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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 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 ...which had been captured by German submarine {{SMU|U-43||2}} and sunk with explosive charges.<ref name=DANFS /><ref name=Ubn-aida>{{cite Uboat.net | name = Aida
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• 20 ITK 40 VKT
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> Unlike the L-39 anti-tank rifle, weapons in the 20 ItK 40 VKT are designed for full-automatic fire and so do not suf
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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 ...ore powerful models, the ''FlaK'' 41 and 43, although these were different weapons. Compared to the British [[QF 3.7 inch AA gun]] or United States [[90 mm gu
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• 240mm/50 Modèle 1902 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_94-50_m1902.htm French 240 mm/50 (9.45") Models 1902 and 1906 ]
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...t can be used from a few feet away. Vladimir starts building [[Improvised explosive device|claymore mines]] out of some small materials.
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• AK-630
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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• AK-230
  ...und. The Chinese Type 69 fires only a locally produced version of the high explosive round. Ammunition is also produced in Romania and Serbia. ! Explosive content
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• AT4
  ...sianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200712031855161.pdf |title=Light Anti-Armour Weapons: Anti-Everything? |author=Owen, William F. |year=2007 |publisher=http://asi <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• 15 cm Schnelladekanone L/45
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> It used {{convert|45.3|kg|lb}} 15&nbsp;cm Spgr L/4.1 [[Explosive material|HE]] shells with a bursting charge weight between {{convert|3.9|kg
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• Air Defense Anti-Tank System
  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 * Warhead: 12.5&nbsp;kg [[high explosive]] (HE) [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]]/[[shaped charge]], [[Fuse
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• Ingwe (missile)
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Modern weapons of South Africa]]
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• 9M123 Khrizantema
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...and future armoured units equipped with advanced armour protection like [[explosive reactive armour]] (ERA)<ref name="NAROD">{{cite web |url=http://btvt.narod.
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• 9M133 Kornet
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...d service in the Russian army in 1994<ref>http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/Kornet_a001010001.aspx</ref>, its export designation is the Ko
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• Mokopa
  ...p;ft) of [[Rolled homogeneous armour]] (RHA), and also effective against [[Explosive Reactive Armour]] (ERA). This means the Mokopa is able to counter any curre [[Category:Modern weapons of South Africa]]
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• 9K121 Vikhr
  ...ing armoured targets fitted out with built in and add-on [[Reactive armour|explosive reactive armor]], at a range of up to 8&nbsp;km when fired from a helicopte * Jane's Air Launched Weapons, Issue thirty six.
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• 9K115-2 Metis-M
  |filling=[[High explosive anti-tank|HEAT]] tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind [[Reactive armour According to accounts by [[Israeli military]], weapons seized from Hezbollah and journalists accounts from Lebanon, the Metis-M w
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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]] <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• MBT LAW
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.saabgroup.com/en/land/weapon-systems/support-weapons/nlaw-next-generation-light-antitank-weapon/ SAAB official site]
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• ERYX
  ...EAT]] (penetrating 0.9 m through [[rolled homogeneous armor|RHA]] behind [[explosive reactive armour|reactive armour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.forces ...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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• 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon
  ...5 mm point-detonating and [[air burst]] style ammunition, including [[High explosive|HE]], and [[HEAT]] at a cyclic rate of 260 rounds per minute and has an eff *''Ammunition'' High-Explosive Airbursting, Armor Piercing, and Training Ammunition (HE, AP, TP, TP-S)
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• Volkov-Yartsev VYa-23
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> '''Similar weapons:'''
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• Vickers 10 inch /45 naval gun
  The [[Katori class battleship|''Katori'' class]] used these weapons as [[Battleship secondary armament|secondary armament]]. The [[Satsuma clas ...[Armor-piercing shot and shell|armor piercing]], [[Shell (projectile)|high explosive]] or general purpose warhead.
