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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 Arjun Mk 1 is India's first indigenous main battle tank design. Production was delayed by problems, including the lack of a suitable engine, and the Arjun was held up before finally entering service in 1994. The Arjun is manned by a crew of four and is armed with a 120 mm stabilised gun and one 7.62 mm machine-gun. Powered by a MTU MB 838 Ka 501 water-cooled diesel engine the Arjun has a top speed of 72 kmh and a range of 400 km.
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The Hyundai Type 88 MBT is a South Korean main battle tank. The Type 88 is manned by a crew of four and is armed with a 105 mm main gun, one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, one 7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun, and two 6 chamber smoke grenade dischargers. An MTU 871 Ka-501 diesel engine rated at 1,200 hp provides a maximum road speed of 40 mph and a maximum road range of 500 km.
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The Ka-bar was the fighting knife issued to USA Marine Corps soldiers from 1942. It had a 6.25 inch clip-point, black finished, carbon steel blade and a stacked leather handle.
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The Type 2 Ka-Mi was a Japanese amphibious tank of the Second World War first produced in 1942. The
Ka-Mi was manned by a crew of five protected by armour up to 12 mm thick and armed with a 37 mm gun and two 7.7 mm machine-guns. The Ka-Mi had a top land speed of 37 kmh and a land range of 200 km.
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The Kamov Ka-15 (Hen) is a Soviet two-seater light utility helicopter first seen in 1956, which in 1958 established an international helicopter speed record of 162.784 kmh over a 1000 km closed circuit. The Ka-15 is powered by a AI-14V nine-cylinder radial engine providing a top speed of 150 kmh and a normal endurance of 2.5 hours flying time.
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The Kamov Ka-18 (Hog) is a Soviet four-seater light utility helicopter developed from the Kamov Ka-15, and first flown in 1957. The Ka-18 is powered by a AI-14V nine-cylinder radial engine providing a top speed of 150 kmh and a normal range of 200 km.
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The Kamov Ka-20 (NATO codename Harp) was a Soviet specialised anti-submarine helicopter first seen in public in 1961. The Kamov Ka-20 was a twin-turbine helicopter powered by two Glushenkov shaft turbine engines providing a top speed of 220 kmh and a range of 650 km.
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The Kamov Ka-25 (Hormone) is a Soviet shipboard anti-submarine warfare helicopter. The Ka-25 is manned by a crew of pilot, co-pilot, mission crew of two or three and can also carry either twelve passengers or 1300 kg of freight in the hold. Two OMKB GTD-3BM turboshafts provide a top speed of 209 kmh and a standard range of 400 km. up to 2000 kg of disposable stores can be carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay, and generally comprise two torpedoes or depth charges.
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The Kamov Ka-26 (Hoodlum) is a Soviet utility light helicopter first flown in 1965. The Kamov Ka-26 is powered by two VMKB M-14V-26 radial piston engines providing a top speed of 170 kmh and a range of 400 km. The Kamov Ka-26 carries a flight crew of one or two and up to seven passengers or two litters and two seated casualties and one attendant or 900 kg of freight carried in a detachable payload pod or as a slung load or 1100 kg of freight on a platform replacing the payload pod.
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