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Shell And Flame Crimson And Yellow Branch
350 wordsThe symbol of the Ordnance Branch is a gold color metal shell and flame. This symbol was assigned to the Ordnance Branch in 1832. The shell and flame harmonizes with the protection of days gone by. The branch color is Crimson and yellow. In the beginning, the Ordnance Corps had a red trail, the same as Artillery. Later on in 1851, Crimson was assigned to this branch. Then in 1902 it was changed to black and scarlet. Then finally, in 1921, crimson and yellow were assigned the colors of this branc...
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Harry S Truman U S Military
854 wordsThe Navy pilot whose bombs killed six people in a training accident in Kuwait had received the go-ahead from a U. S. forward air controller who then called out abort, abort in a belated attempt to wave off the misplaced strike, defense officials said Tuesday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the controller, whose job is to direct a pilot to a ground target, said to the pilot as he approached, Cleared, hot, which is an unambiguous instruction to release the bombs. Seconds l...
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Shell And Flame Crimson And Yellow Branch
355 wordsThe Ordnance Corps Ordnance Corps The symbol of the Ordnance Branch is a gold color metal shell and flame. This symbol was assigned to the Ordnance Branch in 1832. The shell and flame harmonizes with the protection of days gone by. The branch color is Crimson and yellow. In the beginning, the Ordnance Corps had a red trail, the same as Artillery. Later on in 1851, Crimson was assigned to this branch. Then in 1902 it was changed to black and scarlet. Then finally, in 1921, crimson and yellow were...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,153 wordsWrought-iron breechloaders Gun military technology Wrought-iron breechloader's Partly because of the difficulties of making a long, continuous barrel, and partly because of the relative ease of loading a powder charge into a short breechblock, gunsmiths soon learned to make cannon in which the barrel and powder chamber were separate. Since the charge and projectile were loaded into the rear of the barrel, these were called breechloader's. The breechblock was mated to the barrel by means of a rec...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,155 wordsWrought-iron Military Technology military technology Wrought-iron breechloader's Partly because of the difficulties of making a long, continuous barrel, and partly because of the relative ease of loading a powder charge into a short breechblock, gunsmiths soon learned to make cannon in which the barrel and powder chamber were separate. Since the charge and projectile were loaded into the rear of the barrel, these were called breechloader's. The breechblock was mated to the barrel by means of a r...
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American Civil War First World War
1,944 wordsTo what extent was the American Civil War, the first modern war? The Great War witnessed a significant departure from the Napoleonic tactics and technology familiar to contemporary European military thinkers. Although the defining factor remains ambiguous, there is a tacit acceptance that the First World War epitomizes the modern war. It was a conflict of mass armies waged with highly efficient weaponry, which, coupled with the absolute pursuit of victory, eroded the pseudo-chivalric concepts wh...
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