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Execution by firing squad (6,238 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common
Machine gun (9,245 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(including assault rifles and battle rifles) are typically designed more for firing short bursts rather than continuous firepower and are not considered true
Pottery (12,110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
plasticity and mechanical strength before firing; the firing temperature needed to mature them; properties after firing, such as permeability, mechanical strength
Big-bang firing order (1,322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A big bang engine has an unconventional firing order designed so that some of the power strokes occur simultaneously or in close succession. This is achieved
V6 engine (3,846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
side. It uses a firing order of 1-5-3-6-2-4 (which is the firing order used by most straight-six engines), rather than the common V6 firing order of 1-2-3-4-5-6
Rate of fire (1,558 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and quick-firing guns. For automatic weapons such as machine guns, the rate of fire is primarily a mechanical property. A high cyclic firing rate is advantageous
Action potential (16,431 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a neuron elicits action potentials is often referred to as a firing rate or neural firing rate. Currents produced by the opening of voltage-gated channels
Kiln (3,485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fired. After a first firing, glazes may be used and the ware is fired a second time to fuse the glaze into the body. A third firing at a lower temperature
Revolver (8,805 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six cartridges, before needing
Quick-firing gun (1,181 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A quick-firing or rapid-firing gun is an artillery piece, typically a gun or howitzer, that has several characteristics which taken together mean the weapon
Chris Cuomo (3,403 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
interview that he “was going to kill everybody including myself” after his firing. In September 2021, Cuomo's former boss Shelley Ross accused him of sexual
QF 2-pounder naval gun (2,730 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The 2-pounder gun, officially the QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing") and universally known as the pom-pom, was a 40 mm (1.6 in) British autocannon
Shooting range (5,034 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications
Battle of Fort Sumter (6,784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
also ordered his crews to redouble their efforts at firing, but the Confederates did the same, firing the hot shots almost exclusively. Many of the Confederate
Firearm (13,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
barrel used (i.e. rifled) and to the barrel length (e.g. 24 inches), to the firing mechanism (e.g. matchlock, wheellock, flintlock, or percussion lock), to
Dismissal of James Comey (16,926 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey... but less than a year ago, some of the same Democratic politicians who are now attacking Trump for firing Comey
Naval artillery (14,761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(AAW) engagements. The term generally refers to powder-launched projectile-firing weapons and excludes self-propelled projectiles such as torpedoes, rockets
Semi-automatic firearm (1,975 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to manually actuate the trigger in order to discharge
Fire-control system (4,613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
target, track, and hit a target. It performs the same task as a human gunner firing a weapon, but attempts to do so faster and more accurately. The original
Trigger (firearms) (4,517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
striker is essentially a firing pin directly loaded to a spring, eliminating the need to be struck by a separate hammer. The firing pin/striker then collides
Howitzer (2,952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
incendiary materials into fortifications. Unlike mortars, which had fixed firing angles, howitzers could be fired at various angles, providing greater flexibility
Ceramic glaze (2,884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
be significantly different from before firing. To prevent glazed wares sticking to kiln furniture during firing, either a small part of the object being
Broadside (naval) (1,021 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
by firing a broadside). From the 16th century until the early decades of the steamship, vessels had rows of guns set in each side of the hull. Firing all
Safety (firearms) (4,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
External safeties typical work by prevent the trigger pull or prevent the firing pin from detonating the cartridge or both. Firearms with the ability to
Margaret Hoover (1,921 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Forum in 2011. Hoover hosts PBS's reboot of the conservative interview show Firing Line. Hoover was born in Colorado, the daughter of Jean (née Williams),
Artillery (16,146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
largely meant cannon, and in contemporary usage, usually refers to shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars (collectively called barrel artillery, cannon
Gatling gun (4,088 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the
Cartridge (firearms) (12,980 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
cyclically load new rounds of ammunition to allow quick repeated firing. To perform a firing, the round is first inserted into a "ready" position within the
Mortar (weapon) (4,363 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the base of the bomb would make contact with a firing pin at the base of the tube and detonate, firing the bomb towards the target. The Stokes mortar
Self-propelled artillery (2,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within the terminology are the self-propelled gun, self-propelled
Grenade (4,196 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the
M2 Browning (10,294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
longer range, greater accuracy, and immense stopping power. The closed bolt firing cycle made the M2 usable as a synchronized machine gun on aircraft before
Khost wa Fereng District (356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Khost wa Fereng or Khost wa Firing (Persian: خوست و فرنگ) is the easternmost district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountains. Its
Firing pin (2,145 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire. In firearms
Automatic firearm (1,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
burst-fire firearm is an "in-between" of fully and semi-automatic firearms, firing a brief continuous "burst" of multiple rounds with each trigger-pull, but
Execution by shooting (1,481 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form. In most countries, execution by a firing squad has historically been considered
Bali Nine (6,536 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
defendants tried separately. All defendants faced a maximum penalty of death by firing squad if found guilty. The trials were often delayed due to the defendants
COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt (4,375 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
gov. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020. "U.S. Navy morale dives after firing of virus-riddled ship's captain". Big News Network.com. 8 April 2020. Retrieved
Booby trap (2,527 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
spikes. Many purpose–built booby–trap firing devices exist such as the highly versatile M142 universal firing device (identical to the British L5A1 or
Infantry fighting vehicle (3,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are designed to be more mobile than tanks and are equipped with a rapid-firing autocannon or a large conventional gun; they may include side ports for
List of most recent executions by jurisdiction (3,773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
terrorists by firing squad". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. "Somaliland executes 5 convicts by firing squad". Somali
Rifle (5,797 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
single shot for each trigger pull. Only automatic rifles are capable of firing more than one round per trigger squeeze; however, some automatic rifles
Gun barrel (2,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
more efficient to cool after firing, though the reduced material mass also means the barrel will heat up easily during firing. A composite barrel is a firearm
Launch Control Center (869 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
contains offices; telemetry, tracking, and instrumentation equipment; and firing rooms. LCC has conducted launches since the unmanned Apollo 4 (Apollo-Saturn
5-inch/38-caliber gun (7,524 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
electrical firing system on the mount. Local enabled the electric firing key on his right hand wheel. Auto enabled the off-mount electrical firing circuit
Angamaly police firing (523 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Angamaly Firing was an incident that took place in Angamaly, Kerala, on 13 June 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating
2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (12,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stated that Pakistan had started the firing. 6 Indian civilians in Poonch district were reported to be injured in firing from Pakistani soldiers on 3 October
2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (4,724 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley urged Pakistan to stop "unprovoked" firing and warned that the response by India would be "unaffordable". On 12 October
Rodman's Neck (1,477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
into Long Island Sound. The southern third of the peninsula is used as a firing range by the New York City Police Department; the remaining wooded section
United States Air Force Honor Guard (2,217 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
members on the party (the NCOIC of the firing party is the eighth member and is known as the "NFP") with each firing three rounds. This is referred to as
Ronnie Lee Gardner (5,593 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
during an attempted escape from a courthouse in 1985, and was executed by a firing squad by the state of Utah in 2010. His case spent nearly 25 years in the
Bump stock (6,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stocks or bump fire stocks are gun stocks that can be used to assist in bump firing, the act of using the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire cartridges
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon (3,239 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
engines. In Germany, Ikaria further developed the FF gun as the MG FF, firing 20x80RB ammunition. And the Imperial Japanese Navy, after evaluating all
Synchronization gear (10,109 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
enabling a single-engine tractor configuration aircraft to fire its forward-firing armament through the arc of its spinning propeller without bullets striking
RIM-162 ESSM (2,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mk 29 launchers provide on-mount stowage and launching capability for firing up to eight missiles in a self-contained environmentally controlled trainable
Vickers machine gun (6,367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
British soldier who ever fired one. It never broke down; it just kept on firing and came back for more." The Vickers machine gun was based on the successful
Semi-automatic pistol (3,344 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pistol's fire control group disconnects the trigger mechanism from the firing pin/striker until the trigger has been released and reset. A semi-automatic
Firing order (1,437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The firing order of an internal combustion engine is the sequence of ignition for the cylinders. In a spark ignition (e.g. gasoline/petrol) engine, the
M60 machine gun (7,467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There
Firing Line (TV program) (4,905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Firing Line is an American public affairs television show. It first ran from 1966 to 1999, with conservative author and columnist William F. Buckley Jr
Glossary of British ordnance terms (9,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in appearance to a blank rifle round, was inserted into the breech for firing the gun. While originally, the term "BL" contrasted with "ML", or "muzzleloader"
M1919 Browning machine gun (8,195 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
resting in the feedway, preparing to draw it from the belt in the next firing cycle. Every time the gun fired a shot, it performed this sequence: the
Recoil (4,930 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the rear face of the gun chamber, accelerating the gun rearward during firing with just the same force it is accelerating the projectile forward. This
Earthenware (1,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
low-temperature biscuit firing and a high-temperature glost firing. Oxidising atmospheres are the most common. After firing, most earthenware bodies
Open bolt (2,328 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rear, compressing the mainspring in readiness for firing the next round. In an open-bolt gun firing semi-automatically, the bolt is caught and held at
At-will employment (4,451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
termination), and without warning, as long as the reason is not illegal (e.g. firing because of the employee's gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to 5 July 1978, when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing squad on 16 June 1979. Acheampong was born to Catholic parents of Ashanti
Porcelain (6,489 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bone china. The categories differ in the composition of the body and the firing conditions. Porcelain slowly evolved in China and was finally achieved (depending
James Gunn (5,972 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
2018). "#WeAreGroot: How Hollywood is reacting to James Gunn's Disney firing". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018.
