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The '''TP-82''' pistol ({{lang-ru|ТП-82}}) is a triple-barreled [[Soviet]] firearm that was carried by [[cosmonaut]]s on [[space mission]]s. |
The '''TP-82''' pistol ({{lang-ru|ТП-82}}) is a triple-barreled [[Soviet]] firearm that was carried by [[cosmonaut]]s on [[space mission]]s. |
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It is intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the [[Siberia]]n wilderness. The upper two [[smoothbore]] barrels use 12.5 mm caliber ammunition, and the lower rifled barrel use 5.45 mm caliber ammunition. The pistol can be used for hunting, to defend against [[Predation|predators]] and for visual and auditory [[distress signal]]s. The detachable [[buttstock]] is also a [[machete]] sheath. |
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TP-82s were carried regularly on Soviet and [[Russia]]n space missions from 1986 to 2006. They were part of the [[Soyuz]] Portable Survival Kit (Носимый аварийный запас, ''Nosimyi Avariynyi Zapas'', NAZ). In 2007, the media reported that the remaining ammunition for the TP-82 had become unusable and that a regular [[automatic pistol]] would be used on future missions. |
TP-82s were carried regularly on Soviet and [[Russia]]n space missions from 1986 to 2006. They were part of the [[Soyuz]] Portable Survival Kit (Носимый аварийный запас, ''Nosimyi Avariynyi Zapas'', NAZ). In 2007, the media reported that the remaining ammunition for the TP-82 had become unusable and that a regular [[automatic pistol]] would be used on future missions. |
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==See Also== |
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[[M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:08, 20 February 2009
The TP-82 pistol (Russian: ТП-82) is a triple-barreled Soviet firearm that was carried by cosmonauts on space missions.
It is intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness. The upper two smoothbore barrels use 12.5 mm caliber ammunition, and the lower rifled barrel use 5.45 mm caliber ammunition. The pistol can be used for hunting, to defend against predators and for visual and auditory distress signals. The detachable buttstock is also a machete sheath.
TP-82s were carried regularly on Soviet and Russian space missions from 1986 to 2006. They were part of the Soyuz Portable Survival Kit (Носимый аварийный запас, Nosimyi Avariynyi Zapas, NAZ). In 2007, the media reported that the remaining ammunition for the TP-82 had become unusable and that a regular automatic pistol would be used on future missions.
See Also
References
- Bonnie Malkin and agencies (October 11 2007). "Russians blast off without space pistol". Daily Telegraph.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Technical data and image on hunt4a.ru
- Soyuz survival gear on suzymchale.com