Image Close In Weapon System.jpg thumb 200px Phalanx CIWS A close in weaponsystem CIWS , often pronounced sea whiz , is a Navy naval shipboard point defense weapon for detecting and destroying at short ... ordnance close in weaponsystem 267 ak 630 gatling gun close in weapon system.html ref style text ... es CIWS ko CIWS it Close In WeaponSystem kk nl CIWS ... Meroka Category Close in weapon systems Category Anti aircraft guns Category Naval anti aircraft ... CIWS Myriad CIWS Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System ref http www.rheinmetall defence.com ... m or less, Citation needed date December 2007 still close enough to possibly cause damage on the ship ... range, a missile CIWS can also be dual used as a short ranged area defense anti air weapon ... Navy, it is stored and fired from Vertical launching system s of various ships. It along with the Tor missile system is the first air defense system designed from ground up to intercept precision ... Army Navy Chinese navies as part of the Kashtan gun missile system. Barak 1 , an Israeli point defence missile system also used by Indian Navy. Crotale missile Crotale NG HQ 7 missile, a Chinese missile system, standard for all ships. RIM 116 Rolling Airframe Missile jointly developed by the US ... the Phalanx sensor system with an 11 missile RAM launcher Sadral, using a version of the Mistral missile Sea Sprint , using the Air Defense Anti Tank System ADATS missile Modernized Sea Wolf missile ... to medium range anti aircraft weapon. ESSM Evolved Sea Sparrow missile, used aboard all Sea ... mortar rocket artillery system ref On a smaller scale, active protection system s are used in some tank s, and several are in development. The Drozd system was deployed on Soviet Naval Infantry tanks ... or under development are the Russia n Arena active countermeasures system Arena , Israel i TROPHY Active Protection System Trophy , United States of America American Quick Kill active protection system ... more details
, Peter Chant. Work began in early 1970. The system was developed by 1972, and drawings were accomplished by engineer Dale Evans. This system was a quick barrel weapons, while the overall configuration ... FG 42 and the US M1941 Johnson machine gun . Any type of weapon could be adapted to fire conventional rifle cartridges and 12 Gauge shotgun rounds. Automation system, applied in the arms of an identical ... more details
to new weapons be adopted whereby development of a weaponsystem required development of ground support ... title Correspondence WeaponSystem url http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 1959 1959 20 200401.html ... 282 for the U 2. reflist DEFAULTSORT WeaponSystem Category United States military lists Category ... Hap Arnold and Dr Theodore von K rm n publisher Air University Press pages 76,166 ref Rp 166 US weapon ... 121 Lockheed A 12 WS 125A GOR.81 XB 70 Valkyrie Missile Defense Alarm System WS 117L GOR.80 ref name ... Group isbn 0 425 10879 1 ref Rp 80 87 Advanced Reconnaissance System originally Project 1115 ref name ... Missile Defense Alarm System Subsystem G MiDAS WS 119B USAF 7795 ref name Burroughs Rp 139 ASM 135 ... sort 148 GOR 148 AGM 28 Hound Dog sort 199 WS 199 Anti satellite weapon sort 199B WS 199B Bold Orion ... , Douglas Skyraider Skyraider sort 609A Air Force System 609A Scout rocket family Blue Scout Air Force System 621B ref name Preston cite web last Preston first Bob year 1994 title Plowshares ... html&identifier ADA311050 pages p250 ref Global Positioning System GPS DSP 647 ref name Burroughs ... more details
The United States Navy formed the WeaponSystem Explosives Safety Review Board WSESRB in 1968 as a result of the tragic 1967 USS Forrestal fire fire on the USS Forrestal CV 59 USS Forrestal CV 59 . The subsequent investigation recommended an independent review process be established. The report highlighted the need to ensure explosives safety requirements are met for all munitions introduced to the Fleet. As a result, the WSESRB was established. ref Naval Sea Systems Command Instruction 8020.6D, Navy WeaponSystem Safety Program, of 15 January 1997 ref WSESRB participate in numerous weapons system safety related meetings, technical reviews, and working groups. Areas reviewed by WSESRB include Hazard Classification Insensitive Munitions Final Type Qualification of Energetics Lithium Battery Certification Human Systems Integration ref http www.dtic.mil ndia 2005garm tuesday schulte.pdf NAVSEA ref References reflist Category United States Navy ... more details
