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- .17 HM2The .17 Hornady Mach 2, commonly known as the .17 HM2, is a rimfire cartridge introduced i
- .17 HMR.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, commonly known as the .17 HMR, is a rimfire rifle cartridge de
- 10-inch/31-caliber gunThe 10"/31 caliber gun Mark 1 Mod 1 (spoken "ten-inch-thirty-one--caliber") and the 10"/35
- 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gunThe 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval gun (40 Kokei Hachikyu Shiki 12 Senchi 7 Kokakuho) was a Japa
- 6-inch/30-caliber gunThe 6"/30 caliber gun Mark 1 (spoken "six-inch-thirty-caliber") were used for the primary
- 7.5 cm KwK 40The 7.5 cm KwK 40 (7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 40) was a German 75 mm Second World War era veh
- 9M117 BastionThe 9M117 Bastion is a Soviet laser beam-riding anti-tank missile. It is used in a number
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- A-230A-230 is an organophosphate nerve agent. It was developed in the Soviet Union under the FO
- A-232A-232 is an organophosphate nerve agent. It was developed in the Soviet Union under the FO
- Action (firearms)Functional mechanism of breech-loading
- Aerial refuelingProcedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft
- Aero Spacelines Mini GuppyThe Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy is a large, wide-bodied, American cargo aircraft used for a
- Air racingAir racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that
- Air superiority fighterFighter aircraft designed for aerial combat
- Air-to-air missileMissile fired from the air at airborne targets
- AK-47Soviet 7.62×39mm assault rifle
- Akula-class submarineRussian class of nuclear attack submarines
- Ancient navies and vesselsAncient navies had a large impact on the navies of today. The outcomes of battles between
- Anti-tank guided missileGuided missile for combat against armored targets
- Arcturus-class submarineThe Arcturus class is a planned future replacement for the Russian Borei class of ballisti
- Arleigh Burke-class destroyerUS Navy guided-missile destroyer class
- Armor-piercing bulletType of ammunition
- ArmourCovering used to protect from physical injury or damage
- Armoured personnel carrierTransport vehicle for combat zones
- ArquebusType of long gun appearing in 15th-century Europe
- AshigaruAshigaru (足軽, "light of foot") were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan
- Assault rifleSelect-fire self-loading rifle that fires an intermediate-power cartridge
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- Banked turnA banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle bank
- BastionOutward structure of a fortification
- Baton (law enforcement)Club of less than arm's length
- Baton roundImpact munition used in riot control
- Battlefield illuminationBattlefield illumination is technology that improves visibility for military forces operat
- BazookaUnguided man-portable recoilless antitank rocket
- Bazooka (instrument)The bazooka is a brass musical instrument several feet in length which incorporates telesc
- Bean bag roundA bean bag round, also known by its trademarked name flexible baton round, is a type of ba
- Benjamin Franklin-class submarineThe Benjamin Franklin class of US ballistic missile submarines were in service from the 19
- Blister agentChemicals that result in blistering and skin irritation and damaging
- Blood agentType of toxic chemical agent
- BlowgunTube for firing light projectiles or darts
- Body armorProtective clothing; armor worn on the body
- Boeing B-29 SuperfortressUS heavy bomber aircraft (1944–1960)
- Boeing B-52 StratofortressAmerican strategic bomber aircraft
- Bolt actionType of firearm mechanism
- Booby trapDevice or setup intended to kill, harm, or surprise a human or animal
- Boom (navigational barrier)Navigational barrier
- Boom operator (military)In the U.S. Air Force (USAF), a boom operator is an aircrew member aboard tanker aircraft
- Borei-class submarineNuclear powered ballistic missile submarine built for Russian Navy
- Boston Navy YardThe Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval S
- BowstringString joining the two ends of a bow stave
- Bowstring, MinnesotaBowstring is an unincorporated community in Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota,
- Brass knucklesWeapon used in hand-to-hand combat
- BreechloaderClass of gun which is loaded from the breech
- BromoacetoneBromoacetone is an organic compound with the formula CH3COCH2Br. It is a colorless liquid
- Bubble canopyA bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of prov
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- CaltropArea-denial weapon
- Cartridge (firearms)Pre-assembled firearm ammunition
- ChassepotFrench needle gun
