anti-aircraft gun

  • 21anti-aircraft — adj. (of a gun, missile, etc.) used to attack enemy aircraft …

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  • 2279th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery — The 79th LAA Battery was an independent Territorial Army unit of the Royal Artillery of the British Army. It was originally trained to defend key installations in the area of Walton on Thames, including water reservoirs supplying London. The… …

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  • 23Anti-ship missile — Anti ship missiles are a missile designed for use against ships. Most anti ship missiles are of the sea skimming type and use a combination of inertial guidance and radar homing. These missiles can be launched from a variety of platforms… …

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  • 24Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon — Rheinmetall Zwillingsflak twin gun anti aircraft system under development since 1968, designed to match the mission of the low level air defence units of the German Air Force, i.e. to engage low and very low approaching enemy aircraft with all… …

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  • 25Anti-tank warfare — Anti tank refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. The most common anti tank systems include artillery with a high muzzle velocity, missiles (such as wire guided HEAT), various autocannons firing… …

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  • 26Anti-submarine warfare — (ASW or in older form A/S) is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, space craft or other submarines to find, track and then damage or destroy enemy submarines. Like many forms of warfare, successful anti submarine… …

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  • 27Gun truck — This article is about improvised armored vehicles used by regular/official forces. For the same type of vehicle used by irregular/non government forces, see Technical (vehicle). A Gun Truck of the type used in Iraq, based on an M939 five ton… …

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  • 28Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft …

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  • 29Gun pod — A gun pod is a detachable pod or pack containing machine guns or automatic cannon and ancillaries, mounted externally on a vehicle such as a military aircraft which may or may not also have its own guns.A gun pod typically contains one or more… …

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  • 30gun — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy ▪ loaded ▪ enemy ▪ They succeeded in silencing the enemy guns. ▪ anti aircraft …

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