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    The M8 was a 4.5-inch (114 mm) rocket developed and used by the United States military during World War II. Produced in the millions, it was fired from...
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  • Look up m8 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. M8 or M-8 or M.08 or variant, may refer to: M8 (cipher), an encryption algorithm Leica M8, a digital rangefinder...
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    (M12/M12A1 use M8 HE rockets and M9 practice rockets) E2 Magnesium alloy tube (uses T38E7 HE rockets and T39E7 practice rockets) M13 M14 rocket launcher, 4...
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    service in April 1945 to replace the earlier fin-stabilised 4.5-inch M8 rocket, it was used late in the war and also during the Korean War before being...
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    R4M (redirect from R4M rocket)
    used on the contemporary M8 rocket), deployed immediately after launch. A battery typically consisted of two groups of 12 rockets and when all 24 were salvoed...
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    T34 Calliope (category Self-propelled rocket launchers)
    anchored to the turret's sides and fired a barrage of 4.5-inch (114 mm) M8 rockets from 60 launch tubes. It was developed in 1943; small numbers were produced...
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  • Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars. Note that the "Calibre" of rocket projectiles...
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    gun 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns with 500 rpg. Rockets: 4× M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) M8 rocket launchers; or: Bombs: Inner hardpoints: 2× 2,000 lb...
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    The M8 armored gun system (AGS), sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed...
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    The Bazooka (/bəˈzuːkə/) is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World...
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    Redstone was a direct descendant of the German V-2 rocket, developed primarily by a team of German rocket engineers brought to the United States after World...
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    RP-3 (redirect from RP-3 rocket)
    8 rockets total on 4 pylons Saab 29 Tunnan (J 29A, B, E, F) - 8 rockets total on 8 pylons Saab 32 Lansen (A 32A) - 12 rockets total on 12 pylons M8 American...
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    T40/M17 Whizbang (category Multiple rocket launchers of the United States)
    the Pacific. T34 Calliope – Similar M4 Sherman-mounted rocket launcher firing 4.5 in M8 rockets. United States War Department 1945. Office, Chief of Ordnance...
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    Leslie Skinner (category Rocket scientists)
    production Rocket Launcher, M1 "Bazooka" were issued in time for Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in October 1942. During development of the M8 rocket...
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  • This is a list of unguided rockets and missiles used for military purposes. List of missiles...
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  • T22 (rocket), an American rocket weapon Estonian national road 22 T22 road (Tanzania) German torpedo boat T22 T22 Armored Car, a prototype of the M8 Greyhound...
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    earlier M2 flamethrower variants. The set consisted of the M9 backpack, the M8 quick-connect hose, and the newer M7 gun group. The M9-7 solved many of the...
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    Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando – replaced ARVN M8 armored cars in 1967. Also used by US forces as M706 Commando. M8 Greyhound – used by ARVN forces early in...
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    Bachem Ba 349 Natter (category Rocket-powered aircraft)
    (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) is a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned...
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  • grenade, the M8 (also written AN/M8) is filled with hexachloroethane (HC), a chemical agent that produces a thick white smoke when burned. The M8 is used for...
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  • ZB-53 Vz. 37 M1A2 grenade adapter M7A1 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Garand M8 rifle grenade launcher for M1 Carbine M9/A1 HEAT (high-explosive anti-tank)...
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  • rounds .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 12 cartons per M8 ammo can (240 rounds), 2 x M8 cans per wooden M9 crate. Gross Weight: Volume: 0.7 cu ft....
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  • specific country in the table below. Mortars Hirtenberger M6 Hirtenberger M8 PM43 Type 67 Field artillery Model 1968 105 mm model 1968 recoilless gun CITEFA...
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  • M60A1E1/E2/A2 XM1202 MCS MBT-70 Jeffery armored car M1 armored car M3 scout car M8 Greyhound M38 Wolfhound T7 armored car XM706 (wheeled) XM706E1/M706 (wheeled)...
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  • armored utility vehicle M20 armored utility vehicle Morris C8 Willys M38 M8 armored car M19 MGMC M15A1 halftrack M16 MGMC M5HST prime mover LVT 3C amphibious...
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  • 76.2 mm antitank gun used in the M10 tank destroyer M8 4.5-inch rocket: American artillery rocket M1 75 mm pack howitzer: American 75 mm mountain gun...
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    Smoke Screen" (TLSS), the system used modified M3 launch racks to dispense M8 smoke grenades. This system was later tested using M6 and M7 riot control...
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    mixed climbing (i.e. ice and dry-tool climbing) uses the M-grade system (e.g. M8), with other notable mixed grading systems including the Scottish Winter system...
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  • designations. M1 Nike-Ajax M2 Corporal M3 Hawk M4 Lacrosse M6 Nike-Hercules M8 Redstone M9 Redstone M13 Shillelagh XM14 Pershing M15 Sergeant M16 Hawk M18...
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    and M8 M7 grenade launcher B40 Projector, signal, ground, M1A1 B41 M9 rocket launcher (Bazooka) M9 rocket launcher M9A1 rocket launcher M18 rocket launcher...
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