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  2. United States hand grenades - Wikipedia

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    An illumination grenade, with a magnesium filler ignited by a wick type fuze, the Mk 1 Mod 0 was first produced during the Second World War. The Mod 1 probably featured an improved type fuze, moving away from the simple wick lighter design.

  3. Mk 1 grenade - Wikipedia

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    The MK 1 is a time-fused fragmentation grenade and has 32 serrations on it. To start the fuse, the user has to pull the safety pin, then push off the cap on top of the grenade. Right before throwing, the user has to move the switch on the lever away from the grenade in order to start the fuse.

  4. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    T1CAZ-5 = 4,800 cartridges of .30 Carbine Ball M1, Grade R, in 50-round cartons, 16 cartons per M6 ammo can (800 rounds), 3 × M6 ammo cans per rectangular cardboard box (2,400 rounds), 2 vertically-stacked cardboard boxes per metal 20mm Autocannon MK 1 MOD 0 ammo box.

  5. Ship gun fire-control system - Wikipedia

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    The outputs of the Mark 1A were the same (gun bearing and elevation), except fuze time was added. The fuze time was needed because the ideal of directly hitting the fast moving aircraft with the projectile was impractical. With fuze time set into the shell, it was hoped that it would explode near enough to the target to destroy it with the ...

  6. W79 Artillery-Fired Atomic Projectile - Wikipedia

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    The weapon was produced in two models; the enhanced radiation (ERW) W79 Mod 0 and fission-only W79 Mod 1. Both were plutonium -based linear-implosion nuclear weapons . The Mod 0 was a variable yield device with three yields, ranging from 100 tons of TNT (420 GJ ) up to 1.1 kt (4.6 TJ ) and an enhanced- radiation mode which could be turned on or off

  7. Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher - Wikipedia

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    Pinaka (lit. ' Bow ') is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.The system has a maximum range of 45 km (28 mi) for Mark-I Enhanced [7] and 90 km (56 mi) for Mark-II ER version, [8] and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets per launcher in 44 seconds.

  8. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    The WGU-59/B mid-body guidance unit is equipped with DASALS seeker optics which deploy 0.5 seconds after launch. They are attached in between the Mk 66 Mod 4 rocket motor and a warhead and fuze, which increases length by 18.5 in (47 cm) and weight by 9 lb (4.1 kg) over the legacy Hydra system.

  9. Rapier (missile) - Wikipedia

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    The missile contains a 1.4-kilogram (3.1 lb) warhead with a contact fuze and a single-stage solid-rocket motor that accelerates the missile to about 650 metres per second (2,100 ft/s), about Mach 2. Engagement time to the maximum effective range is about 13 seconds.