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The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword. [citation needed] Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may be command-detonated (fired by remote-control), and is directional, shooting a wide pattern ...
A gunshot wound ( GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun ). [ 11][ 12] Damage may include bleeding, bone fractures, organ damage, wound infection, loss of the ability to move part of the body, and in severe cases, death. [ 2] Damage depends on the part of the body hit, the ...
Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in northwestern Russia, where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment "BEAR").
A pair of blank dog tags on one ball chain. Dog tag is an informal but common term for a specific type of identification tag worn by military personnel.The tags' primary use is for the identification of casualties; they have information about the individual written on them, including identification and essential basic medical information such as blood type [1] and history of inoculations.
A thermite mixture using iron (III) oxide. Thermite ( / ˈθɜːrmaɪt /) [ 1] is a pyrotechnic composition of metal powder and metal oxide. When ignited by heat or chemical reaction, thermite undergoes an exothermic reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction. Most varieties are not explosive, but can create brief bursts of heat and high temperature ...
A power cord, line cord, or mains cable is an electrical cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket or extension cord. The terms are generally used for cables using a power plug to connect to a single-phase alternating current power source at the local line voltage (generally 100 to 240 volts ...
Best friends, podcast co-hosts, and pop culture enthusiasts Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix share how they built their enterprises—a podcast, a newsletter, social platforms, and more.
A single-shot, 26.5/25mm flare gun manufactured by Patel Ballistics. It is chambered in a different caliber from the Orion flare gun. A flare gun, also known as a Very pistol or signal pistol, is a large-bore handgun that discharges flares, blanks and smoke. The flare gun is typically used to produce a distress signal .