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grenade
grenade , small bomb filled with explosives, gas, or chemicals and either thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. Grenades were in use as early as the 15th cent., and men trained to use them were called grenadiers. As the grenade fell into disfavor, however, the name gre... Read more
tear gas
tear gas gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. Compounds that cause lacrimation (watering of the eyes) include bromoacetone, benzyl bromide, chloroaceto... Read more
explosive
explosive substance that undergoes decomposition or combustion with great rapidity, evolving much heat and producing a large volume of gas. The reaction products fill a much greater volume than that occupied by the original material and exert an enormous pressure, which can be used for blasting and... Read more
pyrotechnics
pyrotechnics , technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent., and it was they who brought fireworks to a high stage of development. The use of fireworks for display has spread throughout the world. In many countries fireworks are u... Read more
trench warfare
trench warfare Although trenches were used in ancient and medieval warfare, in the American Civil War, and in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5), they did not become important until World War I. The introduction of rapid-firing small arms and artillery made the infantry charges of earlier wars virtu... Read more
chemical warfare
chemical warfare employment in war of incendiaries, poison gases , and other chemical substances. Ancient armies attacking or defending fortified cities threw burning oil and fireballs. A primitive type of flamethrower was employed as early as the 5th cent. BC; modern types are still in use. In ... Read more
The Philippines
The Philippines , officially Republic of the Philippines, republic (2005 est. pop. 87,857,000), 115,830 sq mi (300,000 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Malay Archipelago off the SE Asia mainland. It comprises over 7,000 islands and rocks, of which only c.400 are permanently inhabited. The 11 largest islan... Read more
recoilless rifle
recoilless rifle light artillery piece, without recoil, usually operated by two men. An American invention, it was used as an infantry weapon for attacking fortifications such as pillboxes and bunkers during the last months of World War II and later in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Unlike standard a... Read more
Enfield
Enfield outer borough (1991 pop. 249,100) of Greater London, SE England. It is residential, with important concentrations of industry. Rifles, electrical products, boilers, chemicals, cables, textiles, and cement are the leading manufactures. The poets John Keats and William Cowper lived within... Read more
shooting
shooting firing with rifle, shotgun, pistol, or revolver at stationary or moving targets. The term shooting is also used in Great Britain to mean small-game hunting . In the 19th cent. the sport of rifle shooting became increasingly popular in England and in the United States, where the Nat... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Rifle grenade"

Grenades and Grenade Launchers
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...x2010;barred shotguns that propelled a grenade almost 1,500 feet. Additionally, modifications were made to the service rifle's muzzle to accept a rifle‐projected grenade propelled by ball ammunition caught in a...
grenade
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition grenade , small bomb filled with explosives...thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. Grenades were in use as early...them were called grenadiers. As the grenade fell into disfavor, however, the name...
grenades
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...from a discharge cup fitted to a rifle or pistol. Anti-personnel grenades...fuze. The US M9A1 armour-piercing rifle grenade was especially effective and infantrymen...the British egg-shaped 36M hand grenade, known as the Mills bomb, and the...
Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...another armed group, the Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA). In March, 2000, the group claimed credit for a rifle grenade attack against the Department of Energy building in Manila and strafed Shell Oil offices in the central Philippines...
The Springfield Model 1903
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...semi‐automatic Garand rifle as the standard infantry weapon...weapon, particularly as a sniper rifle and a grenade launcher. The “Springfield...produced. [See also M‐1 Rifle ; Weaponry, Army. ] Bibliography...
Army Combat Branches: Infantry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...carry. He can fight from armored vehicles when the situation demands. His basic weapon is the rifle and bayonet, although he has used grenades and grenade launchers , machine guns , mortars , flamethrowers , and some hand‐ held antitank...
Weaponry, Marine Corps
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...lightweight M‐16 rifle in 5.56mm or .223 caliber...designed M249 squad automatic rifle (SAW) in 5.56mm was adopted...The Mark 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher, developed by the...bolt action M‐40 rifle with telescope was used; in...
sticky bomb
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II sticky bomb, British hand grenade (no. 74), developed by MD1 , which stuck to armoured targets...inside it to spread like a poultice on to the armour. As the Boys rifle (see small arms ) proved useless, it was the only effective weapon...

