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• USS Willis (DE-395)
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• USS Snowden (DE-246)
  |Ship out of service= 23 September 1968 |Ship aircraft=
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• USS Stanton (DE-247)
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• USS Frost (DE-144)
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• Nag missile
  ...ed Missile Development Program]] (IGMDP). Nag has been developed at a cost of [[Rs]] 300 [[crore]].<ref name = "nag induction">[http://timesofindia.india ...ra-red version and a millimetric wave (mmW) version. The cumbersome nature of a wire guidance system had led to plans for this being dropped. Currently,
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• 2 cm FlaK 30
  |type=[[Anti-aircraft warfare|Anti-aircraft cannon]] ...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
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• 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
  |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
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  ...y in barrel length between the 5"/51 surface-to-surface and the 5"/25 anti-aircraft guns. ...ctancy was 4600 effective full charges (EFC) per barrel.<ref>Naval Weapons of WW2, Campbell, P139</ref>
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• Bofors
  ...rpose. The company's first [[cannon]] workshop was opened in 1884. Bofors' most famous owner was [[Alfred Nobel]] who owned the company from 1894 until his ...fors. In September 2000 [[United Defense|United Defense Industries]] (UDI) of the [[United States]] acquired Bofors Weapons Systems (the heavy weapons di
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• Bofors 40 mm
  ...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
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• Bofors 57 mm gun
  ...produced and originally designed by [[Bofors|Bofors Defence]] (now a part of [[BAE Systems]]). ...120-round magazine and a rate of fire of about 220 shots/minute. The rate of fire and the ability to change ammunition types quickly makes the gun suita
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• GAU-8 Avenger
  ...GAU-8/A Avenger's barrel and breech assembly<br>(ammunition drum off edge of photo). ...ame="global">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/a-10-history.htm |title=A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II|publisher=GlobalSecurity.
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• M242 Bushmaster
  ...lt and has dual-feed capability. The term "chain gun" derives from the use of a roller chain that drives the bolt back and forth. ...on has an effective range of 3,000 [[Metre|meter]]s, depending on the type of ammunition used.
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  |target=Personnel, light-armored vehicles, aircraft ...lklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Po
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• MG 151 cannon
  |type= Aircraft Cannon |type= Aircraft Cannon
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• Mark 14 torpedo
  |manufacturer=[[Bureau of Ordnance]] ...[[United States Navy]]'s standard submarine-launched anti-ship [[torpedo]] of [[World War II]].
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  The '''Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon''' is a towed [[anti-aircraft gun]] made by [[Oerlikon Contraves]] (renamed as ''Rheinmetall Air Defence ...-55]] based [[Marksman anti-aircraft system|Marksman]] self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. The system could be paired with the off-gun ''Super Fledermaus'' fire
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• QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
  ...convert|1|lb|15|oz|kg|abbr=on}} cordite Mk I size 15 propellant (Text Book of Gunnery 1902); {{convert|2258|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} in British service in WWI ...ded reference to the projectile weight and "12 cwt" referred to the weight of the barrel and breech : 12 [[hundredweight]] = 12 x 112 pounds = 1344 pound
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• QF 1 pounder pom-pom
  |used_by=[[Image:Flag of Transvaal.svg|22px]][[South African Republic]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>{{f |cartridge= 37 x 94R. {{convert|1|lb|abbr=on}} [[List of British ordnance terms#Common Shell|Common Shell]]
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• QF 2 pounder naval gun
  {{about|the anti-aircraft autocannon|the World War II anti-tank gun|Ordnance QF 2 pounder}} |caption= The quadruple 2 pdr mounting (Mk.VII) of [[HMS Kelvin (F37)|HMS ''Kelvin'']]
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• QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
  |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}}
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• QF 6 inch /40 naval gun
  |origin= [[United Kingdom]]<br>license-produced in [[Japan]] |cartridge= {{convert|100|lb|kg}} [[List of British ordnance terms#QF|QF]], separate cartridge and shell
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• Revolver cannon
  [[File:Mauser BK-27 LKCV.jpg|thumb|Modern [[Mauser BK-27]] aircraft revolver cannon]] ...lver cannon onboard an [[Elbe class replenishment ship|Elbe class tender]] of the [[German Navy]]]]
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• Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202
  ...h202''' is [[autocannon]] with a [[caliber|calibre]] of 20 mm designed and produced by [[Rheinmetall]]. ...[[infantry fighting vehicle]], the [[Spähpanzer Luchs]] and some variants of the [[Wiesel AWC]]. It is also used in the [[Argentina|Argentinian]] VCTP,
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• Ship gun fire-control systems
  ...GFCS for 5 inch and larger guns, up to battleships such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ''Iowa'']]. After the 1950s, GCFSs were integ ...NNERY, VOLUME 2 FIRE CONTROL, NAVPERS 10798-A|publisher =U.S. Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel|date =1958 edition|location =Washington 25, D.C.}}</ref>
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• Swingfire
  ...[[anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank missile]] developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.<ref name="FORE"/> ...a product of both its predecessor the Vigilant and the experimental [[List of Rainbow Codes|Orange William]] missile.