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (8,445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
different firing point. These shoot-and-scoot tactics were planned to avoid susceptibility to Soviet counter-battery fire. One M270 firing 12 M26 rockets
Rifled breech loader (2,146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
breechloading artillery was obturation: the sealing of the breech after firing to ensure that none of the gases generated by the burning of the propellant
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier (218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier (Welsh: Tanio llinell: Amgueddfa Castell Caerdydd o'r Milwr Cymreig) is an accredited, charitable
Joachim Murat (2,974 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Ferdinand IV of Naples. He was tried for treason and sentenced to death by firing squad in Pizzo. Murat was born on 25 March 1767 in La Bastide-Fortunière
Neural coding (8,100 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that can travel down axons. Sensory neurons change their activities by firing sequences of action potentials in various temporal patterns, with the presence
Tractor configuration (556 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Strutter. which entered service in early 1916.[citation needed] The problem of firing through the propeller's arc was avoided by passing the gun barrel through
Artillery battery (2,729 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
air-defence, anti-tank and position (coastal and frontier defences). 20th-century firing batteries have been equipped with mortars, guns, howitzers, rockets and
S-75 Dvina (5,867 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
evasive maneuvers were used, and intensive bombardments of identified SAM firing positions were organized. Under these conditions, camouflage and radio silence
AT4 (3,996 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
spring-loaded firing rod is located down the side of the outer tube, with the firing pin at the rear of the tube. When released, the firing pin strikes
GAU-8 Avenger (2,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rearwards. The gun is mounted slightly to the port side with the active firing cannon barrel on the starboard side at the 9 o'clock position and on the
MG 42 (8,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
modification made) MG 42s on both sides of the main gun mantlet/glacis, firing through a firing port which was protected by an armored cover plate; the MG 42s
Percussion cap (2,673 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
booby-trap firing devices and anti-handling devices. Most purpose-made military booby-trap firing devices contain some form of spring-loaded firing pin designed
Muzzleloader (1,663 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refer to the marksman who specializes in the shooting of such firearms. The firing methods, paraphernalia and mechanism further divide both categories as do
Cooking off (1,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Cooking off (or thermally induced firing) is unfired weapon ammunition exploding prematurely due to heat in the surrounding environment. The term is used
Field artillery (3,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
not hear a "cancel the mission" (don't shoot) or even a "check firing" (cease firing) order from the higher monitoring unit, then the mission goes on
Missile (3,111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
warhead. Missiles are primarily classified into different types based on firing source and target such as surface-to-surface, air-to-surface, surface-to-air
Vertical launching system (2,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A vertical launching system (VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines
Canon de 75 modèle 1897 (5,553 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75 mm Mle 1897
Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun (7,768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
anti-aircraft gun, filling the gap between fast firing close-range small calibre anti-aircraft guns and slower firing long-range high calibre anti-aircraft guns
Yamaha YZF-R7 (2022 bike) (327 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
The R7's reliable crossplane engine's 270 degree crank provides an uneven firing sequence, which is designed to deliver a more characterful note and emphasize
Recoilless rifle (2,747 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
countermass such as propellant gas from the rear of the weapon at the moment of firing, creating forward thrust that counteracts most of the weapon's recoil. This
Hammer (firearms) (1,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
firearm that is used to strike the percussion cap/primer, or a separate firing pin, to ignite the propellant and fire the projectile. It is so called because
Arquebus (7,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
surface, useful for steadying it against battlements or other objects when firing". These "hook guns" were in their earliest forms of defensive weapons mounted
M231 Firing Port Weapon (799 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The M231 Firing Port Weapon (FPW) is an adapted version of the M16 assault rifle for shooting from firing ports on the M2 Bradley. The M16, standard infantry
Torpedo boat (3,501 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
quick-firing guns on board large warships for 'anti-torpedo' defence, before developing small but seaworthy ships, mounting light quick-firing guns, to
H-IIB (1,202 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
successfully conducted eight firing tests of the new cluster design with the simulated first-stage propulsion system, called Battleship Firing Tests, since March
Electronic firing (295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Electronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge instead of a centerfire primer or rimfire primer. In modern firearm designs
Rampur Tiraha firing case (792 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Rampur Tiraha firing case refers to police firing on unarmed Uttarakhand statehood activists at Rampur Tiraha (crossing) in Muzaffarnagar district
Glock (20,471 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
striker firing mechanism has a spring-loaded firing pin that is cocked in two stages that the firing pin spring powers. The factory-standard firing pin spring
2013 India–Pakistan border skirmishes (4,473 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing in the Samba district. Meena later succumbed to his injuries on 11 August. -On 6 August 2013, five Indian army soldiers were killed in firing by
FN MAG (7,980 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
machine gun has a striker firing mechanism (the bolt carrier acts as the striker as it contains a channel that houses the firing pin, which protrudes out
Enfilade and defilade (1,004 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"flanking fire". Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire. It
Closed bolt (677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and working parts are forward in battery. When the trigger is pulled, the firing pin or striker fires the round; the action is cycled by the energy of the
Western Water Catchment (2,348 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Catchment is also a live-firing area in which it is used by the Singapore Armed Forces for training purposes. The SAFTI Live Firing Area commenced operations
Capital punishment in Europe (2,534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Guillotine, firing squad 1950 1996 1950 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina Firing squad 1977 2000 ? 2000? Bulgaria Firing squad 1989 1998 ? 1998? Croatia Firing squad
4-inch/50-caliber gun (1,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
gun (spoken "four-inch-fifty-caliber") was the standard low-angle, quick-firing gun for United States, first appearing on the monitor Arkansas and then
Muzzle velocity (1,445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Swift and .204 Ruger, all the way to 1,700 m/s (5,600 ft/s) for tank guns firing kinetic energy penetrator ammunition. To simulate orbital debris impacts
Capital punishment in Utah (2,134 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in 1977. Utah is one of only two states to have ever carried out executions by firing squad, and the only one to
Mata Hari (6,323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers
Claymore mine (3,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
kill zone. The Claymore can also be activated by a booby-trap tripwire firing system for use in area denial operations. The Claymore fires steel balls
Ammunition (2,605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for firing. With small arms, caseless ammunition can reduce the weight and cost of ammunition, and simplify the firing process for increased firing rate
M134 Minigun (4,102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rotary gun using the 7.92×57mm Mauser round; it was claimed to be capable of firing over 7,000 rpm, but suffered from frequent cartridge-case ruptures due to
Google's Ideological Echo Chamber (4,866 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Google's culture and diversity policies. The memo and Google's subsequent firing of Damore in August 2017 became a subject of interest for the media. Damore's
Work-to-rule (2,744 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or mundane tasks The employer counterpart of 'quiet quitting' is 'quiet firing', in which an employer deliberately offers only a minimum wage and benefits
Lewis gun (6,646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
place. The post also carried a fixed firing pin, which protruded through an aperture in the front of the bolt, firing the next round at the foremost part
Electronic firing (295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Electronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge instead of a centerfire primer or rimfire primer. In modern firearm designs
QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss (2,738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Navy built by AG Vulcan Stettin were armed with Nordenfelt 3-pounder guns firing the same ammunition. During the First Sino-Japanese war, ships of both sides
Director (military) (1,486 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
calculates trigonometric firing solutions for use against a moving target, and transmits targeting data to direct the weapon firing crew. For warships of
Michel Ney (4,275 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which he was charged with treason by the restored monarchy and executed by firing squad. Ney was born in the town of Sarrelouis, in the French province of
Claus von Stauffenberg (6,076 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Shortly following the failed Operation Valkyrie plot, he was executed by firing squad. As a military officer from a noble background, Stauffenberg took
Carbine (5,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
were the lever-action Winchester carbines, with several versions available firing revolver cartridges. This made it an ideal choice for cowboys and explorers
Centerfire ammunition (3,488 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which angular segment of a rimfire cartridge rim will be struck by the firing pin. Larger caliber rimfire cartridges require greater volumes of priming
Slamfire (1,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
discharge of a chambered cartridge cooking off in a gun barrel heated by firing previous cartridges. Activating the trigger of such firearms releases the
Straight-five engine (1,472 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cylinders is that the power strokes are overlapping if the engine has an even firing order. A disadvantage of the odd number of cylinders in a straight-five
Kuthuparamba (1,393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Sreenivasan Artist: K.G. Subramanyan, Ramesh Narayan Koothuparamba Police firing was an incident that took place in Koothuparamba town in Kerala on November
Directed-energy weapon (6,226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves
Clay (3,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
iron oxide. Clays develop plasticity when wet but can be hardened through firing. Clay is the longest-known ceramic material. Prehistoric humans discovered
Rotating bolt (727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for firing. Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse developed the first rotating bolt firearm, the
Neuron (9,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
increase in firing rate), inhibitory (causing a decrease in firing rate), or modulatory (causing long-lasting effects not directly related to firing rate).[citation
Controlled burn (5,447 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Firing the woods in a South Carolina forest with a custom made driptorch mounted on an ATV. The device spits flaming fuel oil from the side, instantly
Lajos Batthyány (1,846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was executed by firing squad in Pest on 6 October 1849, the same day as the 13 Martyrs of Arad
794 Naval Air Squadron (1,462 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
RAF Warmwell as an air firing unit and three months later the squadron relocated to RNAS Angle and became the Naval Air Firing Unit. Further moves followed
Firing of Shirley Sherrod (5,377 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. Her firing was an administration reaction to media reports on video excerpts from her
Maximilian I of Mexico (11,956 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
His tenure as emperor was just three years, ending with his execution by firing squad by forces of the Restored Republic on 19 June 1867. Political conflicts
Live fire exercise (1,467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
attack and ballistic missile (or "boomers"), live-fire tests may include firing sea-to-land missiles at targets on shore or launching dummy ballistic missiles;
Uttarakhand movement (2,149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Muzaffarnagar were tortured and openly fired without any warning before the firing. Policemen were also alleged for indecent behavior and rapes with women
Capital punishment in North Korea (2,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
piracy, vandalism, etc. have also been reported to be executed, mostly by firing squad. The country does not publicly release national crime statistics or
Blowback (firearms) (7,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
blowback operation, the breech is not locked mechanically at the time of firing: the inertia of the bolt and recoil spring(s), relative to the weight of
Shell (projectile) (8,535 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Therefore, ball shells needed a time fuse that was ignited before or during firing and burned until the shell reached its target. Cast iron shells packed with
