10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANTLET»
Discover the use of
mantlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mantlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Churchill Infantry Tank 1941-51
The Churchill NA 75 was simply a Mark IV equipped with the Sherman 75mm
gun and mantlet, and represents one of the most ingenious conversions in AFV
history. It was the brainchild of Captain Percy Morrell, REME, who at the end of
1943 ...
2
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
A screen 3 inches thick was placed 23 yards in front of the mantlet, to burst the
three first rounds of shell. Two 9-feet targets, 6 yards in rear of mantlet. No. 1.
Burst 13 yards in front of the mantlet. 8 hits on mantlet. 6 through the mantlet. 10
hits ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1866
3
Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from ...
6, where a hanging mantlet to an embrasure is given.) The troops employed for
firing parties in the trenches are usually protected from the musketry of the
garrison by sand-bag loopholes along the parapets. There is usually a very great
...
4
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World ...
One the most popular styles was the mantlet, a short shawl-like mantle that
draped over the shoulders and hung down into two points at the front. The
pelerine-mantlet was long to the elbows with broad front lappets like the fichu
pelerine, but ...
5
Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from ...
Musket-balls glance off a mantlet thus placed. Figs. 1 and 2 show a method of
attaching a mantlet to the rear axle of a pontoon carriage, so as to afford cover in
placing a charge of gunpowder against a stockade or barrier. A gun limber or cart
...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, 1850
6
Panzerkampfwagen III Medium Tank 1936-44
Es, mounting a 37mm gun and twin machine guns behind an internal mantlet.
However, on this model new ventilation ducts for the track brakes had been
installed, and the covers for these were visible on the glacis plate. By now the
wisdom of ...
7
Rock Trails Snowdonia: A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology ...
If in doubt, at the expense of needing to regain some height, you can drop down
next to the fence until the slope eases and then move across and climb back up
into 'Old Mantlet'. 'Old Mantlet' is well worth the visit, for it is a much bigger cwm ...
8
Extracts from the Reports and Proceedings...
As regards the service of guns in casemates, Mr. Millard's mantlet has the the
advantage of being self-acting, whereas Captain Du Cane's mantlet requires to
be opened and closed by hand, although the operation requires but very slight ...
Great Britain. Ordnance committee, 1865
9
Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corps of ...
The mantlet formed of steel plates and hides was proposed to be suspended on
posts for boat service, aud is capable of being Tolled up when not in use, but it
must be observed that it is much heavier than the ' homogeneous ' iron plates ...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, 1858
10
The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and ...
The burning mantlet It had been decided that the Rabbi's assistant would wear a
light mantlet which the storm would lift and which ghostly hands would grip when
it floated out of the magic circle. Then the mantlet had to burst into flames on the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANTLET»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mantlet is used in the context of the following news items.
Fly-tipper who dumped rubbish weighing the same as six elephants …
Buchanan, of Mantlet Close, in Streatham Vale, was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay court costs totalling £7,413 at ... «Croydon Advertiser, May 15»
New attractions at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
This is the turret mantlet and gun barrel from a Renault FT17 tank, which was produced in large numbers. In the Second World War many of ... «Western Telegraph, Apr 15»
M60A3 in 1/72...
... with the rear hull plate and lots of other detail fittings for both the hull and the turret, including the gun barrel and the canvas covered mantlet, ... «Military Modelling, Apr 15»
Jagdpanzer IV L/70 Lang in 1/35...
Texturing on the cast gun mantlet is nicely done, and the gun barrel is moulded in one piece, so no join to deal with. The fittings for the side ... «Military Modelling, Mar 15»
T-64B Mod 1984 in 1/35...
Using a soft, flexible plastic, they provide two alternatives to use for the canvas covering to the gun mantlet, a material which is also used for a ... «Military Modelling, Feb 15»
US M103A2 heavy tank in 1/35...
There is still no mantlet cover either, which is a shame. They do however include the AN/VVS 2 searchlight to mount on it, as on the M48A3. «Military Modelling, Jan 15»
KV 85 in 1/35...
... SP release is evident in parts that remain on the sprues but which are not needed, for the track guards and the gun mantlet for that version. «Military Modelling, Jan 15»
German Army M48A2GA2 in 1/35...
This 1/35 Cold War warrior is a recent release from Revell. While unmistakably an M48, the revised gun mantlet, new 105mm main armament ... «Military Modelling, Nov 14»
Militar Fahrzeug, 4/2014...
This is a Command variant of the Leopard 1, but with the main gun removed to the mantlet looks very empty, just with the hole for the barrel ... «Military Modelling, Nov 14»
Third man charged with murder of Sebastian Jamal Hyman-Knight
Husnu Ibrahim, 30, of Mantlet Close, Streatham, and Steven Pulham, 29, of Solon New Road, Brixton, have already been charged with murder ... «Your Local Guardian, Sep 14»
