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Hiram Maxim originally designed the Pom-Pom in the late 1880s as an enlarged version of the Maxim machine gun.Its longer range necessitated exploding projectiles to judge range, which in turn dictated a shell weight of at least 400 grams (0.88 lb), as that was the lightest exploding shell allowed under the Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868 and reaffirmed in the Hague Convention of 1899.
The first naval pom-pom was the QF 1.5-pdr Mark I, a piece with a calibre of 37 mm (1.46 in) and a barrel 43 calibres long. This was tested in the Arethusa -class light cruisers HMS Arethusa and Undaunted but did not enter full service, being replaced instead by a larger weapon, the QF 2-pdr Mark II (see below).
Cars is an American animated film series and media franchise set in a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles created by John Lasseter, Joe Ranft and Jorgen Klubien.The franchise began with the 2006 film, Cars, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
A brown car who has the same features of Hope 2001, Hope 2002 and Hope 2003. SE-5 Cherish October 31, 2005: A red car who came from Friendship, Tennessee and is always into friendship. SE-6 Promise October 14, 2006: A pink and white car who came from Devotion, North Carolina and has similar features of Cherish. SE-7 Courage October 18, 2007
Cars Toons is an American animated short series based on the Cars franchise. It features Lightning McQueen , Mater , and their friends in comedic antics and adventures canonical to the films. Larry the Cable Guy reprises his role as Mater while Keith Ferguson replaces Owen Wilson as the voice of Lightning McQueen until "The Radiator Springs 500 ...
Cars is a 2006 American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.The film was directed by John Lasseter, co-directed by Joe Ranft, produced by Darla K. Anderson, and written by Lasseter, Ranft, Dan Fogelman, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, and Jorgen Klubien based on a story by Lasseter, Ranft, and Klubien.
The Ordnance QF Hotchkiss 6 pounder gun Mk I and Mk II or QF 6 pounder 8 cwt were a family of long-lived light 57 mm naval guns introduced in 1885 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines. Many variants were produced, often under license, which ranged in length from 40 to 58 calibres, with 40 ...
The 1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II was a British light artillery piece designed during World War I.Originally intended for use in trench warfare, it was instead tested for air-to-air and air-to-ground use by aircraft.