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  2. List of Cold War weapons and land equipment of the United ...

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    Lee–Enfield [1] – Main service rifle until the 1950s and afterwards adapted for a variety of specialist roles. EM-2 rifle [2] – Experimental rifle adopted very briefly in 1951. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle [3] – Main Cold War service rifle from 1954 to 1994. SA80 L85 rifle [4] – Adopted right at the end of the Cold War in 1987.

  3. Ford F-Series (first generation) - Wikipedia

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    The first generation of the Ford F-Series (also known as the Ford Bonus-Built trucks) is a series of trucks that was produced by Ford Motor Company from the 1948 to the 1952 model years. The introduction of the F-Series marked the divergence of Ford car and truck design, developing a chassis intended specifically for truck use.

  4. List of equipment of the British Army - Wikipedia

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    The Accuracy International AWM (known in British service as the L115A3/4) is the primary precision rifle for British Armed Forces snipers. It is equipped with a 25x scope, a suppressor , a folding stock, a five-round .338 Lapua Magnum magazine and has an effective range of over 1,100m. [ 52 ]

  5. Thames (commercial vehicles) - Wikipedia

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    However, such a model hat yet to be developed. As a temporary solution, Ford delivered 560 trucks with gasoline engines. From 1951, a tractor unit with the diesel engine was also available. Because of the austerity plans in 1952, the government withdrew its order and Ford France boss Lehideux immediately dismissed several hundred workers. As ...

  6. M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck - Wikipedia

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    The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs.

  7. Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    3-inch/70-caliber Mark 26 gun; 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 42 gun; 6B1 ballistic vest; 8 cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon; 55 S 55; Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60; 58 pattern webbing; 85 mm anti-tank gun D-48; 95 S 58-61; 100 mm vz. 53; 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle; 130 mm air defense gun KS-30; 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) 152 mm gun-howitzer D ...

  8. EM-2 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The EM-2, also known as Rifle, No.9, Mk.1 or Janson rifle, was a British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill 's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition.

  9. List of historical equipment of the Canadian military - Wikipedia

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    Ford F-8: 1/2 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Canadian Military Pattern truck: Ford F-15: 3/4 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ford F-30: 1.5 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ford F-60S, F-60L, F-60H, F-60T: 3 ton truck: WWII Canada: Built by Ford Motor ...