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The Heckler and Koch P2A1 is a German single-shot break-action signal pistol which can also be used to fire tear gas grenades. The P2A1 has a calibre of 26.5 mm and takes a grenade launcher adapter
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The Pack Howitzer M1A1 was an American 75 mm howitzer developed during the 1920s and used during the Second World War and on until the 1960s. The
Pack Howitzer M1A1 fired a 14 lb high-explosive shell with a muzzle velocity of 381 meters-per-second to a range of 8787 meters.
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The PaK 35/36 was a German 37 mm light anti-tank gun of the Second World War first used in the Spanish Civil War. The PaK 35/36 fired a 1.5 lb armour-piercing high-explosive shell to a range of 600 meters with a muzzle velocity of 762 meters-per-second and could penetrate 48 mm of armour at 500 meters.
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The PaK 38 was a German anti-tank gun developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall as a successor to the Pak 35/36. The PaK 38 fired a 50 mm calibre shell with a penetration ability of 78 mm for the high-explosive shell and 120 mm for the tungsten-cored armour-piercing shell at a range of 500 meters. The PaK 38 was mounted on a two-wheel split-trail carriage, and fitted with an L/60 barrel.
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The PaK 40 was a German anti-tank gun produced by Rheinmetall and first issued in 1941. The PaK 40 was a scaled up version of the PaK 38, and had a calibre of 75 mm and fired a 7 lb tungsten-cored armour piercing shell capable of penetrating 154 mm of armour at a range of 500 meters, or a 15 lb high-explosive shell capable of penetrating 132 mm of armour at a range of 500 meters. The
PaK 40 had a maximum effective range of 7600 meters firing high-explosive shells.
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The PaK 41 was a 75 mm anti-tank gun designed by Krupp during the Second World War. The PaK 41 had a squeeze-bore barrel, the last 950 mm of the barrel being a tapering screw-on section providing much greater muzzle velocity. The PaK 41 fired an armour-piercing tungsten-cored shell at a muzzle velocity of 1125 meters-per-second to an effective range of 2000 meters and could penetrate 209 mm of armour at 500 meters and 177 mm of armour at 1000 meters.
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The PaK 43/41 was a German 88 mm calibre anti-tank gun of the Second World War developed from the original PaK 43 mounted on a wheeled carriage. The PaK 43/41 fired a variety of ammunition with a muzzle velocity of between 1000 and 1130 meters-per-second to an effective range of 4000 meters, and was able to penetrate 241 mm of armour at 1000 meters depending upon ammunition. Accounts from the war describe a PaK 43/41 knocking out six T-34 tanks at a range of 3500 meters.
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The Pak 50 was a Swiss 90 mm calibre towed anti-tank gun. The Pak 50 was operated by a crew of five or six, fired a 1.95 kg HEAT shell to a practical range of between 200 and 300 meters and had a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute.
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The Pak 57 was a Swiss 90 mm calibre towed anti-tank gun. The Pak 57 was operated by a crew of five or six, fired a 2.7 kg HEAT shell to a practical range of between 200 and 300 meters and had a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute.
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The Skoda Pancerovka or 45 mm Anti-Tank Grenade Launcher Type P-27 was a Czechoslovakian version of the Soviet RPG-2 grenade launcher. The Pancerovka was a 45 mm calibre launcher firing a 120 mm calibre HEAT rocket to an effective range of 100 meters capable of penetrating 250 mm of armour. The Pancerovka had a rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute.
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A pannel was a carriage used for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a march.
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In ancient times a pannier was a shield of basket work used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
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The Panzerfaust (Faustpatrone) was a simple German anti-tank missile of the Second World War. It was infantry carried, and was simply an oversized hollow-charge grenade attached to a short tube filled with projectant material. It had a maximum range of about 50 to 90 meters.
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The Panzerfaust 3 is a German anti-tank launcher developed between 1978 and 1985 and adopted by the German army in 1985. The Panzerfaust 3 consists of a disposable rocket launcher tube carrying a shaped-charge warhead rocket and a re-usable firing and sighting unit. The Panzerfaust 3 has a maximum range of 500 meters against a stationery target, 300 meters against a moving target, and can penetrate more than 700 mm of armour.
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The Panzerfaust klein was a simple German anti-tank missile of the Second World War, widely used by Romanian troops in 1944. It was infantry carried, and was simply an oversized hollow-charge grenade attached to a short tube filled with projectant material. It had a maximum operational range of about 30 meters.
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The Raketen Panzerbuchse 43 (Panzerschreck meaning 'Tank Terror') was a German infantry anti-tank rocket launcher of the Second World War, first used in 1943 and widely believed to be a copy of the American bazooka. The Panzerschreck consisted of a lightweight steel tube about 150 centimetres long that was open at both ends and fitted with a hand grip, trigger mechanism, and sights, that launched an 88 mm calibre rocket-propelled hollow-charged grenade. The Panzershreck had a maximum effective range of 150 metres, penetrating 100 mm thick armour.
