Weapons

Buch | Softcover

448 Seiten

2019
Amber Books (Verlag)
978-1-78274-692-8 (ISBN)

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From the US Civil War in the 1860s up to the present, Weapons is an accessible reference guide to 400 small arms, armoured vehicles, aircraft and ships from around the world. With an entry per page, each weapon is illustrated with two artworks and a photo alongside a
brief account of its production and service history, and specifications.

From the American Civil War and the introduction of the metal cartridge in the 1860s up to the present day, The Encyclopedia of Weapons is an accessible reference guide to the most important small arms, armoured vehicles, aircraft and ships from all around the world.
The book ranges from the first Gatling guns to favourites such as the Lee Enfield rifle and the AK-47; in terms of aircraft the book includes World War I biplanes, World War II’s Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter and on to modern stealth aircraft; in naval weaponry the book features early ironclad submarines, classic ships such as Bismarck and the nuclear subs of today; from the first tanks on the Western Front in World War I, such as the Mark V Male, the book covers the development of armoured fighting vehicles, featuring such classics as the Soviet T-34 and modern tanks like the M1 Abrams.
With an entry per page, each weapon is illustrated with two colour artworks – some of them cutaways – a colour or black-&-white photograph, an authoritative history on its development, production and service history and a box of essential specifications.
Featuring more than 400 entries, The Encyclopedia of Weapons is a fascinating reference work on the most important tanks, guns, military ships and aircraft over the past 150 years.

Chris McNab has written more than 100 titles, primarily focused on historical and military topics. His titles include History of World War II, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War, and Hitler’s Masterplan. He also works as an educational publishing consultant, advising international agencies on how to develop their textbooks and other educational resources.

Introduction

TANKS & AFVs
Mark V Male (1917)
Whippet (1917)
Renault FT-17
Sturmpanzerwagen A7V (1918)
Vickers 6-ton (1928)
BT-5 (1932)
Type 95 Kyugo Light Tank (1934)
T-35 (1935)
Panzer II Ausf F (1936)
Somua S35
Char B1 bis (1937)
Type 97 Chi-Ha
Panzer 38(t) (1938)
Mk III Valentine Infantry Tank (1939)
Panzer III Ausf F (1940)
StuG III
KV-1A Heavy Tank (1940)
Panzer IV Ausf F1 (1941)
Mk VI Crusader I Cruiser Tank (1941)
Churchill Mk IV (1941)
M3A3 Stuart (1941)
M3A3 General Lee (1941)
T-70 (1942)
T-34 Model 1943 (1942)
Panzer VI Tiger Ausf E (1942)
M4A4 Sherman (1942)
Semovente DA 75/18
Panzer V Panther Ausf D (1943)
KV-85 Heavy Tank (1943)
M26 Pershing
Churchill AVRE (1943)
Churchill Crocodile
T-34/85 (1944)
Sherman Crab Mine-Clearing Tank (1944)
Sherman VC Firefly (1944)
Cromwell Mk VIII (1944)
Tiger II ‘King Tiger’ (1944)
Jagdpanzer VI Jagdtiger (1944)
M-24 Chaffee (1944)
Sturmmorser Tiger
IS-3 (1945)
Centurion A41 (1945)
T-54/55 (1947)
M41 Walker Bulldog
AMX-13 (1952)
M-48 Patton (1952)
PT-76 (1952)
M-60 Patton (1960)
T-62 (1961)
Chieftain Mk5 (1963)
Leopard 1 (1965)
M551 Sheridan (1966)
Stridsvagn 103B (1967)
Scimitar (1970)
T -72 (1971)
Merkava (1977)
Leopard 2 (1979)
M2 Bradley (1981)
Challenger 1 (1982)
Stingray (1989)
M1A1 Abrams (1985)
AMX-56 Leclerc (1991)
T-90 (1992)
M1A2 Abrams (1996)
Type 99 (1998)
Challenger 2 (1998)
Arjun (2004)
K2 Black Panther (2013)
T -14 Armata
Autoblinde Peugeot (1914)
Panhard Type 178 (1935)
SdKfz 232
SdKfz 251
SdKfz 234 Puma
AEC Armoured Car Mk III
T -17E1 Staghound I
LVT-4 Water Buffalo
Panhard EBR/FL-11 (1954)
M113 (1954)
M50 Ontos
BMP-1 (1961)
BTR-60
Saladin
Marder
BTR-70 (1972)
LAV-25 (1983)
BTR-80 (1984)
Pandur (1985)
Warrior MICV (1986)
Centauro Ratel
BMP-3 (1990)
Type 89 (1991)
AAV7
BTR-90 (2004)
Stryker
Viking BvS10
Bulldog IFV

