05-11-2003, 02:22
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Books
1984 by George Orwell
A satire on the horrors of totalitarianism, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society run by Big Brother where people are made to conform to orthodoxy by the Thought Police. Winston Smith yearns for truth and liberty, but he comes to realize that he cannot outwit the forces at work.
Cost: £5.59/$10/E 8
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Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is the tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive.
Cost: £6.39/$10.73/E 9.33
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.
Cost: £3.99/$6.70/E 5.83
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The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer
The classic epic poems, telling of the Trojan War and Odysseus's ten year voyage home.
Cost: £16.39/$27.53/E 23.95
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Military Devices
Firearms
L85A3 Assault Rifle
While externally indentical to the L8A2, the L8A3 has much greater reliability. Reliability problems plauged the earlier models. Overall, an excellent compact bullpup assault rifle.
On its introduction, the L85 Individual Weapon (IW) proved so accurate that the Army marksmanship tests had to be redesigned.
It is widely regarded as the most accurate assault rifle in the world.
Calibre: 5.56 mm
Weight: 4.98 kg (with loaded magazine and optical sight)
Length: 785 mm
Barrel Length: 518 mm
Muzzle Velocity: 940 m/s
Feed: 30 round magazine
Effective Range: 400 m
Cyclic Rate of Fire: 610-775 rounds per minute
Cost: £476/$800/E 696
Side View
http://world.guns.ru/assault/l85a2.jpg
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/sa80.1.jpg
UGL
The new Under slung Grenade Launcher (UGL), designed to be mounted beneath the barrel of the L8A3, will be issued to each fire team, replacing the Rifle Grenade General Service (RGGS) and 51mm mortar – significantly reducing the ammunition load the infantry section carries, while enhancing its capabilities. The UGL is able to fire 40mm High Explosive (HE), smoke and illuminating rounds out to a range of 350 m to destroy, obscure or indicate enemy positions.
Cost: £120/$200/E 174
L86A2 Light Support Weapon
A squad level support weapon based on the L85A3.
Calibre: 5.56 mm
Weight: 6.58 kg (with loaded magazine and optical sight)
Length: 900 mm
Barrel Length: 646 mm
Muzzle Velocity: 970 m/s
Feed: 30 round magazine
Effective Range: 1000m
Cyclic Rate of Fire: 610-775 rounds per minute.
Cost: £536/$900/E 782
Side View
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/lsw.1.jpg
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/lsw.2.jpg
L1A1 Heavy Machine Gun
The powerful L1A1 12.7 mm Heavy Machinegun (HMG) is an updated version of the Browming M2 'Fifty-cal' - recognised as one of the finest heavy machineguns ever developed. Currently, the HMG provides intergral close-range support from a ground mount tripod or fitted to a Landrover TUM using a Weapon Mount Installation Kit (WMIK) and a variety of sighting systems. The performance of the HMG has recently been enhanced with a new 'soft mount' (to limit recoil and improve accuracy) and a quick change barrel.
Calibre: 12.7mm
Weight: 38.15kg (gun only)
Length: 1,656mm
Barrel Length: 1,143
Muzzle Velocity: 915 m/s
Feed: 50 round disintegrating belt
Effective range: 2000m
Cyclic rate of fire: 485 - 635 rounds per minute
Cost: £892/$1500/E 1305
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/_5mg.2.jpg
GPMG
The General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) can be used as a light weapon, mounted on a bipod. It can also be seen in a sustained fire role, mounted on atripod and fitted with the C2 optical sight.
Calibre: 7.62mm
Weight: 13.85kg (gun plus 50 round belt)
Length: 1230mm (light role)
Barrel length: 629mm
Muzzle velocity: 838m/s
Feed: 100-round disintergrating-link belt
Effective range: 800m light role, 1800m sustained fire role (tracer burn out at 1100m)
Cyclic rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute
Cost: £595/$1000/E 870
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/gpmg.1.jpg
L96/L115A1 Sniper Rifles
Designed to aceive first-round hit at 600m and harassing fire out to 1100m, the superb Accuracy International L96 sniper rifle has been upgraded with a new x3-x12 x 50 sight and spotting scope. Selected units also field the L115A1 Long range Rifle (LRR), which fires an 8.59mm bullet, heavier than the 7.62mm round of the L96 and less likely to be deflected over extremely long ranges.