Martini–Henry (4,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
breechloader firing a metallic cartridge in regular British service, the Martini was designed from the outset as a breechloader and was both faster firing and
Combined cycle power plant (5,515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
used. In this type of cycle, the input temperature to the turbine (the firing temperature), is relatively high (900 to 1,400 °C). The output temperature
Mashhood Test Firing Range (364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mashhood Test Firing Range (MTFR) at Tilla Jogian is a military testing area and firing range located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Jhelum
M16 rifle (24,641 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rifle is designated XM7. In 1928, a U.S. Army 'Caliber Board' conducted firing tests at Aberdeen Proving Ground and recommended transitioning to smaller
Rocket launcher (1,092 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
frames meant to keep them separated, and the launchers were capable of firing multiple rockets at once. Textual evidence and illustrations of various
Capital punishment in Greece (556 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in modern Greece was carried out using the guillotine (until 1913) or by firing squad. It was last applied in 1972 during the military junta. The death
M61 Vulcan (3,754 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an electric current from a firing lead passes through the firing pin to the primer as each round is rotated into the firing position. The self-powered
Capital punishment in North Korea (2,187 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
piracy, vandalism, etc. have also been reported to be executed, mostly by firing squad. The country does not publicly release national crime statistics or
794 Naval Air Squadron (1,462 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
RAF Warmwell as an air firing unit and three months later the squadron relocated to RNAS Angle and became the Naval Air Firing Unit. Further moves followed
MG 08 (4,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fire and indirect fire support roles. The German Rifle Commission began firing tests of the Maxim gun at Zorndorf in 1889. In 1892, Ludwig Loewe's company
Raku ware (3,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hand-shaped rather than thrown, fairly porous vessels, which result from low firing temperatures, lead glazes and the removal of pieces from the kiln while
Martini–Henry (4,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
breechloader firing a metallic cartridge in regular British service, the Martini was designed from the outset as a breechloader and was both faster firing and
Breechblock (3,745 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
loading weapon (whether small arms or artillery) before or at the moment of firing. It seals the breech and contains the pressure generated by the ignited
Gun turret (6,931 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rotatable weapon mount that houses the crew or mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in some degree
Gun laying (5,167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
little more than bare barrels moved in wagons and placed on the ground for firing, then wooden frames and beds were introduced. Horizontal alignment with
Bannik (475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
divinations, the bathhouse was strongly endowed with vital forces. The third firing (or fourth, depending on tradition) was reserved for the bannik, and, given
Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo (692 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
assassination of the president, and was sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad on 5 September 1962. Dijk, C. van (Cornelis) Rebellion under the banner
Lela Karagianni (589 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
continued to organize a resistance against the Germans. She was executed by firing squad on 8 September 1944. Lela Karagianni was born in Limni, Euboea. Prior
Light machine gun (598 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat
Mashhood Test Firing Range (364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mashhood Test Firing Range (MTFR) at Tilla Jogian is a military testing area and firing range located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Jhelum
Shooting (2,054 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of shooting. When using a firearm, the act of shooting is often called firing as it involves initiating a combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellants
Stoneware (2,458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing is around 900 °C, and glost firing (the firing used to form the glaze over the ware) 1180–1280 °C. After firing the Water absorption should be less
DMZ Campaign (1969–1971) (13,576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
122/140 mm rockets hit Cửa Việt Base. A Forward Air Controller (FAC) saw the firing position 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Gio Linh and directed artillery and
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (3,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cartoons) called the paper's firing of Rogers "disappointing" and said it sent "the wrong message about press freedoms." The firing was strongly criticized
Gunshot (634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
referred to as gunfire. The word can connote either the sound of a gun firing, the projectiles that were fired, or both. For example, the statement "gunfire
Makarov pistol (3,532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
free-floating triangular firing pin, with no firing pin spring or firing pin block. This theoretically allows the possibility of accidental firing if the pistol
Superfiring (548 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
large-caliber turrets were all located on the same plane firing to one side or the other. In firing ahead or to the rear, usually only the forward-most or
Jerry Jones (3,977 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a successful football player background. Despite initial criticism for firing beloved personnel, Jones' leadership elevated the franchise's value to an
Gina Carano (5,449 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
absolute sweetheart" and criticized her firing. In February 2024, Carano filed a lawsuit against Lucasfilm over her firing, alleging wrongful dismissal and sex
Barbette (1,709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mound, as in the French phrase en barbette, which refers to the practice of firing a cannon over a parapet rather than through an embrasure in a fortification's
Gunship (2,288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refers to fixed-wing aircraft having laterally-mounted heavy armaments (i.e. firing to the side) to attack ground or sea targets. These gunships are configured
AIR-2 Genie (1,441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
inadequate to stop attacks by massed formations of high-speed bombers. Firing large volleys of unguided rockets into bomber formations was not much better
Dry fire (1,988 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Dry firing is the act of activating the firing mechanism (or otherwise simulating the firing of) a bow, crossbow, firearm or other projectile discharging
Autocannon (2,293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (20 mm/0.79 in or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary
Alexander Löhr (1,508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
under his command, and the bombing of Belgrade in 1941. He was executed by firing squad on 26 February 1947 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Löhr was born on 20 May
Heckler & Koch G11 (4,386 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in 1970, the box magazine was selected. To study the dispersion, a model firing 9×19mm and equipped with the reflexive sight was used. It had a cadence
James Comey (15,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
scandal, and to the firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates in January 2017. Many members of Congress expressed concern over the firing and argued that
Railway gun (4,727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
were phased out after World War II. The design of a railway gun has three firing issues over and above those of an ordinary artillery piece to consider.
Single-shot (3,960 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
single-shot designs have no moving parts other than the trigger, hammer/firing pin or frizzen, and therefore do not need a sizable receiver behind the
Blohm & Voss BV 237 (644 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
have had a one-man crew with two fixed forward firing 15 mm (0.591 in) MG 151 cannon and two rear firing 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine guns, carrying
Transporter erector launcher (678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can transport, elevate to a firing position and launch one or more rockets or missiles. Such vehicles exist
Metal clay (1,399 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
copper content in this formula, firing is a two-step process; step one is an open-shelf firing and step two requires a firing pan with activated carbon media
Breastwork (fortification) (149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
thrown up to breast or shoulder height to provide protection to defenders firing over it from a standing position. A more permanent structure, normally in
Aviation in World War I (7,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
quarry. The forward firing gun of a pusher "gun carrier" provided some offensive capability—the mounting of a machine gun firing to the rear from a two-seater
Miguel Pro (1,717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1927. The next day, as Pro walked from his cell to the courtyard and the firing squad, he blessed the soldiers, knelt, and briefly prayed quietly. Declining
Direct fire (649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fire refers to firing of a ranged weapon whose projectile is launched directly at a target within the line-of-sight of the user. The firing weapon must have
Karl-Gerät (4,009 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
extremely high ground pressure and steering of such an enormous vehicle. Firing trials took place in June 1939. The full-scale driving trials were held
Indirect fire (2,067 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire
Uzi (6,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
magazine to be housed in the pistol grip, allowing for a heavier, slower-firing bolt in a shorter, better-balanced weapon. The weapon is constructed primarily
Gary Gilmore (4,056 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sentences to life imprisonment after Furman.). Gilmore was executed by a firing squad in 1977. His life and execution were the subject of the 1979 nonfiction
Sharpeville massacre (2,521 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
photographed by photographer Ian Berry, who initially thought the police were firing blanks. In present-day South Africa, 21 March is commemorated as a public
Angamaly (1,081 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1965 in the Ernakulam district. The area is known for the Angamaly police firing in 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating
Advanced towed artillery gun system (2,758 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
trials in Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR). During the trials, it broke the then world record for 155 mm/52 calibre gun by firing the round to a distance
Recoil operation (2,731 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fire position. Bolt is locked to barrel, both are fully forward. Recoil of firing forces bolt and barrel fully to the rear, compressing the return springs
Heinrich Schwarz (498 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Natzweiler-Struthof. He was sentenced to death and subsequently shot by a firing squad near Baden-Baden on 20 March 1947. Today's Best Military Writing:
List of people executed in Utah (958 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Killers Face Firing Squad Today". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. May 11, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved 2010-10-28. "Slayer Shot By Firing Squad". The
Safti (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
It is also the training ground and a live-firing area for Singapore Armed Forces known as SAFTI Live Firing Area which is west of Pasir Laba Camp. It
Electric chair (5,299 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
injection, the electric chair, and a firing squad. In 2022, a judge in Richland County, declared that the firing squad and electrocution were both in
Special Purpose Individual Weapon (1,637 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
long-running United States Army program to develop, in part, a flechette-firing "rifle", though other concepts were also involved. The concepts continued
Phalanx CIWS (4,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
around 1 nautical mile (2 km) or recommends fire to the operator. While firing 75 rounds per second, the system tracks outgoing rounds and 'walks' them
Schwerer Gustav (2,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
would require a weapon with a calibre of around 80 centimetres (31 in), firing a projectile weighing seven tonnes (15,000 lb) from a barrel 30 metres (98 ft)
Marc Lamont Hill (3,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Nations on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. CNN gave no reason for the firing. Hill was born and raised in Philadelphia. When he was 14, Hill met future
Heart rate (9,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing rate is affected by autonomic nervous system activity: sympathetic stimulation increases and parasympathetic stimulation decreases the firing rate
M240 machine gun (5,802 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advantage. All variants are fed from disintegrating belts and are capable of firing most types of 7.62 NATO ammunition. M240 variants can be converted to use
Erdemli Shooting Range (164 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Erdemli Shooting Range (Turkish: Erdemli Atış Poligonu) is a firing range located in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It was constructed
Nyoma (1,071 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Indian Military's "Mahe Field Firing Range" (MFFR) on 1259.25 hectares land inside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. Firing range is 40 to 50 km from the
Elevation (ballistics) (528 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
employed their guns in small numbers. Instead of using pin-point artillery firing they used old means of "fire for effect" using artillery en masse. This
