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  2. America (video game) - Wikipedia

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    The game was conceptualised at Data Becker in 1998 and developed in less than 23 months. [5] In Germany, the game was released in late December 2000; [5] a release in North America followed on 15 January 2001. [1] The game was released for Microsoft Windows, specifically supporting the Windows 95, 98, 2000 and Me versions. [6]

  3. Recoil operation - Wikipedia

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    Near the end of the barrel travel, the bolt and barrel unlock. The barrel stops, but the unlocked bolt continues to move to the rear, ejecting the empty shell and compressing the recoil spring. The bolt returns forward under spring force, loading a new round into the barrel. Bolt locks into barrel, and forces barrel to return to battery.

  4. Hydraulic recoil mechanism - Wikipedia

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    In this system, the barrel is mounted on rails on which it can recoil to the rear, and the recoil is taken up by a cylinder which is similar in operation to an automotive gas-charged shock absorber, and is commonly visible as a cylinder mounted parallel to the barrel of the gun, but shorter and smaller than it. The cylinder contains a charge of ...

  5. BFG (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    The BFG ("Big Fucking Gun") [1] is a fictional weapon found in many video games, mostly in id Software-developed series' such as Doom and Quake. The abbreviation BFG stands for "Big Fucking Gun" as described in Tom Hall 's original Doom design document and in the user manual of Doom II: Hell on Earth .

  6. Gun (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Like Custer's Revenge, Gun provokes wonder. In this case, the industry has unfortunately bought into the popular misconception that games are frivolous because they are made for fun. [30] The game's publisher issued this brief statement: Activision does not condone or advocate any of the atrocities that occurred in the American West during the ...

  7. Heavy Barrel - Wikipedia

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    The name of the game is from an in-game weapon. The Heavy Barrel is found in six pieces and is an energy cannon capable of destroying any enemy in the game with a single shot (except the final enemy, and possibly one other boss that may have required two shots).

  8. Dreamcast light guns - Wikipedia

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    The official Sega light gun. The Dreamcast video game console had several light guns released as accessories during its lifespan. The official light gun from Sega was released in Europe and Asia; in the United States, it was previewed in magazines preceding the console's release, [1] but it ultimately never released due to concerns about bad press in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre.

  9. Gun barrel - Wikipedia

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    A female worker boring out the barrel of a Lee-Enfield rifle during WWI. Gun barrels are usually made of some type of metal or metal alloy.However, during the late Tang dynasty, Chinese inventors discovered gunpowder, and used bamboo, which has a strong, naturally tubular stalk and is cheaper to obtain and process, as the first barrels in gunpowder projectile weapons such as fire lances. [2]