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  2. German designations of foreign artillery in World War II

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    15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M.14(ö) 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 14: 15cm sFH 15(ö) 15cm sFH 15(t) 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 15(ö) 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 15(t) 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15: 15.2cm K 15/16(t) 15.2 cm Kanone 15/16(t) 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16: 15.5cm sFH 17(p) 15.5 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 17(p) Canon de 155 C modèle ...

  3. 14.5 × 114 mm - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge dimensions. The 14.5 × 114 mm has 42.53 ml (655 grains H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles, semi-automatic rifles, and heavy machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. 14.5×114 mm maximum cartridge dimensions.

  4. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A German geographic mile (geographische Meile) is defined as 1⁄15 equatorial degrees, equal to 7,420.54 m (24,345.6 ft). A common German mile, land mile, or post mile (Gemeine deutsche Meile, Landmeile, Postmeile) was defined in various ways at different places and different times. After the introduction of the metric system in the 19th ...

  5. 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun - Wikipedia

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    A new type of 4.5 inch gun with a longer 55-calibre barrel, it was designed in the 1960s for the Royal Navy's new classes of frigates and destroyers.The weapon, built by Vickers Ltd Armament Division, was developed by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment using the Ordnance, QF 105 mm L13 of the Abbot self-propelled gun as a starting point (it used electrical primers).

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The centimetre (SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −2 metres (⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠ m = 0.01 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm). 1 cm – 10 millimetres; 1 cm – 0.39 inches; 1 cm – edge of a square of area 1 cm 2

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    [22] [23] The standard FIFA football pitch for international matches is 105 m (344 ft) long by 68 m (223 ft) wide (7,140 m 2 or 0.714 ha or 1.76 acres); FIFA allows for a variance of up to 5 m (16.4 ft) in length in either direction and 7 m (23.0 ft) more or 4 m (13.1 ft) less in width (and larger departures if the pitch is not used for ...

  8. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Conscripts, 19 (N= m:12,447, Median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), SD= m:6.52 cm (2.6 in)) 1.5%: Measured: 2009 [189] Switzerland: 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) 164 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.07: 20–74: 88.8%: Self-reported: 1987–1994 [187] Taiwan: 171.4 cm (5 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.07: 17 (N= m:200 f:200) 0.0%: Measured: 2011 [190 ...

  9. T57 heavy tank - Wikipedia

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    The AP rounds were tested to be able to penetrate 10.8 inches (270 mm) of homogeneous plate at 2,000 yards (1,800 m) or 9.8 inches (250 mm) at 1,000 yards (910 m), while the HEAT round was able to penetrate 16 inches (410 mm) of plate. The T179 was reloaded by an autoloader system that had an estimated firerate of 30 rounds per minute. Due to ...