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...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

...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

<!-- 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

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_94-50_m1902.htm French 240 mm/50 (9.45") Models 1902 and 1906 ]

...t can be used from a few feet away. Vladimir starts building [[Improvised explosive device|claymore mines]] out of some small materials.

<!-- 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

...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

...sianmilitaryreview.com/upload/200712031855161.pdf |title=Light Anti-Armour Weapons: Anti-Everything? |author=Owen, William F. |year=2007 |publisher=http://asi <!-- Explosive specifications -->

<!-- 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

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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Modern weapons of South Africa]]

<!-- 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.

<!-- 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

...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]]

...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.

|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

...Navy Spike Missile System: A New Generation of Miniature Precision Guided Weapons |publisher=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] (DTIC) |format=[[PDF]] <!-- Explosive specifications -->

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.saabgroup.com/en/land/weapon-systems/support-weapons/nlaw-next-generation-light-antitank-weapon/ SAAB official site]

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

...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)

<!-- Explosive specifications --> '''Similar weapons:'''

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.

<!-- 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]]

...]]. In 1944, the aircraft served in the [[Far East]], mainly firing [[High Explosive|HE]] ammunition against road and river transports. [[Category:Anti-tank weapons]]

<!-- 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

...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

<!-- 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

...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

|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 -->

|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 -->

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

<!-- 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

<!-- 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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

| 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

...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

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * {{cite book| title=Naval Weapons of World War Two |author=Campbell, John |publisher=Naval Institute Press |y

<!-- 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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_12-45_m1906.htm 305 mm/45 (12") Model 1906 and Model 1906-1910]

...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

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_13-50_m1931.htm French 330 mm/50 (13") Model 1931]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_134-45_m1912.htm 340 mm/45 (13.4") Model 1912]

<!-- 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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> | style="border:1px solid #996; text-align:left" | [[Shell (projectile)#High-explosive (HE)|HE-T]]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNFR_15-45_m1935.htm French 380 mm/45 (14.96") Model 1935 ]

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> | url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_15-52_skc34.htm

...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>

<!-- Explosive specifications --> File:46 cm Shell as fired by the battleship Yamato.jpg|High explosive shell

...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

<!-- 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

<!-- 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,

<!-- Explosive specifications --> *[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_5-54_mk16.htm United States of America 5"/54 (12.7 cm) Mark 16]

<!-- 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

<!-- 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

| 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

<!-- 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

<!-- 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]

<!-- 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]

<!-- 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.

<!-- 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]

<!-- 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]

...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.

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_15-42_mk1.htm Information at Naval Weapons website]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_16-45_mk1.htm British 16"/45 (40.6 cm) Mark I]

==High Explosive Cartridges== ===Standard High Explosive Cartridges===

<!-- Explosive specifications --> *Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_55-50_mk1.htm British 5.5"/50 (14 cm) BL Mark I]

...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 -->

...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>

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:World War II naval weapons]]

...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]]

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972

...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]]

...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 -->

...[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]]

...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

<!-- 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

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Weapons of Iran]]

...(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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> ...[[30 mm]] cannon developed to replace the [[DEFA cannon|DEFA 550 series]] weapons on [[France|French]] [[military aircraft]].

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

| type = [[Close-in weapon system|Close In Weapons System]] <!-- Explosive specifications -->

...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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> <!-- Explosive specifications -->

...''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

<!-- 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

|designer= Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment <!-- Explosive specifications -->

...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

...] 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

...;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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> <!-- Explosive specifications -->

<!-- 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

<!-- 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

<!-- Explosive specifications --> ...as well-suited to this role, requiring on average just four hits with high-explosive ammunition to bring down a [[heavy bomber]] such as a [[B-17 Flying Fortres

...nvert|2216|lb|abbr=on}}; {{convert|600|lb|abbr=on}} of this was the [[high explosive]] [[Torpex]].{{Ref|navweaps}} #{{Note|navweaps}} NavWeaps (18 February 2005). "[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_WWII.htm USA Torpedoes of WWII]". Retrieved 2 August 2005.