by the M24 Sniper WeaponSystem some M21s were later re issued and used in the Iraq War . ref ... capacity, although 5 and 10 round magazines are available. M25 Sniper WeaponSystem The M25 sniper ... bipod is often attached for stability during prone firing. Service The XM21 Sniper WeaponSystem ... Sniper WeaponSystem work publisher Sniper Central date url http www.snipercentral.com m21.htm doi ... public 9504 1 fm 23 10 Appb.htm U.S. Army Field Manual 23 10, Appendix B M21 Sniper WeaponSystem ... id M21 SWS it M21 fucile nl M21 Sniper WeaponSystem pl Karabin M21 ru M21 sl ...Infobox Weapon name Rifle, 7.62 mm, Sniper, M21 image Image Rifle M21 2.jpg 300px caption M21 sniper rifle origin flagcountry United States type Sniper rifle Type selection is ranged yes Service history service 1969 Present used by United States wars Production history designer Marines Weapons Command , br Combat Development Command , br Limited Warfare Agency design date 1969 manufacturer Rock Island Arsenal , Springfield Armory, Inc. Springfield Armory production date number variants M25 sniper rifle M25 General specifications weight 5.27 kg 11.6 lb length 1118 mm 44 in part length 560 mm 22 in crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 7.62 51mm NATO caliber action Gas operated , rotating bolt rate velocity 853 m s 2,800 ft s range 822 m 900 yd max range feed 5, 10 or 20 round detachable box Magazine firearm magazine sights Front National Match front blade .062 br Rear Match grade hooded aperture with one half minute adjustments for both windage and elevation. br 26 fraction 3 4 in sight radius. The M21 Sniper WeaponSystem SWS is the Semi automatic firearm semi automatic sniper rifle adaptation of the M14 rifle . It is chambered for the 7.62 51mm NATO Cartridge firearms cartridge . Overview The United States Army wanted an accurate sniper rifle during the Vietnam War . The M14 ... Weapon Systems but are slightly different, most notably they are fitted with a Picatinny rail to mount ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Affordable WeaponSystem is a United States Navy US Navy program to design and produce a low cost off the shelf cruise missile launchable from a self contained unit mounted in a standard Intermodal container shipping container . Specifications Length w o booster 3.32 m 10 ft 11 in ref cite web url http www.designation systems.net dusrm app4 affordable weapon.html title ONR Titan Affordable Weapon Designation Systems ref Diameter 34.3 cm 13.5 in Weight 334 kg 737 lb Speed 400 km h 250 mph Ceiling 4570 m 15000 ft Range 1560 km 840 nm Propulsion Solid rocket booster and SWB Turbines SWB 65 turbojet sustainer. Payload 200 lbs. ref cite web url http asitinc.com products and services productservice.aspx?type ps&id 130 title AFFORDABLE WEAPONSYSTEM AWS ref Guidance GPS and in flight datalink . Program status April 2002 International Systems LLC of San Diego, Calif. subsidiary of Titan Corp. awarded a 25,657,312 cost plus fixed fee contract for continuing development and implementation. ref cite web url http www.defenselink.mil contracts contract.aspx?contractid 2247 title Defense Links contracts ref June 2005 Titan awarded a 32.4 million contract modification to produce approximately 85 missiles for demonstration, test and evaluation. The contract also includes work for the AWS launcher design and ship integration. ref cite web url http www.freshnews.com news defense west article 24491.html?Titan title U.S. Navy Awards Titan 32.4 Million Affordable WeaponSystem Contract ref September 2005 Titan awards contract for launch systems to BAE Systems . ref cite web url http www.allbusiness.com defense aerospace defense industry defense electronics 5062699 1.html title BAE SYSTEMS To Build Launching Systems for Titan s Affordable WeaponSystem ref July 2008 United States Department of Defense DOD Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation budget earmarks 15,200,000 for program. References reflist ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Rifle, 7.62 mm, Sniper WeaponSystem, M24 image File PEO M24 SWS.jpg 300px caption ... &ck M24 Sniper WeaponSystem SWS Reconfiguration Solicitation Number W15QKN 09 X 0413 . ref Rebarreling ... File XM2010 November 2010.jpg thumb M24E1 XM2010 reconfigured Sniper WeaponSystem chambered in .300 ... SWS fr M24 fusil ko M24 SWS id M24 SWS it M24 fucile he M24 nl M24 Sniper WeaponSystem ja M24 SWS no M24 pl Karabin M24 SWS ru M24 sl M24 Sniper WeaponSystem fi M24 SWS ..., M24A2 br 29 in M24A3 crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 7.62x51mm NATO M24A1 , .300 Winchester ... magazine M24A3 sights Telescopic sight Telescopic detachable backup