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42-518: Players Club may refer to: The Players Club , 1998 film The Players Club (soundtrack) The Players (New York City) , known as the Players Club " Playaz Club ", single by Rappin' 4-Tay from the 1994 album Don't Fight the Feelin' "Players Club", song by Rae Sremmurd from the 2018 album SR3MM The Players Club (record label) ,

84-416: A rocket within a launcher consisting of two tubes, one inside the other. While closed, the outer assembly serves as a watertight container for the rocket and the percussion-cap firing mechanism that activates the rocket. The outer tube contains the trigger, the arming handle, front and rear sights, and the rear cover. The inner tube contains the channel assembly, which houses the firing pin assembly, including

126-463: A famous rapper ends in a fistfight as the bodyguard punches Clyde in the back of the head. Reggie attacks the bodyguard and is thrown through the plate glass window of the VIP section. He starts shooting until XL disarms him. Diamond deals with a club patron-turned-stalker, Miron. And she angrily kicks Ebony out of her apartment after catching her in bed with Diamond's boyfriend. Dollar Bill is confronted by

168-536: A few meters of the target, which was difficult and dangerous. The U.S. Army introduced the bazooka , the first rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Despite early problems, it was a success and was copied by other countries. However, the bazooka had its drawbacks. Large and easily damaged, it required a well-trained two-man crew. Germany developed a one-man alternative, the Panzerfaust , having single-shot launchers that were cheap and requiring no special training. As

210-547: A job working at the shoe store. Ebony and Diana are back on good terms again. In voice-over, Diamond narrates the fates of the characters, including herself, who is currently in a relationship with Blue. She now works on the news. A successful soundtrack was released on March 17, 1998, It peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums . The movie opened on April 10, 1998 and debuted at No. 5 in

252-492: A living, and what they think about themselves and their customers." He added, "What's interesting about [the film] is how it moves through various tones and kinds of material. There's the documentary stuff, the crime story, Diana's shaky romance with a new boyfriend, Ebony's problems, and comic relief from the stylized dialogue of Dollar Bill and his doorman, L'il Man...And then a strong underpinning of economic reality". He noted, "The movie doesn't preach, but it has values. It sees

294-489: A locally built version by Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu , called HAR-66 ( Hafif Antitank Roketi , 'light antitank rocket'), which has the performance and characteristics of a mix of an M72A2 and an A3. Turkey also indigenously developed an anti-personnel warhead version of HAR-66 AP and called it " Eşek Arısı " ('wasp'). The British Army had used the NAMMO M72 under the designation "rocket 66 mm HEAT L1A1" but it

336-423: A man who works for St. Louis, a drug lord and loan shark to whom Dollar Bill owes $ 60,000. He warns Dollar Bill if he doesn't make a payment of $ 10,000 to St. Louis, he will hunt him down. The next day as Dollar Bill tries to leave the club, St. Louis' men beat Dollar unconscious and throw him into the trunk of his car. They are stopped by two crooked cops. Dollar Bill is found in the trunk and arrested on warrants. He

378-527: A result, they were regularly issued to Volkssturm home guard regiments. They were very efficient against tanks during the last days of World War II. The M72 LAW is a combination of the two World War II weapons. The basic principle is a miniaturized bazooka, while its light weight and cheapness rival the Panzerfaust. The solid rocket propulsion unit was developed in the newly formed Rohm and Haas research laboratory at Redstone Arsenal in 1959, and

420-472: A single AT4. The US Marine Corps Systems Command at Quantico, Virginia, placed a $ 15.5-million fixed contract order with Talley Defense for 7,750 M72A7s, with delivery to be completed in April 2011. The M72A7 LAW is an improvement on previous versions, including an improved rocket motor for a higher velocity to accurately engage targets past 200 m (660 ft), an insensitive munitions warhead to reduce

