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light weapon

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 543646 Last modified 12.07.2023
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Domain Weapons and Weapon Systems -> Small ArmsDefence Planning and Policy -> International Security
kergerelv preferred
kergrelv admitted
light weapon preferred
  • kantav surmav relv, mis on mõeldud kasutamiseks ühe meeskonnana tegutseva kahe-kolme inimese poolt (kuigi mõnda võib kanda ja kasutada ka ainult üks inimene), mis lõhkeaine plahvatamise tulemusel paiskab välja või tulistab, mis on mõeldud välja paiskama või tulistama või mis on kergesti kohandatav välja paiskama või tulistama haavleid, kuuli või laskekeha
  • any man-portable lethal weapon designed for use by two or three persons serving as a crew (although some may be carried and used by a single person) that expels or launches, is designed to expel or launch, or may be readily converted to expel or launch a shot, bullet or projectile by the action of an explosive
kergerelv preferred
Good to know
  • Hõlmab näiteks raskekuulipildujaid, granaadiheitjaid, kantavaid õhu- ja tõrjerelvi, tagasilöögita relvi, tanki- või õhutõrje raketisüsteemide kantavaid laskeseadmeid ning miinipildujaid kaliibriga alla 100 millimeetri ning nende osi ja laskemoona.
  • Ei hõlma ajaloolisi relvi ega nende koopiaid.
kergrelv admitted
light weapon preferred
UN
Good to know
  • 1. Includes, inter alia, heavy machine guns, hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers, portable anti-aircraft guns, portable anti-tank guns, recoilless rifles, portable launchers of anti-tank missile and rocket systems, portable launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, and mortars of a calibre of less than 100 millimetres, as well as their parts, components and ammunition.
  • 2. Excludes antique light weapons and their replicas.

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