UPDATES 2008
05 Oct 08
In US Tanks, the Chrysler M-47 Patton has been updated and expanded.
In Pistol, Revolver, & SMG Rounds, the 6.35mm Tula and .45 Hirtenberger rounds have been added.
In Polish Pistols, the Radom P-64, Radom P-83 and Radom Wz/35 have been updated. The WITU WIST-94 has been added.
Lots of Russian Pistols updates. The PM Makarov has been updated. The MR-443 Grach, OTs-23 Drotik, OTs-27 (PSA) Berdysh, OTs-33 (SBZ-2) Pernach, P-9 Gurza, and P-96 have been replaced by the Yarygin PYa, Tula OTs-23 Drotik, TSKIB SOO OTs-27 (PSA) Berdysh, TSKIB SOO OTs-33 Pernatch, Serdjukov SPS and Tula P-96 entries respectively. They have been updated and/or expanded.
24 Sep 08
In US Tanks, The Chrysler/GDLS M-60 has been updated and expanded.
In Pistol, Revolver, & SMG Rounds, the .224 BOZ, 4.6mm Radway, 7.62mm M-48, and 7.62mm Type64/Type 84 rounds have been added.
In US Air-to-Air Missiles, the Hughes AIM-4/AIM-26 and the Raytheon AIM-7 entries have been updated (and are now under their manufacturers' names).
In Chinese Pistols, the Norinco Type 77 and Type 80 have been updated.
In Croatian Pistols, the IMM HS-2000 has been updated.
In French Pistols, the MAB Model P, MAS Mle 1950, and PAMAS G1 have been updated.
In German Pistols H-K, the Heckler & Koch HK-4, Mk 23 OHWS, and P-2000 have been updated.
In German Pistols N-Z, the Walther PP Super entry has been folded into the general Walther PP/PPK entry.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta Cougar 8000 and Beretta M-92 Series have been updated.
In Italian Pistols - Bernardelli, the Bernardelli P-018 and P.ONE entries have been unified and updated.
In US Pistols - Springfield, the Springfield XD has been updated and expanded.
In Brazilian Revolvers - Taurus, the Taurus 44 Ten Tracker-B has been updated and expanded.
In German Special Purpose Firearms, the Heckler & Koch P-11 has been updated.
In US Submachineguns J-Z, the TDI Kriss Super V has been added.
10 Sep 08
In Pistol, Revolver, & SMG Rounds, the .45 Super round has been added.
In US Tracked APCs, the AAVP-7A1 entry has been replaced by the FMC LVTP-7/AAVP-7 entry, updated, and expanded.
In German Assault Rifles, the MKb-42(W) and the MP-43/MP-44 (StG-44) entries have been replaced with the Walther MKb-42(W) and Haenel MKb-42(H)/MP-43/MP-44 (StG-44) entries, respectively. They are also updated.
In German Battle Rifles, the FG-42 entry has been replaced by the Rheinmetall FG-42 entry. The Walther Gew-41(W) entry and the Walther Gew-43 have been combined into one entry, and updated.
In German Machineguns, the Maxim MG-08 has been updated.
In Belgian Pistols, the FN Forty-Nine has been updated.
In Hungarian Pistols, the FEG AP-9 entry has replaced the former AP-9, Model R, and R-61 entries, and is updated.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta M-1915 entry has replaced the M-1915/1919 entry and M-1923 entry, and is updated.
In Italian Revolvers A-C, the Bodeo M-1889 has been updated.
In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 10-30, the Smith & Wesson 10 Military & Police entry has been updated and expanded. The Smith & Wesson 14, 15, 16, and 17 entries have been combined, updated, and expanded.
In Belgian Pump-Action Shotguns, the Browning BPS-SP has been updated.
In US Double & Single-Barrel Shotguns A-G, the Charles Daly 105 has been added.
In German Sniper Rifles, the Mauser M-86 has been updated.
In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles J-K, the Kimber 8400 has been updated.
In US Bolt-Action Sporting Rifles - Remington, the Remington Five has been updated and expanded.
10 Aug 08
In US Tracked APCs, the M-113 has been totally re-written and greatly expanded.
In Finnish Automatic Rifles, the Valmet M-78 has been added.
In Czech Assault Rifles, the VZ-52 has been updated.
In Finnish Assault Rifles, the Valmet M-60 has been updated, and the various variants of the M-60 have been consolidated into one entry.
In Czech Battle Rifles, the VZ-98/22 has been updated and expanded, and combined with the VZ-33 and VZ-98/29 entries. The ZK-420 has been updated.
In French Battle Rifles, the M-1886 "Lebel" and St. Etienne MAS-36 have been updated.
In German Battle Rifles, the Mauser FSK-15 has been added. The Mauser Gew-98 and Kar-98 entries have been combined and updated.
In US Battle Rifles A-L, the Bushmaster .450 has been added.
In Danish Machineguns, the Madsen-Saetter has been updated.
In Danish Pistols, the Bergmann-Bayard has been updated.
In Finnish Pistols, the Lahti L/35 has been updated.
