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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...uck. By the time the two sentries had locked, loaded, and shouldered their weapons, the truck was already inside the building's entry way. ...ry lethal weapon. These devices are similar to fuel-air or [[thermobaric]] weapons, explaining the large blast and damage.<ref>Paul Rogers(2000)"[http://www.b
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• USS Wilhoite (DE-397)
  ...g the fledging South Vietnamese Navy in detecting and preventing supplies, weapons, and other materials from being infiltrated into South Vietnam by the Viet
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• USS Savage (DE-386)
  ...100 yards offshore, searching junks and small fishing boats for Viet Cong/weapons, and infrequently providing naval gunfire support with her two 3 inch guns:
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• USS Haverfield (DE-393)
  ...[[recoilless rifles]], [[machine guns]], and [[Anti-tank warfare|antitank weapons]]. This represented the largest seizure of the "Market Time" operation and
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• USS Wainwright (DD-62)
  ...0 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4-50_mk9.htm | work = Naval Weapons of the World | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 15 August 2008 | accessdat
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• USS Porter (DD-59)
  ...0 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4-50_mk9.htm | work = Naval Weapons of the World | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 15 August 2008 | accessdat
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• 20 ITK 40 VKT
  ...hti. The gun barrels and mechanisms are based on the [[Lahti L-39|L-39]] [[anti-tank rifle]] converted from semi-automatic to full automatic fire and with the s ...Long Solothurn]] cartridge used in 20 ItK 40 VKT was also used in the L-39 anti-tank rifle as well as the other 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, the [[20 ITK 30]] and
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• 8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41
  ...on almost every battlefield, making it one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war. Developments of the original models led to a wide variety of gu ...y large numbers,{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} and when doubled in the anti-tank role, it was mounted on a versatile base from which it could be fired witho
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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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• AT4
  {{About|the unguided anti-tank weapon|the Russian guided anti-tank missile|AT-4 Spigot}} |type= [[Anti-tank weapon]]
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  ...] [[surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air]] and [[anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank]] missile system based on the [[M113 armored personnel carrier|M113]]A2 veh 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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• Ingwe (missile)
  |type= [[Anti-tank guided missile]] The '''Ingwe''' is a modern [[South African]] multi-role [[laser guided]] [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM) manufactured by [[Denel Dynamics]] (formerly Kentro
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• 9M123 Khrizantema
  |type=[[Anti-tank missile]] ..."}}; {{lang-en|[[Chrysanthemum]]}}) is a [[Military of Russia|Russian]] [[anti-tank missile]]. Khrizantema was designed to deal with current and future generat
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• 9M133 Kornet
  |type=[[Anti-tank missile]] ...рнет"}}; {{lang-en|[[Cornet]]}}) is a [[Military of Russia|Russian]] [[anti-tank missile]] (ATGM). It is a heavy ATGM intended to replace an older generatio
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• Mokopa
  ...th Africa]]n air-to-ground [[missile]], designed primarily for use as an [[anti-tank]] weapon. It is currently in its final stages of development, and is being ...[[Shaped charge|shaped-charge]], [[high explosive anti-tank|high explosive anti-tank (HEAT)]] [[warhead]], capable of penetrating over 1,350 mm (almost 4½&nbsp
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• 9K121 Vikhr
  |type=air-launched [[anti-tank missile]] ...u|Вихрь}}, {{lang-en|[[Whirlwind]]}}) is a [[Russia]]n laser guided [[anti-tank missile]] system. "9K121" is the [[GRAU]] designation for this system. Its
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• PARS 3 LR
  [[Category:Modern anti-tank missiles]] [[Category:Anti-tank missiles of Germany]]
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• 9K115-2 Metis-M
  |type=anti-tank missile |filling=[[High explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind [[Reactive armour|ERA]] 85
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• Spike (missile)
  ...Navy Spike Missile System: A New Generation of Miniature Precision Guided Weapons |publisher=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] (DTIC) |format=[[PDF]] |type=Man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile
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• MBT LAW
  |type= Anti-tank missile launcher ...LAW''') is a disposable, man-portable, short range [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti-tank guided missile]] system.
