In this modern world we are very familiar with the equipment called GUN. It is both friend and foe, just depends on how you use. Guns are one of the basic components of an ARMY of any country as well as the best choice of any terrorist group. Guns saved as many lives as we cannot even imagine, but at the same time it took more lives than any other source even natural calamities. It is just a technology and its advantages and disadvantages depend totally on the user.
It is believed that the first GUN was made by Chinese’s
and they also invented gunpowder in early 9th Century. But these guns
were very bulky, less effective, hard to produce, hard to control and very
dangerous for the user itself.
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First Gun of the World Made in China
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Then gunpowder was transported to Europe via
SILK ROUTE. Then they used this to produce Cannons, first of all by ITLY in
1320. And after that there is always advancement in this technology. But the
credit of first gun should be given to James Puckle of London, England. He demonstrated
the very first gun in 1718.
Every country spends a huge amount of money on the
purchase and development of guns and its technologies. Here is the list of some
very advanced modern guns of this era.
Kalashnikov AK 47:
Kalashnikov AK 47 Assault Rifle was developed by Mikhail
Kalashnikov of Soviet Union. The design work of this assault rifle was started
during Second World War and finished in 1946. AK-47 was officially introduced
for military use in 1947. Even after six decades AK-47 is one of the best choices
and this is due to its durability, easy to produce, relatively cheap, easy to
maintain and the accuracy is average. According to a survey AK-47 can be considered
as the gun which takes the maximum no. of lives on this planet. Its
manufacturing is done in many countries and used by ARMIES of almost all the
countries along with revolutionaries and terrorist organizations.
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AK-47
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Semi as well as Fully Automatic Assault Rifle
Weight: 4.0 Kg
Barrel Length: 41.5 cm
Rate of fire: 600 rounds per minute
Range: 400 meters
Uzi Sub-machine Gun:
This gun is from the family of guns of Israel. The credit
for design of this gun should be given to Major Uziel Gal, he designed this in
late 1940s and it was launched in around 1950. This gun has been manufactured
by Israel Military Industries and exported to more than 90 countries. It is one
of the best Sub-machine guns. It is one of the first guns that allowed the magazine
to be used as a pistol grip for a shorter and smaller weapon.
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Uzi Sub-machine Gun
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 3.5 Kg
Barrel Length: 26 cm
Rate of fire: 600 rounds per minute
Range: 200 meters
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DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1:
This beauty is an example of real piece of technology
in the field of weapons. It was manufactured in 2000 by German company
DSR-Precision GmbH. It has a very unique feature called Hydraulic recoil damping
system which helps to reduce the recoil effects of bullet. It is configured in
a bull-pup design, with a free-floating barrel. It has a two leg stand in its
front which is very useful while using it and provides very high precision. It is designed in such a way that Disassembly
and reassembly can be done without influence on point of impact. The best part
of DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1 is its accuracy. According to the manufacturers it
can hit a target with 5mm error from the distance of 100 meters. This is one of
the best choices of any slipperiest. Used by the army of more than 80
countries.
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DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 5.9 kg
Length: 99 cm
Barrel Length: 65 cm
Range: 1500 meters
Bullet Speed: 320 meters per second
F-2000 Assault Rifle:
Belgian famous company FN Herstal started to develop a
very advanced, modern, modular and effective assault rifle during late 1980s
and early 1990s. Finally they come up with FN F2000 rifle, which was launched
in 2001. It offers almost all the popular features of modern assault weapons
such as completely ambidextrous handling, compact bull pup layout, fully
automated and operates on closed bolts. The used in F-2000 is very advanced and
provides high accuracy. It is one of the best choices of ARMY. It is used
mostly by European and American army.
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F-2000 Assault Rifle
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight: 4.6 Kg
Length: 68.8 cm
Barrel Length: 40 cm
Action: Gas operated
Muzzle velocity: 900 meter per second
Range: 500 meters
Rate of fire: 850 rounds per minute
Hypersonic Railgun:
This concept was first introduced in 1918 by French
inventor Louis Octave Fauchon-Villeplee. He also invented an electric cannon which
is an early form of railgun, but after him no one focus more on this technology
as it require very huge investment. But recently American is trying to develop
this weapon. Recently it was tested by
American Navy in January 2008. It is not completely ready for use. There are
many modifications taking place in this RAILGUN. It works on the principal of
Electromagnetic field and forced induced by that field. In the last test US
Navy was able to accelerate a 3.2 Kg object to an extent of 3.2 Kmph or 5400
miles per hour. The best part of this weapon is its accuracy. When it will be
complete it will be able to hit the target without any failure that is 100%
accuracy.
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Hypersonic Railgun
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These GUNS are just a machine and works only on our orders, so its our responsibility to give the right order. It's our duty to ensure that they are in good hands. So we hope that the development in this field will go on and will be used for good purpose only.
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Prince Kumar is pursuing a degree in B.Tech in electronics and communication engineering from VIT University. He has a keen interest in latest developments in the field of communication engineering and a strong passion for robotics and automobiles. His posts are easily available for reference on his blog techieoasis.org. Find him on Facebook and Google.
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