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The 20-pounder Parrott rifle was mounted on the 1,175 lb (533 kg) carriage for the M1841 12-pounder field gun. [14] The 20-pounder Parrott rifle fired case shot (shrapnel), shell, and canister shot. The use of bolts (solid shot) was rare and it was usually not provided in the ammunition chests.
The resulting huge difference in impact energy, 33,000 ft⋅lbf (45,000 J) for the 24 lb (11 kg) shell, and over 2,000,000 ft⋅lbf (2,700,000 J) for the 300 lb (140 kg) shell, means the penetrating energy of the larger shell is 20 times that of the smaller.
"Refill" is a song by American singer-songwriter and R&B recording artist Elle Varner. The song, produced by Andrew "Pop" Wansel, was released on January 31, 2012 as a digital download, and serves as the second single from her debut studio album, Perfectly Imperfect (2012). A snippet of the song was included on her mixtape Conversational Lush ...
A jerrycan or jerrican (also styled jerry can or jerri can) [1] is a fuel container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War .
Galon, Gal-on, etc. may refer to: Gal On, a kibbutz in Israel's southern lowlands; Zehava Gal-On, an Israeli politician; Galon, a Burmese term for Garuda, a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faith; Galon or Gallon, bishop of Beauvais (c. 1099-1104) and Paris (1104-1116)
Free refills are seen as a good way to attract customers to an establishment, especially one whose beverages are not their primary source of income. [1] Due to the extremely low cost of fountain soft drinks (especially the beverage itself, not including the cost of the cup, lid and straw), often offering a profit margin of 80-82%, establishments tend to offer free refills as a sales gimmick. [3]
Galloon (sometimes spelled galon in British English) [1] is a heavily-decorated woven or braided trim, typically made of, or featuring, gold or silver thread, which may be woven or embroidered. Galloon trim is used in the trim of military and police uniforms , ecclesiastical dress , and as trim on textiles, drapery, and upholstery .
A trade gallon is a unit of volume for standard plant containers in the horticultural industries. It equals 3 US liquid quarts or 0.75 US gallons (2.8 L; 0.62 imp gal), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although some sources state that a trade gallon equals 2.7 litres (0.71 US gal).