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  2. 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 - Wikipedia

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    475 m/s (1,560 ft/s) Maximum firing range. 9,250 m (10,120 yd) The 7.5 cm GebG 36 (German: 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36) was a 7.5 cm (3.0 in) German mountain gun used during World War II. At least 1,193 were built between 1938 and 1945. It was the standard light gun of the German mountain divisions, both Army and Waffen-SS, during World War II.

  3. 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.

  4. 3.7 cm Pak 36 - Wikipedia

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    5,484 m (5,997 yds) The Pak 36 (Panzerabwehrkanone 36) is a 3.7 cm / 37mm caliber German anti-tank gun used during the Second World War. It was the main anti-tank weapon of Wehrmacht Panzerjäger units until 1942. Developed by Rheinmetall in 1933, it was first issued to the German Army in 1936, with 9,120 being available by the beginning of the ...

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    Best Overall: SentrySafe Waterproof and Fireproof Safe Box. Most Portable: Honeywell Fire-Safe Waterproof Safe Box Chest with Carry Handle. Best Budget: Honeywell Fire-Resistant and Waterproof ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 - Wikipedia

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    Sights. ZF.20. The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Germany throughout World War II and is one of the most recognized German weapons of the conflict. The gun was universally known as the Acht-acht ("eight-eight") by the Germans and the "eighty ...

  8. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    Following the 88 mm FlaK 36's initial anti-tank success in 1940 and through the German forces' battles in North Africa and the Soviet Union, in 1944, its improved tank-mounted version, the 8.8 cm KwK 43,—and its multiple variations—entered service, used by the Wehrmacht, and was adapted to be both a tank's main gun, and the PaK 43 anti-tank ...

  9. 3.7 cm KwK 36 - Wikipedia

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    3.7 cm KwK 36. The 3.7 cm KwK 36 L/45 (3.7 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36 L/45) was a German 3.7 cm cannon used primarily as the main armament of earlier variants of the German Sd.Kfz. 141 Panzerkampfwagen III medium tank. It was used during the Second World War. It was essentially the 3.7 cm Pak 36 used as a tank gun.