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• U.S. Soldier's Creed
  ...to compete for the rank of [[Sergeant]] and above, as well as ''Soldier of the Month'' boards. ...Warriors'' Wong, Leonard, Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 31, No. 4, 599-622 (2005)</ref>
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• Rifleman's Creed
  ...ped since its early days, but those closest to the original version remain the most widely accepted.<ref name=Lejeune>{{cite web|accessdate= |title= My Rifle: The Creed of a U.S. Marine
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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  |image=Beirutbarr.jpg|300px|caption=A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport. ...dmark|name=USMCBarracksatBeirutAirport|display=inline,title}}<br/>[[United States Marine Corps]] [[barracks]], [[Beirut Airport]]
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• Sugarcane
  ...complex [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]]. Brazil produces about one-third of the world's sugarcane. Sugar cane is grown in over 110 countries with an estimated total production of 1,591 million [[me
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• Sugar beet
  ...r beets. The one on the left has been selectively bred to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. '''Sugar beet''' (''Beta vulgaris'' L.), a member of the ''Chenopodiaceae'' family, is a plant whose root contains a high concentrat
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• Arc Welding
  ...nert gas, known as a shielding gas, and/or an evaporating filler material. The process of arc welding is widely used because of its low capital and runnin ...ot become popular for another decade.<ref name="Cary-5-6">Cary and Helzer (2005), p. 5-6.</ref>
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• Wood gas generator
  ...on by partial combustion of coke, a byproduct of coal, rather than through the town-gas process of destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of coal. ...Diplomat 3 GS mit Holzgasgenerator-hinten rechts.JPG|thumb|Adler Diplomat in WW II with wood gas generator]]
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• USS High Point (PCH-1)
  |Ship in service=15 August 1963 ...she was placed in service August 15, 1963 with Lieutenant H. G. Billerbeck in charge. ''High Point'' was named after [[High Point, North Carolina]].
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• USS Tacoma (PGM-92)
  |Ship in service= |Ship fate=leased to the [[Colombian National Armada]] as ''Quita Sueño'', 16 May 1983; sold to [[C
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• USS PC-470
  |Ship country={{nowrap|United States}} ...C-470''''' was a {{sclass|PC-461|submarine chaser}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was later renamed '''''Antigo'' (PC-470
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• AT4
  {{About|the unguided anti-tank weapon|the Russian guided anti-tank missile|AT-4 Spigot}} ...oduces a large back blast, a significant problem when operating the weapon in urban environments.
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  | caption=ADATS on display for the 2008 [[Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo]] ...d by the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company [[Oerlikon-Contraves]], a member of the [[Rheinmetall|Rheinmetall Defence Group]] of [[Germany]].
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• Mokopa
  ...requiring the target to be illuminated by a [[laser designator]] either on the launch platform or elsewhere; though there are alternative guidance package ...missile in. This method of launching greatly reduces the exposure time of the launch platform to enemy fire.
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• XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon
  |origin={{flagcountry|United States}} ..., and [[helicopter]]s at {{convert|1000|m|yd|0}}. The project was canceled in 2007.<ref name=GSM307/>
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• 12"/45 caliber Mark 5 gun
  |used_by=[[United States Navy]]<br>[[Royal Hellenic Navy]] |wars= [[World War I]]<br>[[Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War|Russian Civil War]]<br>[[Greco-Turkish War]]<br>[[World W
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• Advanced Gun System
  ...States Navy]]. Production has started; the first magazine was delivered to the US Navy on 25 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web | title=BAE Systems Delivers First P ...ve been capable of firing guided munitions; the turret mounting will allow the use of unguided munitions as well.
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• Bofors
  {{For|the scandal involving Bofors AB's Indian contracts|Bofors scandal}} The name '''Bofors''' has been associated with the [[iron industry]] for more than 350 years.
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  |caption= The GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly<br>(ammunition drum off edge o |origin= {{flagcountry|United States}}
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  :''This article is about the .50 caliber M2 machine gun. For the .30-06 M2 machine gun, see [[M1919 Browning machine gun]].'' |origin= {{flag|United States}}
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• Mark 13 torpedo
  ...with breakaway wooden nose and tail protection which is shed upon hitting the water.]] ...12.8|kn}} slower than the [[Mark 14 torpedo]]. 17,000 were produced during the war.{{Ref|Milford1}}
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