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BRE (rocket) BRE (export name: Fire Dragon/King Dragon) [ 1] is a series of guided rockets ( missiles) manufactured by Chinese Norinco. [ 2] The largest version is the BRE8, export name Fire Dragon 480 [ 3][ 4] (previously Fire Dragon 280A). It is a 750 mm tactical ballistic missile, with a 480 kg warhead and range of 280–300 km, for the AR-3 ...
Greek fire. Στόλος Ρωμαίων πυρπολῶν τὸν τῶν ἐναντίων στόλον, "The Roman fleet burn the opposite fleet down" – A Eastern Roman Empire / Byzantine war ship using their "secret weapon" Greek Fire against a ship belonging to the rebel Thomas the Slav, AD 821. ( 12th century illustration from the ...
This ship is of the snekkja longship type. Viking ships were marine vessels of unique structure, used in Scandinavia from the Viking Age throughout the Middle Ages. The boat-types were quite varied, depending on what the ship was intended for, [ 1] but they were generally characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends ...
Huolongchushui. Huolongchushui ( simplified Chinese: 火龙出水; traditional Chinese: 火龍出水; pinyin: huǒlóngchūshuǐ [1]; lit. 'fire dragon out of water'') were the earliest form of multistage rockets used in post-classical China. The name of the weapon was used to strike fear into enemy troops. If the enemy was out of range of the ...
The Douglas AC-47 ( "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support .
[6] [3] The export version of the new multiple rocket launcher, the AR-3, can even switch to the 750 mm Fire Dragon 480 tactical ballistic missile and 380 mm TL-7B anti-ship missile. [9] [10] This capability is possibly transferred to the PLA variants. The configuration displayed during the 2019 National Day Parade was with 8 370 mm rockets. [5]
The PHL-03 uses the 300 mm rockets of the BRE family, namely the BRC4, BRE2 and the guided Fire Dragon 140A which have a range of 130 km (81 mi). [2] A standard weight for each rocket is 800 kg (1,800 lb) with a 280 kg (620 lb) warhead. Maximum firing range is depending on warhead type with around 70–130 km (43–81 mi).
USS. New Jersey. (BB-62) USS New Jersey ( BB-62) is an Iowa -class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa -class battleships, and was the ...