Mel Tucker (2,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing of Todd Grantham. Under Tucker, Cleveland consistently ranked fifth in the league, with the defense making 73 interceptions. After the firing of
Hebbian theory (3,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
part in firing it, some growth process or metabolic change takes place in one or both cells such that A’s efficiency, as one of the cells firing B, is increased
Pistol slide (450 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
carrier group (BCG) and partly as the receiver, and generally houses the firing pin/striker, the extractor and frequently also the barrel, and provides
Grenade launcher (3,483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The most common type are man-portable, shoulder-fired
AN-94 (839 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
burst function at a stated 1800 rounds per minute, with the second shot firing very close to the first round. This feature is often known as the "hyperburst"
MG 17 machine gun (442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mountings in many World War II Luftwaffe aircraft, typically as forward-firing offensive armament. The MG 17 was based on the older MG 30 light machine
Béla Imrédy (547 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
collaboration with the Nazis, he was sentenced to death and executed by a firing squad in the courtyard of the jail in Markó street, Budapest, in 1946. Magyar
Capital punishment in Spain (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ETA and Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front (FRAP) were executed by firing squad for murder following a much-publicised trial in which a number of
Steve Jobs (20,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company
Burst mode (weapons) (427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
In automatic firearms, burst mode or burst-fire is a firing mode enabling the shooter to fire a predetermined number of rounds, usually two or three rounds
Railgun (12,300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
aerodynamically streamlined projectiles can convey the benefits of increased firing ranges while, in terms of target effects, increased terminal velocities
Sonmiani Flight Test Range (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Hatf-II, two of Hatf-III, seven of Hatf-IV and five of Hatf-VI. Mashhood Test Firing Range "Sonmiani". www.astronautix.com. Dinshaw, Mistry, Containing Missile
1 May 1944 Kaisariani executions (908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(Greek: Οι 200 της Καισαριανής, "The 200 of Kaisariani") were executed at the firing range of the Athens suburb of Kaisariani by the Nazi occupation authorities
Canister shot (1,426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
anti-personnel artillery ammunition. It has been used since the advent of gunpowder-firing artillery in Western armies, and saw particularly frequent use on land and
Kostas Perrikos (608 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
three times to death and to 15 years of imprisonment. He was executed by firing squad on 4 February 1943 at Kaisariani. Perrikos was posthumously promoted
Cannon (17,746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
term such as howitzer or mortar, except for high-caliber automatic weapons firing bigger rounds than machine guns, called autocannons. The earliest known
Stone Temple Pilots (6,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(drums), the band's lineup remained unchanged from its formation until the firing of Weiland in February 2013. Vocalist Chester Bennington joined the band
Salvo (520 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
salvo is the simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute. As a tactic in warfare
Strafing (1,615 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
weapons. Less commonly, the term is used by extension to describe high-speed firing runs by any land or naval craft such as fast boats, using smaller-caliber
Ordnance QF 25-pounder (5,889 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
6 mm) weapon firing a shell weighing 25 pounds (11.3 kg). It was mounted on late model 18-pounder carriages. One of these used a circular firing platform
Firearm malfunction (1,688 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
separation occurs when the walls of the casing become thin or fatigued. Upon firing the round, the case separates into two pieces near the head. It is not uncommon
Matchlock (2,073 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
musketeer activates by pulling a lever or trigger with their finger. This firing mechanism was an improvement over the hand cannon, which lacked a trigger
Lane Kiffin (6,217 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Kiffin over the telephone. At the televised news conference announcing the firing, Davis called Kiffin "a flat-out liar" and said he was guilty of "bringing
Executive session (456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
corporation moving to an area), and personnel issues (such as hiring and firing). An executive session is a portion of the United States Senate's daily
Herbert E. Grier (632 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Harold Edgerton and Kenneth Germeshausen. During World War II, Grier built a firing mechanism during the Manhattan Project that was used in the Fat Man bomb
37 mm gun M1 (708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Auto-Weapons battalion was authorized a total of thirty-two 37 mm guns in its four firing batteries, plus other weapons. During World War II the 37 mm gun M1 was
MGM-31 Pershing (3,910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
authorized six launchers. In 1965 this increased to eight launchers, two per firing battery. By 1965, three U.S. Army battalions and two German Air Force wings
Straight-twin engine (4,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
down at the same time. However, the firing interval is offset between cylinders, with one of the cylinders firing during the first crankshaft rotation
Döme Sztójay (790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crimes against the Hungarian people, sentenced to death, and executed by a firing squad in Budapest in 1946. Roman, Eric (2003). Austria-Hungary & the Successor
Andrew McCabe (6,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which were under oath. McCabe disputed these charges and alleged that his firing was politically motivated. In September 2019, federal prosecutors recommended
GitHub (7,292 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(January 12, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: GitHub is facing employee backlash after the firing of a Jewish employee who suggested 'Nazis are about' on the day of the US
Bolt (firearms) (487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
forward to facilitate loading/unloading of cartridges from the magazine. The firing pin and extractor are often integral parts of the bolt. The terms "breechblock"
Karl-Otto Koch (1,423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sentenced to death for disgracing both himself and the SS. Koch was executed by firing squad on 5 April 1945 one week before American allied troops arrived to
Capital punishment in South Carolina (1,261 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ready to carry out executions by firing squad. Inmates will now have the choice to be executed via electrocution or firing squad; with electrocution being
Castle Peak (Hong Kong) (774 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
is a designated firing range used by the People's Liberation Army and police forces in Hong Kong, and is named the "Tsing Shan Firing Range". Warnings
Döme Sztójay (790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crimes against the Hungarian people, sentenced to death, and executed by a firing squad in Budapest in 1946. Roman, Eric (2003). Austria-Hungary & the Successor
Paintball marker (3,364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
features are contained in its body, which contains the main components of the firing mechanism: the trigger frame, bolt and valve. Most paintball marker bodies
RPG-7 (3,628 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
current model produced by the Russian Federation is the RPG-7V2, capable of firing standard and dual high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds, high explosive/fragmentation
Biscuit (pottery) (392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
firings are used, the first firing is called the biscuit firing, and the second firing is called the glost firing, or glaze firing if the glaze is fired at
John Byng (4,695 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was a British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at
Termination of employment (4,926 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hands of the employer, often in the form of dismissal (firing) or a layoff. Dismissal or firing is usually thought to be the employee's fault, whereas
Andrew Chan (drug smuggler) (4,490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
criminal trial on 14 February 2006, Chan was sentenced to execution by firing squad by the Denpasar District Court. After lodging an appeal against Chan's
Neural oscillation (10,611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
synchronization of their firing patterns. The interaction between neurons can give rise to oscillations at a different frequency than the firing frequency of individual
Close-in weapon system (1,053 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
CIWS usually consists of a combination of radars, computers, and rapid-firing multiple-barrel rotary cannons placed on a rotating turret. Missile-based
Capital punishment in Indonesia (4,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
regularly applied to certain drug traffickers. Executions are carried out by firing squad. Though the death penalty existed as a punishment from the inception
Andrew McCabe (6,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
which were under oath. McCabe disputed these charges and alleged that his firing was politically motivated. In September 2019, federal prosecutors recommended
Panzerfaust (3,809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to be operated by a single soldier. Firing was done from under the arm at an upward angle as the effective firing range was barely beyond that of hand
Karl-Otto Koch (1,423 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sentenced to death for disgracing both himself and the SS. Koch was executed by firing squad on 5 April 1945 one week before American allied troops arrived to
Starting pistol (810 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pistols may also include modified versions of standard pistols incapable of firing bullets, most commonly achieved by welding an obstruction into the barrel
Three-phase firing (1,709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Three-phase firing (or three-step firing) or iron reduction technique is a firing technique used in ancient Greek pottery production, specifically for
Capital punishment in Belgium (318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
France. Between November 1944 and August 1950, 242 people were executed by firing squad for crimes committed during the Second World War. 241 of them had
Unifight (1,051 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of physical challenge: Stage I) completing an obstacle course including firing a rifle or throwing a knife; Stage II) competing in a one-on-one fight in
August 2017 Herat mosque attack (348 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
one of the two men detonated his vest. The remaining attacker continued firing on the crowd before detonating his vest as well. The attack caused 33 deaths
The Bullet Is Not for Firing (954 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"The Bullet Is Not for Firing" is the fourth episode of the third series of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on Thursday
Double-barreled shotgun (1,836 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
designs, which was a more practical design for muzzleloaders. Early cartridge-firing shotguns also used the side-by-side action, because they kept the exposed
Clara Petacci (942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Giulino di Mezzegra, Italian Social Republic Cause of death Execution by firing squad Known for Mistress of Benito Mussolini Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Spouse
Vitreous enamel (4,495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). The powder melts,
Xun Lei Chong (150 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
be deadly at 120 paces. The central firing device is a combination of a detachable spear, five tubings, and a firing mechanism, all fitted together with
Friendly fire (3,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Accidental fire not intended to attack enemy or hostile targets, and deliberate firing on one's own troops for disciplinary reasons is not called friendly fire
Hedgehog (weapon) (2,304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
depth charges ahead of a ship when attacking a submarine. The principle of firing projectiles forwards, instead of dropping depth charges over the stern,
German battleship Bismarck (11,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 guns arranged in four twin gun turrets: two super-firing turrets forward—"Anton" and "Bruno"—and two aft—"Caesar" and "Dora". Secondary
Camp Edwards (4,728 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
two firing ranges at satellite camps in 1941–1942, the Popponesset Firing Range in Mashpee on the cape's south coast and the Scorton Neck Firing Range
M242 Bushmaster (3,146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
automatic firearms, the M242 does not depend on gas or recoil to actuate its firing system. Instead, it uses a 1 hp (0.75 kW) DC motor, positioned in the receiver
Nikolaos Stratos (337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nikolaos Stratos (Greek: Νικόλαος Στράτος; 16 May 1872 – 28 November 1922 (15 November Old Style dating)) was a Prime Minister of Greece for a few days
AK-74 (9,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
brake or a blank-firing adaptor, while a spring-loaded detent pin held in the front sight post prevents them from unscrewing while firing. However the muzzle
Tsali (1,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was spared, and he later recounted that his family had been shot by a firing squad that ". . . was commanded by Euchella, a fellow fugitive. The majority
Bradley Fighting Vehicle (6,914 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
carry firing port weapons. Early versions had all six firing port mounts fitted and plated over. Newer versions retain the two ramp-mounted firing ports
Execution of the Báb (1,380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
were suspended on a wall and a large firing squad prepared to shoot. When the smoke cleared after the first firing of bullets, the Báb was missing. Reports
Handgun (7,453 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Paterson, the first practical mass-produced revolver, which was capable of firing five shots in rapid succession and quickly became a popular personal weapon
L118 light gun (3,567 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The L119 and M119 use "semi-fixed" ammunition – when it is prepared for firing, the projectile is fitted into the top of the cartridge case and the shell
Eddie Slovik (3,219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
widely expected to be commuted once the war was over. The execution by firing squad was carried out at 10:04 a.m. on January 31, 1945, near the village
Clay tablet (1,207 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
For this reason, some institutions are investigating the possibility of firing them now to aid in their preservation. Writing was not as we see it today
Elena Ceaușescu (2,428 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
afternoon of 25 December 1989 in Târgoviște, they were turned over to a firing squad and executed. Her arms, and those of her husband, were tied behind
Capital punishment in Idaho (1,435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
method five days following the issuance of the warrant of execution, a firing squad is to be used. Men on death row are incarcerated in Idaho Maximum
Capital punishment in Colombia (173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
person to be legally executed in Colombia was Manuel Saturio Valencia by firing squad on 5 May 1907 for arson.[citation needed] Colombia voted in favor
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy (9,369 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the two-year investigation without filing charges after determining the firing was inappropriately political but not criminal, observing that "evidence
SK channel (2,730 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intracellular calcium through N-type calcium channels. Their activation limits the firing frequency of action potentials and is important for regulating afterhyperpolarization
Glossary of firearms terms (10,376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
primer or gunpowder, and are inert. Blank-firing adapter: Some weapons use an adapter fitted to the muzzle when firing blanks. Blowback: A system of operation
Overglaze decoration (922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
top of the already fired and glazed surface, and then fixed in a second firing at a relatively low temperature, often in a muffle kiln. It is often described
Dreadnought (13,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
quick-firing gun firing at relatively short range; at the Battle of the Yalu River in 1894, the victorious Japanese did not commence firing until the
Capital punishment in Finland (845 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
executed by the opposing side. The executions were invariably carried out by firing squad. The Shoot on the Spot Declaration allowed White commanders to summarily
Lock time (1,008 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
trigger of a firearm is activated until the firing pin strikes the primer, and depends on the design of the firing mechanism. A long lock time increases the
QF 4.7-inch Mk I–IV naval gun (4,519 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The QF 4.7-inch gun Mks I, II, III, and IV were a family of British quick-firing 4.724-inch (120 mm) naval and coast defence guns of the late 1880s and 1890s
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Many members of Congress, mostly Democrats, expressed concern over the firing and argued that it would put the integrity of the investigation into jeopardy
Tsali (1,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was spared, and he later recounted that his family had been shot by a firing squad that ". . . was commanded by Euchella, a fellow fugitive. The majority
Action (firearms) (3,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
only to ignite a cartridge that is separately set up ("in battery") for firing, and are incapable of moving the cartridge, itself. As the name implies
Gewehr 98 (8,130 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
distance the firing pin needs to travel was decreased to reduce and hence improve lock time – the amount of time between initiating the firing sequence by
Capital punishment by country (10,576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022. "Chad executes 10 Boko Haram members by firing squad". Reuters.com. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July
Schräge Musik (5,860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pronunciation: [ˈʃʁɛːgə muˈziːk]) was a common name for the fitting of an upward-firing autocannon or machine gun, to an interceptor aircraft, such as a night fighter
SK channel (2,730 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intracellular calcium through N-type calcium channels. Their activation limits the firing frequency of action potentials and is important for regulating afterhyperpolarization
Xun Lei Chong (150 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
be deadly at 120 paces. The central firing device is a combination of a detachable spear, five tubings, and a firing mechanism, all fitted together with
HTV-1 (2,195 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
launch, two Captive Firing Tests were conducted on the rocket which was to launch HTV-1. The first test, which consisted of firing the first stage for
Space Shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article (1,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
static firing 09/10/77 Arrival of MPTA-ET at NSTL 04/21/78 1st static firing (2.5 sec) 05/19/78 2nd static firing (15 sec) 06/15/78 3rd static firing (50
John D. Lee (1,658 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Meadows Massacre. He was sentenced to death and, in 1877, was executed by firing squad at the site of the massacre. Lee was born on September 6, 1812, in
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes (7,581 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Pakistan: Cross-border firing kills one in Bajaur district (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province) September 21". Pakistan: Cross-border firing kills one in Bajaur
Josef Jakobs (1,010 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Treachery Act 1940, Jakobs was sentenced to death and shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged since he was captured as an enemy combatant. Jakobs
M203 grenade launcher (3,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the rifle magazine. The rifle magazine functions as a hand grip when firing the M203. A separate, right-handed only, sighting system is added to rifles
Embrasure (1,122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
more specifically the opening made in a fortified structure to allow the firing of these weapons. In modern architecture, embrasures are incorporated during
Capital punishment in the United Arab Emirates (946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
multiple crimes carry the death penalty, and the sole method of execution is firing squad. Current law allows the death penalty for treason, espionage, murder
M198 howitzer (1,407 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
requires removal of the muzzle brake, or left in the firing position for faster deployment. When firing, the weapon is lowered onto its baseplate rather than
SA80 (8,215 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
disadvantage when firing around the left side of cover, where the shooter must expose the majority of their body. However left shoulder firing can be achieved
Sympatholytic (1,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
medication that opposes the downstream effects of postganglionic nerve firing in effector organs innervated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). They
Capital punishment in Cuba (418 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
manufacturing, espionage, and treason. The typical method is execution by firing squad. The 1940 Constitution of Cuba banned capital punishment for peacetime
Capital punishment in Colombia (173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
person to be legally executed in Colombia was Manuel Saturio Valencia by firing squad on 5 May 1907 for arson.[citation needed] Colombia voted in favor
Director of National Intelligence (2,548 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
policy for intelligence sharing with foreign agencies and for the hiring and firing of senior intelligence officials. The DNI was given further responsibility
9M117 Bastion (1,078 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(BMP-3 and BMD-4); firing range 100–4,000 m (330–13,120 ft); average armour penetration 550 mm (22 in) RHAe after ERA Cartridges firing the 9M117M Kan tandem-charge
Dimitrios Gounaris (930 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Greece Died 28 November 1922(1922-11-28) (aged 55) Goudi, Athens, Kingdom of Greece Cause of death Execution by firing squad Political party People's Party
Capital punishment in Laos (144 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
national economy; treason and espionage. Executions are carried out by a firing squad. In March 2009, the government of Laos reported to Amnesty International
Mystic Mountain (306 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mountain contains multiple Herbig–Haro objects where nascent stars are firing off jets of gas which interact with surrounding clouds of gas and dust.
Anti-aircraft warfare (13,254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
provide their own defences against airborne threats. Until the 1950s, guns firing ballistic munitions ranging from 7.62 mm (.30 in) to 152.4 mm (6 in) were
Bren light machine gun (7,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
weapon. This was supplemented in the 1980s by the L86 Light Support Weapon firing the 5.56×45mm NATO round, leaving the Bren gun in use only as a pintle mount
Bucky Dent (2,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Yankees. Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe criticized Steinbrenner for firing Dent in Boston and said he should "have waited until the Yankees got to
M2 mortar (1,585 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
supported by a simple bipod with the elevation and traverse mechanisms. The firing pin was fixed in the base cap of the tube, and the bomb was fired automatically
MG 34 (6,953 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
semi-automatic firing and full-automatic firing mode, although some simplified late-war mounts had the trigger configured for full-automatic firing mode only
Paul Soldner (950 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
16th-century Japanese technique called raku, introducing new methods of firing and post firing, which became known as American Raku. He was the founder of the
Metal Storm (1,742 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
discharged sequentially from the single ignition. Various methods of separately firing each propellant package behind stacked projectiles have been proposed which
1978 Somali coup attempt (591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
coup, 17 alleged ringleaders, including Osman, were summarily executed by firing squad. The coup attempt was staged by a group of disgruntled Army officers
Orbit (8,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
paths with closest point opposite firing point Circular path Range of elliptical paths with closest point at firing point Open (or escape) trajectories
M102 howitzer (1,603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
calibres on M101) allows a slightly higher muzzle velocity and thus enhanced firing range. A low silhouette made the new weapon a more difficult target for
Breechloader (2,552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
around the gun, ready to load and put final touches on the aim, prior to firing the next shot. That led to the development of an armored shield fitted to
Medium machine gun (2,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
machine gun (MMG), in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered "medium" in weight (15–40 lb
Obturation (1,125 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and often with a concave base will flare under the heat and pressure of firing, filling the bore and engaging the barrel's rifling. The mechanism by which
Capital punishment in Angola (158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
supporters, who were convicted of treason. The execution method in Angola was by firing squad. Angola signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant
Mitrailleuse (4,782 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the breech before firing. With the rotation of a crank, the 25 rounds were discharged in rapid succession. The sustainable firing rate of the Reffye
Mueller special counsel investigation (17,815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe started the investigation based on Comey's firing—which had been recommended in writing by Rosenstein in what became known
Desert Eagle (1,725 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ambidextrous safety switch rotates a drum mechanism that sits over the firing pin, causing the firing pin to lock in, which prevents it from moving forward and reduces
Out-of-battery (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to the status of a firearm before the action has returned to the normal firing position. The term originates from artillery, referring to a gun that fires
Manuel Dorrego (648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827
719 Naval Air Squadron (1,543 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It initially formed in 1944 as a Fighter Air Firing Training Squadron, at HMS Vulture, RNAS St Merryn, within the School of
Katyusha rocket launcher (3,007 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crew, the launchers could redeploy to a new location immediately after firing, denying the enemy the opportunity for counterbattery fire. Katyusha batteries
M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun (3,886 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
immediately after an extended burst of firing. During testing of the gun, it was found to be capable of firing extended bursts of over 1,000 rounds before
Pump action (1,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
creates less torque that can tilt and throw the gun off aim when repeat-firing rapidly. The first slide action patent was issued to Alexander Bain of Britain
Out-of-battery (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to the status of a firearm before the action has returned to the normal firing position. The term originates from artillery, referring to a gun that fires
Execution (novel) (1,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
