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  2. Rocket-propelled grenade - Wikipedia

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    Initial attempts to put such weapons in the hands of the infantry resulted in weapons like the Soviet RPG-40 "blast effect" hand grenade (where "RPG" stood for ruchnaya protivotankovaya granata, meaning hand-held anti-tank grenade). However, being hand thrown weapons, they still had to be deployed at suicidally close range to be effective.

  3. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Estimates of production of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and derivative weapons may be exaggerated. Various sources quote figures between 35 and 150 million. [ 5 ] In his 2001 book 'The AK-47', Chris McNab claims it is "feasible" that production of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle – a license-built AK-47 copy – reached 15-20 million.

  4. List of medieval weapons - Wikipedia

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    Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)

  5. List of machine guns - Wikipedia

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    Agar gun.58 rifle cartridge United States: 1861 Ares Shrike 5.56: Ares Defence: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt/Detachable box magazine United States: 2002 Bailey machine gun.32 rifle cartridge United States: 1875 Barnitzke machine gun — 7.92×57mm Mauser: Ammunition belt Germany: Beretta AS70/90: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta — 5.56× ...

  6. Hitscan - Wikipedia

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    It leaves the question of where a weapon has hit to just one function, streamlining the programming of weapons. In terms of game design, it readily ties cause (the player presses a 'fire' button, executing a hitscan function) to effect (the hitscan returns a result, the player sees the weapon's effect at that location).

  7. How replica guns are getting Americans killed - AOL

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    Sales of BB and pellet guns that look like real firearms are rising, ... Police and others may think it is a firearm," it has no obvious markings on the actual gun showing it's not a lethal firearm.

  8. Lists of weapons - Wikipedia

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    List of submachine guns; List of flamethrowers; List of martial arts weapons; List of man-portable anti-tank systems; List of military vehicles; List of missiles; List of practice weapons; List of rockets; Lists of swords; List of types of spears; List of torpedoes; Naval ship. List of auxiliary ship classes in service; List of naval ship ...

  9. Blank (cartridge) - Wikipedia

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    A 7.62×51mm NATO crimped blank cartridge. The appearance of a blank cartridge can give a false sense of safety. Although blank cartridges do not contain a bullet, precautions are still required because fatalities and severe injuries have resulted on occasions when blank cartridges have been fired at very close ranges.