Guns, Germs And Steel

Gavin Kersellius, Scott Craig, Matt Mahfood, Omer Sharf

Guns in the 17th and 18th centuries Matt Mahfood

The 17th and 18th century was a prosperous time for technology.

The 18th century had more of an advance due to the industrial revolution.

These centuries had some of the earliest versions of guns we use today.

Muskets

The 75 Caliber British Musket was a popular model used back then

They were large for a musket but production of a smaller version was quickly started

They were used in the battle of the Alamo in 1847 but invented way before

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Muskets 2

The French Charleville musket was much like the British Musket.

They both were very inaccurate but very powerful. Their fire rates were around One shot per 15

seconds. They were said to have a 43% hit chance when

being fired by soldiers.

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Pistols

There were also many pistols that were brought in .

Some popular models were The French Flintock, The T.H. Bolton and the Watken.

The Aiulle Flintock was also a popular model.

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Bibliography

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_8_54/ai_n27506042/

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World War II Weapons 1920-1950

Gavin Kersellius

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World war II had a massive impact on global technology.

Its main impact was on weapons such as, Pistols and Handguns, Rifles, Machine Guns, Anti-Tank Weapons and Grenades.

Pistols and Handguns

These weapons were rarely used and thought of as back up weapons. The most common were the; American M1917 Revolver Smith & Wesson M&P German Walther P38 Luger P08

Pistols and Handguns Italian Beretta Modello 1934 Beretta Modello 1935 Japanese Nambu Type 14 Type 26 Soviet Nagant M1895 Tokarev TT-30/TT-33

Rifles

These guns were the “backbone” of the war and were the most commonly used

They did any job from the long range sniper shot to the close range hip fire.

Bolt-action Rifles Sniper Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles Assault Rifles

Rifles American M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle M1 Garand German Mauser Karabiner 98 Kurz Italian Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavelleria

Rifles Japanese Type 38 Rifle Type 2 Rifle Soviet Mosic-Nagan M1891/30, M1938, M1944 Tokarev SVT-38, SVT-40

Machine Guns

This german invention from world war I was used main for close to medium range contact.

These were simple, reliable, cheap and easily produced.

Sub Machine Guns Light Machine Guns

Sub Machine Guns & Light Machine Guns

American Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1 German Maschinengewehr 1942 (MG 42) Maschinenpistole 1938/1940 (MP-38/40)

Grenades

“The hand grenade was the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell.”

Sources

http://www.2worldwar2.com/infantry-weapons.htm http://hubpages.com/hub/World_War_2_Weapons

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1950-1980Omer Sharf

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

A ballistic missile with a long range Designed for nuclear weapons delivery Different types of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) Medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)

Modern ICBM

Deployed from: in missile silos on submarines on heavy trucks

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1975 – Present Scott Craig

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

First stealth plane ever, most sophisticated aircraft in the world.

Exceeded USAF expectations

Operated by the US Air Force.

First operational mission: January, 2006

Specifications

TECHNICAL NOTES: 

Crew: One 

Armament: One 20mm M-61A2 Vulcan cannon with 480 rounds; internal side weapon bays can carry two AIM-9 Sidewinderinfrared missiles each; and main internal weapon bays can carry either six AIM-120C radar-guided missiles (air-to-air loadout) or two AIM-120C missiles and two 1,000-lb GBU-32 JDAMs (air-to-ground loadout)

Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines of approx. 35,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles.

Maximum speed: Approx. Mach 2.0 

M1 Abrams Tank

American battle tank, delivered in to US Army in 1980.

Operators: Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia.

Depleted Uranium Armor.

Main Armament: 120mm M256 Smoothbore Gun.

Zubr Class LCAC

Largest hovercraft in the world.

In commission: 1988 - Present

Russian Made.

Nine Ships Active

Operators: Greece, Russia, Ukraine

Protected against WMD’s

C-17 Globemaster III

In operation: Since 1900’s

Built by Boeing.

Primary operators: RAF, USAF, Australian AF, Canadian AF.

Widely used as it can be landed on rough terrain and fly long distances.

Durable, used for humanitarian as well as military purposes.

Capabilities and Functionality

“The C-17's ability to fly long distances and land in remote airfields in rough, land-locked regions make it a premier transporter for military, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. It can:

Take off from a 7,600-ft. airfield, carry a payload of 160,000 pounds, fly 2,400 nautical miles, refuel while in flight and land in 3,000 ft. or less on a small unpaved or paved airfield in day or night.

Carry a cargo of wheeled U.S. Army vehicles in two side-by-side rows, including the U.S. Army's main battle tank, the M-1. Three Bradley infantry-fighting vehicles comprise one load.

Drop a single 60,000-lb. payload, with sequential load drops of 110,000 lb. Back up a two-percent slope. Seat 54 on the sidewall and 48 in the center line.”

Bibliography

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8389

http://www.army-technology.com/projects/abrams/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubr_class_LCAC http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17

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