Gabion
Galleon
Galley
Garand
Garrotte
GAU-8/A
Gecko
Gelignite
Gendarme
Geneva Convention
Gentlemen-at-Arms
Gewehr
Gewehr M1898
Gewehr41
Gewehr98
Ghurka War
Gingal
Glock
Glock m20
Gloster Gladiator
Goblet
Golden Knights
Gomez Roca
Gp-141
Gp-160
Gp-161
Gpf-331
Gpf-340
Gpf-341
Graf Spee
Grail
Green Jackets
Greenjackets
Grenade
Grenades
Grenadier
Grey Dragoons
Grumble
Guerrilla
H-35
H-39
Habergeon
Half-pike
Harpoon
Harrier
Hauberk
HE
HEAT
Heavy field artillery
Hellfire
Heroina
Highland Watch
Hindenberg Line
Hk ohws
Hk35
HMS Aboukir
HMS Agincourt
HMS Attentive
HMS Audacious
HMS Courageous
HMS Daffodil
HMS Endurance
HMS Glorious
Hollow-point bullet
Howitzer
Human Torpedo
Huntingdonshire Regiment
Hussar
IFV
Independant
Ironclad
IS-1
IS-2
IS-3
ITV
JA 37
JU 87B-1
Ka-bar
Kamikaze
Kashin
KGP-141
KGP-160
KGP-161
KGPF-330
KGPF-331
KGPF-340
KGPF-341
KGPF-840
KGPF-841
King Tiger
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Kp88x
Kp89
KPVT
Krag-jorgensen m1896
KSK
Ksp-221
Ksp-240
Ksp-241
Ksp-321x
Ksp-3231
Ksp-3241
Ksp-331x
Ksp-821
Ksp-921
Ksp-931
Ksrh-7
Ksrh-9
KV-1
KV-2
L119
L1a1
L2a3
L4a1
La Argentina
Lambrequin
Lance
Lance-corporal
Lanchester mk1
Lathi
Law
Le mat
Le Regiment d'Hebron
Lebel
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.
A Galleon was a Spanish or Portugese warship. They had three or four decks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "SA-N-4"
Gelignite is a blasting explosive chiefly composed of nitro-glycerine and potassium nitrate.
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.
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.
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 was a range of German military rifles used during the first and Second World Wars.
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.
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.
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.
The Ghurka War was fought from 1811 until 1816 between the British and the Ghurkas after the Ghurkas encroached onto British territory.
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 is an American firearms manufacturer.
The glock m20 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by glock. It takes a 15-round 10mm calibre magazine.
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.
see "SA-N-3"
The Golden Knights are the US Army Parachute Team.
It was formed in 1959 at Fort Bragg.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "SA-N-5"
see "Rifle Brigade"
see "Kings Royal Rifle Corps"
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.
see "Grenade"
A Grenadier was originally a soldier specially trained for throwing grenades.
see "Royal Scots Greys"
see "SA-N-6"
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.
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.
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 was a sleevless jacket of chain-mail, shorter than the hauberk, and worn by squires and archers during the middle ages.
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.
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.
The harrier is a British VTOL multi-role fighter aircraft.
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 is an abbreviation for high-explosive.
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.
During the Great War, heavy field artillery was defined as comprising all artillery equipped with mobile guns of 4 inch calibre and upwards.
see "agm-114"
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.
see "The Watch"
see "Siegfried Line"
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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.
A hollow-point bullet is a bullet with a concavity in its nose to increase expansion on penetration of a solid target.
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.
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.
see "31st Foot"
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 is an abbreviation for infantry fighting vehicle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 is an abbreviation for Improved TOW Vehicle.
The JA 37 is a Swedish single-seat all-weather interceptor fighter aircraft with secondary strike capability. It is made by saab.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "Panzer 6B"
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.
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.
The kp88x is a Ruger semi-automatic pistol. It is available in 9mm and .30" calibres and takes a 15-round magazine.
The kp89 is a Ruger semi-automatic 9mm calibre pistol. It takes a 15-round magazine.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The ksrh-7 is the 7.5" barrel super redhawk revolver.
The ksrh-9 is a super redhawk 9.5" barrel revolver.
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.
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.
The l119 is a British 105mm calibre towed howitzer. It has a range of 17,200m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
see "mgm-52c"
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.
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.
A lathi is an Indian weapon consisting of a heavy stick, usually bamboo, bound with iron.
Law is an abbreviation for light anti-tank weapon.
The le mat revolver fired grapeshot and was manufactured mainly in france in the mid 19th century.
Le Regiment d'Hebron was Sir John Hepburn's regiment raised in 1633 and evolved into the Royal Scots.
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.