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  2. Northover Projector - Wikipedia

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    Muzzle velocity. 60m/sec (200ft/sec) Effective firing range. 251 m (274 yd) The Projector, 2.5 inch —more commonly known as the Northover Projector —was an ad hoc anti-tank weapon used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War. With a German invasion of Great Britain seeming likely after the defeat in the Battle of ...

  3. Home Guard (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was an unpaid armed citizen militia supporting the 'Home Forces' of the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard comprised more than 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, such as those who were too young or ...

  4. Blacker Bombard - Wikipedia

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    Blacker Bombard. Men of the Saxmundham Home Guard prepare to fire a Blacker Bombard during training with War Office instructors, 30 July 1941. The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29-mm Spigot Mortar, [1] was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of the Second World War.

  5. MHV900-class patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    Armament. 2 × MG 3 machine guns. The MHV900 class is a series of ships in service with the Danish Home Guard. It is a further development of the MHV800 class. These ships are about 3.5 metres (11 ft 6 in) longer and 10 tons heavier than the preceding class. The ships are primarily used for monitoring at sea, search and rescue, and ...

  6. Volunteer Defence Corps (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The government took over control of the VDC in May 1941, and gave the organisation the role of training for guerrilla warfare, collecting local intelligence and providing static defence of each unit's home area. [1] General Harry Chauvel, who had retired in 1930, was recalled to duty in 1940 and appointed Inspector-General of the VDC. Chauvel ...

  7. Ulster Defence Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    Ulster Defence Volunteers. The Ulster Defence Volunteers (UDV) and later the Ulster Home Guard were a force recruited by the Government of Northern Ireland to perform the role of the Home Guard in Northern Ireland during World War II. The UDV was recruited following the formation of the Home Guard in Britain around May 1940.

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