officer in charge of the execution faints, and Adam is forced to command the firing squad himself. Execution ends with Adam and the other men regaining a measure
Dartmoor (6,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
military firing ranges for over 200 years. The public is granted extensive land access rights on Dartmoor (including restricted access to the firing ranges)
Pump action (1,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
creates less torque that can tilt and throw the gun off aim when repeat-firing rapidly. The first slide action patent was issued to Alexander Bain of Britain
12-inch coast defense mortar (3,791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the individual mortar had to be thrown into the closed (firing) position. Finally, the firing magneto, which was mounted on a special "shoe", often on
Stennis Space Center (5,131 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
automatically. The firing passed all major test objectives with the exception of the propellant utilization system. This was the fourth static firing of the S-II-T
Katyusha rocket launcher (3,007 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
crew, the launchers could redeploy to a new location immediately after firing, denying the enemy the opportunity for counterbattery fire. Katyusha batteries
8.8 cm KwK 36 (940 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
falling wedge type and operated semi-automatically, meaning that after firing the empty cartridge case was automatically ejected, while the breech cocked
21-gun salute (2,436 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannons or artillery as a military honor. As naval customs evolved, 21
Pottery of ancient Greece (7,456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
changing the amount of oxygen present during firing. This was done in a process known as three-phase firing involving alternating oxidizing –reducing conditions
Friedrich Fromm (1,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the Brandenburg-Görden Prison by firing squad as part of the post-conspiracy purge. His last words before the firing squad were reported to be "I die
Anvil (2,746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
They are also essential to the work done by farriers. Anvil firing is the practice of firing an anvil into the air using gunpowder. It has been popular
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun (1,718 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. [12-cwt.]) was a common, versatile 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre naval gun introduced
Möbelwagen (498 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
could be lowered for full 360 degree traverse, allowing flat or low-level firing, or they could be half-closed, being pinned together to hang slightly open
Noman Çelebicihan (659 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Crimea. He was arrested and imprisoned in Sevastopol. On 23 February, a firing squad of the Black Sea Fleet executed him and unceremoniously threw his
Greek terracotta figurines (1,458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
creates a small opening, a vent hole that allows steam to escape during the firing. The vent can also be used for assembly, allowing intervention inside the
Capital punishment in Croatia (621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
death of 20 people in a rail disaster of 15 August 1949. He was executed by firing squad on 24 October 1949. Kazimir Antić and his brother Ivan conspired to
BrahMos (12,322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(DRDO) said that there were "small hitches" in the last stage of the test firing due to delay in input of satellite navigation input to the inertial navigation
Jordan–Israel Mixed Armistice Commission (4,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
all illegal crossings of the demarcation line. It was also provided that firing would he reduced to a strict minimum; that it would be prohibited during
AGM-83 Bulldog (267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for the Bullpup which would let the launching aircraft turn away after firing. In 1970, Texas Instruments was given a Navy contract to create a laser-guidance
Flint (2,622 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the correct tinder, or gunpowder used in weapons, namely the flintlock firing mechanism. Although it has been superseded in these uses by different processes
LeMat Revolver (1,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
featured an unusual secondary 16 to 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot. It saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States
Renshaw cell (1,578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
motor root, and are thus "kept informed" of how vigorously that neuron is firing. They send an inhibitory axon to synapse with the cell body of the initial
3.7 cm SK C/30 (865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in the war. The C/30 was a semi-automatic anti-aircraft gun (ie; after firing each round, the breech opened and the spent cartridge casing was automatically
Rocket-propelled grenade (5,243 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tanks rendered these weapons obsolete and anti-tank guns likewise began firing larger calibre and more effective armor-piercing shells. Although a number
Pulverized coal-fired boiler (874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in cosmetic makeup) that is blown into the firebox. The basic idea of a firing system using pulverised fuel is to use the whole volume of the furnace for
Drax Power Station (8,279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
turbines were replaced between 2007 and 2012. By 2010, the station was co-firing biomass. In 2012, the company announced plans to convert three generating
Stock (firearms) (4,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing mechanism are attached. The stock also provides a means for the shooter
Secondary armament (909 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Secondary armaments are smaller, faster-firing weapons that are typically effective at a shorter range than the main (heavy) weapons on military systems
Farang Wa Gharu District (81 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Farang wa Gharu or Firing wa Gharu (Persian: فرنگ و غارو) is a district in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Khost wa
M3 submachine gun (6,086 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in 1964, and this weapon and its subsequent shorter iterations (XM-177)(firing the intermediate 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge) was a better replacement for
Nicolae Ceaușescu (13,452 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
genocide, both were sentenced to death, and they were immediately executed by firing squad on 25 December. Ceaușescu was born in the small village of Scornicești
Battle of Long Tan (18,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Nui Dat to locate the firing positions and determine the direction of the VC withdrawal. D Company found weapon pits and firing positions for mortars
Capital punishment in Guatemala (420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Guatemala, and is carried out by lethal injection and, to a lesser extent, the firing squad. The death penalty today remains only in Guatemala's military codes
Sterling submachine gun (4,791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a few live-firing Sterlings were modified compared to those used as E-11s. The E-11 itself would later come to be depicted by non-firing Sterling replicas
List of Milwaukee Brewers owners and executives (166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
50 seasons of play. The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (18,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
regarding controversial topics such as rape and pedophilia, and called for his firing. The Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn stated, "The offensive attitudes
Dolby Atmos (3,636 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The initial cinema Atmos systems used in-ceiling speakers, then upward-firing speakers (e.g. for soundbars) were introduced as an alternative for consumer
Tanegashima (gun) (2,409 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
tanegashima firing mechanism The inside of the arquebus's firing mechanism Edo-period tanegashima showing the barrel bolt Edo-period tanegashima firing mechanism
QF 18-pounder gun (9,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that its field artillery was being overtaken by the more modern "quick-firing" guns of other major powers, and investigated replacements for its existing
Gamma motor neuron (3,020 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
important in keeping muscle spindles taut, thereby allowing the continued firing of alpha neurons, leading to muscle contraction. These neurons also play
Soyuz MS-18 (1,369 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that motion by activating thrusters of the Russian Segment. The erroneous firing of Soyuz engines was the result of a procedural error in the instructions
Murder of Jordan Davis (2,935 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of attempted second-degree murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. The jury could
Vega (rocket) (5,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
first test firing of the P80 engine took place on 30 November 2006 in Kourou, and the test was concluded successfully. The second test firing of the P80
Break action (1,294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hinge pin joins the two parts of the rifle or shotgun; the stock with its firing mechanism and the fore-piece and barrel, which hold the round to be fired
List of Firing Line episodes (54 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Firing Line is an American public affairs show founded and hosted by conservative William F. Buckley Jr. This is a list of episodes that aired originally
Capital punishment in Chad (1,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Abderahmane, Adouma Ali Ahmat, and Abdreahamane Hamid Haroun – were executed by firing squad at a military shooting range for the September 25 murder of Sheik
Nanjemoy Creek (244 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
on Cedar Point Neck, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) may be present within firing fans, which extend into both Nanjemoy Creek and the Potomac River. The rural
M4 carbine (11,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
heavier SOCOM barrel to better dissipate heat from sustained automatic firing, the full-auto trigger group with a more consistent trigger pull than the
Sten (8,716 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
designs. The Sten was a blowback-operated submachine gun firing from an open bolt with a fixed firing pin on the face of the bolt. This means the bolt remains
M4 carbine (11,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
heavier SOCOM barrel to better dissipate heat from sustained automatic firing, the full-auto trigger group with a more consistent trigger pull than the
Myuran Sukumaran (5,756 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sentenced on 14 February 2006 by the Denpasar District Court to execution by firing squad. After lodging an appeal against his sentence, Sukumaran's appeal
Rotary cannon (1,659 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fire than single-barreled autocannons of the same caliber. The loading, firing and ejection functions are performed simultaneously in different barrels
Bizen ware (1,763 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
peel off during the firing process. Due to its low fire resistance it cannot withstand rapid high-temperature changes, so the firing has to be done gradually
Rick Pitino (6,257 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
investigation involving bribes to recruits, which resulted in Louisville firing him for cause. On March 20, 2023, he was named head basketball coach at
List of cases of police brutality in India (2,391 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing involved police firing at a group of people marching to the police station protesting against the incumbent Communist government. The firing killed
Fire support base (646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
105 mm and 155 mm at battalion level) located in dispersed and fortified firing positions. These smaller bases arranged their guns in square or triangle
Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border (2,496 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
into India from Bangladesh, for walking along the border, cross border firing and cattle smuggling. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096 kilometer (2,545
Break action (1,294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hinge pin joins the two parts of the rifle or shotgun; the stock with its firing mechanism and the fore-piece and barrel, which hold the round to be fired
Octavia Nasr (2,100 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
firing and faulted CNN for its decision. Stephen Walt of NPR called it "a mistake for CNN." Many wrote in support of Nasr and warned that her firing constituted
QF 18-pounder gun (9,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that its field artillery was being overtaken by the more modern "quick-firing" guns of other major powers, and investigated replacements for its existing
Improvised firearm (4,411 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
generally crude homemade firearms consisting of a barrel, breechblock and a firing mechanism. For small, low-pressure cartridges, like the common .22 caliber
Leon Rupnik (2,082 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was sentenced to death for treason on August 30, 1946. He was executed by firing squad on September 4, 1946 at Ljubljana's Žale cemetery, and was buried
Vicente Guerrero (3,559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the liberal press. Despite pleas for his life, Guerrero was executed by firing squad in Cuilapam on 14 February 1831. His death did mark the dissolution
Capital punishment in the United States (20,757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was carried out in 1608 on Captain George Kendall, who was executed by firing squad at the Jamestown colony for spying on behalf of the Spanish government
Hand cannon (4,532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
direct manual external ignition through a touch hole without any form of firing mechanism. It may also be considered a forerunner of the handgun. The hand
Pyramidal cell (2,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
neurons have been classified into different subclasses based upon their firing responses to 400-1000 millisecond current pulses. These classification are
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (2,148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
