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The Bushmaster XM 15 is a range of American rifles and carbines forming high quality copies of the Armalite AR-15 rifle. All models of the XM 15 are semi-automatic, chambered for the .223 Remington (5.56 mm NATO) cartridge and take a 30-round magazine. Both military and civilian variations are produced with barrel lengths between 34.5 inches and 38.25 inches.
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The Argo C-23 was an American three-stage solid-propellant rocket vehicle of the 1960's consisting of a Castor TX-33-41 and two auxiliary XM-19 motors as the first stage, a Pedro TX-261 second stage and TX-239 third stage. The Argo C-23 was intended to carry a payload of 22.5 kg to an altitude of 3900 km.
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The Hughes Model 369 (US Army designation OH-6A) was an American turbine-powered light observation helicopter first flown in 1963. The Hughes Model 369 was powered by an Allsion T63-A-5A shaft-turbine engine providing a top speed of 230 kmh and a range of 673 km. The Hughes Model 369 carried a crew of two side-by-side in the front of the cabin and has folded seats behind to accommodate four fully-equipped soldiers. The Hughes Model 369 had provision for carrying an armaments package on the port side of the fuselage, comprising a twin machine-gun or XM-75 grenade launcher. Later the Hughes Model 369 was modified and produced by McDonnell Douglas as the McDonnell Douglas Model 369 OH-6 Cayuse.
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XM is an abbreviation for Experimental Model
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