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The Model 1936 105mm Schneider quick-firing gun entered service before World War II. The French and Romanian Armies ordered the MLE 1936 and used them throughout WW2. The French Army received a version with rubber tires for vehicle towing, while the Romanian Army received wooden tires for horse-drawn transport. By the start of WW2, the […]
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The IKO 24 cm Schwerer Flugelminenwerfer was the standard German heavy mortar in the last half of World War I. The mortar fired a projectile stabilized by four large vanes or wings (“Flugel” in German). The German Army General Headquarters reserve included 13 battalions equipped with heavy mortars (schwerer minenwerfer). These battalions were assigned to
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The Canadian Forces purchased the Javelin to replace the Blowpipe for deployment in the First Gulf War (1990–1991). The Javelin is a British-made, lightweight, surface-to-air missile system (SAM). It was in Canadian service from 1990 to 2005. Soldiers fired the Javelin from a single-shoulder launcher, multiple LML launchers, or adapted vehicle mounts. After firing, the
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