21 missiles. The original weapon cannot employ its own sensors prior to firing, so it must be integrated with a ship's combat system, which directs the
Spike (missile) (9,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
air-deployable launcher firing test on YouTube Spike-ER II firing test on YouTube Spike-LR II firing test on YouTube Spike-SR/MR/LR/ER/NLOS firing test on YouTube
Capital punishment in Andorra (143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Originally sentenced to be executed by garrote, he was instead shot by a firing squad for the murder of his brother, Antoni Areny, on 18 October 1943. Capital
Volley gun (1,296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
practice, large volley guns were not particularly more useful than a cannon firing canister shot or grapeshot. Since they were still mounted on a carriage
Rimfire ammunition (2,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin will strike and crush the rim against the edge of the barrel breech
Water gun (1,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reservoir out of one's hands. The air-based separate pressure chamber or firing chamber system works on the same physical principle as the pressurized reservoir
William F. Buckley Jr. (14,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1999, Buckley hosted 1,429 episodes of the public affairs television show Firing Line, the longest-running public affairs show with a single host in American
Chen Gongbo (741 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
be reunited with Wang Jingwei in the next world". Chen was executed by firing squad at Suzhou, Jiangsu, on June 3, 1946. Zanasi David P. Barrett and Larry
Wellers Bay (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the beach was part of the Consecon Air Weapons Range and was used as a firing range, for pilot-trainees. In 1978 the Weller's Bay National Wildlife Area
Minié ball (1,179 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
down the barrel of a rifled long gun, yet maintain good accuracy during firing due to obturation by expansion of the bullet's base when fired. The Minié
Associated Press (8,981 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
since 2000, including at least 40 people and organizations. Prior to his firing, Newton had been focused on writing about federal law-enforcement while
Underglaze (2,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
also a cheaper method, as only a single firing is needed, whereas overglaze decoration requires a second firing at a lower temperature. Many historical
Glossary of pottery terms (4,508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Biscuit firing The first firing prior to glazing and subsequent additional firing. Bloating The permanent swelling of a ceramic article during firing caused
Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Weapon System program. It is a 10-round, 12-gauge, bullpup shotgun with two firing modes: semi-auto and full-auto. The gun is fully ambidextrous. The development
Panzerschreck (1,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that it could penetrate thicker armor, but also produced more smoke when firing. Calibre 88 mm was selected as the existing RPzB. Gr. 4312 for 8.8 cm Raketenwerfer
Steyr ACR (638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The Steyr ACR was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design
List of San Francisco Giants owners and executives (415 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
managers. The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding
Chamber (firearms) (908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
lever-action, bolt action, or autoloading operation generally in anticipation of firing the weapon, without need to "load" the weapon upon decision to use it (reducing
Jeff Shell (1,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jeff Shell is an American media executive who served as the CEO for NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, from 2019 to 2023. Shell is a graduate of the
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel (16,564 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
conducted in March 2013 found that a majority of Palestinians do not support firing rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip, with only 38% favoring their use
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (5,183 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
theories about how he was killed, the most popular that he was killed by firing squad in the morning of 30 July. Before his execution, he thanked his jailers
QF 6-inch naval gun (2,387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
The QF 6-inch 40 calibre naval gun (Quick-Firing) was used by many United Kingdom-built warships around the end of the 19th century and the start of the
Capital punishment in Slovenia (133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
last person executed in Slovenia was Franc Rihtarič, who was executed by firing squad on 30 October 1959 in Maribor. https://web.archive.org/web/20050324105012/http://www
Flintlock (4,263 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
They had to fire as quickly as possible, often firing three to four rounds per minute. Loading and firing at such a pace dramatically increased the risk
Kz 8 cm GrW 42 (191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for transport. Some weapons were provided with a lanyard-operated loading/firing mechanism for remote-controlled use. It was generally known as the "Stummelwerfer"
M777 howitzer (6,070 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
barrel on a modern artillery system, like the M777, must be replaced after firing up to 2,500 shells. November 2024 BAE announced the opening of a new artillery
Capital punishment in Somalia (759 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
amongst civilians. Both officially sanctioned and extrajudicial executions by firing squad often occur in public. In 2011 three soldiers were executed for murder
Forward assist (981 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
there is a chance that it will not have done so) to prevent out-of-battery firing. It is only used on closed bolt only firearms. Some firearms have a dedicated
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Petrograd, and in the early hours of the following day he was shot there by a firing squad, along with his brother, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, and his cousins
Arma 2 (3,969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022. "Arma 2: Firing Range". Metacritic.[dead link‍] "Arma 2: Firing Range". Arma 2 Official Website. 19 March 2013.
Capital punishment in Lebanon (176 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
offenses (e.g. desertion). The methods prescribed by law are hanging and firing squad, although hanging has been the predominant method throughout Lebanese
M2 Bradley (6,440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Bradleys have firing ports for a number of M231 Firing Port Weapons (FPWs; modified M16 assault rifles), providing a button-up firing position to replace
Land mine (9,867 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
advantage that it was difficult to detonate, so it could withstand the shock of firing by artillery pieces. It was also advantageous for land mines for several
Banishment room (236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the expression "mise au placard" describes this due to the difficulty of firing employees (outside of mergers), which is a moral harassment[clarification
Place of worship (1,591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
displaying the Red Cross or Red Crescent. These international laws of war bar firing upon or from a religious building. Religious architecture expresses the
Guido Buffarini Guidi (562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Civil War by an Extraordinary Court of Justice in Milan. He was executed by firing squad on 10 July, having tried (like French collaborator Pierre Laval) and
Smith & Wesson Model 500 (900 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
double/single action large-caliber revolver produced by Smith & Wesson, firing the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge. The Model 500 was built on the entirely new
Jeff Shell (1,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Jeff Shell is an American media executive who served as the CEO for NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, from 2019 to 2023. Shell is a graduate of the
Atlas-Able (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Complex 13; this became the second Atlas-Able to be destroyed during a static firing, and hence never launched. Wade (2008-08-14). "Atlas". Encyclopedia Astronautica
Bestoxin (695 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sodium channel function, thus promoting spontaneous and repetitive neuronal firing. Following injection into mice, it causes non-lethal writhing behaviour
Masaharu Homma (2,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946. Homma was born on Sado Island, in the Sea of Japan
28 cm Haubitze L/12 (845 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for coastal defense. The theory of operation was a low-velocity howitzer firing a large shell at a high angle was more likely to destroy an enemy ship by
Tanegashima Space Center (711 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
testing, launching, and tracking satellites, as well as rocket engine firing tests. On-site main facilities include: Yoshinobu Launch Complex Osaki Launch
Degtyaryov machine gun (3,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
"Degtyaryov's infantry machine gun") or DP-27/DP-28 is a light machine gun firing the 7.62×54mmR cartridge that was primarily used by the Soviet Union, with
Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (630 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Weapon System program. It is a 10-round, 12-gauge, bullpup shotgun with two firing modes: semi-auto and full-auto. The gun is fully ambidextrous. The development
Jill Farren Phelps (1,455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Hospital cast member James Franco (ex-Franco). In July 2012, following the firing of executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell and co-head writer
Celadon (3,440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ferric to ferrous iron (Fe2O3 → FeO) during the firing process. Individual pieces in a single firing can have significantly different colors, from small
Benelli M4 (1,845 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Royal Malaysian Customs Academy (2010). "Royal Malaysian Customs Academy: Firing range". Royal Malaysian Customs. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06
Hard-paste porcelain (770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
learn or reproduce the secret of its formula in terms of materials and firing temperature until it was worked out in Europe in the early 18th century
Andon Kalchev (2,373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was sentenced to death by Greek military tribunal, and was executed by firing squad on 27 August 1948. He was born in Zhuzheltsi, Ottoman Empire, today
AO-63 assault rifle (301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
delay to increase ballistic performance, making it technically the fastest-firing rifle known. The AO-63 assault rifle was used by the Spetsnaz during the
Sapping (1,227 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
moved through the trenches to get closer to—and enable firing at—the fortification. The goal of firing is to batter a breach in the curtain walls, to allow
Killing of Dontre Hamilton (1,128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
panel of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission unanimously upheld the firing, sustaining and confirming the two conclusions of an internal investigation
Capital punishment in Egypt (947 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
International. The method of execution is hanging for civilian convictions, and by firing squad for convictions by commissioned military personnel at the time of
Airspace (3,384 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
areas Warning areas Military operation areas (MOAs) Alert areas Controlled firing areas (CFAs) Prohibited areas contain airspace of defined dimensions within
Bomb vessel (1,774 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
purpose-built World War I- and II-era monitors, but also by other warships now firing long-range explosive shells. The first recorded deployment of bomb vessels
AKM (6,874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
intermediate cartridge. It is a selective fire, gas operated with a rotating bolt, firing in either semi-automatic or fully automatic, and has a cyclic rate of fire
Pit fired pottery (679 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Pit firing is the oldest known method for the firing of pottery. Examples have been dated as early as 29,000–25,000 BCE, while the earliest known kiln
Maliq Bushati (216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
February 1946(1946-02-20) (aged 56) Albania Cause of death Execution by firing squad Political party Albanian Fascist Party Profession Prime Minister Signature
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia (583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Petrograd, and in the early hours of the following day he was shot there by a firing squad, along with his brother, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, and his cousins
Repeating rifle (2,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rifle was invented by a Norwegian colonel by the name of Fafting capable of firing 18 to 20 shots a minute and being used as an ordinary rifle by taking off
Ship of the line (4,172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
both able to fire from their broadsides, the faction with more cannons firing – and therefore more firepower – typically had an advantage. From the end
Mihai Antonescu (858 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
People's Tribunal, and found guilty of war crimes. He was executed by a firing squad, together with Ion Antonescu, Constantin Z. Vasiliu [ro] and Gheorghe
1972 UEFA Cup final (231 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
decisive for them, with Martin Chivers scoring a remarkable late winner, firing in an unstoppable shot from 25 yards. They then held Wolves to a 1–1 draw
ENARM Pentagun (116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was prevented by means of movable barrel, which was pulled just prior to firing 1.5mm backwards into the corresponding recesses in cylinder. The shotgun
FGM-148 Javelin (8,392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
backblast from the launch tube still poses a hazard to nearby personnel. The firing team may move as soon as the "fire-and-forget" missile has been launched
BMP-1 (7,190 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