iron sights The M24 Sniper WeaponSystem SWS is the military and police version of the Remington 700 rifle , M24 being the model name ... is referred to as a weapons system because it consists of not only a rifle, but also a detachable ... S swivel bipod unit. The M24 SWS was to be replaced with the M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System , a contract ... would absorb water if it was carried in the rain or soaked in a stream or river, making the weapon ..., NAVSEA Warfare Centers Crane . ref Image M24 components.jpg right thumb M24 SWS system components ... mounted Picatinny rail s advertised by Remington as MARS , or Modular Accessory Rail System , Gun ... requires a re barreling of the weapon so it can take the OPS silencer. M24A3 Remington ... M24 Sniper Weapon Systems currently available in Army inventory consisting of a ref https www.fbo.gov ... Indefinite Quantity contract W15QKN 10 R 0403 for the upgrade of up to 3,600 M24 Sniper Weapon ... as the XM2010 . The major configuration change for this system is the conversion from 7.62 ... Sniper Weapon Systems to Remington Arms ref ref https peosoldier.army.mil newpeo Equipment Temp.asp ... user customized fit. The chassis has a folding buttstock that shortens the system for easier transport ..., first focal plane Horus Vision H 37 grid system range estimation reticle and Bullet Drop Compensation ... more details
For most file systems, a program terminates access to a file in a filesystem using the closesystem call. This flushes buffers, updates file metadata which may include and end of file indicator in the data , de allocates resources associated with the file including the file descriptor and updates the system wide table of files in use. Some languages maintain a structure of files opened by its run time library and may close when the program terminates. Some operating systems will invoke the close if the program terminates. Some operating systems will invoke the close as part of an operating system recovery as a result of a system failure. C library POSIX definition The http pubs.opengroup.org onlinepubs 9699919799 functions close.html close call is standardized by the POSIX specification int close int filedes int fclose FILE stream The function returns zero to indicate the file was closed successfully. If any error occurs, a value of 1 is returned and errno is appropriately set. The errors that can occur include table tr td EBADF td td The argument supplied was not a valid file descriptor td tr tr td EINTR td td The function call was interrupted by a Signal computing signal td tr tr td EIO td td An I O error occurred td tr table References http pubs.opengroup.org onlinepubs 009695399 functions close.html POSIX close Category C POSIX library ... more details
Image APKWS.jpg frame right APKWS missile The Advanced Precision Kill WeaponSystem APKWS is a laser guided missile which is compatible with existing Hydra 70 unguided rocket systems in service. Development Where possible the system utilizes existing Hydra 70 components such as launchers, rocket motor s, warhead s and fuze s. The weapon bridges the gap between the Hydra 70 and AGM 114 Hellfire systems and provides a cost effective method of engaging lightly armored point targets. Design The winning bidder for the APKWS II contract was the team of BAE Systems , Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics , ref http www.baesystems.com Newsroom NewsReleases press 27042006.html U.S. ARMY SELECTS BAE SYSTEMS FOR APKWS II CONTRACT BAE ref beating out the offerings from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Systems . ref http www.defensenews.com story.php?F 1730729&C airwar U.S. Army Picks BAE Missile for Advanced Precision Kill Weapon defensenews.com dl date October 2011 ref The APKWS II shares the Distributed Aperture Semi Active Laser Seeker DASALS technology with the PGMM . This system allows a laser seeker to be located in the leading edge of each of the forward control canard aeronautics canard s, working in unison as if they were a single seeker. This configuration allows existing warheads from the Hydra 70 system to be used without the need for a laser seeker in the missile nose. Program status 2002 APKWS development test series begins. ref http www.deagel.com pandora apkws ii mn00188001.aspx ... KILL WEAPONSYSTEM BAE PR ref November 2008 Transfer of contract from US Army to US Navy. ref cite ... precision kill weaponsystem apkws? afrLoop 34182645149000& afrWindowMode 0& afrWindowId w0g954apw ... Kill WeaponSystem Defense Update http defense update.com wp 20110214 apkws2.html?utm source feedburner&utm ... systems munitions apkws.htm Advanced Precision Kill WeaponSystem APKWS Global Security youtube ... PRECISION TARGETED WEAPON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NOW LED BY U.S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ref March 2012 ... more details
