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WORDS IN THE NEWS.(World War I)(Great Depression)
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Below are some key words used in this issue of Current Events. Knowing their meanings will be helpful in understanding recent news events.
* World War I (page 2). World War took place from 1914 to 1918. The war began with the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914. Many political quarrels throughout Europe then surfaced. Germany invaded France in August of that year. Before 1915 was over, the three main Central Powers--Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire--were fighting against the Allies, which included Great ...
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82-MM CHINESE RECOILLESS GUN SEIZED FROM MILITANT HIDEOUT.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
; ...DISTRICT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, A TOP DEFENCE OFFICIAL SAID ON THURSDAY. ON AN INTELLIGENC INPUT, TROOPS OF PARAMILITARY RASTRIYA RIFLES RECOVERED THE DEADLY GUN ALONG WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS FROM A HIGH ALTITUDE HIDEOUT IN BANIHAL HILLS OF DODA DISTRICT BESIDES...
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Target air rifle zero shifting. (Holding Zeros, part 3) (column)
Magazine article from: Shooting Industry
; ...its motion. The recoilless factor of the high...Olympic-type air rifles permits a trainee...setting of the rifle. This can range...me to load his rifle for every practice...we didn't have recoilless air rifles and I was not aware...through with air rifles and pistols ...
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TWO U.N. WORKERS KILLED IN KABUL BLAST
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...machine guns, six AK-47 assault rifles, one mine, and 40 82 mm mortar rounds. Seventy 82 mm recoilless-rifle rounds, 85 SPG-9 recoilless-rifle rounds, 15 82 mm recoilless rifles, and 227 fuses were also found...
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New Iranian Naval Weapon: High-Speed Patrol Boats; Vessels Called Threat to Reflagged Tankers
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...hand-fired rockets and 106 mm recoilless cannon capable of piercing the...RPG7 rocket launchers and 106 mm recoilless cannons mounted on the stern...explosives, rocket launchers or recoilless rifles. He said this is not enough...
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ANSF, CF CAUSE INSURGENTS TO FLEE, DISCOVER IED, WEAPONS CACHE IN ZABUL
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...arms, heavy-machine gun, and recoilless-rifle fire. The ANSF force returned...weapons cache consisting of a recoilless rifle, three heavy machine guns...regrouped and began to fire 82 mm recoilless rifle rounds and small-arms...
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Training the Trainers-The Arch Carpenter Way
Magazine article from: Army
; ...brigade commander. The rifle companies of the airborne...consisted of four 46-man rifle platoons; a weapons...mortars and two 106 mm recoilless rifles; supply, communications...in each of the four rifle platoons, six jeeps...mortars, two 106 mm recoilless rifle jeeps and ...
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AFGHAN, COALITION TROOPS DETAIN 11, REPEL MILITANT ATTACK
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...arms, heavy-machine gun and recoilless-rifle fire. The Afghans returned fire...weapons cache consisting of a recoilless rifle, three heavy machine guns...regrouped and began to direct 82 mm recoilless-rifle rounds and small-arms...
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Afghanistan Armed Forces at a Glance
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...50,000. --Small arms: AK assault rifles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, recoilless rifles. --Armored forces (650 vehicles total...guns, rocket-propelled grenades, recoilless rifles. --Armored forces (60-70...
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Afghan Guerrillas Creating New Units; Training Emphasizes Unity, Discipline
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...combat fatigues with an assault rifle slung across his back, watched...echoing with the storm of rifle fire and the whine of bullets...specialist in mortars and recoilless rifles-and a veteran of years of...mortars, heavy machine guns, recoilless rifles and ground-to-ground...
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Weapons Held by the Forest Service
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...range is between 9, 600 to 12,330 yards. _Recoilless rifle: A cannon-like rifle that can be elevated and rotated when mounted...for use in 75-mm, 105-mm and 16-mm recoilless rifles, or for 75-mm, 105-mm howitzers. The...
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