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The Whitworth-gun was a wrought iron, and later steel gun invented by a Mr Whitworth. It had a hexagonal spiral bore, the angles of which were rounded off, and fired a projectile, the middle part of which fitted the bore, but the rear part tapered somewhat and did not touch the rifling, while the point was rounded. Both muzzle-loading and breech-loading patters of the Whitworth-gun were produced. The Whitworth-gun exhibited comparatively good range and the projectiles suffered little from the effects of the wind.
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Wombat 120mm BAT L6 was a British 120 mm battalion anti-tank gun of the 1960's and 1970's, replaced by Milan at the end of the 1970's and start of the 1980's. Wombat had a range of 1000 metres and was operated by a crew of two, frequently mounted on the back of a long wheel base Land Rover. Wombat was bulky, heavy and easily spotted by the enemy on account of its large back blast and was never very successful.
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The Wurfgranate 41 was a German 150 mm rocket fired by the Nebelwerfer rocket launcher during the Second World War. The Wurfgranate 41 carried a 2.5 kg warhead and flew at a velocity of 342 meters-per-second to a range of 7055 metres.
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The Wurfgranate 42 was a German 210 mm spin-stabilised rocket fired by the Nebelwerfer rocket launcher during the Second World War. The Wurfgranate 42 carried a 10.17 kg warhead and flew at a velocity of 320 meters-per-second to a range of 7850 metres.
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The Wurfkorper M F1 50 was a German 320 mm rocket used during the Second World War. The
Wurfkorper M F1 50 was fitted with a 40 kg war head and had a range of 2028 metres. Wurfkorper M F1 50 rockets were mounted on SdKfz 251 half-tracks which were then used as firing platforms, usually operating as part of a Panzer unit.
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