See also Brigadier Military ranks TOCright BrigadierGeneral is a senior rank in the armed forces . It is the lowest ... and Major General . A BrigadierGeneral is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around ... is often considered to not be a General Officer rank, but is usually equivalent to BrigadierGeneral ... where a brigadiergeneral, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field. An alternative ... changed to the use of Brigadier, which is not classed as a general officer. A few countries use Major General as the equivalent of BrigadierGeneral these are countries which then generally ... BRIGGEN.gif Australian Army br until 1922 br Brigadiergeneral File BE Army OF6.gif Belgium br G n ral de brigade br Brigadegeneraal File CDN Army BGen Shoulder.svg Canadian Forces br Brigadiergeneral ... British Army br until 1920 br Brigadiergeneral File US Army O7 shoulderboard.svg U.S. Army br Brigadiergeneral United States Brigadiergeneral gallery Air Force insignia This gallery displays Air Force brigadiergeneral insignia if they are different from the Army brigadiergeneral insignia. They usually ... Air Force O7 shoulderboard.svg U.S. Air Force br Brigadiergeneral United States BrigadierGeneral gallery Brigadiergeneral ranks by country Argentina The rank of brigadiergeneral with some local ... of brigadier and its derivatives to designate all general officers in the Air Force brigadier lowest general officer brigadier major middle and brigadiergeneral highest . The rank of brigadiergeneral ... General Staff if he should be an Air Force officer. The Argentine Army does not use the rank of brigadier ... Imperial Force 1st Australian Imperial Force during World War I , the rank of brigadiergeneral was always ... high turnover of brigade commanders. Brigadiergeneral was also used as an honorary rank on retirement ... by brigadier . Hence, prior to 1922, a brigadiergeneral was a general officer subsequently, brigadiers ... between the ranks of Colonel and Major General . The Bangladesh Army introduced the rank of Brigadier ... more details
File US O7 insignia.svg thumb 110px Brigadiergeneral insignia Image Flag of US Brigadier General.gif thumb right 200px Flag officer Rank flag of a brigadiergeneral in the United States Army or Marine Corps. The corresponding Air Force flag is identical but for the red field replaced with blue. A brigadiergeneral in the United States Army , United States Air Force Air Force , and United States Marine Corps Marine Corps , is a 1 star rank one star general officer , with the U.S. uniformed services pay grades pay grade of O 7. Brigadiergeneral ranks above a Colonel United States colonel and below Major general United States major general . Brigadiergeneral is equivalent to the rank of Rear ... grade of brigadiergeneral, eligible officers are screened by a promotion board consisting ... that position. For all three uniformed services, because the grade of brigadiergeneral is a permanent ..., Jr. Leighton W. Smith Jr. ref History The rank of brigadiergeneral has existed in the United States armed forces since the American Revolutionary War . A brigadiergeneral was, at first, strictly ... 11, 1812, the rank of major general was abolished and brigadiergeneral became the highest ... Stat. 671 ref The first brigadiergeneral in the U.S. Marine Corps was Commandant of the Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson , promoted to the rank of Brevet military brevet brigadiergeneral ... non brevet brigadiergeneral in the Marines was Commandant Jacob Zeilin who was promoted to the rank ... ever since. Citation needed date May 2009 The insignia for a brigadiergeneral is one silver star .... In an infantry brigade not organic to a division, a brigadiergeneral serves as the unit ... Force Air Force brigadiergeneral typically commands a large wing air force unit wing . Additionally ... Corps officer rank insignia References references US officer ranks DEFAULTSORT BrigadierGeneral ... number of general officers that may be on active duty. The total of active duty general officers ... more details
