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Cross-bar shot was ammunition with iron bars crossing through them, sometimes standing out 6 or 8 inches at both sides, formerly used for destroying rigging, palisading, etc.
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The 155 mm Howitzer M198 is an American 155 mm calibre towed howitzer developed in the 1960s as a replacement for the M114 howitzer. The 155 mm Howitzer M198 fires a 42.91 kg high-explosive shell to a range of 22000 metres with standard ammunition and 30,000 metres with rap ammunition.
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The 2A20 is a Russian 115 mm smooth-bore gun mounted on older T-62 Main Battle Tank (MBT). It has a muzzle velocity of 1615 metres-per-second and armour piercing capabilities of 326 mm at 500 metres and 302 mm at 1000 metres firing APFSDS ammunition.
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The 2A26 is a Russian 125 mm calibre smooth-bore gun mounted on T-64, T-72 and T-80 Main Battle Tank (MBT)s. It has a muzzle velocity of 1680 metres per second and armour piercing capabilities of 397 mm at 500 metres and 363 mm at 1000 metres firing HVAPFSDS ammunition.
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The 2A42 is a Russian 30 mm calibre auto-cannon mounted on BMP-2 and ZSU-30-2 and the Ka-50 helicopter. It is based upon the British Rarden gun and has dual loading for AP and HE ammunition allowing the gunner to switch rounds without unloading and reloading. The 2A42 has a muzzle velocity of 1000 meters-per-second and can pierce 50 mm of armour at 500 metres. The gun has a full range of 4 km.
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The 4.2in Mortar M30 is an American 107 mm (4.2 inch) calibre mortar originally assigned to the Chemical Corps for firing gas and smoke bombs. The 4.2in Mortar M30 is a rifled, muzzle-loaded drop-fired mortar which fires a spin-stabilised projectile to a maximum range of 6800 meters, depending upon ammunition.
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The 75mm Recoilless Rifle Type 52 was a Chinese anti-tank weapon copied from the American M20 recoilless rifle that could fire either Chinese or American ammunition. The 75mm Recoilless Rifle Type 52 fired a HE or HEAT round to a maximum effective range of 800 metres and could penetrate 228 mm of armour.
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The AK-630 is a Russian six-barrelled artillery system carried on some ships. The gun fires 30 mm ammunition, high explosive fragmentation incendiaries or fragmentation tracer projectiles. The maximum rate of fire is 5, 000 rounds per minute. The muzzle velocity is 880 metres/second. Range is up to 4,000 metres for low flying anti-ship missiles and 5,000 metres for light surface targets. The gun is equipped with radar and television detection and tracking.
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Ammunition generally refers to the assembled components of complete cartridges or rounds i.e., a case or shell holding a primer, a charge of propellant (gunpowder) and a projectile (bullets in the case of handguns and rifles, multiple pellets or single slugs in shotguns). Sometimes called 'fixed
ammunition' to differentiate from components inserted separately in muzzleloaders.
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The AMT Hardballer is a faithful stainless steel copy of the full sized Colt Government 1911-A1 pistol with a magazine capacity of seven rounds of .45 ACP ammunition which started production in 1977.
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