<!-- Explosive specifications --> ...s, Bernard, general editor. ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare'' (London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978), Volume 8, p.807, "Duplex"

...ducing the weight, and designing a hemispherical nose section to carry the explosive charge, and a conical tail section with four stabilizing fins and rudders a * '''Warhead''': 92 lb (41.7 kg) [[Torpex]] [[high explosive]].

* Warhead: 96.8 lb (44 kg)<ref name="1987 almanac"/> of [[PBXN-103]] high explosive (bulk charge) *[http://www.navysite.de/weapons/mk-46.htm Unofficial U.S. Navy Site: MK-46 Torpedo]

...of fire, coupled with its ability to fire several different types of high-explosive shells, make it equally suitable for both interceptor- type aircraft and gr [[Category:Modern German weapons]]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * (JIW) Ian Hogg, ''Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85'', London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1984.

...l|API (Armor-Piercing Incendiary)]], [[High Explosive Incendiary|HEI (High-Explosive Incendiary)]] and [[Armour-piercing_discarding_sabot|APFSDS-T (Armor-Pierci [[File:Installing weapons on the USS San Antanio.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Mk46 variant being installed

...e weighs 72.5&nbsp;lbs). The primary ammunition for Mk&nbsp;19 is the high explosive dual-purpose M430 grenade. Upon impact, the grenade can kill anyone within ...ety, whereas the Mk&nbsp;19 utilizes "high-velocity" at 790&nbsp;ft/s High Explosive Dual-Purpose (HEDP) variety. The Mk&nbsp;19 utilizes an [[open bolt]] prin

...r-tread]] chassis carrying one or more ground-to-ground or ground-to-air [[explosive]] [[missile]]s, along with the personnel and equipment needed to prepare, o [[Category:Vehicle weapons]]

*Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. "Mousetrap", in ''Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Weapons and Warfare'', Volume 18, pp1946-7. London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978. *http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WAMUS_ASW.htm

<!-- Explosive specifications --> ...milar to the GDF-002, but included some enhancements like self-lubricating weapons and integrated protective covers.

...d [[brass]] that had considerably thinner walls and therefore carried more explosive. The resulting MG FF/M was a common weapon until about 1941. Starting in la ...y, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons].'' 1951 by George M. Chinn, Lieutenant Colonel USMC. Prepared for the Bure

...[[Bofors 37 mm]], and hugely outclassed smaller 25&nbsp;mm and 20&nbsp;mm weapons used by some forces. On the negative side, the 2-pounder was nearly twice a ...method, with the gun being unloaded for firing, crews tended to fire their weapons from their vehicles for more mobility, with consequent casualties. Hence th

...discarding [[sabot]]s. <br /> ''Land'' - [[High explosive incendiary|High-Explosive Incendiary]] [[Tracer ammunition|Tracer]], Self-Destruct. ...e="navweaps">{{cite web|author=Tony DiGiulian |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Phalanx.htm |title=USA 20 mm Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) |pu

| url = http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_3-40_mk1.htm ...onvert|12.5|lb|kg|1|adj=on}} [[Shell (projectile)#High-explosive (HE)|high explosive shell]].

...vert|1204|ft/s|m/s|sigfig=3}}<ref>Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_1pounder_mk1.htm Britain 1-pdr (0.45 kg) 1.46" (37 mm) Mark 1]</ref> <!-- Explosive specifications -->

|velocity= 732 m/s, (2,400 ft/s)new gun<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, p71</ref> <!-- Explosive specifications -->

|cartridge=Fixed QF<br>12.5 lb (1914);<br>16 lb [[Shell (projectile)#High-explosive (HE)|HE]] (1916)<ref>Routledge 1994, page 9, 13</ref> .../s|abbr=on}} proved ballistically superior and was better suited to a high explosive filling.<ref name=Routledge1994page13>Routledge 1994, page 13</ref>

|number=1,167<ref>[http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_47-40_mk1.htm British 4.7"/40 (12 cm) QF Marks I to IV and Japanese 4. <!-- Explosive specifications -->