- ChlorosarinChlorosarin is a chemical precursor used in the final step of one method for the productio
- Christie M1931The Christie M1931, known as the Combat Car, T1 in US Cavalry use and Medium Tank, Convert
- ClaymoreTwo-handed sword
- Colt PythonThe Colt Python is a double action/single action revolver chambered for the .357 Magnum ca
- Combat helmetMilitary head protection
- Compound bowType of bow for archery
- Contact fuzeDevice that detonates bomb on contact with hard surface
- Crossbow boltA bolt or quarrel is a dart-like projectile used by crossbows. The word quarrel is from th
- Cruise missileGuided missile with precision targeting capabilities and multiple launch platforms
- CruiserType of large warship
- CSS VirginiaCivil War Confederate ironclad
- Curtain wall (fortification)Defensive wall between two bastions of a fortification
- CutlassShort sword used by sailors on sailing ships
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- Dassault RafaleMulti-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
- Delta III-class submarineThe Delta III-class submarine, Soviet designation Project 667BDR Kaľmar (Squid), is a larg
- Depth chargeAnti-submarine weapon
- Design A-150 battleshipDesign A-150, popularly known as the Super Yamato class, was a planned class of battleship
- DestroyerType of warship intended to escort other larger ships
- Destroyer tenderA destroyer tender or destroyer depot ship is a type of depot ship: an auxiliary ship desi
- DetonatorSmall explosive device used to trigger a larger explosion
- DreadnoughtEarly 20th-century battleship type
- Dreyse needle gunPrussian bolt-action rifle
- Dummy roundA dummy round or drill round is a round that is completely inert, i.e., contains no primer
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- EA-3148EA-3148 (Substance 100A) is a "V-series" nerve agent related to the better-known compounds
- Electronic firingElectronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge instead of
- Electronic-warfare aircraftMilitary aircraft utilized in electronic warfare
- Endeavour RiverThe Endeavour River (Guugu Yimithirr: Wabalumbaal), inclusive of the Endeavour River Right
- English longbowType of ranged weapon
- Enola GayAirplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
- EthyldichloroarsineEthyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated as "ED" and "CY" and also known as ethyl Dick,
- Eurofighter Typhoon1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter
- Explosively formed penetratorShaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
- External ballisticsBehavior of projectiles in flight
- Extractor (firearms)In breechloading firearms, an extractor is an action component that serves to remove spent
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- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIAmerican close air support attack aircraft
- Falcon (series)The Falcon line of computer games is a series of simulations of the F-16 Fighting Falcon c
- Fernando VillaamilFernando Villaamil Fernández-Cueto (November 23, 1845 – July 3, 1898) was a Spanish Navy o
- FIFI (aircraft)FIFI is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. It is one of two B-29s in the world flying as of 2024
- Fighter-bomberAircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability
- FirearmGun for an individual
- Firing pinPart of the firing mechanism in a firearm
- Flail (weapon)Weapon consisting of a striking head flexibly attached to a handle
- FlamethrowerRanged incendiary device
- FlechettePointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile
- FletchingAerodynamic stabilization of arrows
- FlintlockFirearm with flint-striking ignition
- FrigateType of warship
- Future Combat Systems Manned Ground VehiclesThe Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) was a family of lighter and more transportable ground veh
- FuzeDevice which initiates munition explosion
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- GalleonLarge and multi-decked sailing ships
- GatehouseEntrance building
- Gatling gunMulti-barrel repeating firearm, 1860s-1910s
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconAmerican multi-role fighter aircraft
- GlacisProtective slope built into a fortification
- GladiusRoman short sword; Latin word meaning "sword"
- GlockBrand of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols
- Greek fireByzantine incendiary weapon
- Grizzly I cruiserThe Grizzly I was a Canadian-built M4A1 Sherman tank with relatively minor modifications,
- GunboatNaval watercraft designed to carry and utilize firepower
- GunshipType of military aircraft
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- HalberdType of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
- Hanns GrewenigHanns Grewenig (30 September 1891 - 6 April 1961) was a German engineer who pursued a succ