see also Thaddeus Kosciuszko File Kosciuszko statue DC.JPG thumb BrigadierGeneral Thaddeus Kosciuszko BrigadierGeneral Thaddeus Kosciuszko is a bronze statue by Antoni Popiel . ref http siris artinventories.si.edu ipac20 ipac.jsp?&profile all&source siartinventories&uri full 3100001 325365 0 focus BrigadierGeneral Thaddeus Kosciuszko, sculpture . SIRIS ref It was dedicated by William Howard Taft , on May 11, 1910. ref http www.pac1944.org monuments washdc DC Kosc Pul.htm ref It is located in Lafayette Park Washington, D.C. Lafayette Park Lafayette Park , Washington, D.C. ref http www.nps.gov whho planyourvisit explore the northern trail.htm CP JUMP 100766 ref References reflist External links http www.dcpages.com gallery Star of Washington DSC08629.jpg.html http www.satelliteviews.net cgi bin g.cgi?fid 531673&state DC&ftype park http xenophongroup.com mcjoynt laf sqr1.htm http www.flickriver.com photos wallyg 5159782311 coord 38.900017 77.035392 DEFAULTSORT BrigadierGeneral Thaddeus Kosciuszko public art stub Category Artworks surveyed by Save Outdoor Sculpture Category Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Category Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Category Artworks in the collection of the United States National Park Service ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image BrigadierGeneral John Robert McGraw.jpg thumb Gen. John R. McGraw M.D. CA. 1961 John Robert McGraw was a retired Brigadiergeneral United States . He was born in Lakemont Blair Co. Pennsylvania in 1912, to Howard and Emma McGraw. He graduated as salutatorian from Johnstown Senior High School, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1934 as a doctor of medicine. Dr. McGraw worked in private practice from 1935 to 1936 in Pennsylvania as a general practitioner and surgeon. In 1937, on his 25th birthday, he entered military service as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army . By 1942, within five years of joining the army, first lieutenant McGraw had advanced to the rank of colonel. In 1944, Colonel McGraw was reassigned to the position of Assistant Commandant of the AAF School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field San Antonio Texas. In 1945, Colonel McGraw served in the European Theater of Operations. He then served as a surgeon in the Thirteenth Air Force in the Pacific Theater. After World War II, Colonel McGraw returned to the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field and served as the deputy commandant, and later as commandant. In 1956, Colonel McGraw served as surgeon at the Headquarters Twelfth Air Force in Ramstein , Germany, and in 1958, he transferred to Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Libya. In 1961 Colonel McGraw was reassigned to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was promoted to the rank of brigadiergeneral. Upon retirement from the Air Force, General McGraw moved to Miami, Florida where he became the Medical Director for Eastern Air Lines. He died in Miami, Florida in June 1976. ref http www.af.mil information bios bio.asp?bioID 6400 Biographies BrigadierGeneral John R. Mcgraw Bot generated title ref References Portal United States Air Force Reflist DEFAULTSORT Macgraw, John Category United States Air Force generals Category 1976 deaths USAF bio stub ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Michael Lally brigadiergeneral , Irish people Irish soldier, 1 July 1714 1773. Lally was a member of the senior line of the Lally Maolalaidh of M enmaige but who had been resident at Tullaghnadaly, Tuam , since the 15th century. He was a descendant of Se n Maolalaidh fl. 1419 1480 , Chief of the Name , and was a cousin to Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally , baron de Tollendal 1702 1766 . His parents were Michael Lally and Helen O Carroll, he been born at Ballyveck, Tuam. On emigrating to France , Lally joined Dillon s regiment. In 1745, after ten years service, he was made Captain in the regiment named after his uncle, Gerard Lally . He fought at the Battle of Fontenoy , after which he was promoted to Colonel , and later again to that of brigadiergeneral . He was the constant companion of Count Lally during the many vicissitudes of a strenuous campaign in India . He returned in 1762 and died at Rouen in 1773. References Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France , Richard Hayes, Dublin , 1949 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lally ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1714 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1773 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lally BrigadierGeneral , Michael Category 18th century Irish people Category People from County Galway Category 1714 births Category 1773 deaths Category Irish soldiers in the French Army Category Irish expatriates in France ... more details
