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  2. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to eventually strike ...

  3. List of United States Army Field Manuals - Wikipedia

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    including C 1, 16 December 1954, C 2, 27 July 1956, and C 3, 24 January 1958. Earle G. Wheeler: INACTIVE: FM 100–5: FM 100–5, Field Service Regulations, Operations: 19 February 1962 [25] This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 27 September 1954, including C 1, 16 December 1954, C 2, 27 July 1956, and C 3, 24 January 1958. George H. Decker

  4. Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants) - Wikipedia

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    At the same time the manual hand-pump for operating the undercarriage was replaced by a hydraulic system driven by a pump mounted in the engine bay. [ nb 2 ] [ 26 ] Spitfire Is incorporating these modifications were able to achieve a maximum speed of 367 mph (591 km/h) at 18,600 ft (5,700 m), with a maximum rate of climb of 2,150 ft/min at ...

  5. United States Army Field Manuals - Wikipedia

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    According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.

  6. User guide - Wikipedia

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    This was a unique problem for software developers, since users often became frustrated with current help documents. [2] Some considerations for writing a user guide that developed at this time include: the use of plain language [2] length and reading difficulty [2] the role of printed user guides for digital programs [3] user-centered design [3]

  7. Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army - Wikipedia

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    Specimens of the model 2 under serial number 35,731 (produced by May 1. 1865) have a high probability of being used in the Civil War. The model 1.5 came into production after the war ended, in 1865. George Armstrong Custer is known to have owned a pair of cased and engraved S & W Army Model 2 revolvers.

  8. Truppenführung - Wikipedia

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    Truppenführung ("Handling of Combined-Arms Formations") was a German Army field-manual published in two parts as Heeresdienstvorschrift 300: Part 1, promulgated in 1933, and Part 2 in 1934. The original German-language text, which is notable for its clarity, was prepared by a group led by Colonel General Ludwig Beck (1880–1944) (who was ...

  9. List of Star Trek technical manuals - Wikipedia

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    Dockyard Review - The Journal of the Advanced Starship Design Bureau Volume 2 - Issue 3: John Barnard, Alan Jenkins, Adelaide Kylami, Interlagos Catalunya 1999 .pdf 15 8.5" x 11" The 24th Century Technical Manual - Special Edition #1: Christopher Simmons 1989 (Staple) 64 8.5" x 11" The 24th Century Technical Manual - Special Edition #2