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81Tannerite — is a binary explosive used primarily as a target for firearms practice. Tannerite is unique in that it is exceptionally stable when subjected to less severe forces such as a hammer blow or being dropped. It is supplied as two powders which are… …
82Soviet opposed-piston 2-10-4 — Built in 1923, this was one of a number of Soviet locomotive designs that was very successful. The cylinders were placed above the center driving axle. Unlike nearly all steam locomotives, the pistons had rods on both ends which transferred power …
83GWR 1000 Class — Infobox Locomotive name=GWR 1000 “County” class powertype=Steam caption=1009 County of Carmarthen at Bristol Temple Meads, 1960. designer=Frederick Hawksworth builder=GWR Swindon Works totalproduction=30 ordernumber=Lots 354, 358 builddate=August …
84Steam turbine locomotive — A steam turbine locomotive is a steam locomotive which transmits steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way …
85Impact force — An impact force is a high force or shock applied over a short time period. Such a force or acceleration can sometimes have a greater effect than a lower force applied over a proportionally longer time period. Theory At normal speeds, during a… …
86Dieselisation — Modern diesel multiple unit next to a steam locomotive at Carmarthen railway station in 2007 Dieselisation or dieselization is a term generally used for the increasingly common use of diesel fuel in vehicles, as opposed to gasoline or steam… …
87Sword of Martin — The Sword of Martin, also called Ratdeath (although it is only called that once or twice), is a fictional weapon from the Redwall series of novels by Brian Jacques. It is the weapon wielded by the warrior of Redwall Abbey, and is thought by many… …
88Heavy cavalry — is the late 19th century misnomer for Cavalry [p.490, Lynn] , troops that from the late 17th to late 19th centuries usually wore armour and were mounted on largest available cavalry horses [p.60, Roemer] , as opposed to light cavalry, in which… …
89Thompson-LaGarde Tests — The Thompson LaGarde Tests were a series of tests conducted in 1904 to determine which caliber should be used in new military handguns. The US Army s fighting men had considerable difficulty stopping the Moro warriors and other combatants with… …
90Berlin Alexanderplatz (television) — Infobox Film name = Berlin Alexanderplatz image size = caption = Theatrical poster for Berlin Alexanderplatz: Remastered (2007). director = nowrap|Rainer Werner Fassbinder producer = Peter Märthesheimer Günter Rohrbach Gunther Witte writer =… …
