Classification of Guns Název SŠ: SŠ-COPT Uherský Brod Autor: Ing. Hana Kubišová, Ph.D. Název prezentace (DUMu): Classification of Guns Název sady: Technical English for students of study branch Technician Gunsmiths 2nd, 3rd and 4th class Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07./1.5.00/34.0727 Datum vzniku: 1.9.2012 Uvedení autoři, není-li uvedeno jinak, jsou autory tohoto výukového materiálu a všech jeho částí. Tento projekt je spolufinancován ESF a státním rozpočtem ČR.

ANOTACE Záměrem této sady výukových materiálů s názvem Technical English je ukázat žákům, kteří se v této oblasti vzdělávají, jaký byl vývoj zbraní. Jednotlivé DUMy (prezentace) v této sadě popíší postupně tematické oblasti, které jsou probírány v předmětu Anglický jazyk na naší SŠ. Konkrétně tato prezentace je zaměřena na rozdělení zbraní.

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When was first weapons used? Was fire important? Why? What weapons were used in the Neolithic? What weapons were used in the Bronze Age ? What weapons were used in the Iron Age? Who discovered gunpowder?

DEFINITION OF GUN

A gun is an instrument or a device that can be used to hurt people or destroy building. The gun has to have the maximal hurtful effect. The classification of guns is based on manner of hurtful energy.

CLASSIFICATIN OF GUNS

The classification is based on the types of the hurtful energy: cold guns; percussive guns; firearms.

COLD WEAPONS

The cold weapons are weapons that impact to the animals or people. The attack is based on the cutting or stubbing by knife blade or axe blade. Examples of cold weapons: dagger, sword, spear, lance or hammer.

EXAMPLE OF COLD weaponS - SWORDS

percussive WEAPONS The kinetic energy causes the destruction by impact effect. Examples of cold weapons are mace or sledgehammer.

EXAMPLEs OF PERCUSSIVE weapons MACES

FIREARMS

Classification firearms by handling Firearms shoot the project which has got a disruptive effect. The disruptive effect is caused by incident energy. Firearms are classified in according of the source of action. Classification of firearms: mechanical; gas; fire.

Handguns are divided into: handguns (the transmission and control of just one hand) - pistols, revolvers; long arms (long gun is equipped of the butt) shotgun, rifle.

Mounted guns are guns that have great weight and must be stored on a mount or a pedestal. a cannon; a heavy machine guns; a howitzer.

Example of mounted guns

Classification firearms by CONSTRUCTION The classification of firearms is following: a single shot gun – a gun charges is necessary; a pump gun – a gun has got a clip; a self-loading gun – a gun is charging automatically.

Examples of a pump gun

Automatic firearms An automatic firearm is a gun that uses energy of powder gasses to charge of the gun and its shoot. Automatic firearms are: a semiautomatic guns; a self-loading guns; an automatic guns.

QUIZ

How could you define a weapon? What types of weapons do you know? Do you remember the main difference between cold weapons and firearms? Do you know any types of automatic firearms? Do you know any types of mounted guns?

SUMMARY

Weapons are classified to cold guns, mounted guns and firearms. Short guns are controll by one hand. Long guns have got a gun-stock. Automatic firearms can shoot and charge a projectile at the same time.

REFERENCE-TEXT

KŘÍBEK, J. Střelné zbraně I. část, 2. vyd. Brno: PC-DIR spol. s. r. o ELMAN, J. a Michalíček, V. Česko-Anglický technický slovník, 1. vyd. Praha: Sobotáles, 2002.

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