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...ioactive material then falls to earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, a significant [[radioactive contamination|hazard]]. A f ...r attack might have rendered these basements either buried under many tons of rubble and thus impossible to leave, or removed their upper framework, thus

| origin = {{flag|Finland}} ...m Finnish soldiers. The nickname was reached by adding to the abbreviation of manufacturer, VKT.<ref name="Suomen_ilmatorjuntatykit">{{Citation

|used_by= [[UK]], [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] ...within an enclosed room. In this system, the rocket is first launched out of launcher using a low powered ignition. After the rocket travels several sec

...g|Denmark}}<br />{{flag|Soviet Union}}<br />{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]<br />{{flag|Turkey}} ...ssdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> Those weapons captured after the German conquest of Europe were taken into [[Wehrmacht]] service as the ''7.5&nbsp;cm Flak M 35

...om]], [[Finland]], [[Kuwait]], [[Dubai]], [[Switzerland]], [[United States of America]] Vigilant was developed by the Vickers-Armstrongs Guided Weapons Department at [[Brooklands]], [[Surrey]] for the anti-tank role in the Brit

...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 ...nd lighter version of the [[15 cm SK C/25]] guns used as the main armament of the [[German K class cruiser|K class]] and [[Leipzig class cruiser]]s. It s

| part_length = {{convert|2.13|m|in}} L/57 (length of bore) ...ound support roles as well. With [[V-E Day|Germany's defeat]], production of the ''Flak 43'' ceased, and overall, 37-mm caliber anti-aircraft cannon fel

|used_by=[[Nazi Germany]], [[Finland]] ...s the primary German light anti-aircraft gun and was produced in a variety of models, notably the '''Flakvierling 38''' which combined four FlaK 38's ont

|used_by={{flag|Soviet Union}}, <br>{{flag|People's Republic of China}}, <br>{{flag|North Vietnam}}, <br>{{flag|Cambodia}} ...">Shunkov V. N. - ''The Weapons of the Red Army''</ref>. The mean quantity of 37&nbsp;mm ammunition to shoot down one enemy plane was 905 rounds<ref name

| origin = {{flag|Finland}} | used_by = Finland

...zechoslovakia}}<br />{{flag|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{flag|Italy}}<br />{{flag|Finland}} ...the ''7.5&nbsp;cm Flak M 37(t)'' or ''Flak Skoda''. The Germans sold many of them to Italy where they were designated as the ''Cannone da 75/49'' or ''7

|origin={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] ...tandard loading in WWI. The original loading was {{convert|20|lb|abbr=on}} of the more powerful cordite Mk I size 20, but Mk I caused greater wear</ref>.

...by some European armies during [[World War II]], mainly at the early stage of the war. ...owed by many other countries. Licensed copies were produced [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Poland]].

...gned ''Stiffkey Sight'', being operated by the aimer standing to the right of the loader (turned sideways). It operates the trapeze seen above the sights ...raft systems during [[World War II]], used by most of the western [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as well as various other forces. It is often referred

|origin=[[Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|22px]] [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italy]] ...btinternet.com/~ian.a.paterson/equipartillery.htm]</ref> <br>{{flagcountry|Finland}}<ref>[http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/AA_GUNS1.htm FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945:

...ctory) in [[Eskilstuna]], Sweden. The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the Swedish Army from 1945 to the late 1990s. It was gradually replaced in ...rance, is not a version derived from the m/45. The Hovea was a development of the failed test contender (fm44) from Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB.

| origin={{flagcountry|Finland}} | used_by=[[Finland]], [[Sweden]]

| caption=Landsverk Anti-II at the AA-museum in [[Tuusula]], [[Finland]]. ...e.jpg|thumb|left|Landsverk Anti II backside at AA-museum in [[Tuusula]], [[Finland]]]]

|wars= [[Russo-Japanese War]], [[World War I]], [[Russian Revolution of 1917]], [[Russian Civil War]], [[Winter War]], [[World War II]], [[Chinese ...Nagant revolver designs were also adopted by police and military services of [[Sweden]] (7.5&nbsp;mm M1887), [[Norway]] (M1893), [[Poland]], and [[Greec

...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]]

...breech together weighed 2250&nbsp;lb). While other AA guns also had a bore of 3&nbsp;inches, the term "3 inch" was only ever used to identify this gun in ...fied by the [[War Office]] in 1914. These (Mk I) included the introduction of a vertical sliding breech-block to allow semi-automatic operation. When the

|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}}

...measurement of length|calibres]] version at Gyltö, western archipelago of Finland, 1999. Photo by Ove Enqvist ...only {{convert|5000|yd}}. Text Book of Gunnery 1902, Page 337 quotes m.v. of {{convert|1818|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} and maximum range {{convert|4500|yd}}. 56

The history of the missile can be traced back to the Swedish missile '''RB 08''' from the Development of the RBS-15 began in the late 1970s under the name '''KSA'''. The first weap

[[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do

...rom the Greek word "chrōma" (χρώμα), meaning [[color]], because many of its compounds are intensely colored. It was discovered by [[Louis Nicolas V ...] ([[electroplating]] with chromium) are currently the highest-volume uses of the metal. Chromium and [[ferrochromium]] are produced from the single comm

...ropagation|propagation]], the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire.<ref name=UToronto /> ...cial effects on wilderness areas. Some plant species depend on the effects of fire for growth and reproduction,<ref name=NOVA /> although large wildfires

...ity in [[Austria]]|Mining, Austria|the siege tactic|Mining (military)|name of the [[China|Chinese]] emperor|Daoguang Emperor}} ...e:Chuquicamata-002.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Chuquicamata]], [[Chile]], site of the largest circumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [

Here is a '''list of eponyms''': ...]] - [[#F|F]] - [[#G|G]] - [[#H|H]] - [[#I–J|I–J]] - [[#K|K]] - [[List of eponyms (L-Z)|L–Z]]'''

The tactic of [[terrorism]] is available to [[insurgency|insurgents]] and governments. No ...and other measures may focus more on the insurgency than the specific acts of terror. [[Foreign internal defense]] (FID) is a term used by several countr

...is derived from the Arabic ابو, ''[[Abu (Arabic term)|abu]]'' ("father of") and ''sayyaf'' ("Swordsmith<ref name="24threlease">[http://www.fbi.gov/pr *Ideology: Abu Sayyaf seeks the establishment of an independent [[Islamic republic|Islamic]] province <ref>{{Cite document

...ublisher=Temp. Int'l & Comp. L.J.|pages=231|date=1991|title=Permissibility of State-Sponsored Assassination during Peace and War, The|author=Beres, Louis ...tandard".<ref>Duffy, Helen (2005). ''The 'War on Terror' and the Framework of International Law''. Cambridge University Press. p. 157.ISBN 978-0521547352

...aph of a [[Gram stain]] of the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis'', the cause of the anthrax disease ...er animals. There are effective vaccines against anthrax, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment.