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  2. Oerlikon GDF - Wikipedia

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    An Oerlikon Contraves Skyguard Radar of the Austrian Air Force Four-tube Aspide/Sparrow missile launcher closeup Skyguard System Set Display in Chengkungling, Taiwan The Skyguard is a fire control system introduced in the 1960s to replace the Contraves Super Fledermaus system in the Swiss Air Force .

  3. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Monitor roof: A roof with a monitor; 'a raised structure running part or all of the way along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.' Butterfly roof (V-roof, [ 8 ] London roof [ 9 ] ): A V-shaped roof resembling an open book.

  4. Skyshield - Wikipedia

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    South Africa currently operates 102 GDF-002 and 48 modified GDF-005 units. In this context, a number of the twin-gun systems will also be retrofitted with upgrade kits to accommodate Rheinmetall's state-of-the-art AHEAD anti-missile programmable ammunition including logistics and training services. The complete package was scheduled for ...

  5. Skyguard - Wikipedia

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    Skyguard may refer to: Skyguard (area defense system) The Skyguard radar system used with Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon; Skyguard Ltd Lone Worker Protection

  6. Shed roof - Wikipedia

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    Shed roof attached to a barn. A shed roof, also known variously as a pent roof, lean-to roof, outshot, catslide, skillion roof (in Australia and New Zealand), and, rarely, a mono-pitched roof, [1] is a single-pitched roof surface. This is in contrast to a dual- or multiple-pitched roof.

  7. Nissen hut - Wikipedia

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    The semi-cylindrical shape was derived from the drill-shed roof at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (collapsed 1896). [ 3 ] [ additional citation(s) needed ] Nissen's design was subject to intensive review by his fellow officers, Lieutenant Colonels Shelly, Sewell and McDonald, and General Clive Gerard Liddell [ a ] , which helped Nissen ...

  8. Shed - Wikipedia

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    A tall shed with windows and a shingled roof. Larger, more-expensive sheds are typically constructed of wood and include features typically found in house construction, such as windows, a shingled roof, and electrical outlets. Larger sheds provide more space for engaging in hobbies such as gardening, small engine repair, or tinkering. Some ...

  9. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly used to divert water to the drainage, against or perpendicular to the main roof slope. The pitch of a cricket is sometimes the same as the rest of the roof, but not always. For Steep-slope roofs ...