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  2. M2 Browning - Wikipedia

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    Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links) The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, " Ma Deuce " [ 14][ 15]) is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more ...

  3. 2½-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    2½-ton 6×6 truck. A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. The -ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s. [ nb 1] Also frequently known as the deuce and a half, or ...

  4. M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck - Wikipedia

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    58 mph (93 km/h) The M35 2½-ton cargo truck is a long-lived 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck initially used by the United States Army and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world. Over time it evolved into a family of specialized vehicles. It inherited the nickname "Deuce and a Half" from an older 2½-ton truck, the World War II GMC CCKW .

  5. M939 series 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    The M939 is a 5-ton 6×6 U.S. military heavy truck. The basic cargo versions were designed to transport a 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) cargo load over all terrain in all weather. Designed in the late 1970s to replace the M39 and M809 series of trucks, it has been in service ever since. The M939 evolved into its own family of cargo trucks, dump ...

  6. 1932 Ford - Wikipedia

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    The term 1932 Ford may refer to three models of automobile produced by Ford Motors between 1932 and 1934: the Model B, the Model 18, and the Model 40. These succeeded the Model A. The Model B had an updated four-cylinder engine and was available from 1932 to 1934. The V8 was available in the Model 18 in 1932, and in the Model 40 in 1933 & 1934.

  7. M1921 Browning machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The M1921 Browning machine gun was a water-cooled .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun, designed by John Moses Browning, which entered production in 1929. From 1917 to 1918, he developed the prototype Browning Winchester Cal.50 caliber heavy machine gun. It was developed from a water-cooled .30 caliber M1917 Browning machine gun.

  8. The pros and cons of Medicare Advantage: Should you switch to ...

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    Unfortunately, the track record of MA carriers explains why there's a documented pattern of seriously ill and high-needs patients switching from MA plans to Original Medicare. Inconsistent quality

  9. Breakup of the Bell System - Wikipedia

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    The breakup of the Bell System resulted in the creation of seven independent companies that were formed from the original twenty-two AT&T-controlled members of the System. [ 5] On January 1, 1984, these companies were NYNEX, Pacific Telesis, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Southwestern Bell Corporation, BellSouth, and US West. NYNEX, merged with Bell ...