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  2. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The gun mount moves at a very high speed and with great precision. The system takes minimal inputs from the ship, making it capable of functioning despite potential damage to the ship. The only inputs required for operation are 440 V AC three-phase electric power at 60 Hz and water (for electronics cooling).

  3. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) is an Indian defence public sector undertaking, headquartered in Kanpur, India. [1] AWE primarily manufactures small arms and artillery guns for the Indian Armed Forces , foreign militaries, and domestic civilian use.

  4. Gun serial number - Wikipedia

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    A gun serial number is a unique identifier assigned to a singular firearm. [A] There is no international uniformity in gun serial numbers. Besides a widespread numerical base, they may contain letters and other typographical symbols, or may consist entirely of a character string; positioning and form of such identifiers is idiosyncratic. [1] [3]

  5. Receiver (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...

  6. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle - Wikipedia

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    Nicknamed "the Bitch", these rifles were field modified, often from heavy barrel L2A1 automatic rifles, with their barrels cut off right in front of the gas blocks, and often with the L2A1 bipods removed to install XM148 40 mm grenade launchers mounted below the barrels. [6] The XM148 40 mm grenade launchers were obtained from U.S. forces. [6]

  7. Active Royal Navy weapon systems - Wikipedia

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    The 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun can be found on all the Royal Navy's frigates and destroyers and was used from the Falklands War to the War in Iraq.The gun can fire up to 24 high explosive shells per minute, each weighing more than 40 kilograms (88 lb), at targets more than 12 miles (19 km) away – this can be extended to nearly 18 miles (29 km) if special extended-range shells are used.

  8. Riot gun - Wikipedia

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    Short barrel, no stock, drum magazine [8] ARWEN ACE: 1 single shot, telescoping stock [9] CM-55 gas gun 37 mm 1 [10] [11] Cobray 37 mm launcher 37 mm 1 aluminum barrel, retractable stock [12] Defense Technology 37 mm Launcher 37 mm model dependant single-shot and multi-shot versions [13] DPMS M-37 flare launcher 37 mm 1 [14]

  9. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    Fully-automatic-only rifles like the M231 Firing Port Weapon are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities. In contrast, the original ArmaLite AR-15 would meet the criteria. Select-fire rifles with fixed magazines like the Cei-Rigotti are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines.