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The term you are looking for is a somewhat archaic one: CASEMENT
from Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casemate
"A casemate, sometimes rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or
armored structure from which guns are fired, originally a vaulted chamber
in a fortress. The word comes from the Italian casamatta, the etymology of
which is uncertain.
In naval gunnery a casemate is a vertical armour plate with openings for guns.
It is less protected than a gun turret and allows for a smaller field of fire."
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What is the Name for armoured shield for ships guns?
Larger guns may be fully enclosed in a TURRET, but smaller guns may have a simple SPLINTER SHIELD to help protect the crew serving that gun from shell splinters, or small arms fire
If they used armored tanks what kind did they use?
All tanks are armored; if they weren't armored they would be called self propelled guns (because they have a cannon mounted on them). It they were armored, but didn't have a gun (cannon) it would be called an armored personnel carrier. Therefore, since it's got armor & a gun, it's called a tank.
What do you do when a gun is pointed at you?
Use your girlfriend as a shield
What was the first hand held gun?
In 1718, James Puckle of London, England, showed off his new invention, the "Puckle Gun," a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock gun fitted with a multishot revolving cylinder.MistroJoe*************In the 1500's, there was a "Shield Gonne"- a metal shield that had a short barreled gun mounted at the center of the shield, and could be fired from behind the shield. An illustration of the "Shield gonne" is in the book "Firearms Curiosa" by Winant.
Is chain gun real?
Don't know about the gun you are asking about, but there IS a firearm known as a Chain Gun. The 25mm cannon used by the US military Bradley armored vehicle is a chain gun.
Is there Nerf shields?
yes there is you can get a Nerf shield to put on your gun it is called the stampede shield, or you can get a shield that comes with a n force sword
Was the M1919 Browning the most used machine gun in World War 2?
Probably not. The 1917 water cooled was still in limited use, the M2 Browning .50 was used on ships planes and armored vehicles, and other nations had their own MGs.
Can you use a gun and riot shield at the same time?
In Call of Duty, no, but in real life you could, but only if you could hold a gun and a riot shield at the same time.
Where were the Marrimacks guns located?
The guns of the Merrimac (CSS Virginia was its name) were located on the sides of the ship and at the front of the armored part There were 4 broadside guns on each side, and a pivoting gun at the front .
What does the heat shield on a gun do?
Keeps you from burning your hand on a hot barrel.
How many bullets in a 25MM hand gun?
There is no 25mm handgun. That is the size of an automatic cannon that is mounted on an armored vehicle.
What is a tank?
An armored military vehicle capable of fighting.A tank is a large armored, tracked military vehicle, armed with a large main gun and several machine guns. It is used to attack enemy troops, vehicles, and other tanks.After WW1, a Tank usually had one main gun that was mounted in a turret that could swivel and elevate.Whereas, a self-propelled artillery is a tracked vehicle that had a semi-fixed gun that had limited elevation and swivel.A tank is a large and armored military vehicle that move on treads with a large cannon and a machine gun is was slow but had many advances to make better is swivel and elevate possibleA tracked armored fighting vehicle. Tank was originally the code name for the development of a tracked, gun mounted vehicle first used in 1916 on the Somme by the British in WW1.Storage unit for liquids such as Gas Tank or water tank.A sleeveless item of clothing similar to a t-shirt.
