Railguns are not only simple, there are numerous benefits to them (see fig. 4) (see fig. 5). The railguns have farther range than modern weapons, allowing ground-based artillery to provide more precise and lethal ground support (Osborn). Troops on the ground will be safer and will not have to engage in firefights. Also, if the Navy is able to utilize this technology they will be able to destroy enemy ships without ever being in their firing range. All in all, railguns will save the lives of numerous soldiers. However, there are disadvantages to railguns. The main one being the durability of the railgun. Though it is built from strong metals, the railgun is unable to avoid wearing out relatively quickly. Railguns undergo immense pressure
One weapon used in the Civil War is a Sharps Carbine. It was developed primarily for Calvary, because of the shorter barrel. They were much easier to handle on horse back than their longer brother the Breech-Loader. Sharps were preferred because they could be loaded on a moving horse, something virtually impossible with a Muzzle-Loader. Also, Breech-Loaders carbine which fired moisture proof metallic cartridges, where more reliable than rifles that fired paper cartridges. As I said be fore it is easier to load a Sharps than a Muzzle-Loader. A Muzzle-Loader took 9 long hard steps just to fire one shot. Even the most skilled solder could only get three rounds off in a minute on the old Civil War Muzzle-Loader. And No wonder. After each shot you have to (1) steady the gun on the ground take out a new cartridge out of a belt pouch. (2) Tear open a piece of paper with your teeth. (3) Empty the powder in the barrel and insert a bullet in to the muzzle. (4) Draw the long “rummer” out of its carrying groove under the barrel. (5) ram the bullet all the way down. (6) Return the rod back to its groove. (7) Lift the weapon half-cocked the hammer. (8) Fully cock the hammer, aim, and finally,(9) fire.
Before beginning about the history of ball bearing or bullet ball guns, which are referred to as BB guns in short, let’s take a quick peep at some of the most interesting facts about air guns:
In Firearms: A Global History to 1700, Kenneth Chase investigates why Europe perfected firearms when the Chinese invented them. Kenneth Chase is an attorney at law who received his PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He uses primary sources in the form of texts and paintings as well as secondary sources in this monograph to trace the origin and spread of firearms. He also uses these sources to characterize militaries and determine why they used or did not use firearms. Chase dismisses the notion that the discrepancy between Eastern and Western firearms development was the result of cultural aversion. If anything, he argues that Europeans were more averse to firearms due to its association to Satan and a general
Well it's quite simple actually. Spudguns use some of the same principles as internal combustion engines. Just as burning gas forces a piston out of a cylinder it can also force out a potato. A spudgun is a device that uses some form of propellant to project a potato across the sky. Usually these devices are made of ABS plastic sewer pipe. There are several major parts of the spud gun that these pages will refer to. These parts are the firing chamber, the igniter, and the barrel.
A popular weapon used by both sides was the rifle. Rifles were invented before the Civil War and were greatly used in the War of 1812. However, more types were built and a larger amount was used during the Civil War. Rifles added a spin to bullets for a greater accuracy at longer ranges. Using this weapon, soldiers could fire 400 yards away, as opposed to the average 80 yards (Robertson 50). Rifles were the fastest and hardest weapon of the time. Rifles allowed their bullets to be shot harder and faster towards its target. New inventions, used by the Union more than the Confederate, included Parrott rifles. They were composed of iron. Robert Parker Parrott, an American soldier and inventor, created these weapons, hence the name Parrott rifles. Despite its name, the Parrott rifle was actually a cannon. Its size ranged from 10 to 300 pounders. It was not favored by most because it was considered unsafe (“Civil War Artillery”). Because of its bulkiness and heaviness, it seldom led soldiers to inaccuratel...
"A Loaded Gun," is a piece by Patrick Radden Keefe, which published on February 11 and 18, 2013 on The New Yorker weekly magazine. This piece revolves around Amy Bishop, a neuroscientist working at the University of Alabama, Huntsville city. On the day of February 12, 2012, at the conference room of the Shelby Center for Science and Technology, Bishop used a 9-mm rifle killed three colleagues and wounded three others. The question is how does a person with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) from prestigious university of Harvard, with a cozy family-a husband and four children, with no criminal record turn into such a cold-blooded killer? Does Bishop's tenure ended is the main reason that leads to the crime, or because of her "gun accidents" that
A majority of weapons used in World War II were improved weapons from World War II. Most guns increased in power and abilities. In World War II people thought that pistols were useless but this was proved wrong due to the fact that the U.S. Mi...
