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  • Shotgun/Definition
    An [[small arms|individual weapon]] used in sport, police, or military applications, genera
    201 bytes (26 words) - 14:08, 11 August 2009
  • Musket/Definition
    An obsolete, unrifled [[small arms|small arm]] fired from the shoulder; it is muzzle-loaded and uses [[gunpowd
    166 bytes (22 words) - 11:46, 22 August 2010
  • Picatinny rail/Definition
    U.S. military specification for a general-purpose mounting rail for [[small arms]] accessories, widely used for sporting weapons as well
    172 bytes (23 words) - 20:40, 15 July 2010
  • BSA
    {{r|Birmingham Small Arms Company}}
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  • Picatinny rail
    ...ecification is MIL-STD-1913, "“Dimensioning Of Accessory Mounting Rail For Small Arms Weapons”, developed at the [[Picatinny Arsenal]] and issued on 3 February
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  • Center for Defense Information/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms||**}}
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  • Arms industry/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms}}
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  • Tank (military)/Definition
    ...mary armament in a rotating armored turret, is armored against more than [[small arms]] fire, and, while it can be extremely effective in many combat situations,
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  • Shotgun/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms}}
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  • Revolver/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms}}
    370 bytes (49 words) - 05:00, 11 April 2010
  • Primer (ammunition)/Definition
    ...mary explosive]] intended to initiate the propellant train of a piece of [[small arms]] or [[artillery]] ammunition, usually triggered by either the impact of a
    389 bytes (59 words) - 18:58, 24 April 2010
  • Picatinny rail/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms}}
    389 bytes (58 words) - 02:03, 16 November 2010
  • Small arms/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms ammunition}}
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  • Anniston Army Depot/Definition
    ...]] (self propelled and towed), [[combat engineer|military bridges]], and [[small arms]] (individual and crew served); depot level maintenance on vehicles ranging
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  • Small arms
    '''Small arms''' are [[firearm]]s intended to be carried and used by a single person, suc
    957 bytes (155 words) - 14:00, 11 August 2009
  • Gun
    ...ally bullets, often through a barrel. Guns vary in size and purpose from [[small arms]], which can often be carried by individuals, through to guns which require
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  • Magazine (firearms)
    ==Small arms magazine==
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  • Crew transfer vessel
    ...= Strategic parts of the vessel are ballistically protected against small arms fire.
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  • Expanded capacity HMMWV
    ...plosive ordinance disposal missions. The M1114 provides protection against small arms artillery airbursts and anti-tank mine blasts.
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  • Caliber
    ...in English-speaking countries, it is still common to find the calibers of small arms expressed in decimal fractions of an inch:
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  • Gun/Related Articles
    {{rpl|Small arms}}
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  • National Rifle Association/Related Articles
    {{r|Small arms}}
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  • Nitrocellulose
    ...fic nitrocellulose grade most widely used in firearm propellants, both for small arms and artillery. It is the first ingredient in single-base propellant|single-
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  • NYPD patrol vessels
    Crew members wear special life-jackets that provide protection against small arms fire.<ref name=nytimes2010-04-02/>
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  • Sovereign state
    ...uly 2001] "we do not support measures that prohibit civilian possession of small arms...the United States will not join consensus on a final document that contai
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  • Boobytrap
    *[[Small arms]] ammunition; think of a wire that pulls the trigger of a preplaced gun, or
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  • Culture wars
    ...uly 2001] "we do not support measures that prohibit civilian possession of small arms...the United States will not join consensus on a final document that contai
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  • Mobile Gun System
    ...counter many modern tanks. Instead, it needs to protect against fragments, small arms fire, and light antitank weapons such as [[rocket propelled grenade]]s.
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  • Camp Gruber
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  • XM913 chain gun
    | work = [[Small Arms Defense Journal]]
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  • Western Samoan patrol vessel Nafanua II
    ...and the original ''Nafanua'' and her [[sister ship]]s were armed only with small arms.
