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Stovepipe (organisation), where the structure of the organization restricts flow of information through rigid lines of control Stovepipe system or stovepiping, the informal name given to a category of criticisms applied to assemblages of technology
Johnson and his men confiscated supplies and ammunition without firing a shot by deceiving Newburgh's defenders into thinking Confederate cannons surrounded the town. In reality, the "cannons" were an assemblage of a stove pipe, a charred log, and wagon wheels, forever giving Johnson the nickname of Adam "Stovepipe" Johnson.
A hang fire (also delayed discharge) is an unexpected delay between the triggering of a firearm and the ignition of the propellant.Whenever a firearm fails to fire, but has not clearly malfunctioned, a hang fire should be suspected.
Instead they stove-pipe the information up within their hierarchy, before the information is passed, if at all, on to a different agency. [2] Part of the cause of this stove-piping can be seen as arising from the competition between different governmental bodies, but also within the bodies. [ 2 ]
At least 59 people were killed by a gunman who opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival before killing himself.
The Bazooka (/ b ə ˈ z uː k ə /) [8] is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II.Also referred to as the "stovepipe", the innovative Bazooka was among the first generation of rocket-propelled anti-tank weapons used in infantry combat.
A stovepipe organization (alt organisations) has a structure which largely or entirely restricts the flow of information within the organization to up-down through lines of control, inhibiting or preventing cross-organisational communication.
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