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  2. Escape from Tarkov - Wikipedia

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    Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in northwestern Russia , where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment ...

  3. Activate (album) - Wikipedia

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    Activate is the fourth studio album by Back Door, released in 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. [1] It was produced by Carl Palmer , known for his drumming in the bands Atomic Rooster and ELP . Original member Tony Hicks had left the band before recording the album and had been replaced by Adrian Tilbrook on drums.

  4. Lever escapement - Wikipedia

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    Each back and forth movement of the balance wheel from and back to its center position corresponds to a drop of one tooth (called a beat). A typical watch lever escapement beats at 18,000 or more beats per hour. Each beat gives the balance wheel an impulse, so there are two impulses per cycle.

  5. Escapement - Wikipedia

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    The lever 'anchor' pallet locks the larger wheel and, on this being unlocked, a pallet on the end of the lever is given an impulse by the smaller wheel through the lever fork. The return stroke is 'dead', with the 'anchor' pallets serving only to lock and unlock, impulse being given in one direction through the single lever pallet.

  6. Door breaching - Wikipedia

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    Utilizing a breaching tool is unnecessary if the door is unlocked and easy to open. [5] [3] [6] [1] If the door is locked, breachers can attempt to force inward-opening doors with a strong kick. The breacher will aim to hit the door near the locking mechanism, but not kick the doorknob itself as one can easily twist an ankle doing so. [7]

  7. Lever tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    Higher security lever locks (such as the five-lever) usually have notches cut into the levers. These catch the locking bolt and prevent it from moving if picking is attempted (similar to the security pins in a pin tumbler lock). The Chubb detector lock is a variation of the lever lock which was designed to detect and prevent picking attempts.

  8. Claymore mine - Wikipedia

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    The development of the M18A1 mine dates back to work done during World War II. The Misnay–Schardin effect was independently discovered during that war by József Misnay, a Hungarian, and Hubert Schardin, a German. When a sheet of explosive detonates in contact with a heavy backing surface (for example, a metal plate), the resulting blast is ...

  9. Makarov pistol - Wikipedia

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    The PM is a semi-automatic firearm, therefore its rate of fire depends on how rapidly the shooter squeezes the trigger. Spent cartridges are ejected some 5.5–6 meters away to the shooter's right and rear. After firing the last round, the slide is held back by the slide stop lever/ejector.