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  • 31Dynamic-link library — This article is about the OS/2 and Windows implementation. For dynamic linking of libraries in general, see Dynamic linker. Dynamic link library Filename extension .dll Internet media type application/x msd …

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  • 32naval ship — Introduction       the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …

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  • 33Winchester Repeating Arms Company — The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. TOC =Early history= =Predecessors= The ancestor of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was the… …

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  • 34List of weapons in the American Civil War — American Civil War Weapons were used during 1861 1865 by Union and Confederate troops. It was considered the first modern war in history. The American Civil War saw development in existing weapons, such as rifles, and the use of new… …

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  • 35History of firearms — Gunpowder was discovered in China in the 9th century. [Harvnb|Buchanan|2006|p=2 With its ninth century AD origins in China, the knowledge of gunpowder emerged from the search by alchemists for the secrets of life, to filter through the channels… …

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  • 36tank — tankless, adj. tanklike, adj. /tangk/, n. 1. a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. 2. a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. 3. Mil. an armored, self propelled combat vehicle, armed… …

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  • 37M1 Garand — Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 M1 Garand with en bloc clips. Type Semi automatic rifle Place of origin …

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  • 38Mortar (weapon) — Part of the series on Cannon His …

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  • 39Kiev-Arsenal — is a Soviet brand of camera manufactured by the Arsenal Factory in Kiev, Ukraine. The camera nameplates show the name KIEV , with older cameras using КИЕВ in the cyrillic alphabet. Kiev medium format cameras The Kiev brand is probably best known… …

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  • 40Dieudonné Saive — Dieudonné Joseph Saive (1889–1973) was a Belgian small arms designer who designed the FN Model 1949[1] and the FN FAL. He became the head firearms developer of Fabrique Nationale after the death of John Browning. After John Browning s death,… …

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