missile (ATGM). The gun was intended to engage enemy armored vehicles and firing points at a range of up to 700 metres (770 yd). The missile launcher was
John F. Kelly (6,836 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
handling of Porter's departure. In August 2018, a tape was released of Kelly firing White House staffer Omarosa Manigault in the Situation Room, and allegedly
Capital punishment in Ghana (278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Ghana last executed a criminal in 1993. The method of execution is by firing squad. It is considered "abolitionist in practice." Capital punishment was
List of New York Mets owners and executives (352 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
including interim GMs). The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding
Bolt action (4,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Also, the bolt ahead of the lugs may flex on firing which, although a safety advantage with repeated firing over time, this may lead to a stretched receiver
Gun carriage (3,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
with the recoil of the gun and then allow it to be moved forward into a firing position after reloading. Traversing the gun was achieved by levering the
Don Lemon (4,138 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
CNN This Morning. Lemon's tenure on the show ended with his April 2023 firing. Lemon's outspoken criticism of Donald Trump made him a target of the president
2016 Indian Line of Control strike (7,059 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Pakistani military said the DGMO communications discussed only the cross-border firing, which was part of the existing rules of engagement. Pakistan denied that
Gunwale (172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing artillery. Over time it remained as a valuable stiffener mounted inboard
Utah State Prison (1,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
convicted in 1985 of murder and executed by firing squad on June 18, 2010. Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad at the Utah State Prison in 1977. He
M1911 pistol (8,308 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the slide and barrel which are locked together during this portion of the firing cycle. After the bullet has left the barrel, the slide and barrel continue
AFL Media (1,084 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
AFL Media is an Australian sports media company operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) to provide coverage of the league and the sport of Australian
Silencer (firearms) (8,627 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
baffles, with a hollow bore to allow the bullet to exit normally. During firing, the bullet passes through the bore with little hindrance, but most of the
Parabellum MG 14 (709 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
forward-firing LMG 08 and LMG's 08/15 guns, in that their 30mm wide cloth ammunition belt was compatible with those weapons, The fixed forward-firing guns
21 cm GrW 69 (213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was redesigned to 21 cm at OKH's request to use existing ammunition. In firing position, the wheels rested in shoes that rested on a semicircular rail
Swingfire (2,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
refers to its ability to make a rapid turn of up to ninety degrees after firing to bring it onto the line of the sighting mechanism. This means that the
Biscuit porcelain (964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
wares, have a glaze applied, either before a single firing, or at the biscuit stage, with a further firing. Small figurines and other decorative pieces have
Hannah Szenes (1,833 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reveal details of her mission. She was eventually tried and executed by firing squad. She is regarded as a national hero in Israel but has largely been
Biscuit porcelain (964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
wares, have a glaze applied, either before a single firing, or at the biscuit stage, with a further firing. Small figurines and other decorative pieces have
Nakajima J1N (1,654 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
it had twin 20 mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon firing upward in a 30° upward angle, but added a second pair firing downward at a forward 30° angle, allowing
Petri net (7,240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
consumes the required input tokens, and creates tokens in its output places. A firing is atomic, i.e. a single non-interruptible step. Unless an execution policy
Joe Hill (activist) (4,992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Hill was executed by firing squad on November 19, 1915, at Utah's Sugar House Prison. When Deputy Shettler, who led the firing squad, called out the
Killing of Dontre Hamilton (1,128 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
panel of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission unanimously upheld the firing, sustaining and confirming the two conclusions of an internal investigation
Chinese ceramics (14,794 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
compromise between the other types, and offered locations in the firing chamber with a range of firing conditions. Important specific types of pottery, many coming
Capital punishment in Ghana (278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Ghana last executed a criminal in 1993. The method of execution is by firing squad. It is considered "abolitionist in practice." Capital punishment was
Comet (tank) (3,280 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
new 77 mm HV gun. This was a smaller version of the 17 pdr anti-tank gun firing the same 76.2 mm (3") projectiles, albeit with a lighter charge, and was
Cane gun (651 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
just a barrel with an integrated chamber, manual ejection, a detachable firing mechanism, a rudimentary grip, and in some cases primitive sights. Other
Capital punishment in Algeria (311 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
considered to be "Abolitionist in Practice." Algeria's execution methods are the firing squad and shooting. The death penalty remains on the statute books as a
GFM cloche (501 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
armaments on the Maginot Line. A cloche (bell) was a fixed and non-retractable firing position made of a thick iron casting which shielded its occupant. By comparison
Sapping (1,227 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
moved through the trenches to get closer to—and enable firing at—the fortification. The goal of firing is to batter a breach in the curtain walls, to allow
8 cm PAW 600 (1,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
limit of what the gun's own crew could effectively move into and out of a firing position by hand. The next gun, the 7.5 cm PaK 40, was a very effective
Typing game (546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
typing. Successfully typing a letter or word is tied to an action, such as firing a weapon at an attacking space ship. Companies associated with video games
Smoothbore (882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fragmentation. The cannon made the transition from smoothbore firing cannonballs to rifled firing shells in the mid-19th century. However, to reliably penetrate
Steyr AUG (9,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
AUG comes with a muzzle cap, spare bolt for left-handed shooters, blank-firing adaptor, cleaning kit, sling and either an American M7 or German KCB-77
Tarnak Farm incident (2,442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
laser-guided 500-pound (230 kg) bomb on the Canadians, who were conducting a night firing exercise at Tarnak Farms. The deaths were the first of Canada's war in Afghanistan
Clay pit (167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
deposits. In these industries, the other essential raw material is fuel for firing and potteries may be located near to fuel sources. Former claypits are sometimes
Nader Jahanbani (1,201 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sepahbod Nader Jahanbani (Persian: نادر جهانبانی, romanized: Nāder-e Jahānbānī; 16 April 1928 – 13 March 1979) was an Iranian prince and general, distinguished
2014 Russian cross-border shelling of Ukraine (738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
American government stated that it had evidence that the Russian military was firing on Ukrainian territory from across the border. A spokesman for the US Department
Anton Dostler (1,464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
guilty, Dostler was sentenced to death and executed by a United States Army firing squad. Dostler joined the German army in 1910 and served as a junior officer
Pacemaker potential (929 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
thus, the pacemaker potential is what drives the self-generated rhythmic firing (automaticity) of pacemaker cells, and the rate of change (i.e., the slope)
Robert Blum (850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Robert Blum (10 November 1807 – 9 November 1848) was a German democratic politician, publicist, poet, publisher, revolutionary and member of the National
Maliq Bushati (216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
February 1946(1946-02-20) (aged 56) Albania Cause of death Execution by firing squad Political party Albanian Fascist Party Profession Prime Minister Signature
Penally (1,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A4139 road when the firing range is in use. The firing range has its own byelaws, which are displayed on signs around the firing range perimeter. The
Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70 (3,393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
considered two solutions to the problem. One was to greatly increase the firing speed of the 40 while also incorporating any minor changes that would improve
Artillery fuze (5,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
activation conditions are met. This action typically occurs a preset time after firing (time fuze), or on physical contact with (contact fuze) or detected proximity
John F. Kennedy assassination rifle (7,403 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
demonstration of Oswald's shooting, firing three well-aimed shots within 8.3 seconds with Carcano M91/38 and under the same firing conditions. By doing so Dr.
The Rifleman (3,434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
show was set in the 1880s) which had been customized to allow repeated firing by cycling its lever action. He demonstrated this technique in the opening
FG 42 (3,298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
experienced serious malfunctions: one rifle suffered a catastrophic failure after firing only 2,100 rounds, a soldier was injured when attempting to fire a rifle
Puran Appu (1,270 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
along with Gongalegoda Banda and Ven. Kudapola Thera. He was executed by a firing squad on August 8, 1848, with his body being buried in Matale. Puran Appu
Juan Rafael Mora Porras (688 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
he was defeated, captured, and, on 30 September 1860, brought before a firing squad. His nephew, who he helped to raise, was the writer Manuel Argüello
Edith Cavell (7,340 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
arrested, court-martialled under German military law and sentenced to death by firing squad. Despite international pressure for mercy, the German government refused
Fighter aircraft (16,238 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tactically effective and highly cost efficient. The cost of a gun firing pass is far less than firing a missile, and the projectiles are not subject to the thermal
Jim Montgomery (ice hockey) (2,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
of unprofessionalism" egregious enough to demand Montgomery's immediate firing. He did not offer specifics "out of respect for everyone involved," only
Stokes mortar (1,760 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
impact sensitive primer in the base of the bomb would make contact with a firing pin at the base of the tube, and ignite the propellant charge in the base
Hispano-Suiza HS.404 (3,654 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
later versions based on British development are known as 20 mm Hispano. Firing a 20 mm calibre projectile, it delivered a significant load of explosive
Nock gun (674 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
seven barrels firing at once was more powerful than had been thought, and frequently injured or broke the shoulder of whoever was firing the gun, and in
Biological neuron model (14,910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
until the next firing is tref+tint . The firing frequency is the inverse of the total inter-spike interval (including dead time). The firing frequency as
Fluidized bed combustion (1,093 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
combined cycle system. A 1½ generation PFBC system increases the gas turbine firing temperature by using natural gas in addition to the vitiated air from the
Confederate revolving cannon (373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cylinder and the barrel, which significantly reduced gas leakage during firing. A lever attached to a ratcheting mechanism was used to rotate the cylinder
Petros Protopapadakis (272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Petros Protopapadakis (Greek: Πέτρος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης; 31 December 1854[citation needed] – 28 November 1922) was a politician and Prime Minister of Greece
Firing the Cathedral (85 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Firing the Cathedral is a novella by British fantasy and science fiction writer Michael Moorcock. It is part of his long-running Jerry Cornelius series
.38 caliber (110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
were revolvers that fired the .38 Special cartridge, seconded by revolvers firing the .357 Magnum, a lengthened version of the .38 Special.: 68  9 mm caliber
Capital punishment in Poland (1,825 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1928 firing squad was the only method of execution. Through a presidential decree in 1927, hanging became the main method of execution, with firing squad
Andor Jaross (497 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the war, Jaross was tried by the Hungarian authorities and executed by firing squad. Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890
Capital punishment in Bulgaria (1,453 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Georgi Mandulov [bg] 27 June 1925 Anton Conspiring to aid communist activity Firing squad Nesho Shabanov [bg] The Gostevi brothers Sokrat Kirshveng 1937 14
Saggar (1,172 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
a type of kiln furniture. It is a ceramic boxlike container used in the firing of pottery to enclose or protect ware being fired inside a kiln. The name