Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons (e-bog) af Gerald Prenderghast, Prenderghast

Repeating and Multi-Fire Weapons e-bog

253,01 DKK (inkl. moms 316,26 DKK)
From the very earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have wanted to develop weapons with more firepower. This has inevitably led to a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons, beginning with the Chinese repeating crossbow in the 4th ...
E-bog 253,01 DKK
Forfattere Gerald Prenderghast, Prenderghast (forfatter)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 4 april 2018
Længde 434 sider
Genrer Weapons and equipment
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781476631103
From the very earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have wanted to develop weapons with more firepower. This has inevitably led to a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons, beginning with the Chinese repeating crossbow in the 4th century BCE, and ending with the world's most common firearm, the Kalashnikov AK-47. The author describes the potency of the machine gun in World War I, the development of the semiautomatic pistol and the role of the submachine gun in improving the effectiveness of the infantryman.