<!-- Explosive specifications --> * {{cite book|laat=I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston |title= British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914–1918 |location=London |publisher=Ian Allan |year=1972}}

...e terms#C.R.H.|c.r.h.]] HE shell. Tony DiGiulian, [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_4-45_mk5.htm "British 4"/45 (10.2 cm) QF Mark V and Mark XV"]</ref><br <!-- Explosive specifications -->

...larke 2005, page 34, and Tony DiGiulian's website [http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_6-40_mk1.htm Britain 6"/40 (15.2 cm) QF Marks I, II and III]</ref> Fou ...Armor-piercing shot and shell|armour piercing]], [[Shell (projectile)|high explosive]] or general purpose warhead. An anti-submarine shell of {{convert|113|lb|k

...the Hispano-Suiza 831-L round. Unlike the belt-fed systems on most vehicle weapons, Rarden is loaded manually with three-round clips. This limits its capacity *Ammunition: Armour Piercing Secondary Effect (APSE), High Explosive Incendiary (HEI), Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS)

|filling=200 kg [[High explosive|HE]] blast and pre-fragmented [[Category:Weapons of Sweden]]

[[British ordnance terms#Common Shell|Common]] (i.e. ordinary explosive) shells and [[shrapnel shell]]s were fired with the standard "full service *I.V. Hogg & L.F. Thurston, British Artillery Weapons & Ammunition 1914-1918. London: Ian Allan, 1972.

|filling=160 kg [[high explosive]] [[Category:Weapons of Sweden]]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Modern German weapons]]

|designer= [[Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development]] <!-- Explosive specifications -->

...20.htm#40331w20.html_spnew10 Hansard]</ref> The [[warhead]]s, with a total explosive weight equivalent to 64.2&nbsp;kg of [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]],<ref>[http://w [[Category:Vehicle weapons]]

...of {{convert|1|ft|5.7|in|m}}, and weighed {{convert|1841|lb|kg}}, with an explosive charge of {{convert|452|lb|kg}}. It had a range of {{convert|2200|yd|m|0}} |url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTJAP_WWII.htm

<!-- Explosive specifications --> |filling=[[high explosive]]

<!-- Explosive specifications --> [[Category:Japanese World War II weapons]]

...cwt AA gun]] into a new, Japanese design.<ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Pp.150 </ref> The Type 88 was superior to Type 11 in accur ...the time of the [[surrender of Japan]]. <ref>MacLean. Japanese Artillery; Weapons and Tactics</ref>

<!-- Explosive specifications --> |filling_weight= 323.6 kg with high explosive 235kg, (713.4 lb with 518 lb) for Type 91 warhead rev.3

<!-- Explosive specifications --> ...y, and long-range torpedo, the Type 93. Torpedoes are one of the few naval weapons enabling small warships, such as destroyers, to damage battleships. IJN to

...e guns were conducted at [[Yokosuka Naval Arsenal]] in 1935. The first few weapons were built in France under the designation “Type 94” and “Type 95”, In ''Rapid Fire'', [[Anthony Williams]] writes that the intermediate calibre weapons (including the US Navy's [[1.1"/75 caliber gun]]") were relatively unsucces

* Type 100 High-explosive tracer (with self destruct). Weight 136 g projectile and 405 g complete rou * ''Japanese Artillery weapons and tactics'', Donald B. McLean, ISBN 0-87947-157-3

...e [[Republic of China]]. These weapons were originally naval anti-aircraft weapons for the [[German Navy]]. <ref>[http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/11aa.htm] T ...so developed for potential anti-tank use. <ref>Bishop, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. </ref>

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Gunpowder is classified as a [[Explosive material|low explosive]] because of its relatively slow decomposition rate and consequently low [[ ...tation]], have classified Gunpowder (black powder) as a ''Group A: Primary explosive substance'' for shipment because it ignites so easily. Complete manufacture

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...System]] is an application of a dead man's switch in the field of nuclear weapons. ...o be used to activate a harmful device, such as a [[bomb]] or [[Improvised Explosive Device|IED]]. The user holds down a switch of some sort in their hand whic

