
The SS-N-2c is a Soviet anti-ship missile. It has a range of 80km and a flight speed ofr mach 0.9. The SS-N-2c is an updated version of the SS-N-2a, and includes sea skimming abilities for avoiding detection by radar.
*St. Chamond
The St._Chamond was a French mobile fortress, or tank, first made in 1916. It was powered by a Panhard 4-cylinder petrol engine which gave it a top speed of 8.5kmph and a range of 60km. It was armed with a 75mm gun, four 8mm machine guns. The St._Chamond carried a crew of 9 men and had a maximum armour thickness of 17mm. 
*Stadiametric
A stadiametric gunsight is one with mil markings placed on the sight to help the gunner estimate the range of a target.
*Sten
The sten was a British sub-machine gun which went through a number of changes and variations from its development in 1941. It takes a 9mm round from a 32-
Round box and has a cyclic rate of 550rpm.
*Stinger
#fim-92a 
*Stuart tank
#M3_Stuart 
*Styx
#SS-N-2a 
*Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic firearm commonly firing pistol ammunition intended for close-range combat.
*Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was a British army infantry unit raised in east Suffolk in 1685 and named the 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot in 1782, whereupon it became known as the ''Old Dozen''. It won its badge of a castle and key for services rendered during the siege of Gibraltar during 1779 - 1783.
*Suomi m1931
The Suomi_m1931 is a Finnish sub-machine gun developed in 1931. It takes a 9mm round from a variety of magazines. Its cyclic rate is 900rpm and its muzzle velocity 400 m/s. 
*Super Redhawk
The Ruger Super_Redhawk is a .44'' magnum calibre revolver. It has either a 7.5'' or 9.5'' barrel. The cylinder takes 6-rounds.
*Sweeps
#Kings_Royal_Rifle_Corps 
*Sword
A sword is an offensive weapon designed for cutting and thrusting. It consists of a long straight or curved blade with a handle or hilt and a cross-guard and usually a sharp point. 
*T-28
The T-28 was a Russian tank designed along the land battleship concept. It had three independant turrets, a main one housing a 76.2mm gun and two subsidary turrets with machine guns. It had armour plate up to 80mm thick, a top road speed of 37kmph and a range of 220km and was crewed by six men. The T-28 was used during the war with Finland in 1940 and the initial stages of the German invasion of Russia in 1941. 
*T-34
The T-34 is a Russian tank which was first produced in 1941. The first models weighed 26.7 tonnes, carried a five-man crew and were protected by sloping armour up to 60 mm thick, armed with a 76.2 mm gun capable of firing both AP and HE rounds. Early models had a 500 bhp engine which gave a top speed of 50 kmph and a range of 450 km. In 1943 the T-34/85 model was introduced with an 85 mm gun and the armour increased to 90 mm.
*T-35
The T-35 was a Russian tank designed around the land battleship concept. It had five independant turrets, a main one armed with a 76.2mm gun, two with 37mm guns and co-axial machine gun and the other two with a single machine gun. It carried a crew of eleven and had a top speed of 30kmph and a range of 153 km. It was fairly lightly armoured, with a maximum armour thickness of 30mm. Like the T-28, the T-35 saw action in Finland in 1940 and during the German invasion of 1941. 
*T2e1
The t2e1 is a British rifle taking a .276'' round from a 10-round box. The muzzle velocity is 762 m/s and it is sighted to 1098m. Operation is blowback. 
*Tangier Regiment
The Tangier Regiment was a British army unit raised in 1661, later named the Queen's by Charles_II in honour of his consort, Catherine_of_Braganza. In 1751 it became the 2nd (the Queen's Royal) Regiment Of Foot. It later became the Queen's Royal West_Surrey Regiment.
*Tank
Tank was the codename of the British armoured fighting vehicles which were envisaged as land warships. 
*Targe
A targe was a light shield or buckler. 
*Tasset
A tasset was a piece of armour which hung from the corslet to offer protection to the thighs.
*Taurus PT99AF
The Taurus PT99AF is a Brazilian made copy of the Bereta 92F. It is a 9mm parabellum calibre, semi-automatic pistol. It takes a 15-round magazine. The rear sight is adjustable and the front sight is a fixed blade.
*Templars
The Templars were a military order founded in 1119 at the time of the Crusades by Hugues_de_Payen and Godfrey_de_Saint_Adhemar, with seven other knights. They took vows of chastity, poverty and obedience and the undertaking to protect pilgrims to the holy places from attacks by the Saracens. 
*Teutonic Knights
The Order Of Teutonic Knights was an order similar to the Templars and Knights_of_St._John but restricted to Germans. It was founded at Acre in 1190 originally to tend wounded crusaders, it soon took up aggressive warfare against the heathen. The order was supressed in Germany by Napoleon in 1809, but was still in existence in Austria in the 1920s caring for those wounded at war. 