L96
Calibre: 7.62mm
Weight: 6.5kg
Length: (adjustable) 1124-1194mm
Muzzle velocity: 838m/s
Feed: 10-round box
Effective range: 900m, harassing fire 1100m
Cost: £595/$1000/E 870
L115A1
Calibre: 8.59mm
Weight: 6.8kg
Length: 1300mm
Muzzle velocity: 936m/s
Feed: 5-round box
Effective range: 1100m plus
Cost: £745/$1250/E 1087
Side View, L96
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/l96.jpg
Side View, L115A1
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/ai_sm.jpg
L16A2 81mm Mortar
Calibre: 81mm
Weight: 37.94k
Barrel length: 1280mm
Muzzle Velocity: 225m/s
Max Range HE: 5,650m
Rate of Fire: 15 rounds per minute
Cost: £5951/$10000/E 8698
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_81m.jpg
LAW
The Light Anti-armour Weapon (LAW) is a 94mm,disposable, one-man-portable, High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) rocket system capable of destroying armoured targets at ranges up to 500m. A built-in spotting rifle and low-light sight increase the weapons accuracy.
Effective Range: up to 500m;
Impact Sensor: scrub and foliage proof;
Launcher length: (firing mode) 1.5m;
Launcher Length: (carrying mode) 1m;
Carrying Weight: 10kg;
Projectile Diameter: 94mm;
Temp Range: -46 to + 65 C;
Rear Danger Area: 20m.
Cost: £2083/$3500/E 3044
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_law.jpg
Uniforms
All are available in the following colours:
Woodland Camo
Desert Camo
Urban Camo
Olive Green
Black
Khacki
Navy Blue
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/webbing.3.jpg
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_eq.jpg
Jacket/Pants Combo: £30/$50/E 44
Boots: £27/$45/E 40
Kevlar Vest: £238/$400/E 348
Kevlar Helmet: £119/$200/E 174
Backpack: £27/$45/E 40
Personal Role Radio
Personal Role Radio
The Personal Role Radio (PRR) is a small transmitter-receiver that allows infantry soldiers tom communicate over short distances - even through thick cover or the walls of buildings - without shouting, hand signals or relaying messages. PRR enables section commanders to react quickly,aggressivly and efficiently to rapidly changing situations including contact with the enemy - greatly increasing the effectiveness of infantry fire teams. PRR is issued to every member of an eight-strong infantry section, and will be available to othr troops in due course.
Weight 1.5kg
Length 380mm (longest dimension)
Battery Life 20 hours continuous use
Range 500m
Channels 256
Cost: £60/$100/E 87
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/cs/PRR.jpg
Books
1984 by George Orwell
A satire on the horrors of totalitarianism, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society run by Big Brother where people are made to conform to orthodoxy by the Thought Police. Winston Smith yearns for truth and liberty, but he comes to realize that he cannot outwit the forces at work.
Cost: £5.59/$10/E 8
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/014027877X.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is the tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive.
Cost: £6.39/$10.73/E 9.33
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0099477319.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.
Cost: £3.99/$6.70/E 5.83
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0141439564.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer
The classic epic poems, telling of the Trojan War and Odysseus's ten year voyage home.
Cost: £16.39/$27.53/E 23.95
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0147712556.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Military Devices
Firearms
L85A3 Assault Rifle
While externally indentical to the L8A2, the L8A3 has much greater reliability. Reliability problems plauged the earlier models. Overall, an excellent compact bullpup assault rifle.
On its introduction, the L85 Individual Weapon (IW) proved so accurate that the Army marksmanship tests had to be redesigned.
It is widely regarded as the most accurate assault rifle in the world.
Calibre: 5.56 mm
Weight: 4.98 kg (with loaded magazine and optical sight)
Length: 785 mm
Barrel Length: 518 mm
Muzzle Velocity: 940 m/s
Feed: 30 round magazine
Effective Range: 400 m
Cyclic Rate of Fire: 610-775 rounds per minute
Cost: £476/$800/E 696
Side View
http://world.guns.ru/assault/l85a2.jpg
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/sa80.1.jpg
UGL
The new Under slung Grenade Launcher (UGL), designed to be mounted beneath the barrel of the L8A3, will be issued to each fire team, replacing the Rifle Grenade General Service (RGGS) and 51mm mortar – significantly reducing the ammunition load the infantry section carries, while enhancing its capabilities. The UGL is able to fire 40mm High Explosive (HE), smoke and illuminating rounds out to a range of 350 m to destroy, obscure or indicate enemy positions.
Cost: £120/$200/E 174
L86A2 Light Support Weapon
A squad level support weapon based on the L85A3.
Calibre: 5.56 mm
Weight: 6.58 kg (with loaded magazine and optical sight)
Length: 900 mm
Barrel Length: 646 mm
Muzzle Velocity: 970 m/s
Feed: 30 round magazine
Effective Range: 1000m
Cyclic Rate of Fire: 610-775 rounds per minute.
