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  2. Stadimeter - Wikipedia

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    A Mk 5 Mod 0 US Navy Stadimeter made in 1942 by Schick Inc. of Stamford CT. The hand held stadimeter was developed by Bradley Allen Fiske (1854–1942), an officer in the United States Navy. It was designed for gunnery purposes, but its first sea tests, conducted in 1895, showed that it was equally useful for fleet sailing and for navigation.

  3. AGM-45 Shrike - Wikipedia

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    The AGM-45A used the Rocketdyne Mk 39 Mod 0 (or apparently in some cases the Aerojet Mk 53 Mod 1) motor, while the AGM-45B used Aerojet Mk 78 Mod 0 which greatly increased the range of the missile. As for warheads, the Mk 5 Mod 0, Mk 86 Mod 0, and WAU-8/B could all be fitted to the AGM-45A and were all blast-fragmentation in nature.

  4. Mark V Special Operations Craft - Wikipedia

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    Maximum speed. 50+ knots. The Mark V SOC (Special Operations Craft) was a marine security, patrol and special forces insertion boat used by the United States Navy and manufactured by VT Halter Marine Inc (Gulfport, Mississippi). It was introduced into service with the US Navy SEALs in 1995. [2] It was removed from service in 2013.

  5. Mark (designation) - Wikipedia

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    Mark (designation) The word mark, followed by number, is a method of designating a version of a product. It is often abbreviated as Mk or M. This use of the word possibly originates from the use of physical marks made to measure height or progress. Furthermore, by metonymy the word mark is used to note a defined level of development or a model ...

  6. Heckler & Koch HK45 - Wikipedia

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    Action. Short recoil operated, Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech. Feed system. Detachable box magazine; capacities: 10 rounds (HK45) 8 or 10 rounds (HK45C) Sights. Drift adjustable 3-dot Super-LumiNova night sight system. The Heckler & Koch HK45 (Heckler & Koch, .45 ACP) is a semi-automatic pistol designed by the German arms ...

  7. Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system - Wikipedia

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    Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system. USS Gonzalez fires her starboard-side Mk 38 Mod 2. The Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system (MGS) is a shipboard weapon system designed to protect warships primarily from a variety of surface threats, especially small, fast surface craft. [1] It consists of an M242 Bushmaster chain gun mounted on a turret that can ...

  8. List of military equipment used by UMkhonto we Sizwe

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    It supplied an estimated 36 million rubles' worth of military equipment to MK from 1963 to 1990, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and ammunition. [3] By 1982 an estimated 90% of MK's equipment was of Soviet origin. [4] The remainder came from other Warsaw Pact member states or sympathetic revolutionary movements; for ...

  9. Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System - Wikipedia

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    Pulsewidth. 0.3 μs. Range. 23 km (12.42 nmi) Precision. 14 m (15 yd) Power. 25-50 kW. Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.63 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-34 radar tracker and the Mark 29 gun sight. [1][2] They were usually equipped for the control of twin QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI and Mk.33 twin 3"/50 cal guns.