The Weapon may refer to The Weapon film The Weapon film , a 1957 film starring Lizabeth Scott The Weapon comics The Weapon comics , a comic book mini series by Fred van Lante The Weapon novel The Weapon novel , a novel by Michael Z. Williamson Fear series Part Two The Weapon The Weapon song , a song by the Canadian band Rush band Rush See also Weapon disambiguation disambig ... more details
wiktionary closeClose may refer to Close surname In music Close , a song by Rascal Flatts from Unstoppable Rascal Flatts album Unstoppable Close , a song by Soul Asylum from Candy from a Stranger Close , a song by Westlife from Coast to Coast Westlife album Coast to Coast Close to the Edit , a song by Art of Noise Other Close noun pronounced to rhyme with adjectival form of close , a British term for alley or cul de sac Close , an ecclesiastical term for lawn next to a cathedral or convent Close , a common stair or entryway in a Apartment Scotland Scottish tenement close a low level IO function on file descriptor in C programming Closing real estate close , old English term for an estate, as in a close of land See also Clos disambiguation Closed disambiguation Closet , a small and enclosed space Closing disambiguation Distance , a numerical description of how far apart objects are Klose , a surname disambig de Close fr Close ja pt Close ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name And Close As This Type Album Artist Peter Hammill Cover Peter Hammill And Close As This.jpg Released Nov 1986 Recorded and mixed at Sofa Sound Aug 7th Sept 15th 1986. Genre Art rock Length Label Virgin Records Producer Peter Hammill Last album Skin Peter Hammill album Skin br 1986 This album And Close As This br 1986 Next album Spur of the Moment album Spur of the Moment br 1988 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 2 5 ref cite web url Allmusic class album id r8897 pure url yes title And Close as This publisher www.allmusic.com accessdate 2010 09 03 ref rev2 Sounds magazine Sounds rev2score Rating 4.5 5 ref http www.couchnoise.com articles 1986.11.21 S.htm Sounds review ref rev3 Tentative Reviews rev3score Rating 4 5 ref http www.tranglos.com marek yes tr 82.html Tentative Reviews review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot And Close As This is an album by Peter Hammill , released on Virgin Records in 1986. Each track on the album is a song played and sung by Hammill solo at a keyboard, with the keyboard parts played in a single take. Two of the songs use a grand piano as the keyboard instrument for the others, Hammill played a MIDI master keyboard, recording the MIDI notes, and using them to trigger a variety of MIDI sound modules mainly electric piano and organ sounds . Track listing All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where indicated. Too Many Of My Yesterdays 4 47 Faith 4 27 Empire Of Delight Hammill, Keith Emerson 4 43 Silver 5 31 Beside The One You Love 5 12 Other Old Clich s 4 07 Confidence 6 37 Sleep Now 4 42 Personnel Musicians Peter Hammill vocals , Keyboard instrument keyboards Credits ref cite web url http www.discogs.com Peter Hammill And Close As This release 1409411 title Peter Hammill And Close ... Hammill DEFAULTSORT And Close As This Category Peter Hammill albums Category 1986 albums Category Virgin Records albums fr And Close As This he And Close As This ... more details
An ancillary weapon is a weapon used for secondary or auxiliary purpose, such as a bayonet . Such weapons are usually equipped with less firepower than the primary weapon. The usage of ancillary weapons most frequently occurs when the primary weapon becomes inoperable or ineffective due to shortage of ammunition or when a battle becomes close quarters combat . Many modern weapons vehicles are equipped with ancillary weapons, including tanks or even Assault Rifle assault rifles . Police and security professionals are often trained or encouraged to carry a back up handgun in case there is a malfunction with the duty weapon. These back ups are usually smaller in size and caliber. This second gun is another type of ancillary weapon. Category Weapons weapon stub ... more details