J.R.M.G. Guy Laroche is a BrigadierGeneral in the Canadian Forces . Laroche enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1979. By 1980 he had completed his training as an infantry officer and was posted to the Royal 22e R giment Royal 22 sup e sup R giment at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City . Laroche is a graduate of Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College, Kingston, Ontario the Canadian Forces Staff College in Toronto, Ontario and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces , Washington, DC. Guy also holds a BA in Business Administration from the Universit du Qu bec and a M.Sc. from the National Defence University , Washington, DC. Throughout his career, Laroche served with three battalions of the Royal 22 sup e sup R giment in a variety of positions and commanded the 1st Battalion. Laroche also served as a Squad Commander while attending the Royal Military College, in Ottawa as a Staff Officer for the Directorate of Land Information Resources DLIR in NDHQ, in Kingston, Ontario where he took a position with the Directing Staff at the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, and in Valcartier as Base Personnel Services Officer and G3 of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group . Laroche served on two occasions under the auspices of the United Nations in Cyprus 1981 and 1992 . He also served in Bosnia Herzegovina twice 1997 and 1999 as Battle Group Commander and as Chief of Staff of the 5th Canadian Multinational Brigade. Finally, he served as a commander during the 1990 Native ... rank of BrigadierGeneral in 30 March 2006 he was given the job of being Commander of Canada s role ... Haiti earthquake BrigadierGeneral Laroche was appointed the commander of a 2000 strong Canadian ... e.asp?SectChoice 1&mAction View&mBiographyID 621 title BrigadierGeneral J.R.M.G. Laroche ... will be tough general url http www.ctv.ca servlet ArticleNews story CTVNews 20070727 afghan general ... Living people Category Brigadier generals Category Canadian generals Canada mil bio stub ... more details
For the American Civil War General John B. Magruder Multiple issues orphan January 2010 notability January 2010 unreferenced January 2010 John Magruder June 3, 1887 April 30, 1958 was a BrigadierGeneral in the U.S. Army . Among his offices was that of Deputy Director for Intelligence for the Office of Strategic Services . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Magruder, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1887 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1958 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Magruder, John Category 1887 births Category 1958 deaths Category United States Army generals Category American military personnel of World War II Category People of the Office of Strategic Services US army WWII bio stub ... more details
blank1 info website footnotes BrigadierGeneral Diego Lamas is a town in the Artigas Department of northern ... uruguay artigas brigadiergeneral diego lamas Satellite map at Maplandia.com http encarta.msn.com encnet features mapcenter map.aspx Search for BrigadierGeneral Diego Lamas in the MSN Encarta ... km2 population density blank1 sq mi General information timezone UTC 3 utc offset timezone DST utc ... more details
otherpersons Daniel Stewart General Daniel Stewart December 20, 1761 May 27, 1829 was a brigadiergeneral in the Georgia Militia . He joined the militia in 1776 and served during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 . http www.georgiaencyclopedia.com nge Article.jsp?id h 1333 Stewart was the great grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt . http www.georgiaencyclopedia.com nge Article.jsp?id h 1333 Political career He served as a state representative from 1785 to 1787, Liberty County, Georgia sheriff from 1795 to 1797, and state senator for three terms between 1802 and 1811. http www.georgiaencyclopedia.com nge Article.jsp?id h 1333 Eponymous places Fort Stewart and Stewart County, Georgia are named after Daniel Stewart. http www.georgiaencyclopedia.com nge Article.jsp?id h 1333 References http www.georgiaencyclopedia.com nge Article.jsp?id h 1333 New Georgia Encyclopedia Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Stewart, Daniel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1761 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1829 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Stewart, Daniel Category 1761 births Category 1829 deaths Category Members of the Georgia House of Representatives Category Georgia U.S. state State Senators Category Stewart County, Georgia Category Liberty County, Georgia GeorgiaUS politician stub ... more details
