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9x52mm convertible assault rifle.
EDIT - 2018/08/20: Added bayonet, suppressor, rifle grenade, adapter cupola and 30 round drum mag.
"One hundred years and you're still using that junkyard rifle?"
"Well, son, at least it still shoots straight. Unlike your little whiz-popper thingamajig in your hand that you call a gun."
~Excerpt from a small conversation between an ISDF recruit and a Western Alliance veteran.
A state of the art battle rifle jointly developed by the United States and Britain in WW2. Operating under the system weapon concept, its parts can be switched up to create a sniper rifle, machine gun, shotgun, and other weapons.
Designed as a replacement for many standard issue weapons of the Allied Forces such as the Lee Enfield, M1 Garand and the SVT-40, it came too late in the war to be successfully deployed on the front lines, and thus remained a prototype.
However, in the early 1950s, the rifle, which was then designated as the EE-50/A, was submitted as a standard issue rifle for NATO forces as part of the Standardization Agreements (STANAG). Due to the fact that the 7.62x51mm round was made the standard rifle cartridge for all rifles used by NATO, the rifle needed to be retooled for this smaller cartridge. Regardless, it was rejected due to high operating and manufacturing costs.
Unable to find military adoption, the EE-50/A was marketed as a hunting rifle, with its dual mode operation being given much attention. While its high asking price deterred some buyers, it nonetheless became one of the best selling rifles, rivaling the Remington M700 and Winchester M70.
Its great success even spawned a newer, higher-precision variant called the M1950-HP (or the EE-50/B for the civilian market), which uses only the best parts from the XM1944 production line and enhances them even further to maximize performance.
The XM1944/45-9's most prominent feature is its dual mode operation. In addition to (semi-)automatic fire, the rifle can also be operated as a bolt action rifle by moving the lever on the upper receiver. This allows the rifle to fire and cycle lower-pressure cartridges such as sub-sonic rounds.
When switched to its automatic firing mode, a switch on the lower receiver allows the rifle to fire in semi-automatic or fully automatic at 535 RPM. Due to the inherently high recoil generated by the 9x52mm rounds, the manufacturer advises that fully-automatic fire should only be reserved for emergency situations, or when the bipod is deployed on a stable surface. It should be noted that the charging handle does not reciprocate with the bolt, so as to prevent injury when firing.
A finely manufactured weapon, it has seen use by veteran soldiers around the world, despite the existence of more advanced rifles being fielded by various military forces to this day.
Other features include a 10 round magazine, heat-sink handguard, expeditioner ammo sling, stock pouch, and a 3-6x magnification optic. Additional attachments, such as a bayonet, suppressor, rifle grenade kit and a 30 round drum magazine are available for this weapon as well.
This is Nightly News at 9, the only news you'll ever need! Tonight, we have a special report. Children across America are gathering to... THIS JUST IN! The Atom.... the Atom? The Atom, has just burned down a building. Yes, that's right people. The Atom has burnt down a building. The police say it was due to playing with an uncontrollable penguin holding coffee. Really? Wow.
Somewhere across town...
"I swear to Moses I'm innocent!" screamed the Atom.
"Tell it to the judge." said the cop who did important stuff.
"But, I'm a super hero?"
"Yeah. You're on of those freaks."
"AM NOT!"
"You just burnt a building down with a penguin."
"Yeah, I'll get in the car."
Atom looked to see his sidekick, Atomic Boy (even though he wasn't a boy, and was just some guy he met in the supermarket) being forced into a cop car.
This wasn't how today was supposed to go. I had dinner reservations. Sorry, right, narration.
Earlier that day... who comes up with these phrases, they suck.
"Atomic Boy.."
"Bill."
"Atomic Boy, what I'm about to show you, is pure magic."
"What's with the parka hood?"
"I just got back from Antarctica. Got myself a penguin."
"A penguin?"
"The one and only.... ATOMIC FLIPPERS!"
"What?"
"I call him Sparky."
"But.. Atomic Flipppers?"
"Oh, that was Seinfeld's idea."
"Who?"
"Wow, you really aren't caught up."
"I'm so confused..."
"You're in an Atom story, what did you expect?"
Just then a very cute penguin waddled into the the room.
"Sparky!"
"Atomic Flippers?" Atomic Boy was very confused.
The penguin had a backpack on. With it was a little arm attached... holding a cup of coffee. It was drinking it too.
"Atomic Boy, meet Atomic Flippers, aka Sparky."
"Hello, I is Sparky." the penguin announced.
"You got that in Antarctica?"
"Hell yeah I got it in Antarctica!"
"And it... TALKS?"
"Well, I wouldn't go as far as saying literary, but yeah!"
"This, is nice window, have thee." Sparky replied.
"Sparky, make me a latte, and fast." Ray ordered.
"Latte, cooking. Beep. Beep. Beep...."
"Isn't he great!"
"Uh, I could have made you a latte..." Atomic Boy (I mean Bill) said.
"Shut up Atomic Boy. This is the beginning of a great friendship."