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• ERYX
  |type=[[Anti-tank]] |filling=137 mm diameter 3.6 kg tandem [[high explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] (penetrating 0.9 m through [[rolled homogeneous armor|RHA]] behind [
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• Bumbar
  | type = [[Anti-tank missile]] The '''BUMBAR''' is a modern Serbian anti-tank missile. It is based on the French/Canadian [[ERYX]] missile.<ref>
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• XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon
  *[http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons/weapons/zone2/xm307/xm307.html Discovery Website - XM307 video clip] [[Category:Modern American weapons]]
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• Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23
  ...und and heavy recoil, VYa-23 proved to be a disappointment in its intended anti-tank role. Light German tanks could be defeated from the side or rear only, with '''Similar weapons:'''
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• Vickers Model 1931
  ...T 3: Heavy Guns|date=23 September 2007|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> Those weapons captured after the German conquest of Europe were taken into [[Wehrmacht]] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d
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• Vickers S
  [[Category:Anti-tank weapons]]
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• Vickers Vigilant
  |type=[[Wire-guided]] [[Anti-tank missile]] The '''Vickers Vigilant''' was a British [[MCLOS]] [[wire guided]] [[anti-tank missile]] used by the [[British Army]]. It was licence-built for the [[US M
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• 12.7 cm/50 Type 3 naval gun
  ...75° of the ''Model B''.<ref name=n>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_5-50_3ns.htm|title=Japan 12.7 cm/50 (5") 3rd Year Type|date=19 March * {{cite book|last=Campbell|first=John|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|date=2002|
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• 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun
  In the late 1920s, Hotchkiss proposed a range of anti-aircraft automatic weapons in the 13.2, 25 and 37 mm calibres. They were all based on the same type of [[Category:French World War II weapons]]
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• 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun
  ...States of America 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark 7 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 7 February 2008 | ac ...classes was its comparatively shorter range.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-45_mk6.htm USA 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark 6<!-- Bot generated title -->]
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• 3.7 cm FlaK 43
  ...d the '''3.7 cm Flak 37''' that was otherwise similar. It appears existing weapons were brought up to the Flak 37 standard, while new production started in 19 ...PfG_c#PPA168,M1 3,7-cm Flak 43 and Flakzwilling 43], ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', Chris Bishop, pp. 168</ref>
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• 3.7 cm SK C/30
  ...used gears to elevate the gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_37mm-83_skc30.htm|title=German 3.7 cm/L83 (1.5") SK C/30 3.7 cm/L83 ( * Campbell, John. ''Naval Weapons of World War Two''. London: Conway Maritime Press, 2002 ISBN 0-87021-459-4
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• 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun
  * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• 10.5 cm FlaK 38
  *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_41-65_skc33.htm German 10.5 cm/65 (4.1") SK C/33] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385
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• 12.8 cm FlaK 40
  ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385
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• 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
  | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm ...cite web | last = DiGiulian | first = Tony | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.htm | title = United States of America 16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark
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• 2A28 Grom
  ...propellant charge. Before 1974 the ammunition consisted of high explosive anti-tank ([[HEAT]]) rounds only; the PG-15V HEAT fixed fin-stabilized rocket-assiste ..., from the PG-15V shell at short range, and the [[9M14M]] ''Malyutka-M'' [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM) at longer ranges.