David Popescu born 1886, died 1955 was the brigadiergeneral of the 11th Infantry Division of the Romanian Armed Forces from January 1 1940 to August 31 1941. ref cite web url http www.worldwar2.ro generali ?article 183 title 11th Infantry Division publisher WorldWar2.ro accessdate 2008 10 21 ref Before this, he served briefly as the Minister of Internal Affairs from July 4, 1940 to September 4, 1940. He was arrested and held in custody in 1950 and released in 1953. ref cite web url http www.generals.dk general Popescu David Romania.html title Generals from Romania publisher Generals.dk accessdate 2008 10 21 ref References reflist br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Popescu, David ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1886 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1955 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Popescu, David Category Romanian Land Forces generals Category Romanian Ministers of Interior Category Romanian military personnel of World War II Category 1886 births Category 1955 deaths Romania mil bio stub ro David Popescu ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox Prime Minister name BrigadierGeneral Sein Win br my image imagesize smallimage caption order 4 sup th sup Prime Minister of Burma office term start 4 March 1974 term end 29 March 1977 predecessor Ne Win successor Maung Maung Kha president Ne Win birth date birth date 1919 3 19 df y birth place Danyingon, Mawlamyaing Moulmein , British Burma death date death date and age 1993 6 29 1919 3 19 df y death place Yangon , Myanmar nationality Burma Burmese party Burma Socialist Programme Party spouse Mya Shwe relations children residence alma mater occupation profession religion Theravada Buddhism signature website footnotes alma mater Police Officer Training School, Mandalay party Burma Socialist Programme Party BrigadierGeneral Sein Win lang my , IPA my s i w pron 19 March 1919 &ndash 29 June 1993 was a Burmese military officer who held various positions in government after the Ne Win coup of 1962. He served as the 7th Prime Minister of Burma Prime Minister from 4 March 1974 to 29 March 1977. Biography Sein Win was born in Danyingon, Mawlamyaing Moulmein , Mon State as the son of Thin Myaing and Pwe Kyu. He was educated in Pyon Yin School, National Middle School, and Government High School in Dawei . In 1938 he passed ten standard from Shin Maha Buddha Gawtha School and in 1940 he attended Police Officer Training in Mandalay. In 1942 he joined the Burma Independence Army . In 1943, he married Mya Shwe, daughter of Captain Ba Pe and Daw Mone. The couple had seven children, one of whom died in infancy. In 1962, after Ne Win s military coup, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council through which Ne Win ruled Burma. He was the commander at the time of the Southeastern Military District with the rank of BrigadierGeneral. In 1964, he became Minister for Construction and Public Work in Ne Win s administration. In 1971, he also chaired the Burma Socialist Programme Party s Party Inspection Committee. On 20 April 1972 ... more details
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Infobox Stadium stadium name Estadio Brigadier Gral E. L pez nickname El Cementerio de Los Elefantes br The Elephant Graveyard image fullname Estadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez location Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe , Argentina built opened 9 July 1946 tenants 5 Col n de Santa Fe ,kj4o5ioiww4 seating capacity 33,548 dimensions 105 x 70 m Estadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao Lopez nicknamed El Cementerio de Los Elefantes is a multi purpose stadium in Santa Fe, Argentina , located in the south of the city near the Salado River Argentina Salado River . It is currently used primarily for football soccer football matches by Col n de Santa Fe . The stadium has a capacity of 33,548, and was first opened in 1946. ref http es.soccerway.com venues argentina estadio brigadiergeneral estanislao lopez Stadium info at Soccerway, including aerial photo es ref The ground s nickname cemeteries of the elephants in English occurred as a result of Colon s numerous wins there against major teams. ref name albion http www.albionroad.com club profiles 247 colon santa fe ref It has also been used occasionally for Argentina national rugby union team Argentina rugby internationals, most recently in 2007 for a test against nrut Ireland . References Reflist External links es icon http www.nuevocementerio.com.ar cement.shtml Cementerio de los Elefantes http www.stadionwelt.de sw stadien index.php?stadion estanislao lop z&folder sites&site fotos&id 2276&page 1 Photos at stadionwelt.de coord 31 39 47.58 ... BrigadierGeneral Estanislao Lopez Category CA Col n Category Football venues in Argentina BrigadierGeneral Estanislao Lopez Category Rugby union stadiums in Argentina BrigadierGeneral Estanislao Lopez Category Multi purpose stadiums Argentina sports venue stub de Estadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez es Estadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez fr Estadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez it Stadio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez pt Est dio BrigadierGeneral Estanislao L pez ru ... more details
orphan date June 2010 Unreferenced date June 2010 Eisenberger, BrigadierGeneral Josef Alexej was a World War II general from Czechoslavakia . Category Czechoslovak military personnel of World War II CzechRepublic bio stub Europe mil bio stub ... more details