thumb 300px German Army Panzerfaust 3 . See also Shoulder launched missile weapon With the invention of the tank , the infantry required a weapon to counter the threat. Tank armour soon developed ... Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon SMAW . Air Launched Image AH 64D Apache Longbow.jpg ... missiles, rockets remain useful for short range attacks typically for close air support missions ... more details
mount system. Utilising a system of one or two articulated arms the gunner can swing the weapon ...Unreferenced date September 2009 Expert subject Firearms date August 2009 A weapon mount is a weapon component used to secure an armament. Weapon mounts can be broken down into two categories static mounts and non static mounts. Static mount Image Abrams transparent.png thumb right An M1 Abrams with several static mounts. A static mount is fact date August 2011 a non portable weapon support component ... of a weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions. A turret is a rotating weapon platform. This can be mounted on a fortification fortified building or structure ... in which the weapon or its crew operate. Coaxial Image Leclerc IMG 1746.jpg thumb right A Leclerc ... weapon and thus points in the same general direction as the main armament, relying in the turret ... 80 have a smaller caliber spotting rifle mounted in coaxial fashion on the weapon s barrel, which allows the operator to visualise where the primary weapon s projectile will hit. Fixed A fixed mount ... of fire. Fixed mounts are most commonly found on aircraft, and most commonly direct the weapon ... vary in complexity from a simple arm, to a double arm with the ability to lock the weapon in any firing ... Ground Mount M192 tripod , and with the bipod extended. A ground mount is a sub class of weapon ... coordinate axis of motion. The bipod permits the operator to rest the weapon on the ground, a low wall ... or adjustable length. The better ones can be tilted and also have their tilting point close to the bore central axis, allowing the weapon to tilt a little left and right, allowing a quick horizontal sight picture on uneven ground and keeping the operator close to the ground. Bipods are for the most ... to rest the weapon on the ground and thus the gun feels lighter to the shooter and accuracy is increased ... weapon mounts used by field shooters, like hunters and snipers, as a practical alternative to commercial ... more details
primarysources date May 2010 The Cane as a Weapon is a book by Andrew Chase Cunningham presenting a concise system of self defense making use of a walking stick or umbrella . It was first published in 1912 in the United States United States of America . Cunningham was a civil engineer attached to the United States Navy throughout the latter years of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century. A participant in the sport of fencing , he was the president of the Washington, D.C. Fencing Organization and in 1906 he wrote a Naval drill manual entitled Sabre and Bayonet . In April 1912, Cunningham directed a large fencing tournament, featuring competitors from throughout New York City , Boston and Washington, D.C. The first prize was a magnificent trophy called The Fighting Gaul which had been donated by the French Ambassador, Jules Jusserand. The Cane as a Weapon , Cunningham s second book, consisted of eighteen pages of text and twelve photographs. It is thought to be the only self defense manual of its type to be produced in the United States during this period. Although several European authors had previously produced books and articles on the subject of self defense with a walking cane, the Cunningham cane defense system was unique in several respects. Of the three basic guard positions that he advocates, two involve holding the cane with the tip pointed towards the ground ... for an opponent to seize the defender s weapon , unlike the more orthodox, fencing based guards ... guard, was also featured in several previous works on cane defense. However, his system places .... The double handed guard also facilitates powerful close range jabs and bar strikes with the portion ... blow with the cane, the jab and the thrust . The Cunningham system is ambidextrous and the cane is frequently ... in the book. Defenses are generally in the form of counter attacks to the assailant s weapon or to the weapon .... The Cane as a Weapon. Washington, D.C. National Capital Press, 1912. DEFAULTSORT Cane As A Weapon ... more details
