weapons

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  1. 3. a fully automatic belt-fed firearm which is fired from a closed-bolt.
  2. 5. a small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
  3. 8. a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.
  4. 9. large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
  5. 10. an automatic gun that fires bullets in rapid succession for as long as the trigger is pressed.
  6. 11. a large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.
  7. 12. a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in hand-to-hand fighting.
  8. 15. a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
  9. 16. improvised melee weapons used by both the Allies and the Central Powers during World War
Down
  1. 1. a handheld lightweight machine gun.
  2. 2. the standard light machine gun or "machine rifle" of the French Army during World War I
  3. 4. a pistol with revolving chambers enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
  4. 6. a gas-operated air-cooled machine gun fed by a drum magazine and first used in World War I.
  5. 7. a weapon that sprays out burning fuel.
  6. 13. soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.
  7. 14. a manually operated, magazine fed, controlled-feed bolt-action rifle,