*The Duke of Albany's
#Seaforth_Highlanders
*The Forty-five
The Forty-five was the second Jacobite Rebellion. It took place in 1745 under Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young_Pretender. After marching as far south as Derby he was forced to retreat and was finally defeated by the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden on April 16th 1746.
*The Franco-Austrian War
The Franco-Austrian War was fought in 1859 between France and Austria over the question of Italian unity.
*The Queen's
#Tangier_Regiment
*The Royals
#Royal_Dragoons
*The Watch
The Watch or Highland Watch was a British army force raised in 1729 to keep peace in the Highlands during the times of the Jacobite intrigue. The regiment subsequently became renamed the Royal Highlanders and earned the nickname of the Black Watch from the black tartan they wear. 
*Theoben
Theoben are an English manufacturer of air rifles. 
*Theoben Rapid 7
The Theoben Rapid 7 is a .22'' calibre bolt action repeater air-rifle running on compressed air. It takes a seven-shot rotary magazine.
*Theoben Taunus
The Theoben Taunus is a gas spring powered air-rifle. It is made in calibres of .177'' .20'' and .22'', is 41 inches long and weighs around 8lbs.
*Thermite
Thermite is a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide or someother metal oxide which on combustion produces a very high temperature, around 3000 degrees celsius. It is used as a filling for incendiary bombs.
*Third Crusade
The Third Crusade was led by the Kings of England and France and the German Emperor. They agreed to meet outside Acre, which eventually fell in July 1191 after being besieged for two years. During the Third Crusade Cyprus was conquered by the English King and sold to Guy de Lusignan. 
*Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War occured from 1618 until 1648 and was due partly to politics and partly religion, and took place in Bohemia and Germany between France, Sweden, Austria and Spain against the Germans, Dutch and Italians. Generally the squabble was over German territory and the rights of the German Princes.
*Thompson
The Thompson sub-machine gun is an American weapon developed from the 1920s. It takes a .45'' round from a 50-round drum or 20-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 800rpm and a muzzle velocity of 281 m/s. 
*Tiger 1
The Tiger_1 (Panzer_6) was a German heavy breakthrough tank of the second world war. It was armed with an 88mm gun and heavy armour up to 110 mm thick. It had a top speed of 38 kmph provided by a 700 bhp Maybach petrol engine and a range of 100 km. 
*Tiger II
#Panzer_6B 
*Tomahawk
The tomahawk is a type of hatchet used by North_American indians.
*Torpedo
A torpedo is a missile which swims through water to its target. They are used against ships and are carried by submarines, helicopters, aircraft and ships.
*Torpedo Boat
Torpedo_Boats were an early predecessor to the Torpedo_Boat_Destroyer used extensively during the early part of the Great_War. They were fast fighting ships equipped with torpedoes and light guns. They were cheap to produce, and both the German and Allied navies possessed large numbers of them.
*Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Torpedo Boat Destroyers were all-purpose fighting ships used during the Great_War to defend ships from torpedo attacks, engaging enemy transport ships and submarines, and carrying out reconnaisance work. They developed into the modern Destroyer.
*Torpedoes
#torpedo 
*TOW
TOW is an acronym for Tube-launched. Optically-tracked, Wire-guided. It refers to the American standard heavy anti-tank guided missile.
*Tr-1
The tr-1 is an American single-seat high-altitude tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
*Train-band
A train-band was a company of citizen soldiers organised in London and elsewhere during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. 
*Treaty of Frankfort
The Treaty of Frankfort marked the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian_War, and was signed on May 10th 1871 by Bismark representing Germany and Thiers representing France after the surrender of Paris. It provided for the cession of Alsace and part of Lorraine and the payment ofan indemnity of 200 million pounds to Germany. 
*Trebuchet
The trebuchet was a Medieval military engine consisting of a pivoted lever with a sling at one end, and used for throwing heavy missiles.
*Trident
A trident is a three headed spear, looking rather like an oversized fork.
Trident is the nuclear missile deployed on certain American nuclear-powered submarines. Each missile has eight warheads (MIRVs). The Trident replaced the earlier Polaris and Poseidon missiles. 
*Trireme
A trireme was an ancient warship with 3 rows of oars propelled by 170 rowers. It was used by the Greeks, and copied by the Romans. 
*Troop
Troop is a military designation for a cavalry organization equivalent to a platoon.
*Truncheon
A truncheon is a short thick staff, or a club. They are usually carried by Policemen.
*Type 56
The type 56 is a Chinese copy of the ak47. It is an automatic assault rifle taking a 7.62mm round from a 30-round box. The muzzle velocity is 717 m/s and it is sighted to 800m. The cyclic rate is 600 rpm. 
*Type 99
The type 99 is a Japanese bolt operated rifle. It takes a 7.7Mm round from a 5-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 715 m/s and is sighted to 2400m. 
*U-47
U-47 was a German submarine used during the Second World War. She was armed with 4 21 inch torpedo tubes in the bow and 1 21 inch torpedo tube in the stern. She had a top speed of 17 knots on the surface, and 8 knots submerged. She ecarried a dcrew of 44.
