Copyright: 1961) Although light in weight it was able to deliver the extra firepower needed to assist the airborne forces. ... Developed during the same period of time the M8 Light Armored Car "Greyhound- was introduced. ... With that the mobility of the M8 was outstanding with it being able to reach speeds of up to 55mph. Enemy gunners had a hard time with targeting and firing because of its excess speeds. ... They developed a 10-speed transmission; it had 4 speeds in forward and 1 in reverse with an additional high or low speed selector creating a total of ten speeds. ...

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It had a 2-pound turret gun and a top speed of 15 mph, which was certainly considered quite fast for a tank in 1941. ... These Panzer tanks were the primary ground force in North Africa, because of their power, speed, and agility. ... This tank held up well against light fire, but against 30mm fire or more it would fall apart. ... This tool made nothing of the calculations for wind speed, and altitude (Halter 151). ... This was called the bazooka, and could make 300-400 yard shots and could be used to abolish light tanks. ...

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An example of his theory of relativity was, if there were twins and if one twin flew into space in a rocket going near the speed of light, and returned after 40 years, he would appear to have aged only slightly, whereas his identical twin who had remained on earth would be old and wrinkled. ... "E- stands for Energy, "M- stands for Mass, and "C- stands for speed of light. ...

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Their was a waiting period because of a number of factors, they had to wait to assemble the convoy, a longer route had to be taken, and the speed had to be reduced to match the slowest ship (MM-WEB). ... The "snowflake" was a rocket that could be fired into the causing an explosion in the sky that left a strong bright light for several minutes (Pitt, 124). This light would allow the escort ships to fire on the surfaced submarine. ... When under the water they would be limited to a much slower speed and were no longer capable to follow a convoy (Pitt, 125). ...

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The German Fieseler FZG-76 (V-1) flying bomb had a range of 150 miles, traveling at a speed of 410 mph carrying 1,870 lbs of high explosives. ... On the other hand, the Schnorkel slowed down their strategic speed. From a surface speed of 17 knots (20mph) the schnorkel-equipped submarines found their rate reduced to six knots (6 or 7mph). ... The original beach was heavily defended in comparison to the light resistance and few fixed defenses encountered on the new beach. ...

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Such armor gave the Bismarck many advantages in protection but it did not inhibit her speed, as she was only capable of its maximum speed of 30 knots. ... Throwing a light rock into the swimming pool would sink easily, but how could Bismarck float with its weight of more than 50,000 tones? ...

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Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault. ... He recalls how he saw his plane "crash at a speed of over 200 Miles per hour "while he was on his parachute Once he landed on enemy lines, the first thought that came to his mind was "what in the world was he going to do now ". ...

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The cockpit of an airplane could serve as the conceit for the car's instrument panel; air scoops could be dummied up to conjure the speeds that were then threatening to surpass the sound barrier Think of it: everyman his own fighter pilot. ...

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All forces used the M2 as a light anti-aircraft weapon. ... The best of all light machine guns (rapid-fire rifle-caliber weapons) In World War II was the German 1.92mm. ... The MG42 was used as an infantry support and light anti-aircraft weapon. ... The Swedish designed Bofors 40mm. was by far the most effective light (low elevation) AA gun. ... It had a max speed of 437 mph at 25,000 feet, and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (Grove, et. al. 136) Tanks were, for the most part, a new addition to the field of battle in World War II. ...

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These sights magnify both the vision and the light that is seen by the shooter. ... Reasons for this include, the loss of ambient light, and the trouble of acquiring a target through a small field of view. Accessing ambient light is of utmost importance when in the low light of dusk or beyond(Gilbert 261). ... In order to compensate for this action the trainee turns the windage knob to the correct setting according to the speed of the wind. ...

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His work at this time dealt with molecules, and how their motion affected temperature, but he is most well known for his Special Theory of Relativity which tackled motion and the speed of light. ... It basically stated that the universe had to be thought of as curved, and told how light was affected by this. ...

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PEOPLE: FDR - President during WWII Truman - President who decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan Churchill - British Prime Minister Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied troops in D-Day MacArthur - General who returns to Philippians - Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Rommel - General in charge of Afrika Korps Hitler - poorly educated Austrian; joined German workers party, became leader, changed name to Nazi; became Dictator of Germany Mussolini - in Fascist Party; declared himself Dictator of Italy Tojo - Dictator of Japan Stalin - Dictator of USSR F...

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Following the economic whiplash World War II had on all European countries, leaving many with an a completely taxed economy and slow progress for return; An American man by the name of George Marshall penned the Marshall Plan in 1947, otherwise known as ERP (European Recovery Program) which was instated to lend American money to European countries in order to speed along the recovery for many. ... This could not be allowed in light of the region's immense strategic importance to U.S. national security. ...

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In these hard conditions, ancient builders had faced a lot of difficulties in building Gothic Cathedrals because they wanted to build a church that was much larger than previously built, and had bigger windows to allow more light inside the cathedrals. ... Although compasses and GPS both indicate directions, GPS has much more utility such as calculated speed, bearing, distance, weather and even tracking sunrise and sunset time. ...

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On July 16, 1945, a brilliant flash on a quiet reach of desert in Alamogordo New Mexico changed the world; the Nuclear Age began. On that day civilization took a long step towards its own passing. Just three weeks after the leading test on august 6, a second atomic bomb was detonated, this time over...

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His second Theory was The Quantum Law of the Emission and Absorption of Light where energy could exist in form of little packets or quantas (Candee 179). ... "His third theory entitled Theory of Brownian Movement gave a mathematical formula predicting the path distance and relative speed of minute particles suspend in liquid- (Candee 179). ...

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Only the words of General Thomas Farrel, present at the site, could fully explain the magnitude of the situation; he wrote: [The] whole country was lighted by a searing light with the intensity many times that of the midday sun. ... It lighted every peak, crevasse and ridge of the nearby mountain range with a clarity and beauty that cannot be described but must be seen to be imagined. Seconds after the explosion came first the air blast pressing hard against the people, to be followed almost immediately by the strong, sustained awesome roar that warned of doomsday and made us feel we puny...

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The invention of the light bulb meant that games could use flood lights to light up huge areas such as a cricket or footy oval, allowing sport to play during the evening and night. ... The Sewing machines was a technological invention that at first wouldn't appear to influence sport but has because of its speed in making clothes led to the team uniform. ...

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There was a tremendous fireball of white light. ... After the bomb was dropped, he described the blast: "...a giant ball of fire rose as though from the bowels (and) a giant pillar of purple fire ...shooting skyward with enormous speed." ...

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States have had to become increasingly more diplomatic, shying away from the topics of war and attempting to see their one-time foes in a more amiable light. ... These along with nuclear missiles can travel at jet-speeds of around 500mph. ...

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They can be different in "mode (how it enters your body). in the lethality of the dose, speed of action (period between exposure and observed effects), persistency, (the amount of time the agent remains dangerous in the atmosphere once released) and state (solid, liquid, or gas)" . ... "Nuclear fusion occurs when a fission device is used to fuse nuclei of light elements with each other to form heavier elements" . ...

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