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...ped in 1956 during the cold war to supplement the existing siren [[warning systems]] and radio broadcasts in the event of a [[nuclear attack]]. The N.E.A.R. The fallout from either a weapon or an accident is a complex mixture of many radioisotopes. For weapons fall

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...ass of fast attack missile boats and ''Shershen'' class torpedo boats. The weapon was officially accepted into service in 1969. The weapon consists of two stabilized NN-30 30 mm water-cooled four chamber revolver c

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...htm Global Security ''Mk 44 Bushmaster II 30/40mm Automatic Cannon / Mk 46 Weapon Station''].</ref> In theory "the unique dual feed system of the Bushmaster ...ws/defence/idr/idr071030_1_n.shtml Scott, Richard, ''ASCG enhances Type 23 close-in defence'', International Defence Review, 30 October 2007.]</ref> This cont

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An '''autocannon''' is a rapid-fire projectile [[weapon]] firing a [[Shell (projectile)|shell]] as opposed to the [[bullet]] fired ...nds per minute (British RARDEN) to 1,800 rounds per minute (Mauser BK-27). Systems with [[Gatling gun#Modern Gatling-style guns|multiple barrels]] can have ra

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[[Image:Close-In Weapon System.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Phalanx CIWS]]]] ...in weapon system (CIWS)''' is a [[Navy|naval]] shipboard [[point-defense]] weapon for detecting and destroying incoming [[anti-ship missile]]s and enemy airc

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...s still needed to be reloaded after each discharge, which for multi-barrel systems like the ''mitrailleuse'' was cumbersome and time-consuming. This negated t The original Gatling gun was a field weapon, which used multiple rotating barrels turned by a hand [[Crankshaft|crank]]

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...(Chestnut) [[Close-in weapon system]] (CIWS) is a modern naval air defence weapon deployed by the [[Russian Navy]]. The weapon is a modular system comprising a command module and typically 2 combat modu

...rseded by [[surface-to-air missile]]s and [[CIWS|automatic close-in weapon systems]]. ! width=47% | Weapon name

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...aft, ships and other small craft, coastal targets, and floating mines. The weapon is mounted primarily on [[Spain|Spanish]] naval vessels, from [[Frigate]] s * '''Search and track systems''': Lockheed Electronics PVS-2 Sharpshooter I-band radar, Indra Thermal Ima

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...been defense against [[anti-ship missile]]s, and other [[precision guided weapon]]s. [[Category:Close-in weapon systems]]

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...ritish]] [[30 mm caliber|30mm]] [[autocannon]] used as an armoured vehicle weapon. The name is a contraction of the '''<u>R</u>'''oyal '''<u>A</u>'''rmament, ...forces on the mounting and vehicle. Spent cases are ejected forwards. The weapon was also designed for minimum inboard length, allowing for more space in th

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...se is defence against [[anti-ship missiles]], and other [[precision guided weapon]]s. However it can also be employed against fixed/rotary wing [[aircraft]], [[Category:Close-in weapon systems]]

...ons and jump gates are lightly defended by sentry guns similar to [[CIWS]] systems. The relative security (although inefficient against a coordinated attack) ...being specifically designed to take down enemy warships with a large beam weapon.

...id 1970s. However, it must be emphasized that all analogue AA fire control systems had severe limitations, and even the USN Mk 37 required nearly 1000 rounds ...was the first of a series of evolutionary improvements in gun fire control systems.

...d automatic turret and directed by [[radar]], and electro-optical tracking systems. The maximum rate of fire is 5800 rd/m, and the effective range is up to 3 ...ith the same General Electric EX-83 mount for their CIWS requirements. Two systems, SAGEM's SAMOS and the Thomson-CSF's SATAN were under evaluation in [[Octob

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...ystem manufactured by the same developer. Like [[Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station|Samson RCWS]], Typhoon is also multi-configurable. ...tabilizer has an accuracy of 0.25 [[Radian|mrad]], allowing it to keep the weapon aimed to within 250&nbsp;mm / 9&nbsp;inches on a target 1000 m / 1000 yards

...used for [[Nuclear fission|fission]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s and [[nuclear weapon]]s. Uranium is [[Enriched uranium|enriched in U-235]] by separating the iso ...ing of the [[kidney]], [[brain]], [[liver]], [[heart]], and numerous other systems can be affected by uranium exposure, because in addition to being weakly ra

...igh density and strength is also a key property for the use of tungsten in weapon [[projectile]]s, for example as a alternative for DU [[kinetic energy penet ...nsity]], in applications ranging from weights in [[helicopter]] rotors and weapon [[projectile]]s to the heads of [[Golf club (equipment)|golf clubs]]. The

|[[Chemical warfare|Chemical weapon]] symbol<br />||<big><big>?</big></big>||<big><big>?</big></big>||[[Image:W ...e the specific risk, and thus the required precautions. There are several systems of labels.

...}} of [[lewisite]](ClCH=CHAsCl₂), a [[Chemical warfare|chemical weapon]] that is a [[vesicant]] (blister agent) and [[lung]] irritant. The stockpi ...J. T.| last2 = O'Connor| first2 = T. L.}}</ref> Several adsorptive media systems have been approved for point-of-service use in a study funded by the [[Unit

...h|Earth's]] surface. These were used to manufacture early [[tool]]s and [[weapon]]s, for example, high quality [[flint]] found in northern [[France]] and so ...ent and prosperous as the use of various mechanical and animal driven pump systems were implemented.

...emissions in the near [[infrared]], which is used in some [[night vision]] systems. ...olecular weight]] and inert nature is desirable. A by-product of [[nuclear weapon]] testing is the release of radioactive xenon-133 and xenon-135. The detect

...tine HUMINT operational techniques#Cellular organization|structure of cell systems]] used by recent non-national terrorist groups. [[Counterintelligence]] is a great challenge with the security of cell-based systems, since the ideal, but nearly impossible, goal is to obtain a [[Clandestine