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Paris Gun was the nickname for the German Kaiser Wilhelm Geschutz Long-range Gun. It was commonly called the 'Paris Gun' from its use to bombard Paris during March to August 1918. The gun was positioned on railway mountings in the Forest of Coucy, 125 km from the city. Seven 21 cm guns were made, using bored-out 38 cm naval guns fitted with special 40 meter long inserted barrels, although for most of the war there were only two mountings so that there were effectively only two guns each with two spare barrels. As the guns wore out, due to the high pressures and temperature of the powder charge, the barrels were removed and re-bored to 24 cm calibre to be used with a fresh outfit of ammunition. The shells weighed 120 kg and were fired by a 180 kg powder charge, giving them a range of up to 131 km. The guns were withdrawn in the face of the Allied advances in August 1918; one spare mounting was captured by American troops near Chateau-Thierry but no gun was ever found by the Allies, during or after the war.
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The PAW 600 was a German anti-tank gun of the Second World War developed in 1943 as a lightweight weapon which would require less propellant than a rocket or recoilless gun. The PAW 600 fired a 81.4 mm calibre 2.7 kg shaped charge at a muzzle velocity of 520 meters-per-second to an effective range of 750 meters and could penetrate 140 mm of armour at 750 meters.
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The Penguin is a Norwegian helicopter launched anti-ship missile developed for use on SH-60 Sea-Hawk helicopters and NATO allies. Penguin has a range of 35 km and a flight speed of Mach 1.2. Penguin is armed with a 120.5 kilogram, semi armour-piercing warhead.
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Pershing (US Army designation MGM-31) was an American tactical battlefield support system transportable in large cargo aircraft, based around a two-stage selective-range artillery missile which the Martin company started developing for the US Army in 1958 as a replacement for the Redstone as a general field support weapon.. Pershing was developed with the objective of being a highly mobile weapon with a short reaction time. The early Pershing systems used tracked vehicles, these were later replaced with wheeled vehicles. The Pershing missile carried a 400 KT nuclear warhead and had a range of 740 km, later improved to 1800 km with Pershing 2.
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Phoenix is a British RPV.
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The PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) was a British infantry anti-tank missile (a form of spigot mortar) used during the Second World War. It fired a 3lb shaped charge at a muzzle velocity of 106 meters-per-second and had a range of 100 meters, being capable of penetrating 75 mm of armour at 100 meters.
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Pluton is a French tactical nuclear surface-to-surface missile fired from a modified AMX-30 tank chassis. The Pluton takes a 15 or 25 kT war head and entered service in 1974. It has a range of 120 km.
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The PM-37 Mortar was a Soviet development of the French 81 mm Mortar Mle 27/31, first produced in 1937. The PM-37 Mortar had a calibre of 82 mm and fired a 3.05 kg bomb to a range of 3040 meters with a rate of fire of up to 30 rounds-per-minute.
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The Polsten 20 mm was a Polish designed, British made anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War based upon a simplified Swiss Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. The
Polsten 20 mm had an effective ceiling of 2200 meters and a muzzle velocity of 831 meters-per-second.
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Pom-pom was a nickname given first to a Boer gun employed during the Boer War, and afterwards to the British one-pounder, quick firing automatic gun made by Maxim which fired five rounds a minute.
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The PRB NR161 is a Belgian 60 mm calibre WP smoke bomb designed to be fired from a 60 mm calibre mortar.
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The PRB NR162 is a Belgian 60 mm calibre parachute illuminating mortar bomb. The PRB NR162 has a deployment height of 170 meters and burns for 30 seconds with an intensity of 300,000 candela.
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The PRB NR163 is a Belgian 81 mm calibre WP smoke bomb designed to be fired from an 81 mm calibre mortar.
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The PRB NR164 is a Belgian 81 mm calibre parachute illuminating mortar bomb. The PRB NR164 has a deployment height of 410 meters and burns for 60 seconds with an intensity of 500,000 candela or for 35 seconds with an intensity of 900,000 candela.
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The PRB NR414 is a Belgian 81 mm calibre high explosive mortar bomb. The PRB NR414 contains 500 grams of TNT and has a lethal radius of 21 meters from the point of detonation.
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The PRB NR431 is a Belgian 60 mm calibre high explosive mortar bomb originally developed to be fired from the American M19 mortar. The PRB NR431contains 150 grams of TNT and has a lethal radius of 13.5 meters.
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The PRB NR475 A1 is a Belgian 81 mm calibre medium mortar. The PRB NR475 A1 has a minimum range of 300 meters and a maximum range of 5500 meters. The PRB NR475 A1 can fire 20 rounds in a minute and is operated by a three-man crew.
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The PRB NR493 is a Belgian 60 mm calibre smooth-bore muzzle-loading mortar. The PRB NR493 is operated by a crew of three (it can be operated by one man in an emergency) and fires the PRB NR431 bomb to a maximum range of 1800 meters.
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The PV-1110 was a Swedish recoilless rifle. The PV-1110 was a 90 mm calibre weapon mounted either on light vehicles or on a two-wheeled trailer. The PV-1110 had a rate of fire of six rounds per minute, an effective range of 900 meters and was able to penetrate 380 mm of armour.
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The PZF 44 or Lanze is a German recoilless, one-man portable, shoulder-fired short-range anti-tank weapon. The PZF 44 fires a 67 mm calibre rocket propelled grenade to an effective range of 400 meters capable of penetrating 370 mm of armour.
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