Jane's infantry weapons: 1999-2000

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Divided into 5 main sections: Personal weapons; Crew-served weapons; ammunition; sighting equipment; and suppressors. Personal weapons comprise the following sub-sections: pistols; sub-machine guns; rifles; anti-materiel rifles; and light support weapons, such as grenade launchers. The crew-served weapons section includes: machine guns; cannon; anti-tank weapons; mortars; and mortar fire control. The ammunition section includes: small arms and cannon ammunition; combat grenades - hand, rifle and spin-stabalised; mortar ammunition; and pyrotechnics, such as signal pistols, flares and smoke grenades. Within each particular equipment type, entries are arranged by country of origin and then by date of production, with newest models first. Entries detail: development, outline history of the weapon, description including technical details, specification, current status and manufacturer.Also includes national inventories, lists of contractors and manufacturers, a manufacturers index and an alphabetical index by model and country of origin name.