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• Type 91 torpedo
  |caption= Type 91 torpedoes aboard an aircraft carrier, each lower half was retouched in black to conceal the roll rudders ...single-engine carrier-based attack aircraft, twin-engine land-based attack aircraft
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• Fluoxetine
  ...ination with [[olanzapine]] as '''[[Symbyax]]''') is an [[antidepressant]] of the [[selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] (SSRI) class. It is manufact Fluoxetine is approved for the treatment of [[major depressive disorder|major depression]] (including pediatric depress
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• Mercury (element)
  ...of any metal. A heavy, silvery [[d-block]] [[metal]], mercury is also one of the five [[liquid metal|metallic]] chemical elements that are [[liquid]] at ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Airspeed Oxford
  ...of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin
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• Polymer
  [[Image:Single Polymer Chains AFM.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Appearance of real linear polymer chains as ...u Conformation of Adsorbed Flexible Polyelectrolyte Chains|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=127|issue=45|pages=15688–15689|year=
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• Polycarbonate
  <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. --> Repeating chemical structure unit of <br>
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• Petroleum
  ...fined and separated, most easily by [[boiling point]], into a large number of consumer products, from [[petrol]] and [[kerosene]] to [[asphalt]] and chem ...aries depending on the subsurface conditions, and on the [[phase diagram]] of the petroleum mixture.<ref name="Hyne 2001">Hyne (2001), pp. 1–4.</ref>
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• Asphalt
  [[File:Asphalt base.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A layer of [[asphalt concrete]] paving.]] ...te and identify all the different molecules of asphalt, because the number of molecules with different chemical structure is extremely large".<ref name="
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• Depleted uranium
  [[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
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• Kerosene
  | title = The golden flood: an informal history of America's first oil field ...paraffin wax or just [[paraffin]]); the term ''kerosene'' is usual in much of Canada, the United States, Australia (where it is usually referred to collo
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• Laser safety
  ...unts of laser light can lead to permanent eye injuries, the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations. ...xample ANSI Z136 in the US and IEC 60825 internationally, define "classes" of laser depending on their power and wavelength. These regulations also presc
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• Beryllium
  ...to X-rays and other ionizing radiation types, beryllium also has a number of uses as filters and windows for radiation and particle physics experiments. ...esents technical challenges due to the toxicity (especially by inhalation) of beryllium-containing dusts. Beryllium produces a direct corrosive effect to
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• Wildfire
  ...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
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• Wildfire suppression
  ...es and natural wilderness. Wildfire suppression also addresses the issues of the wildland-urban interface, where populated areas border with wildland ar {{Main|History of wildfire suppression in the United States}}
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• Panasonic Corporation
  | products = See [[List of Panasonic Corporation products]]<br />AVC networks<br />Home appliances<br | num_employees = 292,250 <small>(Consolidated, as of March 31, 2009)</small>
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• Robert Bosch GmbH
  ...[[automotive industry|automobile company]] in the world. The headquarters of Bosch is in Gerlingen, near [[Stuttgart]]. [[Franz Fehrenbach]] became [[C ...er=Bosch|title=Bosch facts and figures}}</ref> in fiscal 2006, an increase of 5.4% over the previous fiscal.
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• Definitions of terrorism
  ...as been slow to formulate a universally agreed, legally binding definition of this crime. These difficulties arise from the fact that the term "terrorism .../ref> These divergences have made it impossible to conclude a [[Definition of terrorism#Proposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism|Comp
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• History of terrorism
  ...errorism]]. Scholars agree that terrorism is a disputed term, and very few of those labelled terrorists describe themselves as such. {{See also|Definition of terrorism}}
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• Terrorism
  ...errorism''' is the systematic use of [[fear|terror]] especially as a means of [[coercion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism ...tical or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of [[non-combatant]]s (civilians).{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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• War on Terror
  ...ed against [[al-Qaeda]] and other terrorist organizations with the purpose of eliminating them.<ref name="WH 10-07-01"> [[ETA]] (Clockwise, starting at top left:Burning ruins of the [[World Trade Center]], American soldiers board a Chinook helicopter du
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• Honeywell
  ...]s, [[engineering]] services, and [[aerospace]] systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major [[corporation]]s and [[governmen ...is [[David M. Cote]]. The company and its corporate predecessors were part of the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] Index from December 7, 1925 until Febr
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• Avro 626
  ...of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin
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• Avro Anson
  ...of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin
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• De Havilland Tiger Moth
  ...monoplane Tiger Moth|de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth|other de Havilland Moth aircraft|de Havilland Moth}} {{redirect|Tiger Moth|the group of moths|Arctiidae||Tiger moth (disambiguation)}}
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