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...8 x 40-millimeter [[antiaircraft]] guns<br/>8 x 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns<br/>2 x [[depth charge]] tracks ...f the landings and then ran out of targets afloat. They then [[Machine gun|machine-gunned]] and [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]]ed Japanese positions, and at times

...) /50 single purpose guns, <br/>• two .50 caliber (12.7&nbsp;mm) machine guns, <br/>• five [[Thompson submachine gun]]s, <br/>• five sawn-off [[shotg ...0&nbsp;miles (900&nbsp;km) south of the [[Azores]]) at noon of 3 May 1943. Early that morning, ''Big Horn'' had made radar contact with a suspected U-boat a

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...ch (76.2-mm) gun<br />1 x 40 mm gun<br />4 x .50-caliber (12.7-mm) machine guns ...a 40-millimeter [[Bofors]] gun aft. Pairs of .50-caliber (12.7-mm) machine guns were mounted on the upper deck amidships, one each to port and starboard.

...ment=one 3-inch [[gun mount]], one 40&nbsp;mm mount, four .50 cal. machine guns ...rcise PHIBELEX/BLT 4-69, off [[Camp Pendleton|Camp Pendleton, Calif.]], in early December. In January 1970, she entered [[Long Beach Naval Shipyard]] for po

...p armament=one 3-inch [[gun mount]], one 40 mm mount, two .50 cal. machine guns ...oat returned to [[Cam Ranh Bay]] to resume patrols. ''Marathon'' fired her guns only once, shelling [[An Thoi]] Island on 6 August with unknown results, be

...146 for the missile, but ultimately the FAAD contract was cancelled in the early 1990s after the end of the [[Cold War]]. It is currently in service with th It is believed that two [[FN MAG|C6 machine guns]] will be mounted on the MMEV, for self-defence.

...[U.S. Navy]] [[Bureau of Ordnance]] (BuOrd) decided that the [[.50 caliber machine gun]] was not adequate for future AA duties. During the early part of the World War II, they were deployed on most U.S. Navy warships of

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...th short-range missiles, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns or explosives. ...th short-range missiles, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns or explosives."<ref name=IDR30Oct07/>

...haosef-2-1.jpg|thumb|The [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|20&nbsp;mm Oerlikon]], an early autocannon]] ...ed by a [[machine gun]]. Autocannon often have a larger [[caliber]] than a machine gun (i.e., [[20 mm caliber|20&nbsp;mm]] or greater). Usually, autocannons a

...f the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern [[machine gun]]. It is well known for its use by the [[Union (American Civil War)|Uni ...icut National Guard]] had an interest in the company manufacturing Gatling guns, and took a personally-owned Gatling gun to [[Saskatchewan]] in Canada in 1

...ideal aircraft weapon, replacing the multiple 7.62&nbsp;mm (.30 caliber) [[machine gun]]s commonly used in military aircraft in the 1930s. ...Automatic Cannon Type HS.7" and HS.9. The MG FF, like all pre-war Oerlikon guns, was a [[recoil-operated]] weapon with certain unique features; a barrel th

...also refers to the '''Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon''', a revolving barrel [[machine gun]] invented in 1872 by [[Benjamin B. Hotchkiss]] (1826-1885), founder of ...for the first tanks. During WWII the 6 pounder was the main weapon of the early units of the numerous and successful Fairmile 'D' Class motor gunboats of t

The GSh-6-30, designed in the early 1970s and entering service in [[1975 in aviation|1975]], is a six-barreled {{Modern Gatling Guns}}

|name= Kjellman machine gun |type=[[Machine gun]]

...aliber M2 machine gun. For the .30-06 M2 machine gun, see [[M1919 Browning machine gun]].'' |caption= M2HB heavy machine gun on [[M3 tripod]].

|secondary_armament=1 x [[Browning Model 1919 machine gun|M1919A4 7.62 mm machine gun]] ...either a .30 cal. [[M1919 Browning machine gun|Browning M1919A4]] or M-60 Machine Gun.

...s Army]] began to consider new directions for future [[military aircraft]] guns. The higher speeds of [[jet engine|jet-engined]] [[fighter aircraft]] meant ...9; it achieved 2,500 rpm, which was increased to 4,000 rpm by 1950. By the early 1950s, the USAF decided that high velocity alone might not be sufficient to

...to have lackluster performance as the main gun on [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] early F-2, and was soon replaced by the 20&nbsp;mm version to become the standard ...he Soviet PTRD and PTRS antitank rifles and used in post-war heavy machine guns. Recent developments of 14.5mm High Explosive Incendiary rounds may be reg

...ad use in those roles by the German [[Luftwaffe]], particularly during the early stages of [[World War II]], although from 1941 onwards it was gradually rep *[http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/ Anthony G. Williams' "Cannon, Machine Guns and Ammunition"]

|caption=The MK 101 machine cannon ...]] [[ground-attack aircraft]], commencing in late 1941. Fed by a 10-round (early versions) or a 30-round box magazine, the MK 101 could penetrate 75&nbsp;mm