Cost: £536/$900/E 782
Side View
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/lsw.1.jpg
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/lsw.2.jpg
L1A1 Heavy Machine Gun
The powerful L1A1 12.7 mm Heavy Machinegun (HMG) is an updated version of the Browming M2 'Fifty-cal' - recognised as one of the finest heavy machineguns ever developed. Currently, the HMG provides intergral close-range support from a ground mount tripod or fitted to a Landrover TUM using a Weapon Mount Installation Kit (WMIK) and a variety of sighting systems. The performance of the HMG has recently been enhanced with a new 'soft mount' (to limit recoil and improve accuracy) and a quick change barrel.
Calibre: 12.7mm
Weight: 38.15kg (gun only)
Length: 1,656mm
Barrel Length: 1,143
Muzzle Velocity: 915 m/s
Feed: 50 round disintegrating belt
Effective range: 2000m
Cyclic rate of fire: 485 - 635 rounds per minute
Cost: £892/$1500/E 1305
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/_5mg.2.jpg
GPMG
The General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) can be used as a light weapon, mounted on a bipod. It can also be seen in a sustained fire role, mounted on atripod and fitted with the C2 optical sight.
Calibre: 7.62mm
Weight: 13.85kg (gun plus 50 round belt)
Length: 1230mm (light role)
Barrel length: 629mm
Muzzle velocity: 838m/s
Feed: 100-round disintergrating-link belt
Effective range: 800m light role, 1800m sustained fire role (tracer burn out at 1100m)
Cyclic rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute
Cost: £595/$1000/E 870
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/gpmg.1.jpg
L96/L115A1 Sniper Rifles
Designed to aceive first-round hit at 600m and harassing fire out to 1100m, the superb Accuracy International L96 sniper rifle has been upgraded with a new x3-x12 x 50 sight and spotting scope. Selected units also field the L115A1 Long range Rifle (LRR), which fires an 8.59mm bullet, heavier than the 7.62mm round of the L96 and less likely to be deflected over extremely long ranges.
L96
Calibre: 7.62mm
Weight: 6.5kg
Length: (adjustable) 1124-1194mm
Muzzle velocity: 838m/s
Feed: 10-round box
Effective range: 900m, harassing fire 1100m
Cost: £595/$1000/E 870
L115A1
Calibre: 8.59mm
Weight: 6.8kg
Length: 1300mm
Muzzle velocity: 936m/s
Feed: 5-round box
Effective range: 1100m plus
Cost: £745/$1250/E 1087
Side View, L96
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/l96.jpg
Side View, L115A1
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/ai_sm.jpg
L16A2 81mm Mortar
Calibre: 81mm
Weight: 37.94k
Barrel length: 1280mm
Muzzle Velocity: 225m/s
Max Range HE: 5,650m
Rate of Fire: 15 rounds per minute
Cost: £5951/$10000/E 8698
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_81m.jpg
LAW
The Light Anti-armour Weapon (LAW) is a 94mm,disposable, one-man-portable, High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) rocket system capable of destroying armoured targets at ranges up to 500m. A built-in spotting rifle and low-light sight increase the weapons accuracy.
Effective Range: up to 500m;
Impact Sensor: scrub and foliage proof;
Launcher length: (firing mode) 1.5m;
Launcher Length: (carrying mode) 1m;
Carrying Weight: 10kg;
Projectile Diameter: 94mm;
Temp Range: -46 to + 65 C;
Rear Danger Area: 20m.
Cost: £2083/$3500/E 3044
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_law.jpg
Uniforms
All are available in the following colours:
Woodland Camo
Desert Camo
Urban Camo
Olive Green
Black
Khacki
Navy Blue
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/webbing.3.jpg
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/pw/images/pw_eq.jpg
Jacket/Pants Combo: £30/$50/E 44
Boots: £27/$45/E 40
Kevlar Vest: £238/$400/E 348
Kevlar Helmet: £119/$200/E 174
Backpack: £27/$45/E 40
Personal Role Radio
Personal Role Radio
The Personal Role Radio (PRR) is a small transmitter-receiver that allows infantry soldiers tom communicate over short distances - even through thick cover or the walls of buildings - without shouting, hand signals or relaying messages. PRR enables section commanders to react quickly,aggressivly and efficiently to rapidly changing situations including contact with the enemy - greatly increasing the effectiveness of infantry fire teams. PRR is issued to every member of an eight-strong infantry section, and will be available to othr troops in due course.
Weight 1.5kg
Length 380mm (longest dimension)
Battery Life 20 hours continuous use
Range 500m
Channels 256
Cost: £60/$100/E 87
Action Shot
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/cs/PRR.jpg