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The Mk III was also sold in Scandinavia, alongside the Taunus.
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As the Mk III looked significantly different from the racing models many customers interested in buying a GT40 for road use chose to buy a Mk I that was available from Wyer Ltd.
* 1907 – The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III is officially introduced into British Military Service, and remains the second oldest military rifle still in official use.
She was hit by depth charges, dropped from a Short Sunderland Mk III flying boat, EK577, callsign " D for Dog ", belonging to No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ).
Typex Mk III was a portable version powered by a handle. In August 1934, Lywood began work on a machine regardless, authorised by the RAF.
* 14 February: A Merkava Mk III heavy tank is destroyed by a mine near Netzarim, killing three Israeli soldiers and wounding four.
Also manufactured for a brief period was the Rhodes Mk III EK-10 which had analog oscillators and filters alongside the existing electromechanical elements.
Close-up of the action on an SMLE Mk III rifle, showing the bolt-head, magazine cut-off, and stripper clip | charger clip guide.
Vast numbers of ex-military SMLE Mk III rifles were sporterised post-WWII to create cheap, effective hunting rifles, and the Lee-Enfield bolt system is used in the M10 and No 4 Mk IV rifles manufactured by Australian International Arms.
First World War accounts tell of British troops repelling German attackers who subsequently reported that they had encountered machine guns, when in fact it was simply a group of trained riflemen armed with SMLE Mk III rifles.
The British Army adopted the 13-pounder quickly producing new mountings suitable for AA use, the 13-pdr QF 6 cwt Mk III was issued in 1915.
The fastest ever crossing of the English Channel by a commercial car-carrying hovercraft was 22 minutes, recorded by the SR. N4 Mk. III Princess Anne on 14 September 1995, for the 10: 00 a. m. service.
The two remaining Mk. III examples of the craft ( GH-2006 Princess Margaret and GH-2007 Princess Anne ) were bought by Wensley Haydon-Baillie for £ 500, 000 and reside at the Hovercraft Museum.
* 01-GH-2006 Princess Margaret, 1968 originally the prototype converted to Mk. III specification in 1979
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In 1918, the British Mk V tank was capable of carrying a small number of troops and in 1944, the Canadian general Guy Simonds ordered the conversion of redundant armoured vehicles to carry troops ( generically named " Kangaroos ").
Later the British also developed a version of the Mk. VI light tank armed with 4 machine guns that was known as Light Tank AA Mk. I.
This was mitigated by adding considerable torsional rigidity to the wings, and was wholly cured when the Mk. XIV was introduced.
Ships with the Mk 26 GMLS, and late marks of the Mk 10 GMLS aboard the " Belknap "- class, could accommodate ASROC in these power-loaded launchers ( the Mk 13 GMLS was not able to fire the weapon, as the launcher rail was too short ).
A replacement for Blue Steel, the Mark 2, was planned with increased range and a ramjet engine, but was cancelled in 1960 to minimise delays to the Mk. 1.
Officially titled Rifle, No. 5 Mk I, it was introduced in the closing months of World War II, but did not see widespread service until the Korean War, the Mau Mau uprising, and the Malayan Emergency.
The Lola proposal was chosen, since Lola had used a Ford V8 engine in their mid-engined Lola Mk 6 ( also known as Lola GT ).
It was later upgraded to Mk II specifications with a 7. 0 liter ( 427ci ) engine and a standard four ratio Kar Kraft gearbox, however the car kept specific features such as its open roof and lightweight chassis.
Therefore a more conventional but significantly more aerodynamic body was designed for the subsequent development of the J-car which was officially known as the GT40 Mk IV.
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Vickers Armstrong also developed a SPAGG based on the chassis of the Mk. E 6-ton light tank / Dragon Medium Mark IV tractor, mounting a Vickers QF-1 " Pom-Pom " gun of 40 mm.
The UK also supplied extensive material assistance to US forces stationed in Europe, for example the USAAF was supplied with hundreds of Spitfire Mk V and Mk VIII fighter aircraft.
They also appeared in costly digital time displays used in research and military establishments, and in many early electronic desktop calculators, including the first: the Sumlock-Comptometer ANITA Mk VII of 1961 and even the first electronic telephone switchboards.
Many modelers are also looking forward to a re-release of the Mk II / Mk VI Hawker Tempest, the English Electric Canberra, RR Spey Phantom.
The platoon may also have three MAG 58 general-purpose machine guns, one M2 Browning heavy machine gun or a Mk 19 grenade launcher at its disposal.
This model also formed the basis of the UK-only Cortina Mk. III, but with different door skins and rear wing pressings to lose the " coke-bottle " styling of the Cortina.
Cortinas were also built in small numbers starting with the predecessor Cortina Mk II throughout the model serie ´ s European / east Asian lifespan under license by Korean automaker Hyundai.
The " TC2 "/ 1976-78 Cortina Mk 4 was never produced, switching instead to the " TC3 "/ Cortina 80 ( late mk IV ) bodies directly and also introducing the uniquely Argentine facelift-version of the " TC1 " fastback coupe with the " TC3 " nose and its own taillights only found on this version.
The Mk 4 RV also deployed penetration aids in the form of mylar balloons which replicated the radar signature of the Mk 4 RV.
| bombs = Total of 8, 000 lb ( 3, 628 kg ) of payload can be mounted inside the internal bomb bay and on two underwing hardpoints, with the ability to carry a variety of bombs. Typically, the internal bomb bay can hold up to 9 500 lb ( 227 kg ) bombs, or 6 1, 000 lb ( 454 kg ) bombs, or 1 4, 000 lb ( 1, 814 kg ) bomb ; while the pylons can hold 4 500 lb ( 227 kg ) bombs, or 2 1, 000 lb ( 454 kg ) bombs. Nuclear Weapons: in addition to conventional ordnance, the Canberra was also type-approved for tactical nuclear weapon delivery, including the Mk 7, B28 ( Mod 2, 70 kiloton yield ) and B57 ( as part of a joint program with the United States ) plus Red Beard and the WE. 177A ( Mod A, 10 kiloton yield ) nuclear bombs.
When the earlier Infantry Tank Mark I which was also known as " Matilda " was removed from service the Infantry Tank Mk II became known simply as the " Matilda ".
Ford also claimed improved corrosion protection on Mk. V models ; as a result, more Mk. V's have survived ; however, corrosion was still quite a problem.
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