of firearms , ranged weapons became the weapon of choice. In modern warfare , ranged weaponry is used in the form of cruise missile cruise and ballistic missile s. Maximum effective range of a weapon ... Marian pilum Atlatl Bagakay Banda weapon Ballista Blowgun Bolas Boomerang Bow weapon Bow Catapult Chakram Crossbow Dart missile Dart Hunga Munga Javelin weapon Javelin Kestros Knobkierrie Mbanja Nzappa zap Rungu weapon Shuriken Sling weapon Sling Sling shot Spear Swiss arrow Throwing axe Throwing ... to air missile Air to surface missile Anti ballistic missile Anti satellite weapon Anti ship missile ... launcher Gun Mortar weapon Mortar Rocket artillery Surface to air missile Surface to surface missile ... Weapons http www.pipeline.com jburdine index.html The Sling Ancient Weapon http www.pbs.org wgbh ... more details
7.62mm 40mm Assault WeaponSystem are also classified as assault weapon systems . This definition ... , or for FGM 172 SRAW Short Range Assault Weapon , M202 FLASH FLame Assault SHoulder Weapon , or Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon . Assault weapon is a non technical term referring to any ..., Section 921 Firearms Definitions , which contains a definition of the term semiautomatic assault weapon ... weapon if it has both a detachable magazine firearms magazine and a pistol grip , sometimes in conjunction ... firearms, how they should be defined, and even whether or not the term assault weapon should be used ... States . Terminology Historical uses In United States military parlance assault weapon is often found as part of a system name of weapons designed for and used in assault operations. Current examples include the Shoulder Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon SMAW and FGM 172 SRAW SRAW used to breach ... Obstacle Breaching System APOBS , and even the flame thrower . ref http www.britannica.com ... usage The term assault weapon is often confused with the term assault rifle , itself a translation ... of an assault weapon, but in a general sense, the term assault weapon can refer to a military weapon ... weapon. Note that this term is not synonymous with assault rifle , which has an established technical ..., generally consider these uses of the phrase assault weapon to be pejorative and politically motivated .... Recently terminology variants such as Semi Automatic Assault Weapon ref http www.govtrack.us congress ... , GovTrack.com ref or High Powered Assault Weapon have been gaining in use by political leaders and groups who seek to limit or ban these firearms. Federal Assault Weapon Ban characteristics Under ... an assault weapon many other regulations in the United States have adopted similar defining characteristics ... rifle XM16E1 and M16A1 M16A1 with a practice round. The close similarity to the term assault ... classifying features that were restricted by the Assault Weapon Ban, an image of a M4A1 M4A1 carbine ... more details
Other uses Weapon X disambiguation In universe date October 2009 Refimprove date May 2009 Infobox comics organization Wikipedia WikiProject Comics noimage yes image imagesize caption team name Weapon X ... Kane Weapon X br Kestrel Marvel Comics Kestrel br Leech comics Leech br Mastodon comics Mastodon br ... Wild Child comics Wild Child br Wildside comics Wildside br Wolverine comics Wolverine Weapon X br X 23 memberlist List of Weapon X members subcat Marvel Comics hero villain y sortkey Weapon X Weapon ... mutates baseline humans. The Weapon X Project produced Wolverine comics Wolverine , Leech comics ... Weapon X story arc Weapon X originally published in Marvel Comics Presents 72 84 in 1991 , was eventually revealed as part of the Weapon X Project. Grant Morrison s run on New X Men 2001 series New X Men in 2002 further revealed that Weapon X was only the tenth of an entire series of such projects, collectively known as the Weapon Plus Weapon Plus Program , and the X in Weapon X referred not or not exclusively ... project, Weapon I pertaining to the Super Soldier Project that created Captain America . History Original installment Image WOLV038cov col.jpg thumb 200px left Wolverine, the original Weapon X The code name Weapon X was first mentioned in the popular first appearance of Wolverine in The Incredible ... government program. In the 1991 Marvel Comics Presents story arc, Weapon X story arc Weapon X , the project .... The scientists christened their new killing machine Weapon X . Wolverine s solo series, issues ... subjects. Weapon X operated through Canada s Department K and was directed by Professor Thornton Professor ... Marvel Comics John Sublime , the director of Weapon Plus, was always behind the scenes. Some of the work of Weapon X was based on the experiments detailed on the journals of Nazi scientist Mister Sinister Nathan Essex , which were obtained by Weapon Plus after the end of World War II. The Project ... ignored for many years is that Weapon X was part of a larger program Weapon Plus , a United States ... more details
