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...necessary one if the PT boats were to arrive off [[Leyte]] with their fuel tanks full and ready to go. ...p tank|landing ships tank]] (LSTs), 15 [[Landing ship medium|landing ships medium]] (LSMs), nine LCIs, seven motor [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers]] (YMS),

...r-Kanone'' (PaK) 88 (German: "anti-tank gun") and as the main armament for tanks such as the Tiger I, the [[8.8 cm KwK 36]], with the "KwK" abbreviation sta Most anti-aircraft guns of World War I were adaptations of existing medium-[[calibre]] weapons mounted to allow fire at higher angles. These weapons w

...that to be counterproductive. The AT4 was designed as a weapon to engage medium to light armored vehicles from any direction, MBTs from the sides or rear,

...om the side or rear only, with front armor of all tanks impervious. Medium tanks could be defeated if hit into the top of the turret or the engine compartme

..., but it proved to be ineffective against [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[T-34]] tanks. Therefore, it was primarily utilized against lightly armored vehicles and * [http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/hun/Hungary.html Hungarian WWII AFVs]

...hout the [[Great Patriotic War]] against level bombers and other high- and medium-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank w By 1943, the 76.2mm [[F-34 tank gun]] of the [[T-34 medium tank]] was found to be severely lacking in long-range firepower, compared t

...ly consists of a combination of radars, computers, and multiple rapid-fire medium-calibre guns placed on a rotating gun mount. Examples of gun based CIWS pro ...used by the [[Nimitz class]] carriers, and other USN ships, as a short to medium range anti-aircraft weapon.

...inned and lightly armored vehicles and aircraft, while igniting their fuel tanks.<ref>Dunlap, Roy F., ''Ordnance Went Up Front'', Samworth Press (1948), pp. * A medium infantry support weapon

...first shot was truly aimed. Additionally, penetration of medium and heavy tanks' top armour was possible only at high angles (above 40 degrees), which was

...hicle-mounted variant, the 2-pounder was also a common main gun on British tanks early in World War II, and was a typical main armament of [[Armored car (mi ...e:UmpCABKYXM0.jpg|right|thumb|Australian 2 pounder crew firing on Japanese tanks at [[Point-blank range]] in the [[Battle of Muar]].]]

...yro Rate Unit]] - pioneered use of gyroscopic Tachymetric fire-control for medium calibre weapons - From 1940 ...ed, on the order of 18 rpm. On opposite sides of the housing are two small tanks, partially filled with mercury, and connected by a capillary tube. Mercury

[[Tannin]]s are a mixture of large and medium size molecules. ...(20 [[Ångström|Å]] to 50 Å, or 2 to 5&nbsp;nm) structure which adsorbs medium size molecules, such as the dye [[methylene blue]].

...its surface, which is relatively resistant to the acid, allowing aluminium tanks to transport acetic acid. Metal acetates can also be prepared from acetic a ...hemistry)|base]] than water, so the amide behaves as a strong base in this medium. It then can be titrated using a solution in glacial acetic acid of a very

...contact with air or moisture, which required a [[nitrogen]] blanket in the tanks. The tools or moulds are closed tools and are being clamped using a [[hydr ...y interesting when considering large parts (>5&nbsp;kg or >1m²) in low to medium series (1,000 to 20,000 parts per year). Factors that make this case are:

...]s (compact [[computer cooling|electronics cooling]], [[cryogenics|cryogen tanks]], [[phase change material|PCM]] [[heat exchanger]]s), energy absorption, f *[[Porous medium]]

Generally a defoamer is insoluble in the foaming medium and has surface active properties. An essential feature of a defoamer produ ...ave surfactants to improve [[emulsification]] and spreading in the foaming medium.

...blisher = Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) News}}</ref> Larger, medium-risk areas can be monitored by scanning towers that incorporate fixed camer ...flight, releasing a large quantity of water from its undercarriage storage tanks. The water trails behind the aircraft in a continuous, fan-shaped drop patt

...ial use. Lead carbonate (white) is the traditional pigment for the priming medium for oil painting, but it has been largely displaced by the zinc and titaniu ...t of the diagram shows that lead metal oxidizes more easily in the citrate medium than in normal water.