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THAC0 is an acronym constructed from the phrase "To Hit Armor Class 0" which comes from the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. [1] THAC0 was first introduced in the Dungeon Master's Guide of the 1st edition of Advanced Dungeon & Dragons (1979) as a convenient way to calculate the entries of the combat tables that were used to determine the ...
Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
Due to clerical errors, a total of 87 people were awarded the Order of Glory four times by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Only one person, Dmitry Kokhanovsky , was awarded the Order of Glory it five times. This list is ordered alphabetically per the Cyrillic alphabet by surname. Those who were awarded the Order of Glory posthumously are ...
A small number of Order of Glory Third Class awards was also made in connection with armed border clashes with the People's Republic of China in 1969. [2] The order became defunct with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1992, the Cross of St. George was revived to serve the same purpose of recognizing enlisted personnel bravery. [3]
A man wearing Samurai armor and jinbaori (sleeveless jacket) turns around, 2019. Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. [1] During the Heian period (794–1185), the unique Japanese samurai armour ō-yoroi and dō-maru appeared. [2]
The phrase "Armor of God" (Ancient Greek: πανοπλίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, panoplian tou Theou) is derived from Ephesians 6:11: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (King James Version). [1]
Soft Armor Fragmentation 9×19mm FMJ: US Army soft armor inserts adhere to standards specified under FQ/PD 07–05. [18] They are required to stop the following ballistic and fragmentation threats: 2-grain (0.13 g) RCC (Right Circular Cylinder) at a velocity (V 50) of 2,710-foot-per-second (830 m/s) when dry and 2,575-foot-per-second (785 m/s ...
A hand of glory holding a candle, from the 18th century grimoire Petit Albert. According to old European beliefs, a candle made of the fat from a malefactor who died on the gallows, lighted, and placed (as if in a candlestick) in the Hand of Glory, which comes from the same man as the fat in the candle, would render motionless all persons to whom it was presented.