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• 2A48 Cobra
  ...e weapons, ammunition magazines and a seat for the gunner. Controlling the weapons and moving the turret is accomplished by means of drive units with a manual ...rolled through the gunner's control panel. It is possible to integrate the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), or antiaircraft guided missile (AAGM), depending on
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• 2 cm FlaK 30
  ...e="bellum.nu">20mm Suomessa - Aseet ja ampumatarvikkeet (20mm in Finland - Weapons and Ammunition). Pitkänen S., Simpanen T, 2007. ISBN 9789525026597.</ref>. ...ar felt the proper solution was the introduction of the 37&nbsp;mm caliber weapons they had been developing since the 1920s, which had a rate of fire about th
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• 3"/23 caliber gun
  * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• 3"/50 caliber gun
  * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-50_mk10-22.htm United States of America 3"/50 (7.62 cm) Marks 10, 17
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• 3"/70 Mark 26 gun
  ...action. <ref> [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-70_mk37.htm US Naval Weapons, at "NavWeaps" website]</ref> It was an essential improvement over the prev *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_3-70_mk37.htm United States of America 3"/70 (7.62 cm) Mark 37]
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• 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
  ...s shot down 14,657 Axis planes<ref name="ReferenceA">Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army''</ref>. The mean quantity of 37&nbsp;mm ammunition to shoo * Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army'', Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - ''Оружие
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• 37mm Gun M1
  [[Category:World War II weapons of the United States]]
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• 4"/50 caliber gun
  * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_4-50_mk9.htm United States of America 4"/50 (10.2 cm) Marks 7, 8, 9 an
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• 4.2 cm Pak 41
  |type=[[Anti-tank gun]] The '''4.2&nbsp;cm Pak 41''' was a light [[anti-tank gun]] issued to German [[Luftwaffe|airborne units]] in [[World War II]]. Th
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...ease fire on several occasions due to faults.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm Navweaps.com]</ref> * Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm British 4.5"/55 (11.4 cm) Mark 8 Mod 0 114 mm/55 (4.5")
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• 4.7 inch QF Mark XII
  ...at the new gun muzzle velocity of 2650fps (808m/s).<ref>Campbell, ''Naval Weapons of World War Two'', p48.</ref> The 40 degree elevation was justified on the
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• 40M Nimrod
  ...] [[tank]]. Originally, it was intended to be used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon, but it proved to be ineffective against [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[T .... The gun fired the usual anti-aircraft ammunition as well as a Hungarian anti-tank round. It had a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute and a penetration of
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• 40 cm/45 Type 94
  *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_18-45_t94.htm] [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)
  ...m anti-aircraft gun (21-K)''' was a Soviet design adapted from the [[45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)]]. This was a copy of a {{convert|3.7|cm|in|abbr=on}} Germ ...very round had to be hand-loaded.<ref>Breyer, p. 275</ref> Fully-automatic weapons of roughly this caliber like the [[40 mm Bofors]] typically used 4-5 round
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• 5"/25 caliber gun (United States)
  *{{cite book|title=Naval Weapons of World War Two|author=Campbell, John|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ...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 ...ife expectancy was 4600 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, P139</ref>
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• 5"/51 caliber gun
  ...yed ashore for coast defense.<ref>Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-51_mk7.htm "United States of America 5"/51 (12.7 cm) Marks 7, 8, 9, * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun
  *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk16.htm United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16] [[Category:Cold War naval weapons]]
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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
  *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk45.htm navweaps.com: 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mods 0 - 2] [[Category:Cold War naval weapons]]
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• 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT
  ...II]]. The weapon was designed by the Finnish gunsmith [[Aimo Lahti]]. 507 weapons were produced in two versions, 7,62 ItKk/31 VKT and an improved 7,62 ItKk/3 ...machine guns and 125 7,62&nbsp;mm machine guns. The task for designing the weapons was given to the famed gunsmith [[Aimo Lahti]].<ref name="Lappi_85" />
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• 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun
  ...mpts were made to buy British and French guns, but both nations needed the weapons themselves because of the ongoing war. * [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_weapons.html Norwegian weapons], Retrieved 22 June 2006
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• 7.5 cm L/45 M/32 anti aircraft gun
  * [http://hem.fyristorg.com/robertm/norge/Norw_weapons.html Norwegian weapons], Retrieved 26 June 2006
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• 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37
  ...7''' was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385
