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  2. Javelin - Wikipedia

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    Javelins, including barbed angons, were used as an offensive weapon from behind the shield wall or by warriors who left the protective formation and attacked the enemy as skirmishers. [15] Designed to be difficult to remove from either flesh or wood, the Angon javelin used by Anglo-Saxon warriors was an effective means of disabling an opponent ...

  3. FGM-148 Javelin - Wikipedia

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    Javelins have been responsible for a part of the hundreds of Russian armored vehicles that Ukraine has destroyed, captured or damaged. [37] An image dubbed " Saint Javelin ", which shows the Virgin Mary holding a Javelin launcher in the style of an Eastern Orthodox church painting , gained social media attention, and soon became a symbol of the ...

  4. Javelin throw - Wikipedia

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    For a long time, javelins were made of solid wood, typically birch, with a steel tip. The hollow, highly aerodynamic Held javelin, invented by American thrower Bud Held and developed and manufactured by his brother Dick, was introduced in the 1950s; the first Held javelins were also wooden with steel tips, but later models were made entirely of ...

  5. Pilum - Wikipedia

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    Pilum. The pilum (Latin: [ˈpiːɫʊ̃]; pl.: pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long overall, consisting of an iron shank about 7 mm (0.28 in) in diameter and 600 mm (24 in) long with a pyramidal head, attached to a wooden shaft by either a socket or a flat tang.

  6. Men's javelin throw world record progression - Wikipedia

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    Javelins with serrated tails were outlawed by the IAAF in Tokyo in August 1991 at the IAAF-Congress; several of the above records were rescinded as from 20 September 1991, and the record reverted to Steve Backley's 89.58, the longest throw with the regular new implement (as of 1986).

  7. Velites - Wikipedia

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    Velites were light infantry and skirmishers armed with javelins (Latin: hastae velitares), each with a 75cm (30 inch) wooden shaft the diameter of a finger, with a 25cm (10 inch) narrow metal point, to fling at the enemy. [1] They also carried short thrusting swords, or gladii, for use in melee. They rarely wore armour as they were the youngest ...

  8. Javelin missiles are helping Ukraine wreak havoc on Russian ...

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    The Javelins can also fire directly at a target, making them a threat against low-flying helicopters, they said. Also, they said, the Javelin is easy to use, which is a plus because much of the ...

  9. Javelin (surface-to-air missile) - Wikipedia

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    Javelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army.It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher named the Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML), that carries three rounds, and can be vehicle mounted.