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  2. Field of fire - Wikipedia

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    For small arms fire, when the distance to the beaten zone is up to approximately 700 m, on a flat terrain the danger zone is contiguous (the trajectory of the round is never above the height of a man). [8] The area that cannot be seen or aimed at within the gun's range (usually due to the terrain) is referred to as dead space. [7]

  3. Small arms and light weapons - Wikipedia

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    According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the international framework on firearms is composed of three main instruments: the Firearms Protocol, the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (Programme of Action, or PoA) and the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify ...

  4. Mk 153 Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon

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    For hard targets, such as reinforced concrete walls or armored vehicles, the warhead’s aluminum casing mushrooms upon impact, increasing the contact surface area between the warhead and the target to maximize blast effects. For soft targets, the rocket employs a delayed detonation, enabling deeper penetration into structures like sandbag ...

  5. Caracal International - Wikipedia

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    Caracal International LLC is a small arms manufacturer headquartered in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The company designs, produces, tests, and assembles a large variety of small arms for law enforcement organizations and military personnel. [1] [2] It is a subsidiary of EDGE Group. [3]

  6. Naval gunfire support - Wikipedia

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    USS Iowa fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Naval gunfire support (NGFS), also known as naval surface fire support (NSFS), [1] or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range.

  7. Arms trafficking - Wikipedia

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    Illegally trafficked small arms and light weapons captured by the United States Fifth Fleet, May 2021. Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations.

  8. Small arms trade - Wikipedia

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    The small arms trade (also called small arms proliferation [1] and the small arms market) is the markets of both authorized and illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW), as well as their parts, accessories, and ammunition.

  9. Boomerang (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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    The Boomerang unit attaches on a mast to the rear of a vehicle and uses an array of seven small microphone sensors. The sensors detect and measure both the muzzle blast and the supersonic shock wave from a supersonic bullet traveling through the air (and so is less effective against subsonic ammunition). Each microphone detects the sound at ...