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  • |origin= {{flag|Japan}} |used_by= Japan
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...s, fighter bombers, night fighters, ground attack and even bombers as part of or as their main armament during [[World War II]]. ...on-based approach was not without its drawbacks. The relatively short case of the 20&nbsp;mm round, coupled with the larger and heavier 20&nbsp;mm projec
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  • |manufacturer=[[Bureau of Ordnance]] ...[[United States Navy]]'s standard submarine-launched anti-ship [[torpedo]] of [[World War II]].
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  • ...unlap'' joined five other [[Destroyer|"tincans"]] in the decisive [[Battle of Vella Gulf]] which was the first successful U.S. destroyer torpedo duel]] The standard U.S. [[destroyer]]-launched [[torpedo]] of [[World War II]], the '''Mark 15''' was very similar in design to the [[Mar
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  • ...e produced, sinking 37 and damaging a further 18 submarines out of a total of 204 fired. The torpedo was also supplied to the [[United Kingdom|British]] ...gan development in December 1941. These later projects later became Office of Scientific Research and Development project 61 (FIDO).
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  • ...milar to the GDF-002, but included some enhancements like self-lubricating weapons and integrated protective covers. ...IAK85) gun system. Note the muzzle velocity measuring device on the muzzle of each gun]]
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  • ...ion=The QF 2 pounder in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel. Note the folded legs of the carriage. ...un on British tanks early in World War II, and was a typical main armament of [[Armored car (military)|armoured car]]s such as the [[Daimler Armoured Car
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  • ...e="navweaps">{{cite web|author=Tony DiGiulian |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Phalanx.htm |title=USA 20 mm Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) |pu ...ilitary/systems/ship/systems/mk-15-specs.htm |title=MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=2005-04-27 |accessdate=20
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  • |manufacturer=[[Elswick Ordnance Company]],<br>[[Vickers]],<br>Japan Steel Works<br>[[Canadian Pacific Railway]]<br>[[Gio. Ansaldo & C.]] |cartridge=UK & Japan : [[British_ordnance_terms#Separate_QF|Separate-loading QF]]<br>Italy : [[B
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  • |caption= The quadruple 2 pdr mounting (Mk.VII) of [[HMS Kelvin (F37)|HMS ''Kelvin'']] |velocity= 732 m/s, (2,400 ft/s)new gun<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p71</ref>
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  • |origin= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] ...ain and Ireland|United Kingdom]]<br>{{flagicon|South Africa|1912}} [[Union of South Africa]]<br>{{AUS}}
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  • |part_length={{convert|212.6|in|m}} (45 [[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|cal]])<ref Name=Hogg&Thurston1972Page108 /> ...K acquired 620 <ref name="DiG" /> of a version of the guns manufactured in Japan, and mounted them as anti-submarine guns on merchant ships and troop ships,
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  • |origin= [[United Kingdom]]<br>license-produced in [[Japan]] |cartridge= {{convert|100|lb|kg}} [[List of British ordnance terms#QF|QF]], separate cartridge and shell
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  • ...Russia}} [[Russian Empire|Russia]]<br>{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] ...b|15|oz|kg|abbr=on}} Q.F. black powder or 7¾ oz cordite size 5. Text Book of Gunnery, 1902, Table XII, Page 337.</ref>
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  • ...e.<ref name="hellions">{{cite book|last=Gannon|first=Robert|title=Hellions of the Deep|publisher=Pennsylvania State University Press|date=30 April 1996|p The words '''Thunder fish''' is literally translation of Japanese ''gyorai'' that means "torpedo" (''gyo'' = fish, ''rai'' = thunder
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  • |origin={{flag|Empire of Japan}} |used_by=[[Image:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]][[Imperial Japanese Army]]
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  • ...-control system was developed for Type 2, which could control and direct 6 of the guns at once. Two of the guns were mounted on together to form the '''20&nbsp;mm Twin AA Machine
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