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  2. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The Phalanx CIWS ( SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division, [ 3] later a part of Raytheon.

  3. Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle - Wikipedia

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    700 m (770 yd) Feed system. 20- or 30-round STANAG magazine [ 1] The United States Navy Mk 12 MOD 0/1/H Special Purpose Rifle ( SPR) is a designated marksman rifle that was in service with United States Special Operations Forces in the designated marksman role until 2017, also designed to be shorter than standard weapons. [ 2][ 3] SPR initially ...

  4. M242 Bushmaster - Wikipedia

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    M242 Bushmaster. The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground combat vehicles and various watercraft. Hughes Helicopters in Culver City, California ...

  5. 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia

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    The lightweight 16-in/50 Mark 7 was designed to resolve this conflict. These guns were 50 calibers long, 50 times their 16-inch (406 mm) bore diameter with barrels 66.7 ft (20.3 m) long, from chamber to muzzle. Each gun weighed about 239,000 lb (108 t) without the breech, and 267,900 lb (121.5 t) with the breech. [ 1]

  6. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 - Wikipedia

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    9,900 m (32,500 ft) maximum ceiling. Sights. ZF.20. The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Germany throughout World War II and is one of the most recognized German weapons of the conflict. The gun was universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight ...

  7. List of World War II infantry weapons - Wikipedia

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    MG 34 General-purpose machine gun (German army main fire support weapon until superseded by the MG 42 because of ease of manufacture and high fire rate, still used after.) [247] [249] [250] [251] MG 42 General-purpose machine gun (Main fire support weapon of the German army after 1942-1943 after replacing MG 34) [ 247 ] [ 249 ] [ 252 ] [ 253 ]

  8. Video game modding - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, [1] such as how it looks or behaves, and is a sub-discipline of general modding. Mods may range from small changes and tweaks to complete overhauls, and can extend the replay value and interest of the game.

  9. 5-inch/38-caliber gun - Wikipedia

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    Design: 15 rpm. Muzzle velocity. 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) initial. Sights. Optical telescope. The Mark 12 5"/38-caliber gun was a United States dual-purpose naval gun, but also installed in single-purpose mounts on a handful of ships. The 38- caliber barrel was a mid-length compromise between the previous United States standard 5"/51 low-angle gun ...