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• Vickers Model 1931
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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]]
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• Vickers S
  ...]]. In 1944, the aircraft served in the [[Far East]], mainly firing [[High Explosive|HE]] ammunition against road and river transports. [[Category:Anti-tank weapons]]
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• 12"/50 caliber gun (Argentina)
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...e = Argentina - 12"/50 (30.5 cm) Bethlehem | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNARG_12-50_Bethlehem.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | accessdate = 22 Febr
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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 ...ange of {{convert|4300|m|yd}}. An new, heavier, but more streamlined, high-explosive projectile with a range of {{convert|23025|m|yd}} was under development whe
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• 16"/45 caliber Mark 6 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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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 ( ...tracer]] rounds. The ''3.7 cm Br Sprgr Patr 40 L/4.1 Lh 37M'' was a [[high-explosive]] round with an incendiary filling while the ''3.7 cm Sprgr Patr 40 L/4.1 L
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• 203mm/50 Modèle 1924 gun
  |weight=20 tonnes<ref name="Campbell">{{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• 203mm/55 Modèle 1931 gun
  |weight=22 tonnes<ref name="Campbell">{{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval gun
  Shell weights and muzzle velocities for high explosive or incendiary shrapnel are specified for each of the Marks above. Infobox * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...e = United States of America 12"/50 Mark 8 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_12-50_mk8.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | accessdate = 7 January 2009
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• 14"/45 caliber gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...tle = 14"/45 (35.6 cm) Marks 1, 2, 3 and 5 | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_14-45_mk1.htm | publisher = Navweaps.com | date = 2008-03-27 | access
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• 15 cm/50 41st Year Type
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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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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• 203 mm /53 Italian naval gun
  ...he armor piercing (AP) shell with a 51 kg (112 pound) powder charge. High explosive (HE) shells weighing {{convert|111|kg|lb|sigfig=3}} used a 42 kg (92 lb) po * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 2A28 Grom
  ...a smaller propellant charge. Before 1974 the ammunition consisted of high explosive anti-tank ([[HEAT]]) rounds only; the PG-15V HEAT fixed fin-stabilized rock ...lboz|abbr=on}} PG-9 shell with a {{convert|0.322|kg|lboz|abbr=on}} [[RDX]] explosive charge in the warhead.<ref name="MON"/><ref name="BMP manual 1">(1979) Бо
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• 3"/23 caliber gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 3"/50 caliber gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 3"/70 Mark 26 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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• 305mm/45 Modèle 1906 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_12-45_m1906.htm 305 mm/45 (12") Model 1906 and Model 1906-1910]
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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 ...e Soviet Union for the land-based weapons: high explosive incendiary, high explosive fragmentation with tracer, and an armour-piercing ballistic capped with tra
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• 320 mm Model 1934 naval gun
  ...loth bags each containing {{convert|44|kg}} of [[smokeless powder]]. High explosive (HE) shells weighed only {{convert|458|kg|lb|sigfig=3}}. Anticipated usefu * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 330mm/50 Modèle 1931 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_13-50_m1931.htm French 330 mm/50 (13") Model 1931]
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• 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_134-45_m1912.htm 340 mm/45 (13.4") Model 1912]
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• 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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• 37mm Gun M1
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> | style="border:1px solid #996; text-align:left" | [[Shell (projectile)#High-explosive (HE)|HE-T]]
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• 380 mm/45 Modèle 1935 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_15-45_m1935.htm French 380 mm/45 (14.96") Model 1935 ]
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• 381mm / 50 Model 1934 naval gun
  ...Each bag contained 45&nbsp;kg (100&nbsp;lb) of [[smokeless powder]]. High explosive (HE) shells weighed only {{convert|774|kg|lb|sigfig=3}}. Anticipated usefu * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y
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• 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_15-52_skc34.htm
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...rounds per minute and a range of 12 nm (22 km; 27.5 km with the newer High Explosive Extended Range round). ...ease fire on several occasions due to faults.<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_45-55_mk8.htm Navweaps.com]</ref>
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• 40 cm/45 Type 94
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> File:46 cm Shell as fired by the battleship Yamato.jpg|High explosive shell
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• 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)
  ...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 ...matic breech entirely.<ref name="n">{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNRussian_45mm-46.htm|title=Russian 45 mm/46 (1.77") 21-K|date= 13 May 2006
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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"/51 caliber gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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,
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 16 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk16.htm United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16]
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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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• 61 cm Type 90 torpedo
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...ert|220|bar|psi}}.<ref name=l/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTJAP_PreWWII.htm|title=Japan Torpedoes Pre-World War II|date= 15 March 200
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• 68-pounder 95 cwt
  | cartridge = [[Round shot|Solid Shot]]<br>[[Shell (projectile)|Explosive Shell]] ...be loaded the bore of the barrel was cleaned with a sponge, after which an explosive charge (gunpowder in a cloth bag) was rammed down into the breech.<ref name
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• 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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
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• 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...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]
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• 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939]
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• 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K)
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...-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.