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• 76/62mm Allargato
  ...World War Two, when Italy joined [[NATO]], it received a large part of its weapons from the United States in the form of [[Mutual Defense Assistance Act|direc ...ted between 10 to 60 rounds per minute.<ref name=Pretty>R.T.Pretty "Jane's Weapons System 1976" page 468 published Frank Watts Inc</ref><ref>Note - The given
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• 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22
  ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d
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• 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)
  ...-altitude targets. In emergencies they were utilized as powerful anti-tank weapons. The barrel of 52-K was the base for the family of 85-mm Soviet tank guns. * Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army'', Mn. Harvest, 1999 (Шунков В. Н. - ''Оружие
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• 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37
  ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945''. New York: Doubleday, 1979 ISBN 0-385
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• 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3
  ...of guns served as primary heavy [[anti-aircraft gun|anti-aircraft]] and [[anti-tank]] guns, playing a role similar to the renowned [[Germany|German]] [[88 mm g ...6.2&nbsp;mm L/50), a widely-used caliber for this class of weapon. Similar weapons were in [[United Kingdom|British]], [[USSR|Soviet]] and other arsenals. The
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• 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20
  ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939] ...ird Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|d
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• AK-176
  [[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Russian and Soviet Anti-aircraft weapons]]
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• Autocannon
  ...by aircraft in air-to-air combat, where the target dwell time is short and weapons are typically operated in brief bursts. ...ment of self-contained primers and [[smokeless powder]]s that rapid-firing weapons were practical.
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• United States 40 mm grenades
  ...for both types of 40 mm grenades, but over the years the functions of the weapons using these grenades has dramatically expanded, and as a result the need to Similar rounds have also been developed for weapons chambering the higher velocity 40x53mm cartridge as well, probably in respo
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• BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
  * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar
  *Similar weapons: ** [[List of modern weapons]]
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• Bofors
  ...ng. A leading Swedish steel producer by the early 1870s, it expanded into weapons manufacture when steel produced via the [[Siemens-Martin process]] started ...(UDI) of the [[United States]] acquired Bofors Weapons Systems (the heavy weapons division), while Saab retained the missile interests.
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• Bofors 37 mm
  |name=Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun |caption=Polish [[wz.36]] anti-tank gun.
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• Bofors 40 mm
  ...eapons without any supporting evidence. It should be pointed out these two weapons are quite different from each other and share few, if any, features. ...r the land based versions were immediate, starting with an order for eight weapons from Belgium in August 1935, and followed by a flood of orders from other f
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• Breda Model 35
  ...ng the [[Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti)|20 mm Scotti]]. Both of the weapons fired the [[20x138mmB]] cartridge. ...essa - Aseet ja ampumatarvikkeet ennen vuotta 1945 <br> 20 mm in Finland - Weapons and Ammunition prior to 1945. Apali, 2007. ISBN 978 952 5026 59 7
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• COW 37 mm gun
  ...s S gun|40mm Vickers S gun]] which was used by [[Hawker Hurricane]]s as an anti-tank weapon. *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972
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• CRN 91 Naval Gun
  *[http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wmc/9-crn-91-naval-gun.jpg| CRN-91 Naval gun picture] *[http://ofbindia.gov.in/products/data/weapons/wmc/9.htm| Ordnance Factory Board]
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• Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
  ...タフ」|accessdate=2009-11-04|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="JSDF weapons">[http://www13.plala.or.jp/aconit/e-nerima_soubi.html "Exhibision (sic) of ...In US service it is officially known as the ''RAWS'' or ''Ranger Antitank Weapons System'', but often called ''the Gustav'' or simply the ''Carl Johnson'' by
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• Close-in weapon system
  * [[Sea-Sprint]], using the [[Air Defense Anti-Tank System|ADATS]] missile [[Category:Weapons countermeasures]]
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• DARDO
  ...X and ''Dardo''). It is the last of a long series of Italian anti-aircraft weapons derived from the Bofors 40&nbsp;mm gun (Type 64, Type 106, Type 107, Type 5 ...i-ship missile]]s, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s and other precision guided weapons. However it can also be employed against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, s
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• Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development
  ...as derived from their original title, the '''Inspectorate of Anti-Aircraft Weapons and Devices''', IAAWD, which was corrupted to Instigator of Anti-Aircraft W ...was developed after the [[Stewart Blacker|Lt-Col Blacker]]'s spigot mortar weapons were shown to the DMWD by [[MD1]] ("Churchill's Toyshop").
