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A spigot is a pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
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A spigot and faucet is a type of joint used to join two pipes. The end of one pipe is slightly enlarged and fits into a socket in the other.
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The AT-4 is a Swedish lightweight multi-purpose weapon by Bofors. It is a single shot anti-tank rocket with iron sights guidance and a range of about 300 meters, capable of penetrating more than 400 mm of armour. The AT-4 (Spigot) is a Russian 120 mm anti-tank guided missile introduced during the 1970s and supplied to infantry, BMP-1, BMP-2 and BRDM-3 units. It has a maximum range of 2000 metres and a flight speed of 185m/s.
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The PIAT (Projector Infantry Anti-Tank) was a British infantry anti-tank missile (a form of spigot mortar) used during the Second World War. It fired a 3lb shaped charge at a muzzle velocity of 106 meters-per-second and had a range of 100 meters, being capable of penetrating 75 mm of armour at 100 metres.
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Spigot is the nickname for the Russian AT-4 anti-tank guided missile.
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A faucet is a form of valve or cock in which a spigot or plug opens or closes a part of a pipe for the passage of liquid.
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HMS Alert was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1945 as HMS Loch Scamadale, renamed HMS Dundrum Bay and finally renamed HMS Alert. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of two 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in a pair; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
HMS Avon was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Avon was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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HMS Awe was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Awe was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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HMS Ballinderry was a British River Class frigate of 1460 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Ballinderry was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots. She carried a complement of 140 and was armed with two 4-inch dual-purpose guns; ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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