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  • 11Blockade of Wonsan — Part of the Korean War An explosion destroys North Korean supplies during the blockade of Wonsan …

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  • 12Sniper — For other uses, see Sniper (disambiguation). Sniper US Army sniper team shooting from within a room in Afghanistan with M24 SWS, 19 October 2006. Occupation Names Sniper Activity …

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  • 13Edward Mannock — Infobox Military Person name=Edward Mannock lived=1887 1918 placeofbirth= Disputed placeofdeath=Lillers, France caption= nickname= Mick allegiance=United Kingdom branch=Royal Flying Corps serviceyears=1917 1918 Kills=65 73 rank=Major commands=No …

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  • 14china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 15China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 16Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …

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  • 17Director (military) — M7 gun director 1944 A director, also called an auxiliary predictor,[1] is a mechanical or electronic computer that continuously calculates trigonometric firing solutions for use against a moving target, and transmits targeting data to direct the …

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  • 18pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …

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  • 19United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 20Mick Mannock — Edward Mannock Nickname Mick Born May 24, 1887 …

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