M1911 meaning and definition

M1911 meaning

The M1911 is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, single-action handgun. It is fed from a 7-round detachable box magazine. It fires the .45 ACP round. It was invented by John Browning in 1911, hence the name. It was the standard sidearm of the U.S. Military from 1911 to 1985, when it was replaced by the Beretta M9. However, it still in limited service with Marine Force Recon and many law informant units.

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M1911 A1 ACP meaning

Colt government model .45 pistol. UNITED STATES PROPERTY M 1911 A1 U.S.ARMY. Designed by John Browning. The original 1911 was adopted by the U.S. Army in May of 1911. In 1924 after several changes were adopted the pistol's designation was changed to the Model 1911 A1. The .45 ACP pistol served the U.S. Military through WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam until the M9 (Beretta 9mm) was adopted in 1985.

M19 SSM meaning

The M19 SSM Rocket Launcher is a man-portable and shoulder-fired rocket launcher. It has two major components, the launcher and the magazine. The magazine (the expendabe part of the system) contains two 102mm shaped-charge, high-explosive rockets. It is designed for fast, easy detachment from the launcher. The launcher contains the sighting and fire control systems.

m1a1 meaning

The current US military tank. A combination of Russian and US technology to create one extremely powerful tank.

m1a2 meaning

hes really hot, like really really hot.

m1a3 meaning

A tank that doesn't really exist. That guy is sure uneducated, the latest version of the Abrams series is the M1A2 SEP. The first version of the Abrams had stabilization to fire on the move. the M1A1 incorperated an NBC Overpressure system, not sure what this guy is talking about.

M1 Abraham meaning

The M1 Abraham is a main battle tank used by the Jewish Battalion of the United States Army. It is not to be confused with the Merkava series of tanks used by the Israeli Army.

M1 Carbine meaning

"An overgrown .22." as the American soldiers in WWII named it. Became popular with tank crews, paratroopers, and other special purpose soldiers (such as engineers, radiomen, mortar carriers, etc.) Was fully taken out of the U.S Military around the Vietnam War, and has now made its way to the hands of police forces all over the world. It is also being sold by various companies on the civilian market. It fires a .30 Carbine round, and has a barrel length of 18 inches. From the beginning of the war to the end there were over 6 million produced by many companies, alot of which are familiar to us today: IBM- Computer company (most likely converted to a war-time factory) Winchester General Motors Underwood Rock-Ola Quality Hardware Standard Products Irwin-Pederson

M1CRO meaning

British Amateur Radio (Radio Ham) Callsign of the Colchester (vhf) Contest Group.

m1dnightshadow meaning

when you run a gaming community and randomly freak out and become an asshole. Includes unpredictably pissing off your community and changing everything and being all pissed for no reason. This person may or may not have a stick up their ass.also, m1dnight

M1dy meaning

M1dy is a japanese speedcore producer who is managed by the famous Maddest chick'ndom Records record label.

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