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• Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)
  ...ervice support (CSS)) branch of the [[United States Army]]. It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Transportation Cor ...Quartermaster Departments to create the Quartermaster Corps. Quartermaster units and [[soldier]]s have served in every U.S. military operation from the Revo
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• USS Hurst (DE-250)
  ...Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems | chapter = Mexico | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | publisher = [[Nav ...1943 and [[launched (ship)|launched]] in August the same year by the widow of namesake [[Edwin William Hurst]], who had been awarded two [[Distinguished
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• USPO1,740,737
  DAVID FORBES KEITH, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA ...g de vices operating upon the absorption system, and, more particularly to units which are separable from the refrigerator boxes or other coolers in which t
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...s filmed in an industrial area bordering the Los Angeles River on the edge of downtown Los Angeles, and follows ten cast members in an environment that s ...ical devices, and welds. His other talents include building structures out of natural materials, growing edible plants, sculpting and fire building. John
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• AK-630
  ...ge. Once made operational, this weapon system was rapidly adopted; up to 8 units installed in every new Soviet warship (from mine-hunters to aircraft carrie ...ing rate than both the Goalkeeper and Phalanx (Block 1 and older) [[CIWS]] systems. Combined with the fact that they are often mounted in pairs, with as many
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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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• AT4
  |wars= <li>[[United States invasion of Panama|U.S. invasion of Panama]]<ref name="amnestysweden">http://www.svenskafreds.se/english/vapene ...). [[Saab]] has had considerable sales success with the AT4, making it one of the most common light [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] weapons in the world.
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• 9K121 Vikhr
  ...daytime and up to 5&nbsp;km at night, as well as air targets in conditions of air defense assets activity. The Vikhr missile is part of the Vikhr-M system, which also includes an automatic sight and a depressibl
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• Brimstone missile
  |caption=A triplet of Brimstone missiles on display ...n the [[Gulf War]]. [[GEC-Marconi]] (whose missile interests now form part of MBDA) was originally awarded the contract on November 7, 1996.<ref>[http://
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• ERYX
  ...Army - ERYX|publisher=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]]}}</ref>, or 2.5 m through [[concrete]]) {{about|the guided anti-tank missile|other uses of the word Eryx|Eryx (disambiguation)}}
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• 2A48 Cobra
  ...Váhom design bureau. It is specially designed to fit many different types of tracked and wheeled IFVs and APCs such as the [[BMP-1]], [[BMD-1]], [[BTR- ...nt provided for the turret meets modern combat requirements for protection of both the crew and the transported troops. It also allows accurate fire in a
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• ARCHER Artillery System
  |secondary_armament=1× [[BAE Systems AB]] [[Remote weapon system]] ...dump truck|articulated dump truck]]. Aside from this, the system consists of an ammunition resupply vehicle, a support vehicle, [http://www.baesystems.c
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• BAE Systems AB
  ...50px|Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to [[BAE Systems Land and Armaments|Land & Armaments]] formation]] ...rmed in 2006 by the merger of '''Land Systems Hägglunds AB''' and ''' BAE Systems Bofors'''.
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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 |manufacturer= Bofors (1932–2006)<br>[[BAE Systems AB]] (2006 onwards)
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• Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station
  designed to mount on a variety of vehicle platforms and supports the MK19 Grenade ...com/en/KOG/News/2009/December/24_CROWS.aspx Kongsberg.com: Increased scope of CROWS II framework agreement]</ref>
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...lt and has dual-feed capability. The term "chain gun" derives from the use of a roller chain that drives the bolt back and forth. ...on has an effective range of 3,000 [[Metre|meter]]s, depending on the type of ammunition used.
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• M42 Duster
  ...County (LST-1153)|USS ''Talbot County'' (LST-1153)]] offloads M42 Dusters of the 517th Artillery at the [[Rio Hato]] training area in [[Panama]] during ...atic twin 40&nbsp;mm M2A1 [[Bofors 40 mm gun|Bofors]], with a rate of fire of 240 rounds per minute (rpm) and either a .30 cal. [[M1919 Browning machine
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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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• Mk 19 grenade launcher
  |manufacturer= Saco Defense Industries (now a division of [[General Dynamics|General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products]]), Com ...While the MK 19 has a [[flash suppressor]], it serves to save the eyesight of its operator, and does not conceal the weapon's position. For night operat
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  ...ed by an off-gun digital control system. A few years later a third version of the system was being produced, the '''GDF-003''', which was broadly similar ...IAK85) gun system. Note the muzzle velocity measuring device on the muzzle of each gun]]
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