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  2. List of equipment of the Singapore Army - Wikipedia

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    Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [46] STK 50MG: 12.7×99mm NATO Singapore: Standard heavy machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [47] Grenade launchers M203: 40mm grenade United States: Either attached to M4 carbines or SAR21. [48] STK 40 AGL: 40mm grenade Singapore: Mounted on vehicles. [49] [50]

  3. Supply (Singapore Army) - Wikipedia

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    Supply is the formation of the Singapore Army responsible for planning, commanding and providing supply support to the Army and ground logistical support to the Navy and Air Force. It is made up of HQ Supply and the East and West Supply Hubs, which manage Asset Management Teams (AMTs), Logistic Service Liaison Teams (LSLT), and Food & Beverage ...

  4. Equipment rental - Wikipedia

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    Equipment rental was first developed in Anglo-Saxon countries. It emerged in the UK after the First World War and has now become a multi-billion euro business providing a wide range of construction and industrial equipment for customers globally.The American Rental Association was founded as early as 1955, [1] and the first waves of consolidation took place in the 1970s in North America ...

  5. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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    A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [1] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.

  6. Roller furling - Wikipedia

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    A simple home-built jib furler, showing the furling line ready to furl the jib, and (inset) showing the furled jib This staysail schooner's large genoa has been roller-furled away, while its staysails are hanked on. Roller furling is a method of furling (i.e. reefing) a yacht's staysail by rolling the sail around a stay.

  7. Professional apologizer: Get hired for the sorriest job

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    Say you're sorry, you're full of deepest regret, it's your fault, it's your bad. Say it in a multitude of ways and be prepared to be on call 24/7 to say it quickly, succinctly and diplomatically ...

  8. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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    The long horizontal jib is the part of the crane that carries the load. The counter-jib carries a counterweight, usually of concrete blocks, while the jib suspends the load to and from the center of the crane. The crane operator either sits in a cab at the top of the tower or controls the crane by radio remote control from the ground.

  9. Operated equipment rental - Wikipedia

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    In the UK Crane Rental industry in the UK, which is one of the most highly developed crane rental industries in the world, special regulations for health and safety and rental procedures are in place. These are maintained as the CPA regulations. [1] In Europe, European Rental Association is the trade body representing the equipment rental industry.