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Maximum firing range. 18 km (11 mi) 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) ( Russian: 203-мм гаубица обр. 1931 г. (Б-4), GRAU index: 52-G-625) was a 203 mm (8 inch) Soviet high-power heavy howitzer. During the Second World War, it was under the command of the Stavka's strategic reserve. It was nicknamed "Stalin's sledgehammer" by German ...
Fire hydrant. A fire hydrant, fireplug, or firecock (archaic) [1] or "Johnny Pump" is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least the 18th century.
Radiator (engine cooling) Radiators are heat exchangers used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston-engined aircraft, railway locomotives, motorcycles, stationary generating plants or any similar use of such an engine. Internal combustion engines are often cooled by circulating a liquid called engine ...
A California hiker has been rescued after being stranded in the mountains for 10 days, surviving on little but wild berries and water that he collected in his boot. Lukas McClish, 34, went out for ...
Directions. In a 1-quart mason jar, layer a few cucumber slices, some of the dill, some of the mustard seeds and a little of the scallions. Continue layering the cucumber slices, dill, mustard ...
A boiling water reactor ( BWR) is a type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power. It is the second most common type of electricity-generating nuclear reactor after the pressurized water reactor (PWR), which is also a type of light water nuclear reactor. The main difference between a BWR and PWR is that in a ...
Serbia’s populist president on Saturday called for peace and harmony in the Balkans even as he and the Bosnian Serb separatist leader organized a large nationalist gathering that featured calls ...
The upcoming Columbia-class (formerly known as the Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) nuclear -powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy are designed to replace the Ohio class. [7] Construction of the first vessel began on 1 October 2020. [8] She is scheduled to enter service in 2031.