462-658: A single designation. The original M72 warhead penetrated 30 cm (12 in) of armor. A training variant of the M72 LAW, designated M190 , also exists. This weapon is reloadable and uses the 35 mm (1.4 in) M73 training rocket. A subcaliber training device that uses a special tracer cartridge also exists for the M72. A training variant used by the Finnish armed forces fires 7.62 mm (0.300 in) tracer rounds. The US Army tested other 66 mm rockets based on

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504-569: A sub-label for Mascot Label Group Players Club, a casino membership discount service offered by Players International Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Players Club . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Players_Club&oldid=1167232444 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

546-544: Is a portable one-shot 66 mm (2.6 in) unguided anti-tank weapon. In early 1963, the M72 LAW was adopted by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps as their primary individual infantry anti-tank weapon, replacing the M31 HEAT rifle grenade and the M20A1 "Super Bazooka" in the U.S. Army. It was subsequently adopted by the U.S. Air Force to serve in an anti-emplacement and anti-armor role in airbase defense. In

588-436: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Players Club Diana Armstrong gazes at the ruins of the Players Club, a strip club where she used to work. She begins reminiscing about the time she moved out of her parents' home with hopes of attending college. On her own, Diana finds a job at a shoe store, where she meets Ronnie and Tricks, who work for Dollar Bill at

630-428: Is later bailed out and returns to the club. Ebony is offered a gig to dance at Ronnie's brother Junior's bachelor party. While Ronnie is outside smoking, one of St. Louis's henchmen, named Reggie, tricks Junior into raping Ebony. Reggie tells him that he and Clyde had run a train on her weeks ago, but it was spoiled by Diamond. Junior goes into Ebony's room while she is changing and against Ebony's pleas, Junior turns off

672-678: The M54 rocket motor used for the M72. The M74 TPA (thickened pyrophoric agent) had an incendiary warhead filled with TEA ( triethylaluminum ); this was used in the M202A1 FLASH (flame assault shoulder weapon) four-tube launcher. The XM96 RCR (riot control rocket) had a CS gas -filled warhead for crowd control and was also intended for use with the M202, though the rocket never entered service. The M72 rocket has been in Australian service since

714-592: The Russo-Ukrainian War . These are of the M72A5-C1 designation. The M72 LAW is used in the Finnish Army (some 70,000 pieces), where it is known under the designations 66 KES 75 (M72A2, no longer in service) and 66 KES 88 (M72A5). In accordance with the weapon's known limitations, a pair of "tank-buster" troops crawl to a firing position around 50 to 150 meters (160 to 490 ft) away from

756-591: The Urgent Operational Requirement program, with the M72A9 variant being designated the light anti-structure munition (LASM). During the Vietnam and post-Vietnam periods, all issued LAWs were recalled after instances of the warhead exploding in flight, sometimes injuring the operator. After safety improvements, part of the training and firing drills included the requirement to ensure that

798-412: The detent lever. When extended, the inner tube telescopes outward toward the rear, guided by the channel assembly, which rides in an alignment slot in the outer tube's trigger housing assembly. This causes the detent lever to move under the trigger assembly in the outer tube, both locking the inner tube in the extended position and cocking the weapon. Once armed, the weapon is no longer watertight, even if

840-614: The LAW is the primary light anti tank weapon of the Israeli infantry, and has been used extensively throughout the different wars and conflicts, including the current Israel–Hamas war . In late February 2022, the Norwegian government announced that it intended to donate "up to 2,000" M72 LAW units from their reserve stocks to Ukraine, in response to the Russian invasion . On March 30, 2022,

882-586: The M72 EC LAW is 450 mm (18 in) of rolled homogeneous armor steel plate, nearly twice that of the M72A2. It also fields the bunker-buster version that contains 440 g (0.97 lb) of DPX-6 explosive, named M72 ASM RC, and locally designated 66 KES 12 RAK . The oldest version of the 66 KES 75 is now retired. First arriving in Israel during The Yom Kippur War as part of Operation Nickel Grass ,

