Caliber, basis

They were made in all calibers and all barrel lengths, and formed the basis of all the military models that were to follow. The Brit Army adopted the Webley-Pryse model in 0.442 inch (11.2mm) cal and called it the Webley Mark I. 

Corporation of San Diego, California, began the development of an automated radiation gauging inspection system for large caliber artillery shell intended to replace the X-ray technique. The system was named AIDECS for Automatic Inspection Device for Explosive Charge in Shell and is still in the process of test and development as of this writing. The ultimate objective is to produce a system capable of making accept/reject decisions on a production basis at a rate of about 1 minute per shell... 

Uses In gelatinized form as the basis of all propellants either alone, particularly for cannon powder, or in mixture with guncotton in the small er-caliber guns (See Smokeless Powder), or in mixtnre with nitroglycerine in double-base powders (See),... 

Advanced ceramics are the basis of the lightest, most durable body armor used by soldiers for small- to medium-caliber protection. 

Upon entry in combat each of the mortar battalions was composed of 1,010 men 36 officers, i warrant officer, and 973 enlisted men, distributed among a headquarters, a headquarters company, a medical detachment, and four weapons companies. Each company had 2 platoons, each platoon z sections, and each section 3 squads. On the basis of one mortar per squad, the battalion complement of mortars was 48. Transportation of the battalion consisted of 88 a -ton trucks and 36 vehicles of varying smaller sizes. Chemical mortar carts were present in case of rough terrain. Side arms for the battalion included 820. 43-caliber automatics. ... 

Radiopharmaceutical. A dose schedule using a minimal dose of 15 MBq and a maximal dose of 100 MBq scaled on a body surface basis is advised (Piepsz et al. 1990). The tracer should be injected using a fine butterfly needle (caliber 25/27) an anesthetic cream should be applied 60 min before the injection. The radiation burden is approximately 0.9 mSv per examination regardless of the age of the child, providing that the dose is selected according to body surface area. 

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