Orphan date February 2012 Weapon Brown is a 2002 comic book published by Death Ray Graphics and written ..., in which the Weapon Brown character and story first appeared split across four issues in a story ... style used by Charles Schulz . The one shot also includes a back up feature, A Weapon Brown Christmas which shows a story set sometime before the events of A Peanut Scorned . Image Weapon Brown Cover 2 .jpg thumb The Cover to Weapon Brown, showing an image of the Eponymous character A Peanut Scorned The world of Weapon Brown is set in a post apocalyptic world, and the story itself centers around the eponymous character Weapon Brown, who is on a mission to rescue the woman he loves from a former ... recognizable as adult parodies of well known Peanuts characters. Weapon Brown and his pet Snoop are themselves parodies of Charlie Brown and Snoopy. The story begins with Weapon Brown having ... later revealed to be the Weapon brown incarnation of Peppermint Patty would know where Lucy is and directs Weapon Brown to ask her at the whorehouse she owns, which he does, greeting Patty with a slap to the face, an action she recognizes as being distinctly exclusive to Weapon Brown and greets him ... is, she does know quite a bit about Weapon Brown, as she was one of the people who helped transform him into a killer. A confrontation between the two leads to Weapon Brown slaying her, but not before ... and excessively hungry tree described as an arboreal weapon left over from the fourth world war Weapon Brown finally locates his quarry and the woman he s gone so far to rescue. A brief battle ends with Weapon Brown defeated and imprisoned by Linus thanks to a quasi sentient life form Linus ... The Great Pumpkin . Astonishingly, he succeeds, but Weapon Brown breaks free of his confinement and destroys Linus blanket. Shocked at the death of his weapon, Linus then falls victim to the Pumpkin itself, which kills Linus, Weapon Brown s younger sister, and the woman Weapon Brown has come to save ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A Modular weapon or Modular Weapons System citation needed date December 2010 is a weapon that allows for many modifications. Modularity has become a major attribute looked for by today s military and law enforcement because they can bulk buy one or two models of rifle, then bulk buy hundreds of add on modules grenade launcher s, laser pointer s, telescopic sight scopes or flashlight torches which can be used with every other rifle. One of these rifles is the XM8 rifle XM8 , which was being considered as a M16 rifle M16 and a M4 carbine M4 replacement in the US military. It was competing with the Robinson Arms XCR , FN SCAR , H&K 416 . The main advantage of these rifles is that one rifle model can be purchased with several addons and an entire army be equipped with the same rifle base Urban warfare Urban soldiers Mechanized infantry Special forces Marksman Marksmen Sharpshooters Sniper s All of these different units can use the same base rifle model. Some modularity has previously seen with the M16 rifle M16 series the M4 carbine M4 and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon M249 . They all used the same ammunition and the M249 could also hold and use an M16 magazine STANAG 5.56 mm KE . DEFAULTSORT Modular Weapon Category Personal weapons ... more details
Infobox short story See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Weapon Shop author A. E. van Vogt country flag USA language English language English series genre Science fiction short story published in Astounding Science Fiction publication type publisher media type Print Magazine pub date 1942 followed by The Weapon Shop is a science fiction short story by A. E. van Vogt originally published in 1942 in Astounding Science Fiction . In 1951 it was included as part of the fix up novel The Weapon Shops of Isher . Plot summary A small businessman named Fara faces mounting professional and personal troubles despite his fierce devotion to the Empress who rules the solar system. He is infuriated when a weapons shop, which sells fantastic technology but which is not controlled by the Empress, materializes in his town. He fails in his efforts to have the shop expelled, and is soon further humiliated and impoverished when his son participates in a scam against him. Nobody is willing to help him except, surprisingly, the operators of the weapons shop. Fara discovers that the size and power of their organization far surpass his