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924-560: The M72E5, which provided increased range, penetration and better sights; this was tested along with five other light anti-armor weapons in 1983. Despite the improvements of the M72E5, the AT4 was chosen to replace the M72. Although generally thought of as a Vietnam War–era weapon that had been superseded by the more-powerful AT4, the M72 LAW found new popularity in the operations by the US Army,

966-576: The Norwegian Defence Ministry said that 2,000 more units will be sent to Ukraine. The Republic of China Army (Taiwan) uses the M72 as a secondary anti-armor weapon. It is used primarily as a backup to the Javelin and M136 (AT4) anti-tank weapons. The weapon was later reverse-engineered into the "Type 1 66 mm anti-tank rocket" but is more-popularly nicknamed as the "Type 66 rocket" due to its caliber. The Turkish Army uses

1008-407: The Players Club as a job, and the women there are workers, not sex objects." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly also gave a positive review. Like Ebert, he praised the cast, particularly LisaRaye's performance as Diana. LAW rocket The M72 LAW ( light anti-tank weapon , also referred to as the light anti-armor weapon or LAW as well as LAWS : light anti-armor weapons system)

1050-473: The Players Club. They convince Diana she would make better money stripping . Dollar Bill gives Diana a job and the name "Diamond." Four years later, her younger cousin Ebony comes to live with her and also starts working at the club. Ebony is soon out of control, drinking excessively, staying out all night, and stripping at private house parties. Several scenes depict episodes in the life of the club: A visit from

1092-597: The US Marine Corps, and Canadian Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. The lower cost and lighter weight of the LAW, combined with a scarcity of modern heavy armored targets and the need for an individual assault weapon versus an individual anti-armor weapon, made it ideal for the type of urban combat seen in Iraq and mountain warfare seen in Afghanistan. In addition, a soldier can carry two LAWs on a mission as opposed to

1134-705: The Vietnam War. Currently, the Australian Defence Force uses the M72A6 variant, known as the "light direct fire support weapon", as an anti-structure and secondary anti-armor weapon. The weapon is used by ordinary troops at the section (squad) level and complements the heavier 84 mm (3.3 in) Carl Gustav recoilless rifle and Javelin missile , which are generally used by specialized fire support and anti-armor troops. As of 21 February 2023, Canada has supplied 4,500 M72s to Ukraine for use in

1176-399: The base of the detonator grounds the circuit until the missile has accelerated out of the tube. The acceleration causes the three disks in the safety mechanism to rotate 90° in succession, ungrounding the circuit; the circuit from the nose to the base of the detonator is then completed when the piezoelectric crystal is crushed on impact. The weapon can be fired from inside buildings as long as

1218-605: The box office, behind City of Angels , Lost in Space , Titanic , and Species II . It went on to gross $ 23,047,939 domestically, and $ 213,546 in foreign markets for a total lifetime gross of $ 23,261,485. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 35%, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10. Roger Ebert awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and said, "Ice Cube makes 'The Players Club' observant and insightful; beneath its melodrama lurks unsentimental information about why young women do lap dances for

1260-420: The concept of a multi- rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a LAW. The tube is mounted facing downward, enabling the drone operator to fire on tanks and armored vehicles from a top attack position while remaining 3 to 4 km (1.9 to 2.5 mi) away. M72 LAWs were issued as prepackaged rounds of ammunition. Improvements to the launcher and differences in the ammunition were differentiated by

1302-982: The early 1980s, the M72 was slated to be replaced by the FGR-17 Viper . However, the Viper program was canceled by Congress and the M136 AT4 was adopted instead. At that time, its nearest equivalents were the Swedish Pskott m/68 (Miniman) and the French SARPAC . The increased importance of tanks and other armored vehicles in World War II caused a need for portable infantry weapons to deal with them. The first to be used (with varying successes) were Molotov cocktails , flamethrowers , satchel charges , jury-rigged landmines , and specially designed magnetic hollow charges. All of these had to be used within

