#infantry weapons

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Soldats hongrois dont un avec un pistolet-mitrailleur Danuvia 39M dans les Carpates – 1944

©Slobodsky

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German MP-40 9mm submachine gun

[carbone14]

Soldats australiens au fusil-mitrailleur Bren sur la ligne de front pendant le siège de Tobrouk – Campagne d'Afrique du Nord – Août 1941

Photographe : George Silk

©Australian War Memorial - 009510

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Tireurs d'élite soviétiques armés de fusils Mosin-Nagant pendant le siège de Léningrad - Opération Barbarossa - 17 novembre 1941

Photographe : Boris Outkine

©Agence TASS

[historyofguns]

Soviet LPO-50 and ROKS Flamethrowers

The article by Peter Suciu discusses the history and development of flamethrowers, focusing on the Soviet LPO-50 and ROKS models. Flamethrowers have a storied history, dating back to as early as the Byzantine period with "Greek Fire," a mystery due to lost knowledge of its composition and use. The story jumps to the modern era, with Richard Fiedler’s World War I creation of the German Flammenwerfer. The Soviet Union diverged from Western designs, focusing on utility and camouflage, exemplified in the ROKS-2, which disguised its flame unit as a common rifle to protect users from enemy focus. The evolution continued with ROKS-3, which streamlined the design, and post-World War II through the LPO-50, which incorporated electric ignition instead of pilot lights to improve reliability in cold conditions. Various nations adopted Soviet designs, including Finnish and North Korean forces, while China developed a derivative, the Type 74. The LPO-50 and its counterparts have appeared in several films, further embedding them in cultural memory beyond their military applications. The use of these flamethrowers extended to conflicts in Vietnam and beyond, illustrating their ongoing, though eventually declining, relevance in warfare.

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Battle! Practical Wargaming :: Charles Grant

Battle! Practical Wargaming :: Charles Grant

Battle! Practical Wargaming :: Charles Grant soon to be presented for sale on the fantastic BookLovers of Bath web site! Hemel Hempstead: Model & Allied Publications Limited, 1972, Hardback in dust wrapper. Includes: Black & white photographs; Diagrams; Tables; From the cover: Charles Grant enjoys a great reputation as one of the earliest exponents of the fast-growing hobby of war-gaming and has…

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A nice spread of the more common small arms issued to U.S. soldiers during World War II.

[ultimate-world-war-ii]

This is a very beautiful collection of photos of the Bren Gun.