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Bunt, sometimes called Smut Ball, Pepper Brand, and Brand Bladders, is a fungoid disease incidental to cultivated corn, consisting of a black powdery matter, having a disagreeable odour, occupying the interior of the grain of wheat and a few other Gramineae. This powdery matter consists of minute balls filled with sporules, and is caused by the attack of Tilletia caries, a kind of mould.
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Caries is a disease of bone resulting from inflammation of bony tissue.
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The Al Bat'Nah is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Al Bat'Nah is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Al Sharqiyar is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Al Sharqiyar is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Bakassi is a Cameroon light forces type P 48S missile patrol craft of 308 tons displacement, launched in October 1982. Two SACM AGO 195V16 CZSHR diesel engines rated at 6400 hp provide a speed of 25 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 16 knots. She is manned by a crew of 39 including six officers. She caries eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 missiles in two quad launchers and two Bofors 40 mm/70 guns.
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The Dhofar is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Dhofar is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of six Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Humaita is a British built Brazilian Oberon Class submarine of 2030 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1971. She is powered by two Admiralty Standard Range 16 VVS-ASRI diesels producing 3680 bhp and a top speed of 12 knots surfaced and 17 knots dived, and a range of 9000 miles surfaced at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 70, including six officers. The Humaita is armed with eight 21 inch torpedo tubes, six in the bow and two stern and caries 22 Marconi Mk 24 Tigerfish Mod 1 torpedoes and four Honeywell Mk 37 Mod 2 torpedoes for the stern tubes.
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The Mussand am is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Mussand am is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Riachuelo is a British built Brazilian Oberon Class submarine of 2030 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1975. She is powered by two Admiralty Standard Range 16 VVS-ASRI diesels producing 3680 bhp and a top speed of 12 knots surfaced and 17 knots dived, and a range of 9000 miles surfaced at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 70, including six officers. The Riachuelo is armed with eight 21 inch torpedo tubes, six in the bow and two stern and caries 22 Marconi Mk 24 Tigerfish Mod 1 torpedoes and four Honeywell Mk 37 Mod 2 torpedoes for the stern tubes.
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The Tonelero is a British built Brazilian Oberon Class submarine of 2030 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1972. She is powered by two Admiralty Standard Range 16 VVS-ASRI diesels producing 3680 bhp and a top speed of 12 knots surfaced and 17 knots dived, and a range of 9000 miles surfaced at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 70, including six officers. The Tonelero is armed with eight 21 inch torpedo tubes, six in the bow and two stern and caries 22 Marconi Mk 24 Tigerfish Mod 1 torpedoes and four Honeywell Mk 37 Mod 2 torpedoes for the stern tubes.
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