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• Solothurn ST-5
  ...[[Rheinmetall]], which at the time was prohibited from developing certain weapons. It and other German manufacturers sought partnerships with foreign firms,
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  ...cannons in the [[United States]] military. Designed specifically for the [[anti-tank]] role, the Avenger delivers a very powerful round at a high rate of fire. ...ire ammunition load in a single burst with no damage or ill effects to the weapons system itself. However, this constant rate of fire would shorten the barrel
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• Gatling gun
  The '''Gatling gun''' is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern [[machine gun]]. It is well known for its us ...fire]] was increased by firing multiple projectiles simultaneously, these weapons still needed to be reloaded after each discharge, which for multi-barrel sy
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• Goalkeeper CIWS
  | type = [[Close-in weapon system|Close In Weapons System]] * '''Weapons range''': 350 to between 1,500 and 2,000 meters dependent on ammunition.
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• Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23
  ...needed|date=November 2009}} in the former [[Soviet Union]] on a variety of weapons.
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• Gyro Rate Unit
  ...rate at shorter ranges where apparent target motion was highest.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p18.</ref> GRU/GRUB was also used on the The [[Pom-Pom Di [[Category:Anti-aircraft weapons]]
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• Hedgehog (weapon)
  ...2.<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1977), Volume 12, p.1283, "Hedgehog".</ref> ...principle was first used on the [[Blacker Bombard]] and the later [[PIAT]] anti-tank weapon.
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• Hispano-Suiza HS.404
  ...and 50&nbsp;kg (93 and 110&nbsp;lb). The British Mk V and American M3/M24 weapons were lighter than and had higher rates of fire than the early HS.404 guns. ...y, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons].'' 1951 by George M. Chin, Lieutenant Colonel USMC. Prepared for the Burea
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• Hispano-Suiza HS.820
  ...''Oerlikon KAD''', supplanting Oerlikon's own [[Oerlikon KAA|KAA]] and KAB weapons in the process<ref>[http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jah/jah_0114.html
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• Hotchkiss gun
  ...tor gunboats of the Royal Navy, not being entirely replaced by more modern weapons until 1945. {{Groundbreaking French weapons of the 19th century}}
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• Kashtan CIWS
  [[Category:Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union]]
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• Limbo (weapon)
  |designer= Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment ...on)|Squid]] that it superseded, was developed by the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment in the 1950s. Squid was loaded manually, which was difficult
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• Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II
  [[Category:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons of World War II]]
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• M151 Protector
  ...R Remote Weapon Station''' is a [[Remote weapon system|remotely-controlled weapons station]] (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. I ...latform, a [[fire control system]] and [[joystick|control grips]]. Several weapons can be mounted to the platform, such as:
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...ace it started in 1972 at [[Hughes Aircraft]] as the '''Vehicle Rapid-Fire Weapons System-Successor''', or '''VRFWS-S'''. This was essentially a power-driven To date, more than 10,000 weapons are in service. One of the major reasons for this popularity is the extreme
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...itle=Skylighters, The Web Site of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion: AAA Weapons in Focus - The M2 .50-Caliber Machine Gun |publisher=Skylighters.org |date= ...50"/90 (12.7 mm) M2 Browning Machine Gun'' (2007) [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_50cal-M2_MG.htm Article]</ref> The AN/M2 aircraft gun has a cyclic ra
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• M42 Duster
  [[Category:Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons]]
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