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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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The NR 12 is a Dutch incendiary hand grenade. The NR 12 consists of a steel cylinder packed with 380 grams of phosphorus which two seconds after activation ignites and burns for between 40 and 80 seconds.
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The NR 13 was a Dutch offensive or blast hand grenade. The NR 13 consists of a cardboard cylinder packed with 225 grams of explosive, and a five second delay fuse.
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The NR 14 is a Dutch tear gas grenade. The NR 14 comprises a tinned steel cylinder containing a gas cylinder which upon detonation releases a stream of tear gas for between 50 and 90 seconds. The NR 14 can be fitted with any standard Dutch grenade fuse providing a typical delay of 4 seconds.
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The NR 16 is a Dutch smoke grenade. The NR 16 consists of a steel cylinder packed with phosphorus pellets which are ejected upon detonation and form a dense cloud of white smoke. The NR 16 is fitted with a four second delay fuse.
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The NR 17 is a Dutch offensive or blast hand grenade. The NR 17 consists of a plastic cylinder packed with 205 grams of explosive, and a five second delay fuse. The NR 17 produces a blast with a radius of five metres.
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The PRB NR 423 is a Belgian anti-personnel fragmentation hand grenade. The PRB NR 423 is a traditional egg-shaped hand grenade containing 60 grams of explosive, a notched steel wire which fragments into 900 splinters upon detonation and 52 steel balls, which provide a killing zone of nine metres around the point of detonation. The PRB NR 423 is fitted with a four second delay fuse.
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The PRB NR 446 is a Belgian offensive hand grenade. The PRB NR 446 is a traditional egg-shaped hand grenade containing 85 grams of high explosive optimised to produce a powerful shock wave without fragmentation. The PRB NR 446 is fitted with a four second delay fuse.
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The Antonov AN-12 (NATO codename cub) is a Soviet paratroop medium-range passenger and freight transport aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s from the AN-10. The Antonov AN-12 is powered by four ZMDB Progress AI-20K turboprops providing a top speed of 777 kmh and a range of 5700 km depending upon load. The Antonov AN-12 is armed with two 23mm Nudel'man-Rikhter NR-23 cannons in a powered tail turret. The Antonov AN-12 carries a flight crew of six, including a rear gunner, and up to 90 troops, 60 paratroops or 20000 kg of freight in the hold.
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The Ilyushin Il-28 (Beagle) is a Soviet three-seater light bomber first flown in 1948 - thus being the first Soviet jet bomber produced - entering service in 1950. The Ilyushin Il-28 is powered by two Klimov VK-1A turbojets providing a top speed of 902 kmh and a maximum range of 2400 km. It is armed with two 23 mm NR-23 cannon in a fixed nose installation and two 23 mm NR-23 cannon in the tail turret. Up to 3000 kg of disposable stores can be carried in a lower-fuselage weapons bay. The Il-28R variant is a three-seat tactical reconnaissance version with four or five cameras. This variant is also used for electronic intelligence gathering with a revised electronic fit. The Il-28U variant is an operational conversion trainer, first seen in 1951, lacking radar and armament but fitted with a second cockpit in the nose.
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