...0 mm Becker|an original]] designed by [[Reinhold Becker]] of Germany, very early in [[World War I]], and widely produced by [[Oerlikon Contraves]] and other In 1935 it made an important step by introducing a series of guns designed to be mounted in or on the wings of fighter aircraft. Designated w

...mounted variant, the 2-pounder was also a common main gun on British tanks early in World War II, and was a typical main armament of [[Armored car (military In the early western campaigns the 2-pdr was employed by two types of [[Royal Artillery]

|manufacturer=[[Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company|Maxim-Nordenfelt]]<br>[[Vickers|Vickers, Sons & Maxi ...stralian Boer War Memorial Committee|accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref>, was an early 37 mm [[United Kingdom|British]] [[autocannon]]. It was used by several cou

...he early 45-[[Caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|calibre]] family of guns up to the 1970s. For the current unrelated 55-calibre Royal Navy gun, see [ Like all British nominally 4.5&nbsp;inch naval guns, the QF Mk I has an actual calibre of 4.45&nbsp;inches (113&nbsp;mm)<ref>Ja

| image = [[Image:HMS Sirius guns.jpg|300px]] ...able when the first ''Didos'' were launched for the full complement of ten guns; priority was given to the battleships. The ''Bellona'' class cruisers, a m

|caption=Early [[Armstrong Whitworth#Elswick Ordnance Company|Elswick]] gun on recoil moun ...1800s used by many countries, and was adapted for use in the [[Mark I tank|early British tanks]] in [[World War I]].

...1986 film)|Aliens]]'' (1986) and the television series ''[[Æon Flux]]'' (early 1990s). ...ity. Later, in 1995, Crichton wrote about a more advanced vision of sentry guns in his book ''[[Congo (novel)|Congo]]''.

...and [[Lavochkin La-7|La-7]], [[Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3|LaGG-3]], early [[Ilyushin Il-2]], and Soviet-modified [[Hawker Hurricane]] aircraft as wel ...of 12.7-mm of ShVak machine guns in 1935. During 1935-1936 12.7-mm ShKAS machine gun was rechambered to a 20-mm caliber round and serial production was laun

...destroyer escorts or escort carriers) employed GFCS for 5 inch and larger guns, up to battleships such as the [[Armament of the Iowa class battleship|USS ...l the firing of several guns at once. In naval engagements both the firing guns and target are moving, and the variables are compounded by the greater dist

...Envoy", which could be equipped at short notice with bomb racks and with a machine-gun in a hand-operated [[Armstrong Whitworth]] dorsal turret. Airspeed gain ...the strength of No 4 Flying Training School [[RAF Habbaniya]], [[Iraq]] in early 1941 and some were converted locally, for use as light bombers to help in t

..., mostly for the 115&nbsp;mm guns in the [[T-62]] tank and the 125&nbsp;mm guns in the [[T-64]], [[T-72]], [[T-80]], and [[T-90]] tanks. ...Techsystems]]. The [[US Navy]] used DU in its 20&nbsp;mm [[Phalanx CIWS]] guns, but switched in the late 1990s to armor-piercing tungsten.

...dye]], but most often [[paint]] by a process of [[nebulization]]. '''Spray guns''' developed from the airbrush and are still considered a type of airbrush. ...acrylic. Certain spray guns, called High-Volume Low-Pressure (HVLP) spray guns, are designed to deliver the same high volumes of paint without requiring s

three bone fragments arrived “later on that evening or very early the next morning while we were all still engaged in continuing our examinat ...stop Oswald before he fired a second shot, because they carried submachine guns and rifles.<ref>Warren Commission Hearings, [http://jfkassassination.net/ru

An early proponent of propaganda by the deed was the Italian revolutionary [[Carlo P ...ml "Action as Propaganda" by Johann Most, July 25, 1885]</ref> Most was an early influence on American anarchists [[Emma Goldman]] and [[Alexander Berkman]]

...selves are referred to as the ''colors'' or ''cut'' (a term taken from the early practice of cutting the collars and/or sleeves from a denim or leather jack |last=Yates |first=Brock |authorlink=Brock Yates |year=1999 |title=Outlaw Machine: Harley-Davidson and the Search for the American Soul |location=Boston |pub

...d other implements with which to board ships, as well as rocket launchers, machine pistols, and grenades. After consulting with the [[Ministry of Justice of D ...s time, the task force conducted normal operations in the Indian Ocean. By early 2007 it became actively involved in providing a maritime cordon to prevent

...light'' 30 January 1936, pp. c–d.</ref> To forgo this laborious process, early aircraft would often perform short flights with the landing gear remaining ...son consisted of a single [[.303 British|.303 in]] (7.7&nbsp;mm) [[Vickers machine gun]] which was fixed within the forward fuselage and aimed by the pilot, w

...modified to a single-seat configuration, and armed with six [[.303 in]] [[machine gun]]s for use as an [[emergency fighter]], but did not see combat. ...ter was equipped to carry eight practice bombs, plus one .303 in [[Vickers machine gun]] mounted in the front fuselage. In 1942, all variants had their wings