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  2. Peters Cartridge Company - Wikipedia

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    The Peters Cartridge Company was a company located along the Little Miami River in Kings Mills, Ohio, which specialized in gunpowder and ammunition production. Founded in 1887 by Gershom Moore Peters, the company supplied military ammunition to various countries during both world wars. Following its demise in 1944, the site was repurposed by ...

  3. Rural King - Wikipedia

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    Rural King Supply is a farm supply store based in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, it now has 135 stores in the U.S. states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Alabama. [1] The company also operates an online store, [2] as well ...

  4. 8.8 cm KwK 36 - Wikipedia

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    780 m/s (2,600 ft/s) APCBC. 930 m/s (3,100 ft/s) APCR. Maximum firing range. 10,500 m (34,449 ft) The 8.8 cm KwK 36 ( German: 8,8 cm Kampfwagenkanone 36) was an 88-millimetre (3.5 in) tank gun used by the German Army during World War II. This was the primary armament of the PzKpfw VI Tiger I tank. It was developed and built by Krupp .

  5. 8.8 cm KwK 43 - Wikipedia

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    Muzzle velocity. 1,130 m/s (3,700 ft/s) Maximum firing range. 9,350 m (30,680 ft) The 8.8 cm KwK 43 ( Kampfwagenkanone —"fighting vehicle cannon") was an 88 mm 71 calibre length tank gun designed by Krupp and used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was mounted as the primary armament on the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf.

  6. List of equipment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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    Machine guns Sumitomo MINIMI 5.56mm Machine Gun: Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO Japan: Made under license by Sumitomo, standard squad-level machine gun. Unique to the Sumitomo Minimi, the barrel has a heat shield. Minimi MK3 Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO Belgium: Successor of the Sumitomo MINIMI. 514 to be ordered in 2024 for $6.88 ...

  7. M1 Garand - Wikipedia

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    Front: wing protected post. The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War . The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.

  8. Limbers and caissons - Wikipedia

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    Limbers and caissons. A limber is a two-wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, or the stock of a field carriage such as a caisson or traveling forge, allowing it to be towed. The trail is the hinder end of the stock of a gun-carriage, which rests or slides on the ground when the carriage is unlimbered. [1] [2] : 107.

  9. Zamzama - Wikipedia

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    Zamzama. The Zamzama Gun ( Urdu: زمزمہ, meaning "thunder" or "roar", sometimes written "Zam-Zammah" or "Zam-Zammeh") also known as Kim’s Gun or Bhangianwali Toap is a large-bore cannon. It was cast in about 1757 [1] in Lahore (present-day Pakistan) during the Durrani Empire. It is currently on display in front of the Lahore Museum in ...