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2. 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines - Wikipedia

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   commander. LtCol Adam Hudson. Notable. commanders. Clifford B. Drake. 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines (2/14) is a reserve artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion headquarters is in Grand Prairie, Texas. In 2006 the battalion became the first fully operational HIMARS battalion in the Marine Corps.

3. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 - Wikipedia

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   On July 18 and 19 1944 a Luftwaffe 8.8 cm anti-aircraft battery was re-purposed by then Major Hans von Luck to attack British tanks near Cagny taking part in Operation Goodwood. Twenty tanks were destroyed by these guns within the first few seconds and at least 40 tanks were knocked out by 8.8 cm Flaks during the engagement. [ 31 ]

4. 11th Texas Field Battery - Wikipedia

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   11th Texas Field Battery. The 11th Texas Field Battery, also known as Howell's Texas Battery, was an artillery battery from Texas that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Sylvanus Howell formed the battery on 22 April 1862 mostly from recruits in Fannin County, Texas. The unit served most of its career in Indian ...

5. USCGC Iris - Wikipedia

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   The Iris-class buoy tenders were constructed after the Mesquite-class buoy tenders. Iris cost $926,446 to construct and had an overall length of 180 feet (55 m). She had a beam of 37 feet (11 m) and a draft of up to 12 feet (3.7 m) at the time of construction, although this was increased to 14 feet 7 inches (4.45 m) in 1966.

6. 2-10-4 - Wikipedia

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   2-10-4. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-10-4 locomotive has two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a Bissel truck, ten coupled driving wheels on five axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles, usually in a bogie. These were referred to as the Texas type in most of the United States, the Colorado ...

7. Val Verde Texas Battery - Wikipedia

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   Val Verde Texas Battery. 3-inch Ordnance rifle used by the Val Verde Battery after its capture in April 1864. It is located at the Freestone County, Texas, courthouse. The Val Verde Battery was an artillery battery from Texas that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. At the Battle of Valverde on 21 February 1862 ...