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  2. M577 command post carrier - Wikipedia

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    The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.

  3. Tank classification - Wikipedia

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    On 7 November 1950, the US Ordnance Committee Minutes (OCM), order #33476, ceased utilizing the terms heavy, medium, and light tanks and redesignated tanks by the gun system, e.g. 90 mm Gun Tank M48 Patton, etc. [5] with heavy gun tanks (120 mm or 4.724 in), medium gun tanks (90 mm or 3.543 in), and light gun tanks (76 mm or 2.992 in), although ...

  4. List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names

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    Code words – a single classified word (e.g. BYEMAN) which identifies a specific special access program or portion. A list of several such code words can be seen at Byeman Control System. Exercise terms – a combination of two words, normally unclassified, used exclusively to designate an exercise or test [1]

  5. LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T - Wikipedia

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    The class was introduced between 1946 and 1952. They were based on the LMS Stanier 2-6-2T which was, in turn, based on the LMS Fowler 2-6-2T. Ten were built by the LMS before nationalisation in 1948, and were numbered 1200–1209. British Railways added the prefix '4' to their numbers so they became 41200–41209.

  6. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    2 0 1885 Dynamite explosion – A wagon load of dynamite exploded during transport. 3 May 1887 Canada: Nanaimo, British Columbia: 150 Unknown 1887 Nanaimo mine explosion – A coal mine exploded in an explosives accident and killed 150 miners, including 53 Chinese Canadian laborers. 15 July 1890 United States: Kings Mills, Ohio: 11 About 100

  7. Tanks of the interwar period - Wikipedia

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    The front armor was 12 mm (0.47 in) thick, the sides had a thickness of 8 mm (0.31 in), the top was 6 mm (0.24 in) thick and the bottom plates were 6 mm (0.24 in) in thickness. This was deemed enough to deflect armor-piercing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) bullets fired from distances greater than 125 metres (137 yd) from the front and 185 metres (202 yd ...

  8. Category:World War II tanks of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Cavalier tank. Centaur Bulldozer. Centaur tank. Centurion (tank) Churchill AVRE Bobbin. Churchill Crocodile. Churchill Double Onion. Churchill Mk IV. Churchill Mk VII.

  9. SWIFT message types - Wikipedia

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    Example 2. MT103. The first digit (1) represents the category. The category denoted by 1 is customer payments and cheques. The second digit (0) represents a group of related parts in a transaction life cycle. The group indicated by 0 is a financial institution transfer. The third digit (3) is the type that denotes the specific message.