Mendocino College Raku firings start with glazing outdoors as the gas in the kiln is lit. The pieces are then loaded into the kiln until the temperature rises to about 1800 degrees F, then we peer through the spy hole to see if the cone has changed. When the cone looks like it has melted, it is time to take to take the pieces out of the kiln. For safety, we wear protective clothing made from 100% cotton, closed-toe shoes, heat resistant gloves/mask, and use long-handled steel tongs. Items are then removed from the kiln and placed into a covered metal container filled with a combustible material such like newspaper and sawdust to provide a reducing atmosphere for the glaze. After the shredded newspaper begins to ignite, the lid is placed on to remove the oxygen, extinguishing the flames. Once the pottery is removed from the can, it is usually left out to cool, then cleaned with Comet Bleach Powder.
The Kansas City Gun Experiment was a study that took place between 1992 and 1993. The goal of the study was to examine if increased police patrol in a “hot spot” of the city would help to reduce the amount of gun-related crime. The data collected by the research team was solely quantitative as it mainly consisted of statistics and other data numerical in nature of the increase/decrease of gun violence in these beats. After the twenty-nine week period of the study, the experiment’s findings showed that an increase in police patrol, as well as seizure of illegally carried guns, did help to eliminate gun-related crimes.
The first guns used in America were a simple machine where the person did most of the work. The user measured and put the powder down the barrel of the gun. Next some shotgun pellets were put in the same way. This was then all compacted and the gun was ready to fire. This reloading took over a minute before each shot could be fired and the guns weren't very accurate by today's standards. If too much powder was used then the gun could explode or if the powder were wet then the gun wouldn't fire. One of inventions during the Revolutionary War was a way to reload faster. The powder was already pre-measured and kept in little sacks. This made reloading faster because the user no longer had to measure the powder between each reloading. These guns were crude but in that day was a powerful modern invention that was considered very useful. The American Revolution was a political war to obtain what the people of that era wanted. By today's standards the destruction of gun was minimal so war was used to obtain political objectives.
No other weapon in my opinion has changed the face of the battlefield as has the machine gun. It's design and and association with mass death makes it a great and powerful weapon. Two men, Hiram Maxim and Richard Gatling, made huge impacts in the development of the Machine Gun and bringing it to use in the military. These two brilliant men designed capable and reliable versions of Machine guns in a time when everyone was making unreliable models. However before we get into discussion about the inventions of Hiram Maxim and Richard Gatling, it's important to understand how machine guns were developed.
Imagine that you are driving and you are coming to a railroad crossing. You look to the right and you see the train and it blows its horn. You see the crossing arm start to blink so you start to speed up and get onto the tracks. Then you shift and your car stalls. Now your car is sitting on the track and you are in it and there is a train coming. What do you do in a situation like this? The correct way to handle the situation is you should always start to slow down when you are coming to a railroad crossing. That was this persons problem they thought they could race the train. You should never race a train. Next this person should have not shifted when on the tracks. That caused the car to stall. So from this point the drive should get everyone
Have you thought of trying something new? Do you enjoy spending time outside, shooting guns, or trying a new challenge? Well skeet shooting might just be the thing for you. If you are new to skeet shooting then this paper might just help you out. I have had a passion for skeet shooting for quiet some time now. It seems to keep me calm and stress-free. My high school shooting team are National champions in trap shooting, which is a little different then skeet. Skeet seems to be more complex, but both are complex in their own way.
Torpedoes are underwater devices that are self-propelled. They are highly explosive and very dangerous if put into the wrong hands. It has been used for destruction, war and many conflicts. They are still operating now. They were used all over the world in or above the water. They were mostly used in submarines. In this report, I’ll be explaining what torpedoes are, how they were used in world war 1, how they were used in the US navy and more.