In U. S. service, the M16 assault rifle replaced the M14 as the standard infantry weapon, although the M14 continued to be used by designated marksmen.

Data obtained from this test, and others culminated in the eventual deployment of the highest yielding US nuclear weapon known, and as a side, the highest Yield-to-weight weapon ever made a three-stage thermonuclear weapon, with a maximum ' dirty ' yield of 25-megatons designated as the B41 nuclear bomb, which was to be carried by U. S. Air Force bombers until it was decommissioned ; this weapon was never fully tested.

The weapon guides on reflected laser energy: the seeker detects the reflected light (" sparkle ") of the designating laser, and actuates the canards to guide the bomb toward the designated point.

The reflected laser light from the target is then detected by the seeker head of the weapon, which sends signals to the weapon's control surfaces to guide it toward the designated point.

On the other hand, soldiers of the United States Army carrying the M249 SAW are designated automatic riflemen, and the weapon itself an automatic rifle — even though it is a full-automatic firearm, normally classified as a squad automatic weapon ( SAW ) or light machine gun.

The Micro Tavor ( MTAR-21 ), also designated X95 and sometimes called Tavor-2, is a stand-alone extremely compact weapon specifically designed for special forces units, as well as military personnel who are normally not issued long assault rifles.

They differ in that they use a non-Arabic number system on the tangent sight and the weapon is designated in this number system in the Islamic calendar year " 1314 " rather than the Gregorian calendar year " 1896 / 1897 ".

In use, the weapon would be driven into the field and fired from behind cover, aiming at a designated location from a forward team.

In the 1990s, an even more compact personal defence weapon variant of the R5 was developed for armored vehicle crews, designated the R6, which has a further reduced barrel and a shortened gas cylinder and piston assembly.

While cavalry carrying this weapon were usually specifically designated as lancers or uhlans, in some instances the front rank troopers of hussar or dragoon regiments were also armed with lances.

The United States Air Force awards a single ribbon, known as the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, for an expert qualification on either the M-16 rifle, M-4 Carbine or the individuals AFSC's ( duty ) designated handgun weapon.

This project is designated the Article 180, and is in effect a mid-life upgrade for the weapon.

The Squad Advanced Marksman and his weapon, the Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle, was the product of extensive experimentation by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory ( MCWL ) of the addition of a designated marksman to a Marine squad.

The weapon was designed at the Kurchatov Institute — at the time officially known as " Laboratory № 2 ," but designated as the " office " or " base " in internal documents — starting in April 1946.

The army designated the weapon the Flare Projector Caliber. 45 hence the designation FP-45.

The CBU-97 in conjunction with the Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser guidance tail kit, which converts it to a precision-guided weapon, is designated CBU-105.

The S-5 ( first designated ARS-57 ) is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force and used by military aircraft against ground area targets.

They designed a new type of weapon to fulfill the requirements, which was designated the Maschinenpistole 18 / I.

This new bomb computer was revolutionary in that the release command for the bomb was given by the computer, not the pilot ; the pilot designated the target using the radar or other targeting system, then " consented " to release the weapon, and the computer then did so at a calculated " release point " some seconds later.

The resulting weapon was introduced in 1939, and designated as MAC 1934 M39.

Scottish law also provides for a more serious charge of aggravated assault on the basis of such factors as severity of injury, the use of a weapon, or Hamesuken ( to assault a person in his own home ).

Hijackers also have used aircraft as a weapon to target particular locations ( notably during the September 11, 2001 attacks ).

An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon ( SPAA ) or self-propelled air defense system ( SPAD ), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability.

The increased space and reduced weight of the turretless design also allowed for the mounting of a larger weapon and heavier frontal armour on any given chassis.

An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon ( SPAA ) or self-propelled air defense system ( SPAD ), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability.

Dürer also appears to have been collecting for his own cabinet of curiosities, and he sent back to Nuremberg various animal horns, a piece of coral, some large fish fins, and a wooden weapon from the East Indies.

Artillery may also refer to a system of applied scientific research relating to the design, manufacture and employment of artillery weapon systems although, in general, the terms ballistics and ordnance are more commonly employed in this sense.

It was perceived as requiring two enemies to agree not to deploy a potentially useful weapon, deliberately to maintain the balance of power and as such, was also taken as confirmation of the Soviet adherence to the MAD doctrine.

A lance is formerly a weapon of war and it was also used to kill large marine animals after it has already been harpooned.

With the failure of both the RAT-A and RAT-B programs, RAT-C was redesigned from a stand-off nuclear ASW weapon to one that could use not only a nuclear depth charge but also homing ASW torpedo.

A baldric ( also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as some other, mostly rare or obsolete, variations ) is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon ( usually a sword ) or other implement such as a bugle or drum.

* In manga, Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King, Ryu possesses a wooden sword and uses it as his main weapon, and for that reason he is also known as Bokuto no Ryu ( Wooden Sword Ryu ).

Later identified as a member of the Official IRA, this man was also photographed in the act of drawing his weapon, but was apparently not seen or targeted by the soldiers.

A shorter weapon was more convenient when riding in a truck, armored personnel carrier, helicopter or aircraft, and also when engaged in close-range combat.

Along with polearm weapons made from farming equipment, the crossbow was also a weapon of choice for insurgent peasants such as the Taborites.

The native Montagnards of Vietnam's Central Highlands were also known to have used crossbows, as both a tool for hunting, and later, an effective weapon against the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.

The term cannon is also used for autocannon, a modern repeating weapon firing explosive projectiles.

Logan also revealed that the real reason Xavier asked him to join the X-Men was that Charles " needed a weapon.

In the 1960s and 1970s, documentary film was often conceived as a political weapon against neocolonialism and capitalism in general, especially in Latin America, but also in a changing Quebec society.

There is also an extra weapon known as the ' Expander ' which is only available in the Atomic edition of the game.

The baselard was considered an intermediate between a short sword and a long dagger, and became popular also as a civilian weapon.

But Fermi also participated in preliminary work on the hydrogen bomb at Los Alamos as a consultant, and along with Stanislaw Ulam, calculated that the amount of tritium needed for Edward Teller's model of a thermonuclear weapon would be prohibitive, and a fusion reaction could not be assured to propagate even with this large quantity of tritium.

The weapon used also affects the match.

In military use, the standard hand cannon was tremendously powerful, while also being somewhat useless due to relative inability of the gunner to aim the weapon, or control the ballistic properties of the projectile.

* American M1919 Browning machine gun: originally chambered for. 30-06 Springfield but has since been converted to a variety of calibers ; it was used as an infantry weapon ( light and support roles ) and also mounted on a variety of vehicles, aircraft and naval platforms.