- HarpoonLong spear-like instrument used in marine hunting
- Heavy bomberBomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity
- High-explosive anti-tankType of shaped charge explosive
- HMS Cyane (1806)HMS Cyane was a Royal Navy Banterer-class sixth-rate post ship of nominally 22 guns, built
- HMS Endeavour18th-century Royal Navy research vessel
- Hollow-point bulletEmpty tipped expanding bullet used for controlled penetration of solid objects
- Hunting knifeType of knife used during hunting
- HydramaticHydramatic (also known as Hydra-Matic) is an automatic transmission developed by both Gene
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- Infantry fighting vehicleType of armored personnel carrier with direct-fire support
- Interceptor aircraftFighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
- InterdictorType of attack aircraft
- Iowa-class battleshipFast battleship class of the United States Navy
- Italian destroyer Caio DuilioCaio Duilio is a destroyer of the Italian Navy. She and her sister Italian destroyer Andre
- Italian frigate Carlo Bergamini (F 590)Carlo Bergamini (F 590) is a Carlo Bergamini-class frigate of the Italian Navy. Which in t
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- Lafayette-class submarineThe Lafayette class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the Ethan Allen clas
- LanceLong spear used by cavalry
- Lead styphnateLead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinate, C6HN3O8Pb ), whose name is derived from st
- Leaf springA leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles.
- Lewisite 3Lewisite 3 (L-3) is an organoarsenic chemical weapon like lewisite 1 and lewisite 2 first
- Lima Army Tank PlantThe Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, also known as the Lima Army Tank Plant (LATP) is a
- Limbers and caissonsTwo-wheeled cart for carrying ammunition, or supporting the trail of an artillery piece
- Lockheed C-130 HerculesAmerican military transport aircraft
- Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIAmerican stealth multirole fighter aircraft
- Lockheed RC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed RC-130 Hercules are retired variants of the C-130 Hercules, designed for phot
- Lockheed SR-71 BlackbirdUS Air Force supersonic aircraft, 1964–1998
- Long gunFirearms with longer barrels and length
- LongbowType of ranged weapon that uses arrows
- LongswordTwo-handed, double-edged sword
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- M1 AbramsAmerican third-generation main battle tank
- M1 combat carThe M1 combat car, officially Light Tank, M1, was a light tank used by the United States C
- M134 MinigunAmerican rotary machine gun
- M16 rifleAmerican assault rifle
- M1911 pistolSemi-automatic pistol
- M256 (tank gun)The M256 is an American 120 mm smoothbore tank gun. It is a licensed-built German-designed
- M4 carbineAmerican assault rifle
- M4 ShermanWorld War II era medium tank
- M68 tank gunThe M68 is an American 105 mm tank gun. It uses British-designed L7 gun tube and cartridge
- Mace (bludgeon)Blunt striking weapon
- MacuahuitlWeapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
- Magazine (firearms)Ammunition feeding device of a firearm
- Man-of-warHistoric Royal Naval term for a warship
- Man-portable air-defense systemPortable surface-to-air missile weapons
- MangonelHuman-powered trebuchet
- Maritime patrol aircraftMilitary aircraft designed to reconnoiter oceans and other bodies of water
- Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo TubesMark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT) is a torpedo launching system designed f
- Mark 41 Vertical Launching SystemThe Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (Mk 41 VLS) is a shipborne missile canister launchin
- Mark VIII tankThe Mark VIII tank also known as the Liberty or The International was a British-American t
- MatchlockFirearm mechanism
- Maximum operating depthIn underwater diving activities such as saturation diving, technical diving and nitrox div
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleMultirole and air superiority fighter family
- Medium bomberAircraft class designed to attack ground targets
- Medium machine gunA medium machine gun (MMG), in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firi
- MethyldichloroarsineMethyldichloroarsine, sometimes abbreviated "MD" and also known as methyl Dick, is an orga
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-211956 Soviet fighter aircraft family
- Mil Mi-24Family of assault and attack helicopters
- Military gliderGliders used by the militaries of various countries
- Military helicopterHelicopter which is built or converted for use by military forces
- Military transport aircraftAircraft designed to carry military cargo and personnel
- Missile guidanceVariety of methods of guiding a missile
