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• Fallout shelter
  ...ch shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measures during the Cold War. During the Cold War many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials
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• USS Savage (DE-386)
  ...ll-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. ...tactics, maneuvering, and the hundreds of other tasks demanded of a man-o-war.
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• AK-630
  ...y purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed or rotary wing aircraft, shi * '''Weapons range''': Effective range with HE-FRAG (0.54 kg) shell, 4,000 m (4,375 yd)
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• AK-230
  * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_30mm-63_ak-230.htm Navy Weapons.com] [[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]]
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• USS Tucumcari (PGH-2)
  ...monstrated in hopes that NATO would develop a [[guided-missile]] hydrofoil weapons system. In addition to providing a base of operations and facilities for br [[Category:Cold War patrol vessels of the United States]]
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  ...FAAD contract was cancelled in the early 1990s after the end of the [[Cold War]]. It is currently in service with the [[Canadian Forces Land Force Command The [[Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle]] (MMEV) will feature a wide array of weapons for different engagements. Its direct fire with low cost rockets will be ab
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• 9K121 Vikhr
  systems. The end of the Cold War cleared much of this up but also lead to a general failure * Jane's Air Launched Weapons, Issue thirty six.
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• ERYX
  |era=Cold War, modern ...ick|last=Nicholas|title=AEROSPATIALE'S ACCP BRIDGES THE GAP|journal=Combat Weapons|date=Fall 1985|page=53|publisher=Omega Group Ltd.|issn=1052-5076}}</ref><re
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• Vickers Vigilant
  |era=Cold War Vigilant was developed by the Vickers-Armstrongs Guided Weapons Department at [[Brooklands]], [[Surrey]] for the anti-tank role in the Brit
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• 15 cm SK C/28
  |wars=[[Second World War]] ...ps]] and the [[Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carrier]]. A number of surplus weapons were used as coast-defense guns and eight were adapted to use Army carriage
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
  |wars=[[World War II]]<br>[[Korean War]]<br>[[Vietnam War]]<br>[[Gulf War]] | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm
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• 2A28 Grom
  [[Category:Vehicle weapons]] [[Category:Anti-tank weapons]]
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• 3"/50 caliber gun
  ...a range of 7000 yards at the maximum elevation of 15 degrees. By [[World War II]] these guns were found only on a few Coast Guard cutters and [[Defensiv ...ied by submarines, auxiliaries, and merchant ships during the second world war. These guns fired the same {{convert|2700|ft|m}} per second ammunition use
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• 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42
  ...in the Soviet Union to replace previous 30mm autocannon cartridges. Other weapons using this size of cartridge case include the 2A38 and 2A72 autocannons for ...types of ammunition were developed in the Soviet Union for the land-based weapons: high explosive incendiary, high explosive fragmentation with tracer, and a
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  |wars=[[Falklands war]] ...] targets since 1938. The current 55-calibre Mark 8 gun replaced the World War II era 45-calibre [[QF 4.5 inch Mk I - V naval gun]]s. Like all British 4.5
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• 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)
  |wars=[[Second World War]], [[Cold War]] ...' gun from 1942—3. It was used in [[World War II]] and during the [[Cold War]] as the Soviets exported their WWII-era ships to their friends and allies.
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  |wars= World War II, Korea, Vietnam, First Gulf, Falklands, and wars that involved navies wh ...is limited to 35° elevation,<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-38_mk12.htm |title=United States of America 5"/38 (12.7 cm) Mark 12
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun
  |wars= World War II and Cold War The '''5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun''' (127mm) was a late [[World War II]]-era [[naval artillery]] gun mount used by the [[United States Navy]] a
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
  ...the increasing speed of naval aircraft made manual aiming of antiaircraft weapons impractical. The [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|Mark 45 lightweight]] (22.1 lo *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk42.htm NavWeaps.com Mk 42]
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun
  ...rol System]] or the [[Mk 160 Gun Computing System]]. Since before [[World War II]], 5" has been the standard gun caliber for U.S. Naval ships. Its rate *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk45.htm navweaps.com: 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mods 0 - 2]
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