Dictionary entries related to "Rifle grenade"

grenade launcher
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military grenade launcher a device that is fitted to the muzzle of a gun to launch rifle grenades.
army
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...such as the breech-loading rifle and the repeating carbine, were...attacks of its battles still used rifle, bayonet, and hand-grenade as their basic weapons, now...remained essential (even though the rifle was being replaced by the semiautomatic...

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Cattle rustlers fire rifle grenade at tanods; 3 hurt.(Provincial News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 12/9/2003; 336 words ; ...Sarangani were wounded when they were fired upon with a rifle grenade by the fleeing robbers, police said. The attack erupted...chasing them, the cattle rustlers unleashed grenade-rifle fires, hitting three tanods enabling the robbers to escape...
Next-generation small arms: the long and troubled program to replace the M16 has yielded unexpected results--a versatile new assault rifle and a laser-guided grenade launcher.(TECHWATCH)
Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...as the general-issue rifle for the U.S. armed...a hulking assault rifle and integrated grenade launcher called the XM...a lightweight assault rifle, and the XM-2S, a precision-guided grenade launcher. The saga doesn...
M100 Grenade Rifle Entry Munition
Magazine article from: Army; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...counterinsurgency environment: the M100 grenade rifle entry munition (GREM). A lightweight...on the Simon door-breaching rifle grenade that was developed and produced...soldier prepares to fire an M100 grenade rifle entry munition (GREM) at a closed...
Live rifle grenade found in suburban garden.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mercury (South Africa); 3/25/2008; 365 words ; ...BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA A LIVE rifle grenade was found in the garden...when he stumbled on the grenade, a device designed to be fired from a rifle to increase its range...investigate. "The origins of the grenade and the reason it was situated...
One Boy Killed, 5 Wounded in Rifle Grenade Explosion
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/15/2001; 304 words ; A rifle grenade accidentally exploded in a remote coastal town in south Philippines...five other children, the local police said Thursday. Police said the rifle grenade was found by the children Wednesday afternoon when they were playing...
UIC student had rifle, grenade launcher: cops
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/14/2007; ; 483 words ; ...charges after police found a grenade-launcher, a tub of hallucinogenic...said. Police saw an assault rifle sticking out from under the...a box of .223-caliber rifle rounds and, sitting in a closet, a grenade launcher. HALLUCINOGENIC MUSHROOMS...
Rafael has received a $ 52 million contract from the US Army to supply its Simon door-breaching rifle grenade.(Business)
Magazine article from: Armada International; 12/1/2007; 472 words ; Rafael has received a $ 52 million contract from the US Army to supply its Simon door-breaching rifle grenade. The Simon, or the Greta in US Army parlance, is a lightweight, rifle-launched grenade for breaching steel or wooden doors from a stand-off distance.
Rifle grenade blast halts GenSan votes counting.(Provincial News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/15/2004; 463 words ; ...mayor Adelbert W. Antonino founded, were also heading towards victory, thus confirming Namfrels tabulation. This rifle grenade attack could be the handiwork of disgruntled candidates who lost heavily in the elections or a third party out to sabotage...
Rafael door buster wins US Army award: The Simon door busting rifle-launched grenade can be launched from a distance.
Newspaper article from: Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel); 9/18/2006; 523 words ; Byline: Amnon Barzilai Sep. 18--Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd.'s Simon door busting rifle-launched grenade has won a US Army award, and was one of ten winners for development projects in 2005. US Department of Defense...
What have I got? Part 2.(M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine, M203 Grenade Launcher ...)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly; 1/1/2008; 700+ words ; ...models of the NI16 rifle, the M4 carbine, and the M203 grenade launcher, things have...configuration of the M16A4 rifle and the M4/M4A1 carbine...5 inches long M203 Grenade Launcher M203 [ILLUSTRATION...weapon: M16-series rifle Long handguard with...