initial understanding, and that they represent a bulwark against the otherwise absolute power of the Empress. Although most of the villagers follow the Empress through blind authority, the Weapon Shop has been secretly working in order to protect their rights and freedom. They offer him evidence that organizations owned by the Empress herself organized the theft of his money and store. The weapons shop organization restores his stolen property, and he quietly joins their resistance to the state. The Weapon Shop was among the stories selected in 1970 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the Nebula Award s. As such, it was published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929 1964 . DEFAULTSORT Weapon Shop, The Category ... more details
A weapon is a tool for hunting or fighting. wiktionarypar weaponWeapon may also refer to Weapon band , Black Death metal band from Canada Weapon song , 2002 song by Matthew Good Weapon novel Weapon novel , by Robert Mason Weapon Final Fantasy , creatures from the Final Fantasy series See also Military technology and equipment Disambig cs Zbra rozcestn k da V ben flertydig ja ... more details
Infobox VG title Master of Weapon image Image masterofweapon.jpg developer Taito publisher Taito small Arcade small br Sega small Genesis small designer engine released Arcade br 1989 br Sega Genesis br 1991 genre shoot em up modes Single player br Two player take turns Arcade ratings platforms Arcade br Sega Mega Drive Genesis media 24 megabit ROM cartridge cartridge small Genesis small requirements input 8 way Joystick , 2 Button control Buttons cabinet arcade system cpu 68000 sound Sound Chips YM2203 display Vertical, 224 x 320 pixels, 4096 colors Master of Weapon is a game released by Taito for arcades and for the Sega Genesis Sega Genesis Mega Drive . It is a basic shoot em up game in which the player controls a space ship that has upgradeable weapons. These upgrades are collected by destroying green transport vessels which release the upgrade for the player to pick up. Story An entire week of nuclear war on Earth destroys its global environment. The survivors of the war gather their strength and resources in an attempt to bring Earth back to the way it was. Using a super computer called God System, the survivors start their first step in rebuilding Earth by having the God System create machines capable cleaning and reconstructing much of what has been lost from the war. However, without warning, a mysterious mutant entity known as N takes over the God System creating three strange guardian statues based on Greek mythological figures, N manipulates the God System s machines ... of the ship can be used as a weapon. Special Weapons Special weapons can be collected by picking ... special weapon L Laser Very powerful but has a short range. It can attack both air and ground ... of Weapon at http www.arcade history.com index.php?page news Arcade History DEFAULTSORT Master Of Weapon Category 1989 video games Category Arcade games Category Sega Mega Drive games Category Taito games fr Master of Weapon ja ... more details
lethal force non lethal weapon intended to cause temporary blindness or disorientation and therefore ... Spray was a system of search lights fitted with rotating mirrors which was used to dazzle and confuse ... system intended for use in the Operation Plunder Rhine crossings . However, the system was mainly used ..., but instead used their lasers as a dazzler weapon. This ultimately proved ineffective ... lasers designed to be attached to M 4 rifles to troops in Iraq . This weapon is intended to provide ... 2011 ref provide a non lethal deterrent weapon which temporarily interferes with a subject s vision ..., and it has a further safety feature that neutralizes the possibility of eye injury even at close ranges ... a fixed focus system, the Dazer uses its patented variable range and variable focus system to allow ... dazzler or Saber 203 Grenade Shell Laser Intruder Countermeasure System , uses a 250 mW red laser ... Force, the Saber 203 system is also usable for law enforcement purposes. The JD 3 laser dazzler ... intensity when used at close range to incapacitate an attacker, at a distance to safely identify ... fluorescence in the lens of the human eye . There are other such laser weapon systems in development ... weapon. StunRay is a less lethal optical incapacitation effector developed by Genesis Illumination ... , sometimes used as an improvised weapon in a manner similar to a dazzler Terra 3 , alleged Soviet use ... more details
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