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submachine gun |
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submachine gunLightweight automatic small-arms weapon chambered for relatively low-energy pistol cartridges and fired from the hip or shoulder. Submachine guns usually have box-type magazines that hold 10–50 cartridges, or occasionally drums holding more rounds. A short-range weapon, they are rarely effective at more than 200 yards (180 m). They can fire 650 or more rounds per minute and weigh 6–10 lbs (2.5–4.5 kg). Important types include the Thompson submachine gun, or tommy gun (patented 1920), the British Sten gun of World War II, and the later Israeli Uzi. submachine gun [¦səb·mə′shēn ‚gən] (ordnance) A type of machine gun; a short-barreled shoulder firearm using pistol-type ammunition and capable of full automatic fire. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The vest, which the Marine Corps began fielding in late 1999, includes two 4-pound inserts that protect the vital organs against 9 mm submachine-gun fire at point-blank range, said Dee Townes, project officer for Natick's Marine Corps team. Obviously, these systems are equally applicable to pistol, submachine-gun or machine-gun training; it took some time to develop circuitry which could record the shots in a burst of machine-gun fire, but it was eventually achieved. |
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