"Latte, ready."
"Well, bring it over, I'm not coming to get it."
The penguin waddled around trying to get to Ray. However, he tripped on one of the cables coming from the T.V.
(Please, imagine the next 3 lines are in slow motion)
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Ray screamed.
"HE FELL RIGHT NEAR THE CABLES THERE COULD BE A FIRE!" Atomic Boy yelled.
"Oh, nooooooooo, hey everybodies, look a seinfeld."
The whipped coffee reached the floor. Miraculously, it didn't hit the cables.
"That was close." said Atomic Boy.
"Nah, I would've gotten us out of here safely if anything happened..." Ray answered.
Just then, the coffee burst into flames.
"WHAT THE S*#%?"
"RAY YOU F*&%^$# IDIOT!"
"I is a penguno."
Fire trucks could be heard coming down the street.
"THIS IS BAD RAY!"
"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?"
"I DON'T KNOW YOU ARE A VERY QUESTIONABLE PERSON!!!"
"SAYS THE GUY AT THE SUPERMARKET WHO JUST HAPPENED TO FALL INTO MY WHITE VAN!"
"YOU PUSHED ME IN THAT VAN!"
"kidnapping and getting in are one in the same...."
Just then the room burst into flames.
"Quick out the window!" Atomic Boy yelled.
"WAIT! My complete collection of Seinfeld shows!"
"GET IT LATER!"
Is he mad?
"IM GETTING IT NOW!"
"RAY YOU'LL DIE!"
"WHY DO YOU CARRREEEE!"
"GET THE DISCS AND LETS GO!"
"actually they're on VHS..."
"RAY!"
"ugh. fine. coming... stupid sidekick... getting in my business.."
They jumped out the window, all the while Atomic Boy held Sparky, and Ray held his collection of VHS tapes. Cops surrounded them.
"You have the right to remain silent!"
"Well... this should be interesting" Ray said.
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Thank you Levi for the idea of a newscaster in my story.. I saw yours on Deadpool and thought it would be a fun way to introduce the story.
Place: Foshan, Guangdong Province
Chinese name: 长安之星9 (cháng'ān zhīxīng 9)
Year of launch: 2014 (2008)
Changan is the best-selling local carmaker in China, being strong in both passenger cars and commercial vans/cheap MPVs. Changan has a wide SUV-range, consisting of the CS15, CS35, CS55, CS75 and CS95, as well as the value-oriented CX70.
Together with SAIC, FAW, BAIC and Dongfeng, Changan is considered one of the 'big five' of China, referring to the largest car producers in production volume (including production for foreign joint venture partners like VW, Peugeot-Citroën, Honda, Toyota, Nissan or in case of Changan: Ford, Peugeot-Citroën (DS Automobile only), Mazda and Suzuki.
Changan was allegedly founded in 1862 as a gun store and assembled a jeep from the late 1950s. Changan has one of the largest model ranges of indigenous models as well. Changan currently has a passenger car and commercial car label, both named Changan, but distinguished by a different logo.
The Changan Starlight 4500 was introduced in 2008 and is one of the largest bread vans out of the Changan stable. It was revamped in 2014, when it received a new name: Star 9.
Deutsche Bahn dieseltreinstel 624 508-8 wachtend op zijn vertrektijd in het station van Groningen.
German Railways dieselunit 624 508-8 waiting on its departure time in the station from Groningen.
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Jade: Hey! Where’s the door?
James: We lost it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I can’t find all the pieces we cut for the faux wainscoting either. Remember when we spent a month researching gable dormer windows? Construction on that started a year ago, but you wanted to put the wallpaper up first, and still haven’t selected a wallpaper pattern. Were you still planning on drawing your own design?
jade: I’ve drawn like eight versions but they all just look like fart clouds!
James: Hm. Well it fits.
This is considered proper attire for the non-sterile assistant, although it would be much better if my gloves and my gown fit properly so I wouldn't be as likely to get contaminated by brushing up against something. These two things are only kept in large sizes at the clinic, so I used what we had.
Il rapido movimento di nubi al tramonto. -Boca 2007
"Ogni nozione
ha un cuore
dove si nasconde un'oscurità
che illumina ogni cosa."
Después de dejar a mi Cachorro en el Cole un paseo río arriba me despeja la mente y me libera el alma. El frio ayuda a lo primero, el peso de mi Canon 7D no viene muy bien para lo segundo ;).
Day 9.
After leaving my puppy in the walk upriver Cole clears my mind and my soul free. The cold helps the former, the weight of my Canon 7D is not very good for the latter;).
2008 Thomas SafTLiner C2 bus #9 at the Cardinal Local School District Bus Lot in Middlefield, Ohio. Bus just recently passed inspection for the 2021-2022 school year.
because the weekend is over, or because I've got a sore throat? sorry about the crappy focus, I just couldn't resist the bokeh :)
Part of my one a day project. Find the images so far at portfoliodeck and in the 16:9 set here on flickr.