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• 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41
  ...pons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of guns. ...the guns were universally known as the ''Acht-acht'' (8-8), a contraction of ''Acht-komma-acht Zentimeter'' (German: "8,8 cm" - comma being used as the
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• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2)
  |Ship out of service=1972 ...ri'' was one of two prototype boats contracted by the Navy for the purpose of evaluating the latest hydrofoil technology. The second boat was the rival [
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• 203 mm /53 Italian naval gun
  ...-cradle twin turret mounting of 203 cm/53 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|caliber]] guns. |origin= [[Italy]]
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• 320 mm Model 1934 naval gun
  |caption=This photo shows the typical fore-and-aft installation of a twin turret superfiring over a triple turret. |origin= [[Italy]]
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• 381mm / 50 Model 1934 naval gun
  |image=[[File:RNVittorio Veneto-Battle of Cape Spartivento.jpg|300px]] ...Caliber as measurement of length|caliber]] guns firing during the [[Battle of Cape Spartivento]].
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• 76/62mm Allargato
  |origin={{flagcountry|Italy}} |type=[[Naval artillery|Naval gun]]
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• BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
  |caption=An animation representing the loading cycle of the Mark I turret for the BL 15 inch Mark I. |type= naval gun
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• Bofors 40 mm
  ...gned ''Stiffkey Sight'', being operated by the aimer standing to the right of the loader (turned sideways). It operates the trapeze seen above the sights ...raft systems during [[World War II]], used by most of the western [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred
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• Breda Model 35
  ...mage:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|22px]] [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italy]] ...mage:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|22px]] [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italy]]<br>{{flag|Australia}}<br>{{CHN}}<ref>Some were captured during the war an
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• Close-in weapon system
  A '''close-in weapon system (CIWS)''' is a [[Navy|naval]] shipboard [[point-defense]] weapon for detecting and destroying incoming Nearly all classes of modern [[warship]] are equipped with some kind of CIWS device.
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• DARDO
  |origin={{flagcountry|Italy}} |type= [[Naval gun]]
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• Fajr-27
  |type=Naval Defence Cannon |used_by=[[Islamic Republic of Iran Navy]]
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...lklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Po ...Gun''', or "Ma Deuce" is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of [[World War I]] by [[John Browning]]. It is very similar in design to John
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• M61 Vulcan
  ...rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of [[United States]] military [[fixed-wing aircraft]] for fifty years. The M61 ...concerns. The Army wanted something better, combining extremely high rate of fire with exceptional reliability.
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• Otobreda 76 mm
  |origin={{flagcountry|Italy}} |type=[[Naval gun]]
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• QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
  |type= [[Naval gun]]<br>Coast defence gun |used_by={{UK}}<br>{{flag|Italy|1861-state}}<br>{{JPN}}
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• QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
  |caption=Typical naval deck mounting, 1890s |origin= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]
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• Gunpowder
  ...le, but instead use [[smokeless powder]]. [[Antique]] firearms or replicas of antique firearms are often used with [[black powder substitute]]. ...explosives [[detonation|detonate]], producing a supersonic wave. Ignition of the powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it
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• Combined Task Force 150
  ...d Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) assemble in a formation in the [[Gulf of Oman]], 6 May 2004]] ...ns in the [[Indian Ocean]]) to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa]] (OEF-HOA). These activities are referred to as [[Maritime Security
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• Operation Enduring Freedom
  **{{flagcountry|Italy}} '''In Somalia/Horn of Africa:'''
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