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  2. List of nicknames of British Army regiments - Wikipedia

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    The Drogheda Light Horse – 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) [28] The Drop-short Rifles – Royal Regiment of Artillery; The Dubsters – a composite of 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers and 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers [29] (formed between 30 April and 19 May 1915 after both battalions suffered heavy casualties)

  3. Small arms and light weapons - Wikipedia

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    According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the international framework on firearms is composed of three main instruments: the Firearms Protocol, the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (Programme of Action, or PoA) and the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify ...

  4. Royal Engineers - Wikipedia

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    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer.

  5. ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers for NYT's Tricky ... - AOL

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    Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #153 on Saturday ...

  6. Royal Small Arms Factory - Wikipedia

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    Lee–Enfield rifles - using the Lee bolt action. There were 13 variants from 1895 to 1957. Pattern 1913 Enfield.276 Enfield experimental rifle, 1913; Pattern 1914 Enfield Rifle: intended as a Lee–Enfield replacement, mainly used by snipers in World War I. Bren (Brno + Enfield), .303 Light machine gun from 1935 onwards.

  7. List of firearms (S) - Wikipedia

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    FAD Light Machine Gun (Republic of Peru - Squad Automatic Weapon with Grenade Launcher - 5.56×45mm NATO, 40×46mm SR Grenade) FAD Sniper (Republic of Peru - Designated Marksman Rifle with Grenade Launcher - 5.56×45mm NATO, 40×46mm SR Grenade) Submachine Guns; SIMA-CEFAR MGP-15 (Republic of Peru - Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum)

  8. Infantry support gun - Wikipedia

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    The Canon de 76 FRC was a Belgian infantry support gun, produced by the Fonderie Royale des Canons (FRC). The gun was typically of 76 mm calibre; however, an optional 47 mm barrel could be fitted instead. The gun was designed for transport via a trailer towed by a vehicle. In 1940, the Wehrmacht redesignated these as 7.6 cm IG 260(b).

  9. Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1940 Light Rifle was assembled from a Tenite buttstock and milled steel parts with blued finish. The short barrel was fluted with twelve longitudinal indentations. A forward grip extending downward from the receiver served as a downward ejection port for spent cartridges and housed a detachable magazine with capacity for 20 cartridges ...