here.. i ran the specs through babelfish.. lookie
English anti-tank the gun Of me"Of boys is intended for the damage/defeat of the unarmored and lightly armored technology of enemy, his strengthenings.It was developed in the middle of 1930x years by firm Royal Of small Of arms Of fachtory Of enfiyeld, was there fixed its series production.After conducting of range tests, in 1937 gun it was accepted for the armament of the armed forces of England by the name Of me", or 0.55 to inchyu Of boys by anti- tank to the groove Of mky. also Of me"it was supplied other countries, including into Finland, where during Soviet - Finnish war 1939 - 1940 were sent 200 pieces Of me" " Of boys ".Its name " Of boys " weapon obtained into the memory about one of its chief developers, captain Boys, who died not long before the beginning of the series production Of me".
Gun semiautomatic, single-charge. The automation of recharge works due to the outlet of the part of solid-reactant gases from the bore.Bore with the shot is cut off by the rotation of the larva of lock with its setting to the combat protrusions.Stem has muzzle compensator.Nourishment by cartridges is achieved from the single-row circular magazine.The window of the receiver of store is arranged/located on top, in the taken/removed store it is shut by the special cover/cap, which is glanced to the right side of weapon.The handle of the arming of lock is arranged/located on the right side of weapon and is brought out upward, for the possibility of the arming of lock both by left and right hand.The flag of mechanical safety device/fuse is arranged/located on the left side of weapon, above the pistol handle.The back plate Of me"Of boys has thick pillow/pad for the softening of return with the shooting.The knob/arm of the transfer of weapon is attached to the back plate.Supports in the march position are added forward.The angle of their inclination/slope in the firing position is forward regulated by set screws.The sight dioptric, reversable, with distances of aimed fire to 300 and of 500 meters, it is carried out to the left side of weapon.The installation of optical sight is also possible.
Caliber 55 (ye,9"kh99 mm )
Length 1626 mm
Length of the stem 900 mm
The initial velocity of the flight of the bullet 1100 m/s
Mass without the cartridges and the store 16,3 kg
Mass with the cartridges 17,4 kg
Magazine capacity 5 cartridges
The sighting range of the shooting 300, 500 meters
anywho,
here's a site you could check out all the big guns and we'll post it on a separate topic to keep this one from complet derrailment
