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• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2)
  |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=Proteus gas turbine driving water jets
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• USS Marathon (PGM-89)
  |Ship power= Designed for shallow water coastal operations, ''Marathon'' was built for speed and maneuverability. C
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ;Power Rammed : An electric-hydraulic rammer is bolted to the top of the slide. Th ...the powder case, and then pulls down on the rammer lever. This causes the power rammer to ram the projectile and powder case into the chamber. As the powd
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• Bofors 40 mm
  ...anding behind them "adjusted" for lead using a simple mechanical computer. Power for the sights was supplied from a 6[[Volt|V]] battery. ...h mine-layer ''Willem van der Zaan'' brought them their first example of a water-cooled gun on their Hazemeyer tri-axially stabilized mounting. Locally prod
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• Dahlgren gun
  {{Quote|"[[Paixhans]] had so far satisfied naval men of the power of shell guns as to obtain their admission on shipboard; but by unduly deve ...pe. As the casting cooled, a smaller pipe was inserted into the first and water was pumped through the small pipe. At the same time hot coals were placed
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• Gatling gun
  ...electric motor]]s and [[hydraulic machinery|hydraulic]]s supplied external power to operate the Gatling gun, like the [[GAU-8 Avenger]] and M134 [[Minigun]] ...a fibrous matting stuffed in among the barrels which could be soaked with water to cool the barrels down. Later models eliminated the matting-filled barrel
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...reducing bulk and weight (the M2 weighed {{convert|121|lb|abbr=on}}, with water, whereas the M2 HB weighs 84 lb). Due to the long procedure for changing th ...he .50 BMG cartridge, which offers long range accuracy and good [[stopping power]].
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• Mark 46 torpedo
  ...1989]], a major upgrade program for the Mod 5 began to improve its shallow-water performance, resulting in the Mod 5A and Mod 5A(S). * Power Plant: Two-speed, reciprocating external combustion; Mono-propellant ([[Ott
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  ...t-war 20 mm KAA 204 Gk cannon. Several designs were developed, including a water cooled design, designated Mk 352, which was tested by the [[U.S. Navy]]. ...ight with a laser range finder and digital fire control system. Integrated power supply and diagnostics. 280 rounds on the gun and an automatic re-loading s
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• Otobreda 76 mm
  *'''Cooling:''' sea water—fresh water for flushing *'''Electrical Power supply'''
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• Parrott rifle
  ...t was applied to the gun red-hot and then the gun was turned while pouring water down the muzzle, allowing the band to attach uniformly.<ref name="Gusley">G {{Quotation|The breaching power of the 10-inch 300-pounder Parrott rifled gun, now about to be used against
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• Phalanx CIWS
  ...ation are 440 [[volt|V]] [[alternating current|AC]] at 60 [[Hertz|Hz]] and water for electronics cooling. For full operation including some non-essential f ...ation, such as environmental control, transmitter, mount movement control, power control and distribution and so on. It takes 6 to 8 months to train a tech
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• QF 2 pounder naval gun
  ...curately over a distance of {{convert|3000|yd|m|sigfig=3}}. The barrel was water cooled and the shells were belt-fed from a 25 round fabric belt. The [[Boer ...Maxim gun produced by [[Vickers]]. It was a 40&nbsp;mm calibre gun with a water-cooled barrel and a Vickers-Maxim mechanism. It was ordered in 1915 by the
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• RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun
  ...valve; and the first principle of every valve, whether the vessel contain water or oil, or gas, is that the pressure of that fluid should press the valve t ...he Elswick cup and [[De Bange]] obturation systems, both of which used the power of the gun's firing to achieve obturation rather than manual labour.
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• Type 91 torpedo
  |wingspan= 69 cm (27-1/4 in. in the air), 66 cm (26 in. in the water) ...e tail fins, acting as aerodynamic stabilizers, which were to shed away on water entry.
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• Alternator
  ...ven by automotive and other internal combustion engines. Alternators in [[power station]]s driven by [[steam turbine]]s are called turbo-alternators. ...ern [[automobile]]s to charge the [[battery (electricity)|battery]] and to power a car's electric system when its [[internal combustion engine|engine]] is r
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• Hydroelectric
  ...[[List of the largest hydroelectric power stations|largest hydro-electric power station]] in the world]] ...cal power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of [[renewable energy]]. Once a hydroelect
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• Potassium iodide
  ...ntain 15 drops/milliliter, not 20 drops/milliliter as is often assumed for water.<ref>http://wiki.answers.com/Q/20_drops_per_ml_or_15_drops_per_ml Viscous l Unlike I₂, I₃⁻ salts can be highly water-soluble. Through this reaction [[iodine]] is used in [[redox]] [[titration]
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• Activated carbon
  ...surface area of several square metres. This image of activated charcoal in water is at a scale of 6.236 pixels/[[μm]], the entire image covers a region of ...occur. PAC is generally added directly to other process units, such as raw water intakes, rapid mix basins, clarifiers, and gravity filters.
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• Glucose
  All forms of glucose are colourless and soluble in water. Depending on conditions, three major forms can be crystallised: α-glucos ...is [[oxidize]]d to eventually form [[carbon dioxide|CO₂]] and [[water]], yielding energy sources, mostly in the form of [[adenosine triphosphate|
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