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Guns , Germs And Steel. Gavin Kersellius , Scott Craig, Matt Mahfood , Omer Sharf. Guns in the 17 th and 18 th centuries Matt Mahfood. The 17 th and 18 th century was a prosperous time for technology. The 18 th century had more of an advance due to the industrial revolution.
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Guns, Germs And Steel • Gavin Kersellius, • Scott Craig, • Matt Mahfood, • Omer Sharf
Guns in the 17th and 18th centuries Matt Mahfood • The 17th and 18th century was a prosperous time for technology. • The 18th century had more of an advance due to the industrial revolution. • These centuries had some of the earliest versions of guns we use today.
Muskets • The 75 Caliber British Musket was a popular model used back then • They were large for a musket but production of a smaller version was quickly started • They were used in the battle of the Alamo in 1847 but invented way before
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Muskets 2 • The French Charleville musket was much like the British Musket. • They both were very inaccurate but very powerful. • Their fire rates were around One shot per 15 seconds. • They were said to have a 43% hit chance when being fired by soldiers.
Pistols • There were also many pistols that were brought in . • Some popular models were The French Flintock, The T.H. Bolton and the Watken. • The AiulleFlintock was also a popular model.
Bibliography • http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_8_54/ai_n27506042/
World War II Weapons 1920-1950 Gavin Kersellius
Info • World war II had a massive impact on global technology. • Its main impact was on weapons such as, Pistols and Handguns, Rifles, Machine Guns, Anti-Tank Weapons and Grenades.
Pistols and Handguns • These weapons were rarely used and thought of as back up weapons. • The most common were the; • American • M1917 Revolver • Smith & Wesson M&P • German • Walther P38 • Luger P08
Pistols and Handguns • Italian • Beretta Modello 1934 • Beretta Modello 1935 • Japanese • Nambu Type 14 • Type 26 • Soviet • Nagant M1895 • Tokarev TT-30/TT-33
Rifles • These guns were the “backbone” of the war and were the most commonly used • They did any job from the long range sniper shot to the close range hip fire. • Bolt-action Rifles • Sniper Rifles • Semi-Automatic Rifles • Assault Rifles
Rifles • American • M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle • M1 Garand • German • Mauser Karabiner 98 Kurz • Italian • Carcano M1891 • MoschettodaCavelleria
Rifles • Japanese • Type 38 Rifle • Type 2 Rifle • Soviet • Mosic-Nagan M1891/30, M1938, M1944 • Tokarev SVT-38, SVT-40
Machine Guns • This german invention from world war I was used main for close to medium range contact. • These were simple, reliable, cheap and easily produced. • Sub Machine Guns • Light Machine Guns
Sub Machine Guns & Light Machine Guns • American • Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun • Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1 • German • Maschinengewehr 1942 (MG 42) • Maschinenpistole 1938/1940 (MP-38/40)
Grenades • “The hand grenade was the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell.”
Sources • http://www.2worldwar2.com/infantry-weapons.htm • http://hubpages.com/hub/World_War_2_Weapons
1950-1980 Omer Sharf
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile • A ballistic missile with a long range • Designed for nuclear weapons delivery • Different types of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles • Intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) • Medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) • Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)
Modern ICBM • Deployed from: • in missile silos • on submarines • on heavy trucks
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor • First stealth plane ever, most sophisticated aircraft in the world. • Exceeded USAF expectations • Operated by the US Air Force. • First operational mission: January, 2006
Specifications • TECHNICAL NOTES: Crew: One Armament: One 20mm M-61A2 Vulcan cannon with 480 rounds; internal side weapon bays can carry two AIM-9 Sidewinderinfrared missiles each; and main internal weapon bays can carry either six AIM-120C radar-guided missiles (air-to-air loadout) or two AIM-120C missiles and two 1,000-lb GBU-32 JDAMs (air-to-ground loadout) Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines of approx. 35,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. Maximum speed: Approx. Mach 2.0
M1 Abrams Tank • American battle tank, delivered in to US Army in 1980. • Operators: Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia. • Depleted Uranium Armor. • Main Armament: 120mm M256 Smoothbore Gun.
Zubr Class LCAC • Largest hovercraft in the world. • In commission: 1988 - Present • Russian Made. • Nine Ships Active • Operators: Greece, Russia, Ukraine • Protected against WMD’s
C-17 Globemaster III • In operation: Since 1900’s • Built by Boeing. • Primary operators: RAF, USAF, Australian AF, Canadian AF. • Widely used as it can be landed on rough terrain and fly long distances. • Durable, used for humanitarian as well as military purposes.
Capabilities and Functionality • “The C-17's ability to fly long distances and land in remote airfields in rough, land-locked regions make it a premier transporter for military, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. It can: • Take off from a 7,600-ft. airfield, carry a payload of 160,000 pounds, fly 2,400 nautical miles, refuel while in flight and land in 3,000 ft. or less on a small unpaved or paved airfield in day or night. • Carry a cargo of wheeled U.S. Army vehicles in two side-by-side rows, including the U.S. Army's main battle tank, the M-1. Three Bradley infantry-fighting vehicles comprise one load. • Drop a single 60,000-lb. payload, with sequential load drops of 110,000 lb. • Back up a two-percent slope. • Seat 54 on the sidewall and 48 in the center line.”
Bibliography • http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8389 • http://www.army-technology.com/projects/abrams/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubr_class_LCAC • http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/index.htm