Häftad, Engelska, 2016
Barrett Rifle
Sniping and anti-materiel rifles in the War on Terror
Av Chris McNab
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The Barrett M82A1 and its derivatives are among the most successful sniping rifles ever manufactured.With decades in service, the short-recoil, semi-automatic system is capable of firing a devastating .50-caliber round with lethal accuracy over distances of more than 2km. Unconfirmed reports from Afghanistan in 2012 accredit the Barrett with one of history’s longest ever kills at 2,815m. This is the technical history of a rifle initially developed as a sporting firearm, but which evolved into a long-range sniping rifle and a formidable military anti-materiel tool, designed to neutralize everything from enemy vehicles to parked aircraft.Adopted by snipers across the world, the Barrett rifles saw active service in Operation Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan and have become an important addition to police, armed services, and Special Forces units alike.
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- Utgivningsdatum: 2016-03-24
- Mått: 180 x 241 x 8 mm
- Vikt: 259 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Weapon
- Antal sidor: 80
- Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Illustratör: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland
- ISBN: 9781472811011
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Chris McNab is an author and editor specializing in military history and military technology. He has published more than 40 books, and also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, magazines and newspapers.Johnny Shumate is a freelance illustrator. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.Alan Gilliland is a writer, illustrator and publisher who has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles. He won 19 awards over 19 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph.
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