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  • 71Drive-by shooting — Drive by redirects here. For other uses, see Drive by (disambiguation). For the album by the Rollins Band, see Drive by Shooting. A drive by shooting (or drive by) is a form of hit and run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or …

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  • 72Hippogriff — A Hippogriff (also spelled Hippogryph and Hippogryphe) is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare. Ludovico Ariosto s poem, Orlando furioso (1516) contains an early description (canto IV):::::XVIII:No empty fiction… …

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  • 73Caracol — This article is about the Maya archaeological site in Belize. For the military manoeuver, see Caracole. For other uses, see El Caracol (disambiguation). Coordinates: 16°45′50.14″N 89°7′3.33″W /  …

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  • 74New Model Army — For the band, see New Model Army (band). The Soldier s Catechism: rules, regulations and drill procedures of the New Model Army. The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded… …

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  • 75Tachanka — The tachanka ( ru. тачанка) was a horse drawn machine gun platform, usually a cart or an open wagon with a heavy machine gun installed in the back. A tachanka could be pulled by two to four horses and required a crew of two or three (one driver… …

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  • 76Streltsy — ( ru. Стрельцы) were the units of Russian guardsmen (sl. strelets , стрелец. literally shooter ; often translated as musketeer, but more properly harquebusier ) in the 16th early 18th centuries, armed with firearms (riflemen). They are also… …

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  • 77Cuirassier — French cuirassier (1809) Cuirassiers (  / …

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  • 78Parthian shot — The Parthian shot was a military tactic employed by the Parthians, an ancient Iranian people. The Parthian archers, mounted on light horse, would feint retreat; then, while at a full gallop, turn their bodies back to shoot at the pursuing enemy.… …

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  • 79Early Modern warfare — is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It was first invented in China and then later spread to the Middle East. It then found its way into eastern Europe… …

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  • 80Battle of Lund — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Lund caption=Charles XI at the battle of Lund, by Johan Philip Lemke. partof=the Scanian War date=December 4 1676 place=Lund result=Decisive Swedish victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Charles… …

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