ARTILLERY & MORTARS
Canone de 75 Mle 1897 (1897)
Ordnance QF 13pdr (1904)
Ordnance BL 60pdr Mk 1
77mm M96nA (1905)
Ordnance QF 4.5in howitzer (1908)
Skoda 305mm Howitzer
Canon de 105mm Schneider Mle 1913 (1913)
Big Bertha (1914)
Paris Gun (1918)
105mm leFH 18 (1927)
15cm (5.9in) sFH 18
Katyusha rocket launcher
Wurfgranate 41
122mm (4.8in) Howitzer Model 1938 (M-30)
15cm (5.9in) SIG 33
105mm Howitzer M2A1 (1941)
Ordnance QF 25 pdr Mk 2
152mm Howitzer M1943 (1943)
105mm Howitzer M3 (1945)
OTO-Melara 105mm Mod 56 (late 1950s)
BM-21 rocket launcher
D-30 Howitzer
M109 155mm SP gun
2S3 (Soviet)
Soltam M68 Gun (1968)
155mm Howitzer FH-70 (1974)
105mm Light Gun L118 (1976)
155mm Howitzer M198 (1978)
M270 MLRS
2S19 Mista (Soviet)
M777 Howitzer (2005)
40mm Bofors L/60 (1929)
88mm Flak 18 (1933)
3.7in QF Gun Mk 1 (1937)
3.7cm Flak 36
20mm Flak 38 (1939)
Oerlikon 20mm (1939)
90mm M1 (1940)
ZSU-23-4
Gepard
M167 Vulcan (1961)
5cm Pak 38 (1940)
7.5cm Pak 40 (1940)
3in Gun M5 (1940)
Ordnance QF 17pdr Gun (1942)
76.2mm M1942 (1942) ZiS-3
Ordnance ML 3in Mortar (1932)
SGrW 34 81mm Mortar (1934)
M1938 120mm Mortar (1938)
60mm Mortar M1 (1941)
M224A1 Mortar (2011)
M120 Mortar System

AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTERS & DRONES
Fokker E series (1915)
Sopwith Camel (1916)
Nieuport 17 (1916)
SE.5a (1916)
Fokker Dr.1 (1917)
SPAD XIII (1917)
Polikarpov I-16 (1934)
Messerschmitt Bf 109 (1935)
Hawker Hurricane (1935)
A5M Claude
Supermarine Spitfire (1936)
Douglas SBD Dauntless (1938)
Mitsubishi A6M Zero (1939)
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (1939)
North American P-51 Mustang (1940)
Yakovlev Yak-1/3/7/9 (1940)
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (1941)
Grumman F6F Hellcat (1942)
Vought F4U Corsair (1942
Messerschmitt Me 262 (1942)
Northrop P-61 Black Widow (1942)
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star (1944)
MiG 15 (1947)
North American F-86 Sabre (1949)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (1950)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (1955)
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (1958)
Mirage III (1961)
Grumman F-14 Tomcat (1970)
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (1974)
Panavia Tornado (1974)
Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker’ (1977)
Mikoyan MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ (1977)
Dassault Mirage 2000 (1978)
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (1978)
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle (1986)
Dassault Rafale (1986)
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (1990)
Eurofighter Typhoon (1994)
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (2006)
Breguet XIX
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka (1935)
Junkers Ju 88 (1936)
Messerschmitt Bf 110 (1936)
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik (1939)
De Havilland Mosquito (1940)
SBD-3 Dauntless (1940)
Hawker Typhoon (1942)
General Dynamics F-111 (1964)
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (1972)
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (1978)
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (1981)
Gotha bombers (1917)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (1935)
North American B-25 Mitchell (1939)
Avro Lancaster (1941)
B-24 Liberator (1941)
Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1944)
English Electric Canberra
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (1952)
Avro Vulcan (1952)
Tupolev TU-95 (1956)
Tupolev Tu-22M (1972)
Northrop B-2 Spirit (1989)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (1935)
Consolidated Catalina (1936)
Me 323 Gigant
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1954)
Lockheed SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ (1962)
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1968)
E-3 Sentry
UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)
AH-64 Apache
Mi-24 'Hind'
UH-60 Black Hawk
MQ-1 Predator (1991)
RQ-4 Global Hawk (1998)
MQ-9 Reaper (2001)
MQ-8B Fire Scout (2009)

