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2. Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - Wikipedia

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   The main self-propelled version of the Bofors was the gun mounted on a chassis derived from the Morris C8 "Quad" artillery tractor, which was known as the "Carrier, 30 cwt, SP, 4×4, 40 mm AA (Bofors)" or Morris-Commercial C9/B. Such guns were used in support of army divisions, to provide swift protection against air attack without the need to ...

3. Cannon - Wikipedia

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   A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during the late 19th century. Cannons vary in gauge, effective range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire ...

4. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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   An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

5. QF 18-pounder gun - Wikipedia

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   The Ordnance QF 18-pounder, [ note 3 ] or simply 18-pounder gun, was the standard British Empire field gun of the First World War -era. It formed the backbone of the Royal Field Artillery during the war, and was produced in large numbers. It was used by British Forces in all the main theatres, and by British troops in Russia in 1919.

6. 240 mm howitzer M1 - Wikipedia

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   The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", [1] was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm howitzer M1918, which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II. The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941. [2]

7. List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Chantier Davie Canada Inc. INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing. Irving Shipbuilding Incorporated (ISI) Magellan Aerospace Corporation (Magellan) MetalCraft Marine Incorporated (MCM) Ontario Drive and Gear Ltd. (trading name as ARGO) Seaspan Marine Corporation. Viking Air. Chile.