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  2. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AA – anti-aircraft. AA – AEGIS Ashore. AAA - anti-aircraft artillery. AAA – anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A". AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. AAC - Army Acquisition Corps. AAD – Armored Amphibious Dozer. AAE - Army Acquisition Executive. AADC – Area Air Defense Commander.

  3. Easter Rising - Wikipedia

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    The GPO would be the rebels' headquarters for most of the Rising. Volunteers from the GPO also occupied other buildings on the street, including buildings overlooking O'Connell Bridge. They took over a wireless telegraph station and sent out a radio broadcast in Morse code, announcing that an Irish Republic had been declared. This was the first ...

  4. List of equipment of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

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    Nonlinear line of sight weapon HD-66: Nonlinear line of sight weapons 9×19mm Parabellum China: It uses the QSZ-92 as the main pistol, and is an equivalent to the Israeli CornerShot. CF-06: Nonlinear line of sight weapons 9×19mm Parabellum China: It uses the QSZ-92 as the main pistol, and is an equivalent to the Israeli CornerShot. Submachine gun

  5. Field artillery - Wikipedia

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    US Army gun squad at drill, c. 1860. U.S. Army troops in Europe, spring 1945, with artillery shells labeled as " Easter eggs for Hitler ". Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range ...

  6. Weapon of mass destruction - Wikipedia

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    A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere. The scope and usage of the term has evolved and been disputed, often ...

  7. List of equipment of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and M3 Bradley. The M134 Minigun fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee.

  8. Precision-guided munition - Wikipedia

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    A precision-guided munition ( PGM ), also called a smart weapon, smart munition, or smart bomb, is a guided munition intended to hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets. [1] During the Persian Gulf War guided munitions accounted for only 9% of weapons fired, but accounted for 75% of ...

  9. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Yes. S 265.00, S 265.02. Possession of assault weapons is prohibited, except for those legally possessed on January 15, 2013 and registered with the state by January 15, 2014 or classified as an antique assault weapon. New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester have enacted their own assault weapon bans.