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  • |Ship country=US ...] posthumously for his brave actions when his ship was attacked and bombed by Japanese planes near Port [[Darwin, Australia]], in mid-February 1942.
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  • |Ship country=United States ...C ''Barataria'' (WAVP-381)]], later WHEC-381, 1948-1970<br/>Decommissioned by Coast Guard August 1969<br/> Sold in September<ref>Per [http://www.history.
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  • |Ship country=US Navy |Ship country=US Coast Guard
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  • |Ship country=US Navy |Ship country=US Coast Guard
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  • |Ship country= ...ce (U.S. Army) | Mine Planter Service]]. She was named for the first coast artillery officer killed ([[Hickam Field]], Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941)<ref>http://www.nps
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...{{convert|82.5|in|m|1}}, using the "caliber" nomenclature common to large artillery pieces.
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...ly impossible to tow cross-country. In the end this mattered little, since by the time the gun entered production in 1942 the production of mobile guns l
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...improved '''FlaK 38''' were 20&nbsp;mm [[anti-aircraft gun]]s widely used by various German forces throughout the [[Second World War]]. It was the prima
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  • |caption=61-K in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum. <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...defense]]. In the Soviet Union itself, these guns were largely superseded by the [[100 mm air defense gun KS-19|100]] and [[130 mm air defense gun KS-30
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  • |crew= Two (gunner and loader), but may be used by a single operator at a reduced rate of fire. <!-- Artillery specifications -->
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  • ...]]s to accompany a troop of [[cavalry]] or an [[army]] travelling in rough country. ...for the ageing twelve pound mountain [[Howitzer]]. The first gun purchased by the U.S. military from the French arms firm of [[Hotchkiss et Cie|Hotchkiss
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  • ...guns adapted for high-angle fire. Today they have been largely superseded by [[surface-to-air missile]]s and [[CIWS|automatic close-in weapon systems]]. ! width=24% | Country of origin
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  • ...at can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. It is manufactured by [[Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace]] <ref>[http://www.kongsberg.com/eng/kda/pr The PROTECTOR is commonly used by the [[United States Army|US Army]] [[Stryker]] [[Brigades]]. <ref>[http://f
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  • ...r ''Browning Machine Gun''). In service the gun was nicknamed ''Ma Deuce'' by U.S. Military personnel or simply "fifty-cal." in reference to its caliber. ...is the primary heavy machine gun of [[NATO]] countries, and has been used by many other countries as well. With the exception of the [[M1911 pistol|M191
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...r changed to '''GDF-001'''. It was developed in the late 1950s and is used by around 30 countries.
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  • ...Argentine Air Force]] during the [[Falklands War]]. Since 1981, it is used by the [[Portuguese Army]] and [[Portuguese Air Force]]. ...xtract/jaau/jaau0027.html MK20 Rh 202 specifications in "Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades, May'08 (extract)"]
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  • ...s [[autocannon]] with a [[caliber|calibre]] of 20 mm designed and produced by [[Rheinmetall]]. ...xtract/jaau/jaau0027.html MK20 Rh 202 specifications in "Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades, May'08 (extract)"]
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  • <!-- Artillery specifications --> ...-chamber [[revolver cannon]], the revolver and firing mechanism are driven by an [[electric motor]], allowing variable rates of fire of up to 300 rounds/
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  • ...of a GFCS are a manned [[Director (military)|director]], with or replaced by radar or television camera, a computer, stabilizing device or gyro, and equ ...colored splashes. Digital computers would not be adopted for this purpose by the US until the mid 1970s. However, it must be emphasized that all analogu
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