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• Bow drill
  ...he ember is formed it is carefully placed into a "tinder bundle" (a bird's type nest of stringy, fluffy, and combustible material). Once the ember is in th ...mitiveways.com/e-fire.html "Egyptian Bow Drill"] which attaches the string by wrapping it around multiple times, or actually tying it to the drill or thr
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• Arc Welding
  ...sumable [[electrode]]s. The welding region is sometimes protected by some type of inert or semi-inert gas, known as a shielding gas, and/or an evaporating ...ric arc for welding. In 1919, [[alternating current]] welding was invented by C.J. Holslag but did not become popular for another decade.<ref name="Cary-
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• Wood gas generator
  ...ially cheaper to make than town gas was to purchase, due to its generation by partial combustion of coke, a byproduct of coal, rather than through the to ...d gas generators were of the "Imbert" type. They were designed around 1920 by French inventor Georges Imbert.
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• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2)
  |Ship type= ...contracted by the Navy for the purpose of evaluating the latest hydrofoil technology. The second boat was the rival [[Grumman]] built [[USS Flagstaff (PGH-1)|US
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• AT4
  |type= [[Anti-tank weapon]] <!-- Type selection -->
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  |type=[[Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon]] ...the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]]A2 vehicle. It is manufactured by the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company [[Oerlikon-Contraves]], a member of the [
  7 KB (1,002 words) - 21:26, 1 July 2010
• PARS 3 LR
  |type=[[Air-to-surface missile|Air-to-surface]], [[Air-to-air missile|air-to-air] The German-led program was initiated by [[Germany]], [[France]] and the [[UK]]. After Britain dropped out, only Ger
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• MBT LAW
  |type= Anti-tank missile launcher <!-- Type selection -->
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• ERYX
  |type=[[Anti-tank]] ...ti-tank missile]] (ATGM) produced by European company [[MBDA]]. It is used by several countries, including the [[Canadian Forces]], [[French Army|French]
  15 KB (2,342 words) - 21:27, 1 July 2010
• 9K111 Fagot
  |type= [[Anti-tank weapon]] <!-- Type selection -->
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• 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun
  |name= 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun |caption=''12.7 cm/50 Type 3'' guns seen in a twin gun ''Model B'' turret on the [[Japanese destroyer
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• 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun
  |type= Naval Gun <!-- Type selection -->
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
  |type=Naval gun ...s battleship|''Iowa''-class battleships]]. Due to its power it is regarded by many as one of the most effective [[naval artillery|battleship gun]]s ever
  11 KB (1,599 words) - 22:20, 1 July 2010
• 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
  ...p;mm Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) system, which is being fitted to [[Type 23 frigate]]s to increase their ability to defend themselves from fast insh ...s.com/news/defence/idr/idr071030_1_n.shtml Scott, Richard, ''ASCG enhances Type 23 close-in defence'', International Defence Review, 30 October 2007.]</ref
  6 KB (823 words) - 22:23, 1 July 2010
• 61 cm Type 90 torpedo
  | name = 61 cm Type 90 torpedo | type = [[Torpedo]]
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• Advanced Gun System
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• BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun
  |type=[[Naval gun]]<br>[[Coastal artillery|Coastal defence gun]]<br>[[Field gun|H |rate=8 / minute<ref>8 rounds per minute is the figure given by Vickers. Quoted in [http://www.gwpda.org/naval/brassey/b1901o08.htm Brassey
  14 KB (2,133 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
• GAU-8 Avenger
  |type= Gatling-style [[autocannon]] <!-- Type selection -->
  14 KB (2,240 words) - 20:12, 2 July 2010
• Gatling gun
  ...d a forerunner of the modern [[machine gun]]. It is well known for its use by the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Army|forces]] during the [ ...created it to reduce the size of armies and so reduce the number of deaths by combat and disease, and to show how futile war is.<ref>Paul Wahl and Don To
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• Mauser BK-27
  ...translation: on-board cannon) is a 27&nbsp;mm [[autocannon]] manufactured by [[Mauser]] (a subsidiary of [[Rheinmetall]]) of [[Germany]]. It was develop ...cannon is a single-barrel, high performance, breech-cylinder gun operated by a fully automatic electrically fired gas-operated system at a selective rat
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