Bharat Rakshak

Glasgow Airport attack man dies

A badly burned man detained after the suspected terror attack at Glasgow Airport has died in a Glasgow hospital.

Kafeel Ahmed was one of two men held at the airport after a Jeep struck the terminal and burst into flames.

Brens were always British made. The original gun that the design was based upon was a Brno of Czechslovak origin (The name Bren is a concatenation of Brno and Enfield, who actually made the Bren in the UK). Even the first Bren was different from the original Brno, as it was chambered for the 303 rou...

New Chinese Submarine spotted on Google Earth

The article above also links to a larger picture of a Jin Class Chinese Submarine

KMehta - That is the Muzzle Brake (a.k.a. recoil compensator), specifically a Slanted Muzzle Brake . Muzzle brakes come in different shapes and IIRC, the original AK-47 didn't have one, but they can be easily fitted. Their purpose is fairly simple -- Normally, when an AK is fired, the barrel tends t...

Also, if you want to calculate the recoil energy of the rifle, you may want to consider this link for the formula:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_recoil

You may want to factor in the weight of the unfired cartridges in the weight of the weapon as well, for an average value.

What the hell is "ball" ammunition in this day and age? Ball ammunition is bog-standard ammo (i.e. non-tracer, non-armor piercing, non-incendiary etc.). Incidentally, it isn't necessarily spherical shaped these days either. http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/rifle/556mm_ammo.html...

Just adding a footnote to ParGha's detailed reply... Even within the same calibre (say, 5.56X45), rounds have different characteristics... such as the INSAS vs NATO std. rounds. While in most cases, different rounds with the same calibre can be used in different weapons, each round is optimized for...

@RayC: Sir, the info about the Vietnam era personalities comes from a book called "One Shot One Kill" by Charles W. Sasser and Craig Roberts. The book may be out of print (my copy is a third hand copy from an used bookstore), but I can provide scan excerpts if needed. By the way, the book ...

But several broader questions, unrelated to this thread crop up as a fallout of this particular US policy. I have my own thoughts on this - but they are all completely irelevant to this thread and will not say anything further. Their only connection to this thread may be the connection between numb...

Now, gather power from rumble strips Next time you drive on the highway, don't regard a rumble strip or speed-breaker as a nuisance. It could be running your air conditioner or water heater back home. Kanak Gogoi, a small-time supplier turned property dealer, has given concrete shape to this incred...

Swan Hunter was a famous company, well-known for some great ships. They built the RMS Mauretania (the fastest ship in the transatlantic crossing for 20 years!) and RMS Carpathia (which rescued passengers from the Titanic). They've also built HMS Ark Royal, the current flagship of the UK Navy.

Pics of Paki Day Parade:
http://ispr.gov.pk/Multimedia/23%20Mar/index.htm
http://ispr.gov.pk/images/23%20Mar%202007/ <--- Some Thandaar Pics

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http://en.rian.ru/world/20070215/60783001.html ISLAMABAD, February 15 (RIA Novosti) - A Pakistani jet fighter has crashed near the southern city of Karachi, local television reported Thursday. According to preliminary information, a bird sucked into the engine air intake might have caused the crash...

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Can SR-71 travel non-stop through the length of former SU @ supersonic speeds & @ suitable atitiude to evade SU SAMs? Some of the early pilots accounts mention flying over the former SU for photo-recon missions (though they don't mention flying length or breadth of SU) mostly at supersonic spee...

What's this got to do with the Chinese, aside from your opinion added on top of the article? Besides, there is some kind of international agreement that allows to register regional food and drink products as originating from that region and people from outside that region must use a different name, ...