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As defensive weapons, traction trebuchets were positioned behind city walls and guided by an "artillery observer" on the walls. Range was determined by the strength and number of men pulling. Increasing and decreasing range meant adding and removing men from the pulling ropes.
Each round disperses 152 small tungsten projectiles [3] [4] weighing 3.3 grams (0.12 oz) each to form a lethal cone-shaped cloud to strike the incoming target. [2] Whilst these are too small to do major damage in themselves, the accumulation of damage from multiple strikes is expected to destroy wings and control surfaces, sensors and ...
Defensive weapons include: Personal weapons - see Self-defense#Armed; Missile defense; Planetary defense weapons - see Asteroid impact avoidance; Other means of neutralizing attacks - see Category:Weapons countermeasures
There is not a lot of research on the public health and environmental effects of chaff. A U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored 1998 research review stated that the "widespread environmental, human and agricultural impacts of chaff as currently used in training are negligible and far less than those from other man-made emissions." [2]
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The Journal of Electronic Defense reported that "plasma-cloud-generation technology for stealth applications" developed in Russia reduces an aircraft's RCS by a factor of 100 (20 dB). According to this June 2002 article, the Russian plasma stealth device has been tested aboard a Sukhoi Su-27 IB fighter-bomber.
Reindeer prefer the cold, snowy climates of the northern hemisphere winters. It is difficult for a reindeer to survive outside of the frigid air.
The New Orleans defense has fallen apart — you saw it Monday at Green Bay — and I feel confident Abdullah will push past double-digit touches again. WR Kayshon Boutte vs. Chargers (4%)