In French Pistols, the Le Francaise Model 28 Military has been updated. The MAB Model A/B has been added, and the MAB Model D has been incorporated into the MAB Model C/D entry. The MAB Model P entry has replaced the PA-15 entry.
In German Pistols H-K, the Heckler & Koch VP-70 has been updated.
In German Pistols L-M, the Langenhan has been updated.
In German Pistols N-Z, the Rheinmetall Dreyse has replaced the former Dreyse entry. The Sauer M-30 Behorden entry is now a part of the Sauer M-1913 entry. The Walther P-38/P-1 entry has been updated.
In German Revolvers K-Z, the Reichs Revolver was added.
In Finnish Submachineguns, the Suomi m/31 and m/44 have been updated.
In French Submachineguns, the MAS-38 was updated.
In German Submachineguns, the Erma EMP was updated. The Erma MP-38, Erma MP-40 and Schmeisser MP-41 entries have been consolidated and expanded. The Hanel MP-18 and the Schmeisser MP-28 have been folded into one entry and expanded.
In US Sniper Rifles T-Z, the Tactical Rifles M-40A1 has been updated.
29 Jun 08
In US Tracked APCs, the M-2 Bradley has been totally re-done.
In Belgian Automatic Rifles, the FN M-1930 has been updated.
In US Assault Rifles R-Z, the Robinson Arms XCR has been updated.
In Brazilian Battle Rifles, the Itajuba Mauser M-1894 has been updated.
In Belgian Pistols, the Browning M-1903 has been updated. The Browning M-1910 has been updated, and now includes the M-1910/22 and M-125.
In US Pistols K, the Kimber SIS has been added.
In Belgian Revolvers, a Belgian Nagant Revolvers entry has been added, and the FN Barracuda has been updated.
In International Semiautomatic Sporting Rifles, the American Tactical Imports GSG-5 has been added.
In Belgian Submachineguns, the Vigneron M-2 has been updated.
22 May 08
In US Tanks, the GDLS M-1 Abrams entry has been updated (a LOT).
In Best Grenade Launchers That Never Were, the Alliant Techsystems XM-25 has been added.
A new page, Best Rocket Launchers that Never Were, had been added, with the McDonnell Douglas Scorpion UFW being moved here from the US Grenade Launchers page and rewritten.
In Best Submachineguns That Never Were, the AAI 18.5mm Submachinegun Feasibility Model was added.
In US Grenade Launchers, the M-203 entry has been replaced with the expanded AAI/Colt/RM Equipment M-203 entry, and the M-79 has been replaced with the expanded TRW M-79 entry. The Milkor USA M-32 has been added.
In Belgian Submachineguns, the FN P-90 Personal Defense Weapon has been updated.
In Finnish Submachineguns, the GG-95 entry has been replaced by the Jati/GG-95 entry and updated.
In German Submachineguns, the Heckler & Koch MP-7 has been updated.
In US Submachineguns J-Z, the KAC PDW has been added.
13 Apr 08
In Austrian Assault Rifles, the Steyr AUG has been updated.
In French Assault Rifles, the St. Etienne FA-MAS has been updated.
In German Assault Rifles, the Heckler & Koch G-36 entry has been updated.
In Indian Assault Rifles, the IOFB Zittara has been added.
In Israeli Assault Rifles, the IMI Galil and IMI TAR-21 Tavor have been updated. The STAR-21 (formerly found under Israeli Sniper Rifles) and the MTAR 9mm (formerly the IMI Tavor 2 entry in Israeli Submachineguns) have also been moved to the IMI TAR-21 Tavor entry for the sake of completeness. The "Sawn-Off" CAR-15 (Mekut'zrar) has been added.
In Russian Assault Rifles, the Kalashnikov AK-74 has been updated.
In US Assault Rifles A-C, the Colt M-16-Based Short Assault Rifles entry has been updated.
In German Automatic Rifles, the Heckler & Koch MG-36 entry (formerly the "Heckler & Koch G-36 SAW" entry) has been updated to reflect the proper designation of the weapon.
In Argentine Battle Rifles, the "Argentine (FMAP) FALs (FSL Series)" entry has been re-titled to "FM Rosario FAL (FSL Series)," and updated. The FMA Modele 1891 and FMA Modele 1909 have also been updated.
In Belgian Battle Rifles, the FN M-1949 has been updated.
In Argentine Pistols, the Ballester Molina and FM Rosario Hi-Power Militar have been updated.
In Austrian Pistols, Glock 9mm Parabellum Pistols have been updated.
In Belgian Pistols, the FN Five-seveN has been updated.
In German Pistols H-K, the Heckler & Koch USP has been updated.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta M-93R has been updated.
In Russian Pistols, the APS Stechkin has been updated.
In Swiss Pistols, the SiG-Sauer P-220 entry has been updated, and now includes the P-225 as well. The SiG-Sauer P-226 and P-228/229/239 entry have been updated.
In US Pistols B, the Beretta USA M-9 entry has been added.
In Austrian Submachineguns, the former Steyr-Solothurn MP-34 entry has been replaced by the Strye-Solothurn MP-30 entry, and updated.
