P-14
P38
P89
Panther
Panzer
Panzer 1
Panzer 2
Panzer 3
Panzer 35
Panzer 38
Panzer 4
Panzer 5
Panzer 6
Panzer 6B
Panzerfaust
Paradox gun
Parker
Parma
Patchett
Paterson
Patriot
Pattern 1913
Pepper-Box
Pepperbox
Perthshire Volunteers
Phoenix
Phosgene
PIAT
Pilum
Pistole 640
PK
Platoon
PPD 34
PPK
PPSH 41
Pre-land pattern
Primer
Prince Albert's Light Infantry
PzKpfw 35(t)
PzKpfw 38(t)
Q Ships
Quarrel
Quarter staff
Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
R-35
Rapier
Rapparee
Reactive Armour
Receiver (firearm)
Redeye
Redhawk
Revolver
Rh-44
Rh-445
Rifle
Rifle Brigade
Rifle Corps
Rimfire
Robinson
Rosales
Ross
Ross-shire Buffs
Round Tower
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Ayr Militia
Royal Dragoons
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Royal Engineers
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Fusiliers
Royal Garrison Artillery
Royal Highlanders
Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Irish Militia
Royal London Militia
Royal Oak
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Royal Scots
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Royal Scots Greys
Royal Sussex Regiment
Royal Westminster Militia
RPG-16
RPG-7
RPV
Ruger
S-35
S100
SA-N-3
SA-N-4
SA-N-5
SA-N-6
Saam
Saam class
Sabot
Sabre
Sagger
Salade
Sallet
SAM
SAR-4800
SAR-8
Sarandi
SAW
Schneider
Scimitar
Scots Fusilier Guards
Scots Guards
Scots Regiment of White Horses
Scottish Rifles
Screaming Eagles
Scud
Scutum
Sea dart
Sea killer
Sea sparrow
Sea wolf
Seacat
Seaforth Highlanders
Second Crusade
Selective-fire
Semi-automatic
Semtex
Seventh Crusade
Sharps Carbine
The P-14 is a semi-automatic pistol based upon the Browning m1911. It takes a 14-round .45" calibre magazine.
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.
The p89 is a Ruger semi-automatic pistol. It has a calibre of 9mm and takes a 15-round magazine.
see "Panzer 5"
The term "panzer" is a shortening of the full German title "panzerkampfwagen", which translates to "armoured war wagon".
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.
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.
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.
see "LT-35"
see "LT-38"
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.
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.
see "Tiger 1"
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.
The panzerfaust was a German anti-tank missile of the Second World War. It was infantry carried and had a range of 50m.
A paradox gun was a weapon capable of being used both as a shot-gun and as a rifle.
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.
The parma was a small round or oval flat shield used by the Romans.
see "l2a3"
The Paterson was an 8-shot revolving rifle made by Colt. It was adopted by the American army in 1838.
see "mim-104"
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.
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.
The pepperbox was a multiple barreled percussion pistol made between 1830 and 1860 throughout europe.
see "90th Light Infantry"
Phoenix is a British RPV.
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.
The PIAT was a British infantry anti-tank missile used during the Second World War. It had a range of 100m.
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.
The Pistole 640 was the Browning High Power Pistol manufactured in Liege for the German SS during the Second World War.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The pre-land pattern was an early musket of the brown bess family. It had a calibre of 0.75".
Primer is the ignition component of a cartridge, generally made up of a metallic fulminate or (currently) lead styphnate.
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.
see "LT-35"
see "LT-38"
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.
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.
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.
see "Tangier Regiment"
The Renault R-35 was a French light-support tank used during the second world war. It was armed with a 37mm main gun.
A rapier is a light slender sword for thrusting only. It usually has a cylindrical blade with a sharp point, but no edge.
A rapparee was a 17th century Irish irregular soldier.
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.
The receiver is the housing for a firearm's breech and firing mechanism.
see "fim-43a"
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.
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.
The rh-44 is a 7.5" barrel redhawk.
The rh-445 is a 5.5" barrel redhawk.
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.
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".
see "Rifle Brigade"
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "78th Highlanders"
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.
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.
The Royal Ayr Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the early part of the 20th century.
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.
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.
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.
see "Royal Regiment of Artillery"
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.
see "Royal Regiment of Artillery"
see "The Watch"
see "Royal Regiment of Artillery"
The Royal Irish Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal Fusiliers during the Great War.
The Royal London Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal Fusiliers during the Great War.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
The Royal Westminster Militia was a special reserve battalion of the Royal Fusiliers during the Great War.
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.
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 (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 is an American small arms manufacturer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "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 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.
The sabre is a sword designed for cutting and thrusting.
see "AT-3"
see "Sallet"
A sallet (salade) was a light medieval helmet usually with a vision slit or movable visor.
SAM is an abbreviation for surface-to-air-missile.
The Springfield SAR-4800 rifle is a .308" caliber, gas operated military rifle.
The Springfield SAR-8 rifle is a .308" caliber, recoil operated semi-automatic sporting rifle.
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 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.
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.
A scimitar is a highly tempered sword with a convex cutting edge.
see "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.
see "Royal Scots Greys"
see "Cameronian"
see "101st Airborne Division"
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.
The scutum was a large oblong Roman shield.
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.
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.
The sea sparrow is an American surface-to-air missile. It has a range of 32km and a flight speed of mach 3.
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.
The seacat is a British anti-air missile. It has a range of 6km and is guided either optically or by radar.
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.
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 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.
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 is an odourless plastic explosive manufactured in Czechoslovakia that can only be ignited by a detonator.
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.
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.