- Modular Tactical VestThe Modular Tactical Vest (MTV or MoTaV) is a ballistic vest originally adopted by the Uni
- Molotov cocktailType of improvised incendiary weapon
- Multiple rocket launcherRocket artillery system with multiple launchers
- Multirole combat aircraftMilitary aircraft intended to perform multiple roles in combat
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- Nagato-class battleshipThe Nagato-class battleships (長門型戦艦, Nagato-gata senkan) were a pair of dreadnought battle
- NaginataType of Japanese polearm
- NaginatajutsuNaginatajutsu (長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the Japanese martial art of wielding the naginata (長刀). The
- Naval History and Heritage CommandThe Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelo
- Naval Vessel RegisterThe Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in cu
- Nerve agentClass of organophosphates; classified as weapons of mass destruction
- New Zealand fifty-cent coinThe New Zealand fifty-cent coin is a coin of the New Zealand dollar. It was the largest by
- Nimitz-class aircraft carrierUS Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier class
- Non-explosive reactive armorNon-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), also known as non-energetic reactive armor (NERA), i
- Non-lethal weaponWeapon less likely to kill a target
- NonivamideNonivamide, also called pelargonic acid vanillylamide or PAVA, is an organic compound and
- North American P-51 MustangAmerican WWII-era fighter aircraft
- Northrop B-2 SpiritAmerican heavy strategic bomber
- Number 13-class battleshipThe Number 13-class battleship was a planned class of four fast battleships to be built fo
- NunchakuTraditional East Asian weapon
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- Ohio-class submarineClass of US nuclear ballistic missile submarines
- Onager (weapon)Roman catapult-style torsion siege engine
- OstwindThe Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (East Wind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircra
- OutworkAn outwork is a minor fortification built or established outside the principal fortificati
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- PalisadeDefensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
- Panavia TornadoFamily of multi-role combat aircraft
- Panzer IVGerman WWII medium tank
- PAVA sprayPAVA spray is an incapacitant spray similar to pepper spray. It is dispensed from a handhe
- Pepper sprayInflammatory agent
- Percussion capIgnition source in a type of firearm mechanism
- PhenyldichloroarsinePhenyldichloroarsine, also known by its wartime name phenyl Dick and its NATO abbreviation
- Pike (weapon)Long spear used by infantry
- PistolType of handgun where the firing chamber is integral to the barrel
- Plastic explosiveType of explosive material
- PocketknifeFolding knife that can be carried in a pocket
- PolearmPole-mounted close combat weapon
- PolybolosAncient Greek siege engine
- Powder kegBarrel of gunpowder
- Protobothrops flavoviridisProtobothrops flavoviridis is a species of pit viper endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japa
- Proximity fuzeAutomatic fuze that detonates an explosive at a predetermined distance
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- Radar speed gunA radar speed gun, also known as a radar gun, speed gun, or speed trap gun, is a device us
- RavelinTriangular fortification
- Reactive armourType of vehicle armour
- Recurve bowType of bow shape in archery
- Repeating crossbowType of weapon invented in China
- Repeating firearmFirearm designed for multiple firings
- RevolverFirearm with a cylinder holding cartridges
- Rocket-propelled grenadeShoulder-launched anti-tank weapon
- Rotary barrelMultiple barreled automatic firearm
- Rotating boltRotating bolt is a method of locking the breech (or rear barrel) of a firearm closed for f
- RPG-26The RPG-26 Aglen is a disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher develop
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- SaalburgThe Saalburg is a Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of Bad Hom
- Sabot (firearms)High velocity projectile alignment device
- SabreType of backsword with curved blade, designed to cut and slash
- Sai (weapon)Pointed melee weapon from Okinawa
- ScutumType of shield used in Ancient Rome
- Sectional densitySectional density (often abbreviated SD) is the ratio of an object's mass to its cross sec
- Self bowA self bow or simple bow is a bow made from a single piece of wood. Extra material such as
- Semi-automatic firearmType of firearm
- Shaped chargeExplosive with focused effect
- Shot (pellet)Type of ammunition
- Shotgun cartridgeSelf-contained cartridge loaded with either shot or a solid slug
- Shotgun slugType of ammunition used mainly in hunting medium and large game
