Weapons & War

Technical illustrations, cutaway drawings and exploded views of military subjects. Guns, firearms, small arms and infantry support weapons; artillery, missiles and ordnance; swords and edged weapons; tactical and strategic weapons; military insignia, badges and medals; battle maps and tactical diagrams.

Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW)

Small arms are weapons designed for individual use, generally at the lower end of range of calibre for weapons of their kind–.50 calibre, or around 12 mm might be considered the upper limit for firearms.

Light weapons are also man-portable such as general purpose or heavy machine guns, or those weapons that shoot explosive projectiles or incendiary devices like grenade launchers, mortars under 100 mm (4 inches) and Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS).

By Mark Franklin, ago

Heavy Weapons

Heavy weapons are any weapons not considered small arms & light weapons (SALW). These are weapons that are too cumbersome for transportation by foot soldiers, and rely on fixed mountings on wheeled frames/vehicles, ships & submarines, aircraft or fortifications.

By Mark Franklin, ago