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Word: weaponeering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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This is a lightweight (300 Ibs.), easily handled weapon for close support of infantry; it can fire about 30 rounds a minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Background For War: THREE TANKS OF THE KOREAN WAR | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

This is a light, mobile, dependable weapon with a rapid rate of fire (10-15 rounds a minute). It was the most used artillery weapon of World War II, can lob its shells as far as 12,500 yards. A U.S. infantry division has 54 105s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Background For War: THREE TANKS OF THE KOREAN WAR | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

...Korean war has revived an old question: What is the best way to stop a tank? The Germans, the British, the Russians and the Americans, studying the lessons of World War II, generally agreed that the best weapon against a tank is another tank. Last week, in Korea, Russian-made T-34 medium tanks were still spearheading the Communist drive southward. So far, the U.S. had no tank in the Korean fighting that was clearly superior to the T-345. Until the new tanks arrive (some are on the way), U.S. troops will have to rely largely on less effective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Background For War: THREE TANKS OF THE KOREAN WAR | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

...rocket launcher. It is handled in the field by a small crew, can knock out a tank if it hits the treads or the relatively thin side armor. One drawback: the blast which spurts from the openings in the rear of the recoilless rifle reveals the weapon's position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Background For War: THREE TANKS OF THE KOREAN WAR | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

This is the most effective U.S. antitank weapon yet used in Korea. The Big Bazooka (3.5 in.) shoots an 8½-lb. rocket whose shaped charge can penetrate about eleven inches of armor; it is used mostly for close-in fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Background For War: THREE TANKS OF THE KOREAN WAR | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

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