In German Submachineguns, the Heckler & Koch MP-5 entry has been updated, and now includes the former MP-5/10 and MP-5/40 entries; in addition, the HK-94 entry (formerly in German Semiautomatic Sporting Rifles) have been moved to the MP-5 entry for the sake of completeness (and updated). The Heckler & Koch MP-5K entry has been updated, and now includes the former MP-5K PDW entry. The Heckler & Koch MP-5SD entry has been updated.
In Israeli Submachineguns, the IMI Uzi entry has been updated.
In Polish Submachineguns, the Lucznik PM-63 Rak entry has been updated.
In Best Assault Rifles That Never Were, the AAI ACR, Colt ACR, and Steyr-Mannlicher ACR have been updated. The Enfield XL-64 and Kalashnikov AK-47 - The Prototypes have been added.
In Best Handguns That Never Were, the Colt SCAMP was updated. The "Gyrojet Pistol" entry was replaced with the "MBA Gyrojet Pistol" entry, and updated. The Heckler & Koch HK-45 entry has been temporarily removed for updating; the HK-45 is now on the market and will reappear in German Pistols H-K in the future.
In Best Submachineguns That Never Were, the Hecker & Koch HK-54A1 and the Heckler & Koch SMG I/SMG II/MP-2000 were added. (This replaces the former MP-2000 entry.)
11 Feb 08
In Austrian Assault Rifles, the Steyr AUG has been updated.
In Canadian Assault Rifles, the Diemaco C-7 and C-8 entries have been updated. The C-7CT and C-8CT entries have also been removed from the Canadian Sniper Rifles page and incorporated into the C-7 and C-8 entries.
In Chinese Assault Rifles, the Type 56 has been updated.
In French Assault Rifles, the St. Etienne FA-MAS has been updated.
In German Assault Rifles, the Heckler & Koch G-36, G-41, and HK-33 Series have been updated.
In Russian Assault Rifles, the Kalashnikov AK-74 and AK-100 Series have been updated.
In Argentine Pistols, the "FN Hi-Power" entry has been renamed the "FM Rosario Hi-Power Militar" entry, and updated.
In Austrian Pistols, the Glock 10mm Pistols entry has been updated, as have the Steyr GB and Steyr Special Purpose Pistol.
In Belgian Pistols, the Browning BDM and Browning Hi-Power HP-35 have been updated.
In Chinese Pistols, the Norinco Type 54 and Norinco Type 1911 have been updated. The Redundant Type NP-10 entry has been removed.
In Czech Pistols, the CZ-52 has been updated. The CZ-75 has been updated, and now includes the related CZ-75 Full-Auto version and CZ-85.
In French Pistols, the MAS Mle 1935 has been updated.
In German Pistols H-K, the various Heckler & Koch P-7 entries have been combined into one and updated, and the P-9 and SP-89 have been updated.
In German Pistols N-Z, the Walther PP/PPK has been updated.
In Hungarian Pistols, the FEG FP-9 has been updated, and several related entries have been pulled together into the FP-9 entry.
In Israeli Pistols, the IMI Jericho 941, IMI Uzi Pistol, and KSN Kareen have been updated.
In Italian Pistols - Beretta, the Beretta M-950 has been updated. The Beretta M-951 has been updated, and now includes the M-951R entry.
In South Korean Pistols, the Daewoo DP-51B has been updated, and now includes its many relatives that were once in separate entries on that page. The redundant Daewoo K-5 entry has been removed.
In Spanish Pistols - Astra, the Astra 400 has been updated; the entry also now includes the Astra 400's relatives, the Astra 600 and 800. The Astra A-80, A-90, and A-100 are also updated, and contained in one "Astra A-80 Series" entry.
In Spanish Pistols R-Z, the Star A has been added, and the Star BM and BKM moved to the Star A entry. The Star 28 was added, and the Star 30M, 30PK, 31M, and 31PK moved to the Star 28 entry. The Star Megatar was updated.
In US Pistols C, the Colt 2000 and Colt Double Eagle have been updated.
The Bren Ten has been moved to US Pistols D-F, and is now the Dornaus & Dixon Bren Ten entry; it is also updated.
In US Pistols G-H, the Hi-Point pistol entries have been combined into one entry -- the Hi-Point JS Series (as they are all closely-related pistols).
In US Pistols - Smith & Wesson, the Smith & Wesson 59/5900 has been updated.
In US Pistols - Springfield, the Springfield Omega was added.
In Brazilian Revolvers - Rossi, the Rossi Model 720, Model 851, and Model 971 have been updated.
In German Revolvers K-Z, the Weihrauch Bounty Hunter has been updated. (A redundant entry in International Revolvers has also been deleted. As that entry was the only one on the page, the entire International Revolvers page was also removed.)
In US Revolvers - Colt A-P, the King Cobra was updated.
In US Revolvers - Ruger, the GP-100 has been updated. At some point in the past, the Redhawk sort of fell off the pages, I guess (I'm not sure when or how that happened...), but I've updated the entry and put it back.
In US Revolvers - Smith & Wesson 10-30, the Model 17 (K-22) Combat Masterpiece has been updated; and the Model 617 has been moved to this entry as well.