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  2. Tracer ammunition - Wikipedia

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    M27 links connect up to 200 5.56×45m NATO rounds (4 × M855 ball : 1 M856 tracer) contained in an ammunition box used to feed a M249 light machine gun. The M856 tracer cartridge (63.7-grain bullet) is used in the M16A2/3/4, M4-series, and M249 weapons (among other 5.56mm NATO weapons). This round is designed to trace out to 875 yards, has an ...

  3. Imperial units - Wikipedia

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    The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road). The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

  4. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    The table of imperial avoirdupois mass is the same as the United States table up to one pound, but above that point, the tables differ. The imperial system has a hundredweight, defined as eight stone of 14 lb each, or 112 lb ( 50.802 345 44 kg ), whereas a US hundredweight is 100 lb ( 45.359 237 kg ).

  5. Express Packet (1808 ship) - Wikipedia

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    On 23 March 1811, 13 ⁄ 16 ths of Express Packet were offered for sale. [3] Four days earlier, she had arrived at Falmouth from Jamaica with 560,000 dollars. [4] Captain John Watkins assumed command of Express Packet on 4 February 1812. [1] Captain John Quick assumed command of Express Packet on 31 December 1812. [1] On 23 March 1813, Express ...

  6. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The units of measurement of German-speaking countries consist of a variety of units, with varying local standard definitions. While many were made redundant with the introduction of the metric system, some of these units are still used in everyday speech and even in stores and on street markets as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric system.

  7. 125 mm smoothbore ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Penetrator dimension: 532 mm 17: 1 L/d; Round weight: 20.4 kg; Projectile weight: 4.85 kg [1] Projectile weight (including sabot): 7.05 kg; Muzzle velocity: 1700 m/s; Muzzle energy: 7.1 MJ; Penetration: 230mm @ 2000m at 60° and 520mm @ 2000m at 0° against standard 260BHN Steel Target

  8. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The solar flux unit is a unit of spectral irradiance equal to 10 −22 W⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1 (100 yW⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1). The nox (nx) is a unit of illuminance equal to 1 millilux ( 1 mlx ). The nit (nt) is a unit of luminance equal to one candela per metre squared ( 1 cd⋅m −2 ).

  9. International System of Units - Wikipedia

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    The kelvin is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant k to 1.380 649 × 10 −23 J⋅K −1, (J = kg⋅m 2 ⋅s −2), given the definition of the kilogram, the metre, and the second. mole: mol amount of substance: The amount of substance of 6.022 140 76 × 10 23 elementary entities.