Summary Information Description Official Portrait of BrigadierGeneral Richard J. Tubb Source http www.af.mil bios bio.asp?bioID 7993 Date July 2006 Author US Air Force Permission other versions Licensing PD USGov Military Air Force ... more details
Summary Information Description BrigadierGeneral Samuel Waldo Source wikipedia downloaded to crop Date 23 34, 22 August 2010 UTC Author deceased 1700s artist Permission Public domain other versions located under Samuel Waldo Licensing PD author ... more details
Summary Information Description Portrait of BrigadierGeneral Samuel Waldo Source Collection of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Source site http artmuseum.bowdoin.edu Source URL http artmuseum.bowdoin.edu Obj257 250 Date c. 1748 1750 Author Robert Feke 1707 1752 , artist Permission Copyright expired as artist died more than 70 years ago see below Licensing PD art ... more details
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11 22 1828 8 24 image File GHSteuart.jpg 200px caption BrigadierGeneral CSA BrigadierGeneral George ... 1848 61 USA , 1861 65 CSA rank Captain United States Captain USA br BrigadierGeneral CSA BrigadierGeneral CSA unit commands Maryland Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia battles Utah War American Civil ... States of America Confederacy and rose to the rank of BrigadierGeneral CSA brigadiergeneral ... he became brigadiergeneral and was briefly given a cavalry command at the First Battle of Winchester ... Arnold Elzey , ref name Warner Warner p.290 ref who was promoted to brigadiergeneral. He ... to the command of Turner Ashby , recently promoted to BrigadierGeneral. Ewell agreed, and went ..., in the Army of Northern Virginia . The brigade s former commander, BrigadierGeneral Raleigh ... right thumb Gravestone of BrigadierGeneral George H. Steuart and other members of the Steuart ... H. Steuart planter George H. Steuart great grandfather br George H. Steuart Major General George ... was captured along with his divisional commander Edward Johnson general Allegheny Johnson at the Battle ... group of brigadier generals who had survived until the end of the war. After laying down arms .... He was the son of Major General George H. Steuart Major General George H. Steuart , of Anne Arundel County, Maryland , with whom he is sometimes confused. Major General Steuart led a company of Maryland ... and son as The Old General and The Young General. ref White, Roger B, Article in The Maryland Gazette , Steuart, Only Anne Arundel Rebel General , November 13, 1969. ref The elder Steuart inherited ... claimed not to have recognized the general. ref Green, p.125. ref Eventually however, Steuart s rigid ... S Ewell.png thumb left General Richard S. Ewell , Steuart s divisional commander, was surprised by Steuart s tardiness at Winchester. Steuart was promoted to BrigadierGeneral CSA brigadiergeneral on March 6, 1862, ref name Warner commanding a brigade in Major General Richard S. Ewell s division during ... more details
superior to the rank of colonel , and subordinate to major general . A Brigadier typically commands ... BrigadierGeneral rather than Brigadier, and prior to the 1920s, so did members of the Commonwealth ... of the British Empire , a Brigadier is either the highest Field officer field rank or most junior General ... it is not always considered a general officer rank, it is always considered equivalent to the BrigadierGeneral and Brigade General rank of other countries. In NATO forces, Brigadier is Ranks and insignia ... British rank of BrigadierGeneral, used until 1922 and still used in many countries. Brigadier was already ... than a junior general, was not well received and was replaced with Brigadier after six years. Colonel ... of the Canadian Forces in 1968. The rank then became BrigadierGeneral with the insignia ... General instead of a brigadier rank this was the rank held by Charles de Gaulle. Former Spanish ... Brazil possessions. BrigadierGeneral is used in Latin America , in the normal sense of brigade ... General. In Mexico , BrigadierGeneral is the rank below Brigade General both ranks falling ... Air Force s use a curious system of variations on Brigadier for all Argentina or most Brazil general ... senior first BrigadierGeneral the highest rank, equivalent to the army s Lieutenant General and the navy s Admiral Brigadier Mayor Brigadier Major equivalent to the army s Divisional General and the navy s Vice Admiral Brigadier equivalent to the army s Brigade General and the navy s Rear Admiral In the Brazilian ... Brigadeiro Brigadier Major is equivalent to Vice Almirante Vice Admiral and General de Divis o General of Division Brigadeiro Brigadier is equivalent to Contra Almirante Rear Admiral and General ... BrigadierGeneral used for officers in Latin America and historically in Spain . Italy In the Italian ... junior general rank, and corresponds to the British rank title of brigadier. See also List of comparative ...Other uses Military ranks Brigadier pron en br d r is a senior military Military rank rank , the meaning ... more details
