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  2. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The rifle itself is offered in two variants: the S-5.56 A1 with a 19.9-inch barrel and 1:12 pitch rifling (1 turn in 305 mm), optimized for the use of the M193 Ball cartridge; and the S-5.56 A3 with a 20-inch barrel and a 1:7 pitch rifling (1 turn in 177, 8 mm), optimized for the use of the SS109 cartridge.

  3. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    M16A1: A1 Triangular S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 20 in. A1 1:12 Yes A1 Birdcage 614S: M16S1 (Licence-produced by Chartered Industries of Singapore) A1 Triangular

  4. M16 mine - Wikipedia

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    The mine rises to a height of 0.3 to 1.7 meters [1] before one or both of the pyrotechnic delays detonates the main charge of the mine, which sprays high-speed metal fragments 360° around the point of detonation. These metal fragments have an expected casualty radius of 27 meters for the M16 and M16A1 mines, and out to 30 meters for the M16A2 ...

  5. Vua tiếng Việt - Wikipedia

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    Vua tiếng Việt (lit. ' King of Vietnamese ' ) is a Vietnamese television quiz show featuring Vietnamese vocabulary and language, produced by Vietnam Television . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The programme is aired on 8:30 pm every Friday on VTV3, starting from 10 September 2021, with the main host Nguyễn Xuân Bắc.

  6. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Originally, many thước of varying lengths were in use in Vietnam, each used for different purposes. According to Hoàng Phê (1988), [1] the traditional system of units had at least two thước of different lengths before 1890, [2] the thước ta (lit. "our ruler") or thước mộc ("wooden ruler"), equal to 0.425 metres (1 ft 4.7 in), and the thước đo vải ("ruler for measuring ...

  7. Bushmaster Firearms International - Wikipedia

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    Bushmaster Firearms is the successor of Gwinn Firearms, founded by Mack Gwinn Jr. upon his return from the Vietnam War. It went bankrupt, was purchased by Richard Dyke in 1976, and moved from Bangor, Maine to Windham, Maine. [1] Quality Products Company acquired it in 1990. [2]

  8. Operation Proud Deep Alpha - Wikipedia

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    This operation, re-christened Proud Deep Alpha was the biggest attack and deepest penetration of North Vietnam since the end of Operation Rolling Thunder in November 1968. [1]: 32 [2]: 30 It has been argued that the operation was timed for the Christmas holiday period to preempt any anti-war protests on university campuses. [3]

  9. People sniffer - Wikipedia

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    Mock-up of a XM-2 people sniffer on a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. People sniffer was the field name for a series of U.S. Army issued "personnel detectors" used during the Vietnam War. The purpose was to detect enemy soldiers in hidden positions, which were often employed in the jungle combat conditions of Vietnam.