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  • Amnesty International
    Amnesty International, Oxfam and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) launched the global Control Arms campaign and launched the Stop Vio
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  • Damen Stan 4708 patrol vessel
    ...mploy these vessels have them delivered without armament, or solely with [[small arms]]. Many of the vessels come equipped with a fire-fighting [[water cannon]]
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  • Samoan patrol vessel Nafanua II
    ...and the original ''Nafanua'' and her [[sister ship]]s were armed only with small arms.
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  • Beach Jumpers
    ...ch, a searchlight from Cape San Marco illuminated the area, accompanied by small arms and artillery fire. At 0230 the sound boats were ordered to secure their he
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  • USS Sirona (AKA-43)
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  • USS Arcturus (AKA-1)
    ...ca]] on [[15 November]], and ''Arcturus'' completed unloading her cargo of small arms ammunition. ...]], but waited five days before she could unload her cargo of gasoline and small arms ammunition. The transports and cargo ships retired seaward at night to mini
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  • Tank (military)
    ...lly, tanks were armored with steel plates, first to protect only against [[small arms]] fire and [[artillery]] fragments. The plates were usually riveted, and, w
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  • Gunpowder
    ...of venting gas during combustion. All countries use ball propellants for [[small arms]]."<ref name=ExplTM>{{citation ...rge, but smokeless powder remains the standard propellant class today for small arms.
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  • Buddhist crisis of 1966
    ...ational Police garrison, and the radio station, encountering only isolated small arms and grenade fire as the struggle forces retreat into pagodas. I Corps Comma
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  • U.S. Intelligence and terrorism in the 1980s
    ...USMNF from the many factions armed with artillery, crew served weapons and small arms.<ref name=Beirut1983-Intel>{{citation
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  • Battle of Lepanto
    ...epanto now became a fight between soldiers using their ships as a base for small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat. Don John led the boarding party onto the Tu
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  • Arab Spring/Timelines
    '''27. Libya'''. France confirms that it has supplied small arms to the Libyan rebels[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/world/europe/30franc
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  • United States Army
    ...se-quarters combat, the [[M14 (rifle)|M14 Rifle]] <ref name="Historic U.S. Small Arms">{{cite web |url=http://tri.army.mil/LC/cs/csi/sahist.htm#M14 |title=Historic U.S. Small Arms |accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref> for long-range marksmen, and the [[Barrett X
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  • U.S. government training of foreign police
    ...ipment provided consisted of UH-1 helicopters and spare parts, ammunition, small arms, riot control equipment, radios, and miscellaneous personal gear. ...force. Items procured included police vehicles, communications equipment, small arms, and personal gear. This assistance was a one-time, emergency program.
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  • Cruiser
    ...apability, long range, and "first-responder-to-disorder" equipment such as small arms for the crew and an extensive boat outfit. The disorder could be a revoluti
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  • Afghanistan War (1978–1992)
    ...e used as hostages. The mujahideen learned to deploy artillery, mines, and small arms. While they never captured a major city or base held by Soviet troops, they
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  • Naval guns and gunnery
    ...broke up the charges of Turkish vessels, which were using ramming tactics. Small arms such as harquebues, were probably more important than bows and other hand w ...higher stresses imposed on the barrel and by other design problems. Rifled small arms had been in use for hundreds of years, but their advantages of greater accu
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  • USS Seminole (AKA-104)
    ...later, ''Seminole'' got underway for Pusan and sank a mine with fire from small arms and 20&nbsp;millimeter guns en route. ''Seminole'' anchored in Pusan on No
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  • Counterbattery
    ...learned it could pinpoint improvised explosive device (IED) explosions and small arms/rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fires. It detected Point of Origin|Points of
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  • Geophysical MASINT
    ...learned it could pinpoint improvised explosive device (IED) explosions and small arms/rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fires. It detected [[Point of Origin|Points
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  • Korean War
    ...line with severe budget restraints, removed its soldiers in 1949. It left small arms and ammunition behind for ROK, the new South Korean army, but no tanks, no
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  • European Union
    ...ghts. It also serves to combat the illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons. The European Neighbourhood Policy
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  • Battle of Khe Sanh
    ...routes of advance. At 21:30, the attack came on, but it was stifled by the small arms of the Rangers, who were supported by thousands of artillery rounds and air
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  • British and American English
    |the practice of small arms (military)
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