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1344-399: The face and quits in front of Dollar Bill before she leaves with Blue. Ronnie and Tricks are arrested by the police. That same night, St. Louis comes to collect and personally shoots up the club. As Dollar tries to escape, he is captured by St. Louis' henchmen. Later, St. Louis' associate Brooklyn destroys the club with a LAW rocket . Ebony, still sporting the bruises from her rape, now has

1386-586: The full system was designed by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, Frank A. Spinale, et al. at the Hesse-Eastern Division of Norris Thermador. American production of the weapon began by Hesse-Eastern in 1963, and was terminated by 1983; currently it is produced by Nammo Raufoss AS in Norway and their subsidiary, Nammo Defense Systems (formerly Nammo Talley Inc.) in Arizona. The weapon consists of

1428-399: The launcher is collapsed into its original configuration. It is a line of sight weapon with a range around 200 meters (660 ft). When fired, the striker in the rear tube impacts a primer, which ignites a small amount of powder that "flashes" down a tube to the rear of the rocket and ignites the propellant in the rocket motor. The rocket motor burns completely before leaving the mouth of

1470-438: The launcher, producing a backblast of gases around 1,400 °F (760 °C). The rocket propels the 66 mm (2.6 in) warhead forward without significant recoil. As the warhead emerges from the launcher, six fins spring out from the base of the rocket tube, stabilizing the warhead's flight. The early LAW warhead, developed from the M31 HEAT rifle grenade warhead, uses a simple piezoelectric fuze system. On impact with

1512-481: The lights and violently beats and rapes her while his friends listen to it in disgust. The guys decide to leave the party and end their friendship with Junior. Ronnie discovers Junior with Ebony, and both flee the scene leaving Ebony in the motel room. Diamond and Blue arrive and they discover an unconscious and bloodied Ebony and they call 911. A furious Diamond then arrives at the Players Club and beats Ronnie up as punishment, avenging Ebony. Diamond then punches Tricks in

1554-416: The likelihood of an accidental explosion, and a Picatinny rail to mount laser pointers and night sights. The LAW was useful in Afghanistan as a small and light rocket system for use against short- and medium-range targets by foot patrols in the difficult terrain and high elevations of the country. The U.S. military was still purchasing LAW rockets as of January 2015. In 2018 it was reported that an upgrade for

1596-539: The structures are at least 3.7 by 4.6 m (12 by 15 ft) in size, which is about 50 cubic meters (1,800 cu ft) in volume, and have sufficient ventilation. The Department of the Army previously rated the weapon as safe to fire from enclosure, but this rating was removed in 2010 after the introduction of the safer AT4 CS . However, some modern variants of the LAW are specifically designed with fire-from-enclosure (FFE) capability. In late 2021, Nammo unveiled

1638-543: The target, bringing with them four to six LAWs, which are then used in rapid succession until the target is destroyed or incapacitated. Due to its low penetration capability, it is used mostly against lightly armored targets. The M72 is the most common anti-tank weapon in the Finnish Army. Finland has recently upgraded its stocks to the M72 EC LAW Mk.I version. It is designated 66 KES 12 Claimed penetration for

1680-427: The target, the front of the nose section is crushed, causing a microsecond electric current to be generated, which detonates a booster charge located in the base of the warhead, which sets off the main warhead charge. The force of the main charge forces the copper liner into a directional particle jet that, in relation to the size of the warhead, is capable of a massive penetration. A unique mechanical set-back safety on

1722-457: The words "w/coupler" were included in the text description stenciled on the launcher, which indicated that the launcher had the required safety modifications. With the failure of the M72's intended replacement, the Viper , in late 1982 Congress ordered the US Army to test off-the-shelf light antitank weapons and report back by the end of 1983. In partnership with Raufoss AS, Talley Defense offered

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1764-485: Was replaced by the LAW 80 during the 1980s. It was used in action during the 1982 Falklands War , mainly to suppress Argentinian defensive positions at close range; however, it was also used against an assault amphibious vehicle during the initial invasion and was one of the weapons which damaged the warship ARA  Guerrico in the invasion of South Georgia . The M72 rocket was reintroduced into British service under

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