WARSHIPS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS & SUBMARINES
CSS Hunley (1863)
Gustav Zede (1893
USS Holland (1897)
B-Class (1904)
U-9 (1910)
HMS E-11 (1914)
Deutschland (1916)
UC-25 (1916)
Surcouf (1929)
USS Nautilus (V-6) (1930)
U-47 (Type VIIB) (1938)
U-459 (Type XIV) (1941)
Type XXI
I-400
USS Tench (1944)
USS Nautilus (1954)
Sturgeon Class (1966)
HMS Resolution (1966)
Project 705 Lira
USS Ohio
USS Los Angeles (1974)
Le Triomphant (1994)
Kursk (1994)
USS Seawolf (1995)
Type 039 (Song) (1999)
Dolphin Class (1999)
Astute Class (2007)
Type 094 (Jin Class) (2007)
Soryu (2009)
INS Arihant (2015)
HMS Furious (1917)
HMS Eagle (1924)
Akagi (1927)
USS Lexington (1927)
Hiryu (1937)
USS Yorktown (1937)
USS Enterprise (1938)
HMS Ark Royal (1938)
Jun’yo (1942)
USS Lexington (1943)
USS Intrepid (1943)
Shinano (1944)
USS Midway (1945)
HMS Eagle (1951)
USS Forrestal (1955)
HMS Hermes/INS Viraat (1959)
Clemenceau (1960)
USS Enterprise (1961)
HMS Fearless (1965)
USS Nimitz (1975)
Kiev (1975)
USS Tarawa
HMS Invincible (1980)
Admiral Kuznetsov (1995)
HMS Ocean (1998)
Charles de Gaulle (2001)
USS Ronald R. Reagan (2003)
Liaoning (2012)
HMAS Canberra (2014)
Izumo (2015)
HMS Queen Elizabeth (2017)
USS Gerald R. Ford (2017)
INS Vikrant (2018)
USS Monadnock
HMS Devastation
Imperator Alexander II
USS Maine
Mikasa
HMS Dreadnought
Vittorio Emanuele
HMS Indomitable
USS South Carolina
USS Utah
SMS Derfflinger
HMS Royal Oak
USS Texas
Fuso
HMS Hood
HMS Rodney
KMS Deutschland/Lutzow
KMS Scharnhorst
De Ruyter
Hipper class heavy cruiser
Richelieu (1940)
KMS Bismarck
Vittorio Veneto
Yamato
Tirpitz
USS Indiana
USS Iowa
Moskva class
Sovremennyy class
Kirov
Type 23 frigate
Type 22 Broadsword
Visby class
Ticonderoga class
Arleigh Burke class
Type 45 destroyer

SMALL ARMS
Adams revolver
Colt M1860 and M1861 Borchardt C/93
Mauser C/96
Webley & Scott Mk IV and Mk VI
Pistole Parabellum
Colt M1911
Colt Detective Special
Browning GP35 HP (1935)
Walther P38
Beretta 92
Glock 17
Desert Eagle pistol
SiG P320
Chassepot rifle
Dreyse Needle Gun
Martini-Henry
Mosin-Nagant
SMLE (1903)
M1903 Springfield (1903)
Kar 98k (1935)
M1 Garand (1936)
M1 Carbine (1942)
FG 42 (1942)
StG 44
AK-47/AKM (1949)
EM2
FN FAL/L1A1 SLR (1954)
M14 rifle (1959)
Heckler & Koch G3 (1959)
CETME Model 58
M16 rifle (1963)
M21 sniper rifle (1969)
Galil rifle (1973)
AK-74 (1974)
Steyr AUG (1977)
FAMAS (1978)
PSG 1 sniper rifle
Vektor R4
Dragunov
M16A2 (and Colt Commando)
SA80 (1985)
Barrett M82A1 (1989)
M4 Carbine (1994)
Heckler & Koch G36 (1995)
OICW
QBZ-03 (2003)
M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (2008)
FN SCAR (2009)
AK103
AK-12 (2010)
M27 IAR
Bergmann MP 18 (1918)
Thompson M1928
MP 38/MP 40
MAS 38
Sten Mk 2
PPSh-41
Austen SMG
M3A1 ‘Grease Gun’
Sterling L2A1
Uzi
Heckler & Koch MP5
BXP SMG
Calico M950 + M960A
P90 PDW
Gatling Gun (1878)
Madsen
Maxim M1910 (Maschinengewehr 08)
Lewis Gun (1911)
Vickers Machine Gun (1912)
Hotchkiss M1914
BAR
M1919 Browning (1919)
M2 Browning .50 cal (1933)
MG 34 (1936)
Bren Gun (1938)
MG 42 (1942)
RPD machine gun (1953)
RPK
M60 machine gun (1957)
FN MAG (1958)
PK machine gun (1961)
L86A1 LSW
FN Minimi
CETME Ameli

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Erscheinungsdatum	04.08.2019
Reihe/Serie	Encyclopedias
Zusatzinfo	Index; Illustrations, color
Sprache	englisch
Maße	225 x 285 mm
Gewicht	1710 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-78274-692-7 / 1782746927
ISBN-13	978-1-78274-692-8 / 9781782746928
Zustand	Neuware