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Brigadier is an army rank. It may also refer to BrigadierGeneral , an army rank Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart , a fictional Doctor Who character The Chevrolet Brigadier, a truck ST Brigadier ST Brigadier , a tug in service with Steel & Bennie Ltd, 1946 60 disambig fr Brigadier homonymie ... more details
Muzik sound system. ref name Larkin By 1980, Brigadier Jerry was one of Jamaica s most sought after ... in 1982. ref name Huey Huey, Steve Allmusic class artist id p2869 pure url yes Brigadier Jerry ... 20070325 ent ent2.html Brigadier Jerry still marches on , Jamaica Gleaner , 25 March 2007 ref Jerry ... bios brigadier.html Brigadier Jerry Biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Brigadier Jerry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 28 September 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Brigadier Jerry Category Jamaican reggae musicians Category 1957 births Category Living people Category People from Kingston, Jamaica fr Brigadier Jerry ... more details
in 1945. ref name Janes 53 p198 His first design for the new company was the B 250 Brigadier, a twin ... version of the Brigadier, and purchased the B 250 prototype and its drawings, designating it the PA ... name PA 23 Baumann continued development of the pusher Brigadier, with the second example, the B 290 ... 53 p198 The Brigadier was chosen by Willard Ray Custer as the basis of his Custer CCW 5 , which used the fuselage and tail of the Brigadier, but had a modified wing with the engines sitting in U shaped ... of the B 290 followed. Baumann continued to propose more powerful versions of the Brigadier, but no hardware resulted. ref name Aerofiles Ba Variants B 250 Brigadier Initial prototype. Two 145 hp engines. B 290 Brigadier More powerful second prototype. B 360 Brigadier Planned version with 180 ... October 1958,p.582. ref B 480 Super Brigadier Planned enlarged version with 240 hp 179 kW ..., met ric first for all others. You MUST choose a format, or no specifications will show General characteristics ... weight kg max takeoff weight lb max takeoff weight note fuel capacity 78 US Gallon 288 L more general ... Baumann B290 Brigadier . edcoatescollection http books.google.com books?id eSQDAAAAMBAJ&pg RA2 PA45 ... more details
Infobox Weapon name NAACO Brigadier image Image NAACO Brigadier.jpg 300px caption origin flag Canada 1921 type Semi automatic self loading pistol Semi automatic pistol Type selection is ranged yes Service history service used by wars Production history designer design date manufacturer North American Arms Corporation North American Arms Corporation NAACO production date number variants General specifications weight ul li 1896 g 66.9 oz li length 245 mm 9.7 in li ul part length 140 mm 5.5 in crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge .45 NAACO later renamed .45 Winchester Magnum caliber action mechanically locked, recoil operated DA SA rate velocity 1600 ft s 490 m s range max range feed 8 round detachable box Magazine firearm magazine sights Iron sight s The North American Arms Corporation NAACO Brigadier was developed to meet Canada Canadian requirements for a service handgun in the aftermath of World War II . It was based largely on the Fabrique Nationale de Herstal FN Browning Hi Power GP35 Hi Power self loading pistol of 1935, but scaled up significantly. Whereas the Hi Power used the 9 mm Luger Parabellum 9 mm Para cartridge, the NAACO Brigadier used a new long case .45 round of much greater power than the then standard .45 ACP . With a standard convert 230 gr sing on bullet, the .45 NAACO cartridge could produce muzzle velocities of up to convert 1600 ft s m s , or almost twice as fast as the .45 ACP. In order to keep weight down, the pistol used an aluminium slide, but still weighed more than four pounds, unloaded. Its box magazine could carry eight rounds of ammunition. A removable trigger module allowed for a fully automatic configuration, complete with an attachable butt stock. This would produce a sub machine gun configuration called the Borealis. Collapse and aftermath .... Only prototypes were built, and the weapon never entered service the Brigadier s rarity makes it pricey .... However, given the success of the Desert Eagle in recent years, it may be that the Brigadier was simply ... more details
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