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...e believed to be sites where [[Neanderthal]]s may have mined [[flint]] for weapons and tools. {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} ...ounds of plate or chain link armor in addition to swords, lances and other weapons.<ref>A culture of Improvement. Robert Friedel. MIT Press. 2007. Pg.81</ref

...or [[propane]], or, for [[powder-actuated tool]]s, a small [[pyrotechnics|explosive charge]]. Nail guns have in many ways replaced [[hammer]]s as tools of choi ...d for use against steel or concrete may have a self-loading action for the explosive caps, but most require nails to be loaded by hand. Nail guns vary in the le

...f [[Interstate 70]] near [[Myersville, Maryland]], and arrested on federal weapons charges. Police were tipped off by Ron Lantz, who noticed the parked car. ( ...ctims in Virginia, Muhammad and Malvo were each found guilty of murder and weapons charges. The jury in Muhammad's case recommended that he be sentenced to de

...uilding by explosion, maliciously endangering life, and carrying concealed weapons in violation of New York State's [[Sullivan Act|Sullivan Law]]. ...y bombed movie theaters, where he cut into seat upholstery and slipped his explosive devices inside.<ref name= "NYT_1956-12-03"> {{cite news

...[Federal government of the United States|Federal]] statutory definition of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

|weapons=[[Rifle]], [[pyrotol]], [[dynamite]], [[club (weapon)|club]] ...d-1926 Kehoe began purchasing over a [[ton]] of [[pyrotol]], an incendiary explosive introduced in [[World War I]]; farmers during the era used it for excavatio

...infrastructure that could be attacked. Terrorists need not import chemical weapons if they can cause a major industrial accident such as the [[Bhopal disaster ...ualties. The units include take-over force (assault teams), [[sniper]]s, [[Explosive Ordnance Disposal|EOD]] experts, dog handlers and intelligence officers. Se

...ans being killed or maimed by men armed with explosives, firearms or other weapons. None is satisfactory, and grave problems with the use of the term persist. ...unlawfully and intentionally delivers, places, discharges or detonates an explosive or other lethal device in, into or against a place or public use, a State o

In 2009, the Taliban strapped an improvised explosive device to a donkey. The gate guard noticed something suspicious when a grou ...lving dogs, fueled fears of terrorist practices of using living animals as weapons, a change from an older practice of using the bodies of dead animals to hol

...e give no salaries to officials or soldiers, just food, clothes, shoes and weapons. We want to live a life like the Prophet lived 1400 years ago and [[jihad]] ...amps for the foreign Muslim volunteers. "By 1987, 65,000 tons of U.S.-made weapons and ammunition a year were entering the war."<ref>{{

...ice|IED]]'s and land mines), machine gun, rifle, rocket launcher and other weapons have been reported. ...forces have arrested Victor Moore Infante in the in Zamboanga for selling weapons to the extremist group. The 34-year old man was tagged by authorities as "o

...threat is complicated by the numerous potential means of delivering these weapons which includes bombs, spray devices, missiles, or homemade delivery devices ...rder Protection]]'s (CBP) mission is to apprehend terrorists and terrorist weapons illegally entering the United States, deter illegal entries through improve

...23 containers containing 15 complete [[Scud]] ballistic missiles, 15 high-explosive warheads, and 23 [[nitric acid]] containers were found on board. [[Yemen]] ...oast to prevent terrorists launching an "attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material," said Commander Kevin Aandahl.<ref name=THOUSANDS-FLEE-S

...iterranean Sea]] and is designed to prevent the movement of militants or [[weapons of mass destruction]] and to enhance the security of shipping in general. T ...tinuing problem for the UN and Iraq’s neighbors in its use of [[chemical weapons]] against [[Iran]]ians and [[Kurds]].

...arms race]]s in general and [[mutually assured destruction]] and [[nuclear weapons]] in particular. ''The Butter Battle Book'' was a ''[[New York Times]]'' No ...sides leads to an [[arms race]], each competing to make bigger and better weapons to outdo the other, which results in the threat of [[mutual assured destruc