*U-Boat
U-Boats were German armed submarines used during the Great_War and Second_World_War primarily to attack unarmed naval targets, such as merchant shipping.
*UB 49
UB_49 was a German U-Boat of the Great_War. It was 55.3 meters long, and 5.8 meters wide with a displacement of 516 tons on the surface. It was powered by two 6-cylinder MAN 4-stroke diesel engines giving a total power of 1100hp and a surface speed of 13.6 knots and underwater speed of 6 knots and a range of 9040 nautical miles on the surface. UB_49 was armed with 4 bow tubes and 1 stern tube and carried 10 torpedoes and a 88mm submarine gun. It was crewed by 3 officers and 31 men. 
*Uhlan
A uhlan was a light cavalry soldier armed with lance, pistol and sabre. They were employed as skirmishers and scouts. Marshal Saxe had a corps of them in the French Army. 
*Upas
Upas is a virulent Malay poision used for tipping arrows.
*Uzi
The Uzi is a modern Israeli machine pistol. It takes a 9mm round from a 25/32/40-round box and has a cyclic rate of 600rpm. It has a muzzle velocity of 390 m/s. 
*Valentine
The Valentine was a British infantry tank made by Vickers which first saw action in North_Africa during the Second_World_War. It had 65 mm thick frontal armour and a slow top speed of 24 kmph and a range of 145 km. Eleven variant models were made, early ones being armed with the two-pounder gun and later models with the six-pounder gun or American 75 mm gun. 
*Valmet
The valmet is a Finnish automatic assault rifle. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 30-round box. It has a muzzle velocity of 718 m/s and is sighted to 800m. It has a cyclic rate of 650 rpm. 
*Vickers 3.7 AA gun
The Vickers 3.7 inch AA gun was a British anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War. It fired 8 rounds-per-minute to an effective ceiling of 40000 feet. 
*Vickers Medium Mk 2
The Vickers Medium Mk 2 was Britain's main tank during the 1930's. It carried a crew of five and a 47 mm gun. It's armour was up to 12 mm thick and it had a top speed of 48 kmph and a range of 200 km. 
*Victoria Cross
The Victoria_Cross is a British decoration conferred on officers and men of all ranks in the army and navy for personal bravery. It was instituted in 1856 and consists of a bronze Maltese cross 1.5 inches in diamiter, with the royal crown surmounted by a lion in the centre, and beneath the inscription 'For Valour'. 
*Vindictive
The Vindictive was a British light cruiser of 5720 tons launched in 1897 and capable of a speed of 20 knots. She conveyed men to the Mole at Zeebrugge during the attack on that harbour on April 23, 1918 during the Great_War and was later filled with concrete and sunk in Ostend harbour on May 9th 1918. 
*Vtol
Vtol is an abbreviation for vertical take off and landing. It is used with aircraft which can take-off and land with out a runway. 
*Vulcan
#M61A1 
*VZ52
The VZ52 is a Czechoslovakian rifle. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 10-round box. The muzzle velocity is 740 m/s and it is sighted to 900m. It is gas operated.
*VZ61
The VZ61 is a modern Czechoslovakian machine pistol. It takes a 7.62mm round from a 10/20-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 700rpm and a muzzle velocity of 294 m/s.
*W145
The w145 is a stealth defense system semi-automatic pistol manufactured by the wilson company of America.
*Webley
Webley are a British firearms manufacturer. The .455 service revolver was in use with the British army from 1887 to 1915.
*Webley No. 1
The Webley No. 1 was a .455 inch calibre revolver manufactured by Webley & Scott from 1894 onwards. It was made in single and double-action models both of which had a 6-round cylinder. 
*Webley-Bentley
The Webley-Bentley was an English revolver of the 1850s. 
*West_Suffolk Militia
The West_Suffolk Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Suffolk_Regiment during the early part of the 20th century.
*Wigtown Militia
The Wigtown Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal_Scots_Fusiliers during the early part of the 20th century.
*WP
WP is an abbreviation for smoke ammunition.
*Xebec
A xebec was a small three-masted Mediterranean warship.
*Yataghan
The yataghan is a Turkish curved sword.
*Yeoman
The Yeoman of The Guard are bodyguards to the British sovereign. They were first appointed by Henry_VII, and now act chiefly as warders at the Tower Of London.
*Yeomanry
The yeomanry were a volunteer cavalry force in the Britsih army. They were originally formed in the 18th century for home defence and merged with the Territorial Force in 1907. 
*Zk383
The ZK383 is a Czechoslovakian sub-machine gun used during the second world war. It takes a 9mm round from a 30-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 500 and 700rpm and is sighted to 800m with a muzzle velocity of 365 m/s.
*ZU-23
The ZU-23 is a Russian 23mm calibre auto-cannon mounted on Mi-24 Helicopters and Su-25 attack jets. It has a muzzle velocity of 970m/s and can pierce 30mm of armour at 500m. It was designed in the 1940s and has become the standard gun mounted in Russian jet aircraft.
