On Saturday, October 22nd, I visited the Museum of Police of the Republic of Indonesia or the Police Museum, located in South Jakarta. Precisely on Trunojoyo No. 3 Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, is locatedat Police Headquarters complex Republic of Indonesia. The museum is quite complete as it comes withacomprehensive history data from pre-colonial times until the last Few years is also equipped with manyartifacts as well as matters Surrounding the police structure to a large variety of cases. On this Occasion the author Will reveal a variety of weapons contained in the Police Museum.
M1 Garand |
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand (officially designated as United States Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 and later simply Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, and also abbreviated as US Rifle, Cal. .30, M1), was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation
Mausser riffle |
Mauser Riffle
Mauser rifle is a weapon made in Germany in 1920-1938. 7.62 x57-caliber rifle has an ammunition capacity of7 items, with a barrel length of 26 inches and capable of firing 180 rounds / minute. Rifle was seized from theallied forces used cavalry Police at the time of Dutch occupation. This weapon has a variety of models rangingfrom 98k to mauser karabiner 1918 which is a T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle first.
M60 Machine Gun |
M60 Machine Gun
M60 Machine Gun was produced by the U.S. since 1957 till today and is still widely used by various countriesare made in various variants. The weapon weighs 10.5 pounds with a length of 43.5 inches by 7.62 millimetercaliber. This weapon can fire 500-650 rounds per minute with a speed of 853 meters per second with an effective distance of 1.100 meters. This weapon is used in many battles than in Indonesia, namely in the Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, the War between the Cambodia-Vietnam, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, Iraq Perabf, Battle Border between Thailand-Vietnam until the Libyan Civil War. Apart fromIndonesia, this weapon is used by many countries including Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia,Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, ElSalvador, Fiji, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Jordan, Liberia, Malaysia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,Filipinos, Portugal, Korea, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom,the United States and Venezuela.
HMG/ SG 43
Heavy Machine Gun Weapons of this type produced by the Soviet Union in 1946 with the serial number has acaliber 44 WA 303. This weapon is used Regiment II West Java Mobile Brigade to fend off air attacks duringsecurity operations Pepera 1963. This weapon caliber 7.62x54 mm, weighing about 41 kilograms with a width of 1.15 meters with the ability to fire 500-700 rounds per minute with a speed of 800 meters per second.
SPG rocket GA 82
SPG rocket GA 82 with the number 143 is a Soviet-made rocket launcher in 1946. This weapon is usedRegiment Second Mobile Brigade in West Java during security operations Pepera 1963. This weapon ismanufactured since 1944 until 1950 with a length of 2.15 meters and is operated by 2 or 3 personnel, using a82 mm caliber bullet with a capability of 5 to 6 rounds per minute with an effective distance of 200 meters anda maximum distance of 700 meters. Apart from Indonesia, this weapon is used by the Soviet Union,Afghanistan, Syria, Poland, East Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania.
Bren guns MK-II
Bren guns MK-II was made in England that produced in 1937 .This weapon used by the police in securing the situation when the PKI rebellion in 1948. This weapon is produced between the years 1035-1971 with thespecifications of 10.35 kilograms and a length of about 42 inches. This weapon is operated by two personnel,one as the shooter and the other as a replacement magazine. This weapon can shoot 500-520 rounds perminute with an effective range as far as 550 meters and a maximum distance of 1690 meters so far. Besides being used in Indonesia, this weapon commonly used by British armed forces and various countries includingAfrican countries like Bostwana, Ghana, Rebuplik Democratic Congo, Gambia, Guyana, Kenya, Lesotho,Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Swazilan and Uganda, countries Caribbean such as Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidadand Tobago to countries other than Great Britain European countries namely Italy, the Netherlands, Poland,Yugoslavia, Switzerland and Bulgaria. This weapon is widely used in many fields of battle in the world,including in World War II, Korean War, Chinese Civil War, the Gulf War, Suez Crisis, Congo Crisis, FalklandsWar, Gulf War, the Battle of the Mau Mau, the War between the Arabs and Israel to on Indo-Pakistan War.
Lee Enfield rifle carbine |
Lee Enfield rifle carbine
Lee Enfield rifle carbine made in England in 1917 this is a shoulder gun used in the early formation of the National Police. Weapons with a weight of 4 kilograms of this caliber .303 ammunition has a capacity of 7points with an effective range of 400-500 meters and a maximum distance of 2.743 meters. This weapon ismanufactured from 1907 to the present with a variety of models and variations. The rifle is obtained through thespoils of the Dutch army. The rifle of this type are also used by police in various countries such asAfghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, France, Fiji, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nepal, Norway, New Zealand Recently, the Ottoman Empire Turks,Pakistanis, Filipinos, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Thaliand, United Kingdom Kingdom, the United States and India. This weapon is also used in various wars including the First World War, Second World War, Irish War, Irish Civil War, Korean War, the Arabs and Israel, Nepal Conflict and Afghanistan Conflict.
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