Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle. Well talk about the american m4 median tank and its one of the more prolific tanks of the Second World War. This particular example was one of the earlier versions. This is the m4, a3 tank. This one is armed with a 75 millimeter main gun and if we look to the commanders weapon station here its also got the caliber 50 machine gun up top where the commander is, and it also has two n1919 machine guns and one of them is mounted with the main gun and the other is mounted here up in the front of the tank, and this one is manned by the bow gunner, and if you take a look at the bow gun. He can move that up and down and he can make sure it works. So that n 19 is from trprotrudi hes got his ammunition there and the catch bag to catch the shell casings as they come out. [ shots fired ] if you look at the top of the hatch right over his right shoulder here, there is a per scope that goes in there, and just as the name implies it fits through that spa
Good morning. Im one of the volunteers at the Army Heritage and Education Center here in carlisle. Were going to talk about the m4 medium tank, probably one of the most prolific tanks. This particular example was the m4a3 tank. It has a 75 millimeter main gun. If we move to the commanders weapons station, it has the caliber 50 machine gun up top. It also has two m19 1930 guns. One is mown are mounted here up in front of the tank manned by the bow gunner. He can show you the wall the ball further red work. That is caliber machine gun is protruding through this armored bought ball mount here. Theres a periscope that goes in there. Its just as the name applies, a prismatic periscope that sticks up through that spate, and inside that periscope has a lens with a reticle. This is mounted coaxially, and he haus switchology in his crew station to control, fire the main gun, and theres a switch to fire the machine gun. Hes ranging that through a similar setup. The periscope comes up from inside
Weapon station here, its also got the caliber 50 machine gun where the commander is and it also has two m19 machine guns one mounted with the main gun and the other is mounted here up in the front of the tank. This is manned by the bow gunner. He can move that up and down. That m191930 machine gun is protruding through the ball mount here. You got the workings of the gun. Got his ammunition back there and catch bag to catch the shell casings as they come out. You look at the top of the hatch over his right shoulder there, there is a periscope that goes in there. It is a prismatic periscope that sticks up and inside that periscope is a lens and he uses that to fire the machine gun. This one here is another machine gun, the other m1919. This is mounted with the main gun so tell investigates, depresses, turns with the tarrot. This is controlled by the gunner and he has switchology in his station to fire the main gun and the machine gun and esranging that through a similar set up you can s
This footage shows the fateful moment. Ill go on the run 50 other students had commandeered public buses to get back to the college after a demonstration such actions arent unusual in parts of mexico. Suddenly police stop the bus and then open fire on the arm students hit by a bullet fell to the ground. 6 students were shot dead 2 more were seriously wounded. 43 students all the age between 18 and 23 were abducted theyve never been seen since just like thousands of others in mexico. A number of Police Officers were subsequently arrested accused of carrying out the murders a number of the weapons used in those crimes were German Military grade 36 assault rifles. Made by a heckler and koch. But the German Government hadnt approved their export to this region. Were. It all began in 2005 german arms manufacturer heckler and koch wanted to export thousands of g 36. 00 assault rifles to mexico along with submachine guns so the company submitted an application to the German Economics Ministry
Suddenly Police Stopped the bus and then opened fire on the arm students hit by a bullet although fell to the ground. 6 students were shot dead 2 more were seriously wounded. 43 students all the age between 18 and 23 were abducted theyve never been seen since just like thousands of others in mexico. A number of Police Officers were subsequently arrested accused of carrying out the murders a number of the weapons used in those crimes were German Military grade 36 assault rifles made by a heckler and koch. But the German Government hadnt approved their export to this region. It all began in 2005 german arms manufacturer heckler and koch wanted to export thousands of g 36. 00 assault rifles to mexico along with submachine guns so the company submitted an application to the German Economics Ministry in berlin. But the Foreign Ministry expressed concern citing Human Rights Violations by Mexican Security forces including abductions and murder and get it all and other states. The Economics Mi