A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar. The term comes from...
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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (redirect from Left Bipod Foam Ramp)
The orbiter connected to the ET via two umbilicals near its bottom and a bipod near its top section.: 50–51 After its fuel had been expended, the ET separated...
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The bipod mast is a two-legged mast used originally in Egypt during the 3rd millennium BCE. It can be described as two poles secured together at the top...
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Weapon mount (redirect from Bipod (weapon))
combined with a frontal bipod. A bipod has two legs and provides stability along the left-to-right coordinate axis of motion. The bipod permits the operator...
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M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. It may also be fired from the integral bipod, M122 tripod, and some other mounts. M60 ammunition comes in a cardboard...
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FN MAG (section Bipod and tripod)
catch. When firing from the hip, the bipod legs remain extended and the left leg is gripped for support. The bipod can be removed from the gas cylinder...
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Parker-Hale swivel bipods were used, but were taken off the system after the initial SPR.[citation needed] Currently, a Harris swivel model bipod is typically...
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Germany starting in 1915. It used 100- and 200-round belts and utilized a bipod, which allowed the weapon to be mounted on a flat surface for more accurate...
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resist overheating, a more robust mechanism to support sustained fire and a bipod. A light machine gun is also defined by its usage as well as its specifications:...
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company FN Herstal. The M240B and M240G are usually fired from integrated bipods, tripods, or vehicular mounts; regarding tripod use, the U.S. Army primarily...
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mounting. 6P50: Basic infantry version. 6P50-1 (6P57): 6T19 Bipod-mounted infantry version. Bipod provides ±15° range of traverse. 6P50-2 (6P58): Infantry...
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FN Model 30-11 (section Bipod)
wood. The rifle features a flash hider, as well as a standard rear-folding bipod (same as the FN MAG). The standard sights are micrometer-adjustable iron...
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essentially a rechambered M1 fitted with a removable 20-round magazine, folding bipod and a combined muzzle brake/flash suppressor/rifle grenade launcher. The...
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Army, in practice, used the BAR as a light machine gun, often fired from a bipod (introduced on models after 1938). A variant of the original M1918 BAR,...
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SIG Sauer Specifications Mass 13 lb (5.9 kg) (with bipod) 14.5 lb (6.6 kg) (with suppressor and bipod) 6.77 lb (3.07 kg) (100-round pouch) Length 41.87 in...
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tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight. Mortars are typically used as indirect fire weapons for...
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development of a new bipod, a thicker and shorter barrel with a new muzzle device, and 15/20-round magazines. The detachable bipod designed for this project...
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sight, magazine, sling, basic issue items, cleaning gear, suppressor and bipod) weighs 11 pounds (5.0 kg) or less. The DMR design facilitates repairing...
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cannon, M191 bipod, M9 baseplate, and the carrier adaptation kit. With the use of an auxiliary M9 baseplate and extension feet for the M191 bipod, the M121...
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each. The stock is made from fiberglass, and is designed to be used from a bipod only. The buttstock is adjustable for length of pull with rubber spacers...
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also be fired from a bipod, an innovative Lafette 34 tripod or various pintle mounts for armored vehicles. Switching between a bipod and a tripod required...
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Specialists. Bipod: The M40A3s use a 6–9" Harris notched swivel type bipod, model S-BRM, with a KMW Pod-Loc, which is a push button ratcheting bipod swivel...
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M224 system is composed of these parts: M225 Cannon: 14.4 lb (6.5 kg) M170 Bipod: 15.2 lb (6.9 kg) M7A1 Baseplate for use in conventional mode: 9.6 lb (4...
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RT-20 A bipod-mounted RT-20 Type Bullpup anti-materiel rifle Place of origin Croatia Service history In service 1993–present Used by See Users Specifications...
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optical telescopic sights and shooting rests at the front and rear, such as a bipod or bags. Competitions are fired at distances between 300 and 1,200 meters...
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Otherwise, it is carried disassembled in three loads, (barrel, baseplate and bipod with sights, each approximately 11 kg), normally carried by a vehicle or...
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metal transit case together with a telescopic sight, mount, butt spacers, bipod, spare magazines, sling, cleaning and tool kits. The .300 Winchester Magnum...
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20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or be vehicle-mounted. The Bren gun...
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and be configured for mounting to different stabilizing platforms from bipods and tripods to vehicles, aircraft, boats and fortifications, usually as...
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