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• 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939]
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• 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the [[Second World War]]. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of [[Czechoslovakia]] in March [[1939]
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• Autocannon
  ...f fire]]. They can use a variety of ammunition: common shells include high-explosive dual-purpose types ([[High_explosive_anti-tank_warhead#High_explosive_dual_ ...by aircraft in air-to-air combat, where the target dwell time is short and weapons are typically operated in brief bursts.
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• BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.htm Information at Naval Weapons website]
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• BL 16 inch Mk I naval gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_16-45_mk1.htm British 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark I]
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• United States 40 mm grenades
  ==High Explosive Cartridges== ===Standard High Explosive Cartridges===
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• BL 5.5 inch Mark I naval gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_55-50_mk1.htm British 5.5"/50 (14 cm) BL Mark I]
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• BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun
  ...British 6/45 15.2 cm BL Mark VII">Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_6-45_mk7.htm British 6"/45 (15.2 cm) BL Mark VII]</ref><ref>All figure <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun
  ...ojectile. Mark I turrets allowed gun elevation to 70 degrees to fire high-explosive shells against aircraft. Hydraulic pumps proved incapable of providing suf File:BL8inchHENavalShellDiagram1934.jpg|<center>1930s high explosive shell</center>
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• Bofors 152 mm gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]
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• Bofors 37 mm
  ...r II made the gun obsolete (as it made obsolete other similarly performing weapons such as the German [[PaK 36]] and the US [[M3 37 mm gun|37mm M3]]. ...ojectile)#Armour-piercing (AP)|AP]] with tracer, [[Shell (projectile)#High explosive (HE)|HE]], WP [[incendiary]]
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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. The gun fired a {{convert|900|g|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}} [[high explosive]] 40 × 311R (rimmed) shell at {{convert|850|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}. The rate o
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• COW 37 mm gun
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972
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• Canon de 138 mm Modèle 1929
  ...r|''Fantasque'']] class.<ref name=n>{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_55-45_m1929.htm|title=French 138.6 mm/45 (5.46") Models 1929 and 1934| | OEA Modèle 1932 [[high-explosive]]
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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 <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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• Close-in weapon system
  ...[Soviet Naval Infantry]] tanks in the early 1980s, but later replaced by [[explosive reactive armour]]. Other systems are available or being developed in [[Russ [[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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• DEFA cannon
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...until the advent of the [[Dassault Rafale]] in the 1980s. A pair of these weapons, with 125–135 rounds per gun, is standard fit on the [[Dassault MD 450 Ou
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• Dahlgren gun
  ...ration of [[Shell (projectile)|shell]] gun that would be capable of firing explosive shells at higher velocity and greater range. They would also have the capa ...ns as to obtain their admission on shipboard; but by unduly developing the explosive element, he had sacrificed accuracy and range.... The difference between th
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• Fajr-27
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Weapons of Iran]]
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  ...(425 grams or 6,560 grains) and PGU-13/B [[High-explosive incendiary|High Explosive Incendiary]] (HEI) rounds, with a projectile weight of about 12.7 oz (360 g ...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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• GIAT 30
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...[[30 mm]] cannon developed to replace the [[DEFA cannon|DEFA 550 series]] weapons on [[France|French]] [[military aircraft]].
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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]] <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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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> #:Proximity weapons (such as depth charges) need to be set for the target's correct depth to be
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• Hispano-Suiza HS.404
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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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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• Howa Type 96
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> It is prominently seen as one of the main weapons mounted on the [[Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=ht
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• Limbo (weapon)
  |designer= Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment <!-- Explosive specifications -->
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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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• M4 cannon
  ...] designed by [[John Browning]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II|last= Bishop|first=Chris |coauthors= |year=2002 |publisher= ...[[cyclic rate]] of 150 rounds per minute. It was normally loaded with high-explosive shells, but could also be loaded with the M80 armor-piercing shell, which c
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• M61 Vulcan
  ...;mm cartridge was determined to have the desired balance of projectile and explosive weight and muzzle velocity. ...velocity of {{convert|3450|ft/s|m/s}}. It is a [[semi-armor piercing high explosive incendiary]] (SAPHEI) round, providing substantial improvements in range, a
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• MG 151 cannon
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• MG FF cannon
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...s]]'' that featured a projectile with thinner walls that allowed increased explosive charge. This projectile was lighter and generated less recoil than earlier
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• MK 101 cannon
  <!-- Explosive specifications --> ...chined sleeve with internal interrupted threads, similar to some Solothurn weapons such as the 7.92&nbsp;mm (.312&nbsp;in) [[MG 30]] light machine gun. The lo
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