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Underwater firearm. The APS amphibious rifle, an underwater assault rifle. An underwater firearm is a firearm designed for use underwater. Underwater firearms or needleguns usually fire flechettes or spear-like bolts instead of standard bullets. These may be fired by pressurised gas. [citation needed]
The APS underwater assault rifle (APS stands for Avtomat Podvodny Spetsialnyy (Автомат Подводный Специальный) or "Special Underwater Assault Rifle") is an underwater firearm designed by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. It was adopted in 1975. Made by the Tula Arms Plant (Тульский Оружейный ...
Needlegun. The APS underwater rifle, an underwater firearm designed by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s. A needlegun, also known as a needler, flechette gun or fletcher, is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in ...
The QBS-06 is a gas-operated, rotary-bolt mechanism. [4] The QBS-06 has a capacity of 25 rounds. [1] It is chambered in 5.8×42 DBS-06 caliber. [1] It is equipped with fixed iron sights and retractable shoulder stock, made of steel wir with the furniture made from plastic. [1]
APS underwater rifle; ASM-DT amphibious rifle; Q. QBS-06 This page was last edited on 3 February 2011, at 20:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Underwater rifles (4 P) Pages in category "Underwater firearms" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Underwater Demolition Team. Patch of the Underwater Demolition Teams. The Underwater Demolition Team ( UDT ), or frogmen, were amphibious units created by the United States Navy during World War II with specialized non-tactical missions. They were predecessors of the navy's current SEAL teams .
Anti-submarine weapon. A Hedgehog depth charge launcher. An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapon is usually a projectile, missile or bomb ...