The VSS, also called the Vintorez, is a sniper rifle featuring a built-in suppresor (similar to that of the AS-Val) the weapon is loaded with heavy subsonic 9×39mm SP5 cartridges and armor-piercing SP6 cartridges. It was manufactured (created) by the Soviet company TsNIITochMash during the late 1980s. It is issued primarily to Spetsnaz units for secretive operations, a role made evident by its ability to be broken down for transport in a specially fitted case.
The way the gun operates and the silencer system used on the VSS are come from the AS assault rifle. The VSS is a gas-operated select-fire rifle. It has a long-stroke gas piston operating rod in a gas cylinder above the barrel. The weapon catch is held in its place thanks to a rotating bolt who attach themselves to the appropiate socket when needed. The VSS is striker fired. It features a cross-bolt type fire selector switch located behind the trigger, inside the trigger guard; the safety lever and the charging handle resemble those used in Kalashnikov weapons.
The skeletonized wooden stock is a more rounded version of that provided on the SVD rifle; it has a rubber shoulder pad and can be removed when the rifle is dismantled for compact storage. The forward handguard is made from a high-impact polymer. If needed, the weapon can be used in fully automatic mode using either its original 10-round magazine or the 20-round magazines from the AS rifle.
M2 flamethrower
The M2 flamethrower was an American-made portable flamethrower that was used during World War II. It was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although it could only shoot fire for around 7 seconds and the flame was only effective out to around 20–40 meters. However, with the arrival of flamethrower tanks, the need for flamethrower-carrying infantrymen to expose themselves to enemy fire was greatly reduced.
Though some M2s were sold off, the majority were scrapped (thrown away) when they were declared obsolete (uneeded).
The M2 was the WWII model had hexagonal gas caps and hourglass frames. It was also called the M2-2, M2 for the tank groups and -2 for the wand type.
The M2A1-2 is the variation of the M2 mainly used during the Korean War. These had straight sided backpack frames, vented gas caps, a cylinder sized temperature guards and a safety catch. These are much more common today than WWII models.
M2A1-7 was a flamethrower used by the American troops during the Vietnam War. It is the updated version of the M2A1-2 unit used during The Korean War.
It has four controls:
The M9A1-7 was the most common model used in Vietnam and is much lighter and easier to use. Tanks for this weapon are commonly found, but most wands were destroyed after the Vietnam war.
Some U.S. Army flamethrowers have a front handgrip with the same shape as the rear handgrip. In these models the igniter controls are on the front handgrip, arranged in the same way as the rear handgrip controls. The M2 was replaced by the M9A1-7 flamethrower which was used in Vietnam. The M9A1-7 was replaced by the M202A1 FLASH.
Wilson (movie)
Wilson is a 1944 American biographical drama movie directed by Henry King and starring Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Francis X. Bushman. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 5 Academy Awards in 1945.
Burslem
Burslem is one of the towns that is part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. The 2011 census revealed the ward had a population of 11,314 people.
Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent are the other towns that make up the city.
It is a very old town. The Domesday Book shows Burslem (then known as "Bacardeslim") as a small farming hamlet. Even as far back as the late 12th century, there was a pottery industry in the town.
The Trent & Mersey Canal flows through the west and south of the town centre.
The football club Port Vale F.C. are based in the town. They play their home games at Vale Park.
Professional darts player Phil Taylor is from Burslem.
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? is a 1968 American comedy movie directed by George Seaton and starring George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Dom DeLuise, John McMartin, Charles Lane, Thelma Ritter. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and was a box office disappoint.
Agata Karczmarzewska
Agata Karczmarzewska-Pura (born 27 June 1978) is a Polish volleyball player.
She played at the 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship, 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix, and 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix.
She played for PTPS Nafta-Gaz Piła.
The Clown Murders
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Yumika Yokoyama
Yumika Yokoyama was born on 2 March 1987 in Beijing. She studied at Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School and Waseda University. Her school friend was volleyball player Saori Kimura.
She played at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix. She wanted to play in the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, she died before the event.
She was diagnosed with cancer. She died of rhabdomyosarcoma on 17 April 2008, aged 21.
She wrote a book, . It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010.
Shaolin Chamber of Death
Shaolin Chamber of Death () (Shao Lin mu ren xiang) is a 1976 Hong Kong action movie directed by Chen Chi-Hwa and starring Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang Lee, Yuen Biao, Lo Wei, Tien Miao, Chiang Kam. It was distributed by Lo Wei Productions.
Mihoko Tsutsui
Mihoko Tsutsui (筒井 視穂子, born 6 December 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player. She played at the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2014 FIVB Women's Club World Championship.
She played for Hisamitsu Springs.
Verónica Contreras
Verónica Contreras Flores (born 8 June 1977) is a Peruvian volleyball player.
She played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup.
In 2012/13, she won the Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino championship. She played for Regatas Lima, AD A Pinguela, CV Universidad César Vallejo, and CV Deportivo Géminis.
Moonraker (movie)
Moonraker is a 1979 British French American science fiction spy action movie directed by Lewis Gilbert and is the 11th movie in the "James Bond" franchise. It stars Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Geoffrey Keen, Lois Maxwell. It was distributed by United Artists and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1980.
Tatiana Smyrnidou
Tatiana Smyrnidou (born 21 June 1995) is a Greek volleyball player.
She played at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
She played for Filathlitikos Thessaloniki.
Claude Klee
Claude B. Klee (born 1931, died April 3, 2017) was an French biochemist. She was awarded a 1991 Presidential Executive Rank Award. In 1992, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
She graduated from the University of Marseille. She studied with M. Staehelin. She worked with Herbert Tabor, Louis Sokoloff, and Maxine Singer. She worked at the National Cancer Institute.
Fernanda Gritzbach
Fernanda Gritzbach (born 10 January 1984 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She played at the 2003 Pan American Games and 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.
She played for CV Logroño. In 2019-20, she was MVP of the Iberdrola League.
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