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  2. Sandbag - Wikipedia

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    Properly stacked sandbags [2] are an effective deterrent against damaging flood waters. Sandbags can be used to build levees, barricades, dikes and berms to limit erosion from flooding. Sandbags can also be used to fortify existing flood control structures and limit the effects of sand boils. Sandbag structures do not prevent water seepage and ...

  3. Sangar (fortification) - Wikipedia

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    Sangar from the Western Sahara conflict probably dating from the 1980s Illustration from the Manual of Military Engineering (1905). A sangar (or sanger) (Persian: سنگر) is a temporary fortified position with a breastwork originally constructed of stones, [1] and now built of sandbags, gabions or similar materials.

  4. Type 730 CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The LD-2000 (LD: Lu Dun, 陆盾, meaning Land Shield) SPAAGM is a Chinese developed land-based close-in weapon system with counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) capability. LD-2000 is based on the Chinese Navy's Type 730. Part of the HQ-6A system, it pairs with HQ-64 missiles and a Counter Battery Radar. [5]

  5. GBU-72 - Wikipedia

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    The GBU-72 underwent a series of tests at Eglin Air Force Base. [1] [5] These included a number of ground based tests which included detonating the bomb’s warhead within an array of barriers to measure its blast and other effects, and airborne tests between July and October 2021 which included confirming "the weapon could safely release from the aircraft and validate a modified 2,000-pound ...

  6. Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    Weapon System was a United States Armed Forces military designation scheme for experimental weapons [2] (e.g., WS-220) before they received an official name — e.g., under a military aircraft designation system. The new designator reflected the increasing complexity of weapons that required separate development of auxiliary systems or components.

  7. AGS-17 - Wikipedia

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    The AGS-17 is a heavy infantry support weapon designed to operate from a tripod or mounted on an installation or vehicle. The AGS-17 fires 30 mm grenades in either direct or indirect fire to provide suppressive and lethal fire support against soft-skinned or fortified targets. The weapon uses a blowback mechanism to sustain operation. Rounds ...

  8. Amazon Has a Secret Weapon That's Driving a Surge in Sales - AOL

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    That represents a big opportunity for Amazon to exploit. In the third quarter, Amazon's net sales increased 11% year over year to $159 billion, resulting in earnings per share that jumped 52% to ...

  9. Weapons platform - Wikipedia

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    For example, a jet aircraft is a weapons platform for missiles, bombs or autocannons, and the resultant weapon system is the fighter jet; a motorboat can serve as a weapons platform for automatic weapons, torpedoes and flamethrowers, resulting in weapon systems such as gunboats and fast attack crafts.