Guns, Germs And Steel  Gavin Kersellius,  Scott Craig,  Matt Mahfood,  Omer Sharf

Guns in the 17 th and 18 th centuries Matt Mahfood  The 17 th and 18 th century was a prosperous time for technology.  The 18 th century had more of an advance due to the industrial revolution.  These centuries had some of the earliest versions of guns we use today.

Muskets  The 75 Caliber British Musket was a popular model used back then  They were large for a musket but production of a smaller version was quickly started  They were used in the battle of the Alamo in 1847 but invented way before

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Muskets 2  The French Charleville musket was much like the British Musket.  They both were very inaccurate but very powerful.  Their fire rates were around One shot per 15 seconds.  They were said to have a 43% hit chance when being fired by soldiers.

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Pistols  There were also many pistols that were brought in.  Some popular models were The French Flintock, The T.H. Bolton and the Watken.  The Aiulle Flintock was also a popular model.

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 World War II Weapons Gavin Kersellius

Info  World war II had a massive impact on global technology.  Its main impact was on weapons such as, Pistols and Handguns, Rifles, Machine Guns, Anti-Tank Weapons and Grenades.

Pistols and Handguns  These weapons were rarely used and thought of as back up weapons.  The most common were the;  American  M1917 Revolver   Smith & Wesson M&P  German  Walther P38  Luger P08

Pistols and Handguns  Italian  Beretta Modello 1934  Beretta Modello 1935  Japanese  Nambu Type 14   Type 26  Soviet  Nagant M1895  Tokarev TT-30/TT-33

Rifles  These guns were the “backbone” of the war and were the most commonly used  They did any job from the long range sniper shot to the close range hip fire.  Bolt-action Rifles  Sniper Rifles  Semi-Automatic Rifles  Assault Rifles

Rifles  American  M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle  M1 Garand  German  Mauser Karabiner 98 Kurz  Italian  Carcano M1891  Moschetto da Cavelleria

Rifles  Japanese  Type 38 Rifle  Type 2 Rifle  Soviet  Mosic-Nagan M1891/30, M1938, M1944  Tokarev SVT-38, SVT-40

Machine Guns  This german invention from world war I was used main for close to medium range contact.  These were simple, reliable, cheap and easily produced.  Sub Machine Guns  Light Machine Guns

Sub Machine Guns & Light Machine Guns  American  Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun  Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1  German  Maschinengewehr 1942 (MG 42)  Maschinenpistole 1938/1940 (MP-38/40)

Grenades  “The hand grenade was the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell.”

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 Omer Sharf

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile  A ballistic missile with a long range  Designed for nuclear weapons delivery  Different types of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles  Intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs)  Medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs)  Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)

Modern ICBM  Deployed from:  in missile silos  on submarines  on heavy trucks

 1975 – Present Scott Craig

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor  First stealth plane ever, most sophisticated aircraft in the world.  Exceeded USAF expectations  Operated by the US Air Force.  First operational mission: January, 2006

Specifications  TECHNICAL NOTES: Crew: One Armament: One 20mm M-61A2 Vulcan cannon with 480 rounds; internal side weapon bays can carry two AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared missiles each; and main internal weapon bays can carry either six AIM- 120C radar-guided missiles (air-to-air loadout) or two AIM-120C missiles and two 1,000-lb GBU-32 JDAMs (air-to-ground loadout) AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM- 120C Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines of approx. 35,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. Maximum speed: Approx. Mach 2.0

M1 Abrams Tank  American battle tank, delivered in to US Army in  Operators: Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia.  Depleted Uranium Armor.  Main Armament: 120mm M256 Smoothbore Gun.

Zubr Class LCAC  Largest hovercraft in the world.  In commission: Present  Russian Made.  Nine Ships Active  Operators: Greece, Russia, Ukraine  Protected against WMD’s

C-17 Globemaster III  In operation: Since 1900’s  Built by Boeing.  Primary operators: RAF, USAF, Australian AF, Canadian AF.  Widely used as it can be landed on rough terrain and fly long distances.  Durable, used for humanitarian as well as military purposes.

Capabilities and Functionality  “The C-17's ability to fly long distances and land in remote airfields in rough, land-locked regions make it a premier transporter for military, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. It can:  Take off from a 7,600-ft. airfield, carry a payload of 160,000 pounds, fly 2,400 nautical miles, refuel while in flight and land in 3,000 ft. or less on a small unpaved or paved airfield in day or night.  Carry a cargo of wheeled U.S. Army vehicles in two side-by-side rows, including the U.S. Army's main battle tank, the M-1. Three Bradley infantry-fighting vehicles comprise one load.  Drop a single 60,000-lb. payload, with sequential load drops of 110,000 lb.  Back up a two-percent slope.  Seat 54 on the sidewall and 48 in the center line.”

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