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The 155 mm Gun Model TR is a French howitzer similar to the Swedish FH-77A howitzer, and first introduced with the French army in 1989 to replace the earlier Model 50 Gun. The 155 mm Gun Model TR fires a 43.25 kg high-explosive shell to a range of 24000 metres with a muzzle velocity of 830 meters-per-second.
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The FH-70 is a 155 mm split-trail howitzer developed between 1968 and 1974 by a partnership of Britain, Germany and Italy. The FH-70 fires a range of projectiles with a range of 24700 metres and a muzzle velocity of 827 meters-per-second.
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The FH-77A is a Swedish 155 mm howitzer developed during the mid-1980s. The
FH-77A uses hydraulics for elevating the gun and loading and is equipped with an auxiliary engine for moving the gun short distances. The FH-77A fires a 42.4 kg high-explosive shell to a range of 22000 metres with a muzzle velocity of 774 meters-per-second.
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The ODE FH-88 is a Singapore 155 mm gun-howitzer introduced in the Singapore army in 1989. The ODE FH-88 fires a 43 kg high-explosive shell to a range of 19000 metres with a muzzle velocity of 765 meters-per-second.
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The Fairchild FH-227 was an American elongated version of the Dutch Fokker F 27 twin-turboprop airliner, developed from the Fairchild F-27 which was first flown in 1958. The Fairchild FH-227 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane that was developed through the Fairchild FH-227A and the Fairchild FH-227B model which was powered by two Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart 532-7 turboprop engines providing a cruising speed of 473 kmh and a range of 4315 km. The original Fairchild FH-227 carried between 44 and 52 passengers and the Fairchild FH-227B carried between 44 and 56 passengers.
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The Fairchild Hiller Model FH-1100 was an American turbine-powered five-seat utility helicopter developed from the OH-5A helicopter in 1964. The Fairchild Hiller Model FH-1100 was powered by an Allison 250-C18 shaft turbine engine providing a top speed of 204 kmh and a range of 560 km fully laden. The Fairchild Hiller Model FH-1100 had provision for various armaments including two weapons packs each containing two 7.62 mm machine-guns mounted one each side of the cabin.
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The McDonnell F2H Banshee was an American single-seater carrier-borne all-weather fighter aircraft developed as a successor to the McDonnell FH Phantom and first flown in 1947. The McDonnell F2H Banshee was in service with the US Navy from 1949 to the early 1960's. The McDonnell F2H-4 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Westinghouse J34-WE-38 turbojets providing a top speed of 856 kmh and a range of 2370 km. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons in the sides of the fuselage in later models, and up to 1000 lbs of bombs.
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The McDonnell FH-1 Phantom was an American single-seater jet fighter first flown in 1945. The McDonnell FH-1 was powered by two Westinghouse J30-WE-20 turbojets providing a top speed of 770 kmh and a range of 1576 km. Armaments consisted of four machine-guns. The McDonnell FH-1 was the first sea borne pure jet fighter of the American navy and the first jet fighter used by the US Marine Corps.
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FH is an abbreviation for Frequency Hopping
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