- Siege towerMobile structure for attacking walls
- Sikorsky UH-60 Black HawkSeries of military utility transport helicopters
- SkiffA skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats, usually propel
- SlingshotHand-powered projectile weapon
- SnaphanceA snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of firearm lock in which a flint struck against a stri
- Sniper rifleType of rifle used for long-range engagements against enemy personnel
- Sonic weaponWeapon that uses soundwaves against opponents
- Spear-throwerTool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile
- SpontoonA spontoon, sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon or as a half-pike, is a type
- StockadeA stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls, made of logs placed side by side v
- Strategic bomberType of military aircraft
- Strike fighterMultirole combat aircraft
- Stun grenadeNon-lethal grenade
- SU-122The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or as
- Submachine gunType of automatic firearm
- Suppressive fireIn military science, suppressive fire is "fire that degrades the performance of an enemy f
- Surface combatantSurface combatants (or surface ships or surface vessels) are a subset of naval warships wh
- Surface-to-air missileGround-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets
- Swiss Army knifeVersatile folding multi-tool knife
- SwitchbladeType of knife
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- T-34Soviet medium tank, Second World War
- T-43 medium tankThe T-43 medium tank was a prototype Soviet medium tank developed during the Second World
- T-54/T-55Main battle tank/medium tank family of Soviet origin, 1946
- T1 light tankThe T1 light tank was a United States Army light tank of the late 1920s and early 1930s th
- T95 medium tankThe T95 was an American prototype medium tank developed from 1955 to 1959. These tanks use
- TalwarType of sword from the Indian subcontinent
- TaserElectroshock weapon
- Task Force HawkTask Force Hawk was a U.S. military unit constructed and deployed by General Wesley Clark
- Tear gasChemical weapon
- Technical (vehicle)Improvised fighting vehicle
- Telescopic sightOptical sighting device for firearms
- TenailleType of defensive-work
- Theodore Van KirkTheodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk (February 27, 1921 – July 28, 2014) was a navigator in th
- Thermobaric weaponDevice producing a high-temperature explosion
- Throwing knifeKnife designed to be thrown
- TomahawkNorth American indigenous axe
- TonfaOkinawan kobudō weapon
- Torpedo tubeA torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes.
- Torsion siege engineA torsion siege engine is a type of siege engine that utilizes torsion to launch projectil
- Towed array sonarA towed array sonar is a system of hydrophones towed behind a submarine or a surface ship
- Tracer ammunitionIlluminated pyrotechnic ammunition visible in daylight and darkness
- Traveling forgeA traveling forge, when combined with a limber, comprised wagons specifically designed and
- TrebuchetSiege engine using a long arm to throw projectiles
- Trigger (firearms)Mechanism that activates a gun
- TriremeAncient vessel with three banks of oars
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- U-boatGerman submarine
- USS Allen M. SumnerUSS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. The ship was n
- USS ArizonaUS Navy Pennsylvania-class battleship sunk in 1941
- USS Constitution1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
- USS Henry M. JacksonUSS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) is an Ohio-class, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submar
- USS Illinois (BB-65)USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class fast battleship that was laid down for the U
- USS Kentucky (BB-66)USS Kentucky (BB-66) was an uncompleted battleship intended to be the last ship of the Iow
- USS Maine (1890)Battleship of the United States Navy
- USS MonitorFirst ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
- USS Monitor (LSV-5)USS Monitor (LSV-5/AN-1/AP-160/MCS-5) was an Osage-class vehicle landing ship built for th
- USS New York (ACR-2)USS New York (ACR-2/CA-2) was the second United States Navy armored cruiser so designated;
- Utility knifeKnife used for general or utility purposes
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- War hammerPolearm or impact weapon
- WarheadSection of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic material
- Water cannonDevice that shoots a high-velocity stream of water
- WeaponImplement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
- WheellockFirearm action
- White phosphorus munitionIncendiary munition
- Whiteman Air Force BaseWhiteman Air Force Base (IATA: SZL, ICAO: KSZL, FAA LID: SZL) is a United States Air Force