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  2. List of nicknames of United States Army divisions - Wikipedia

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    48th Armored Division – "Hurricane". 49th Armored Division – "Lone Star"; referring to its status as a Texas National Guard formation, after the state's nickname. 50th Armored Division – "Jersey Blues"; referring to the fact that it was a New Jersey National Guard unit. This is today's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

  3. List of sniper rifles - Wikipedia

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    Name Manufacturer(s) Image Cartridge(s) Action Origin Year Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (L96A1) Accuracy International: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester: Bolt-action United Kingdom: 1982 Accuracy International AWM: Accuracy International.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action United Kingdom: 1996 Accuracy International AW50

  4. List of snipers - Wikipedia

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    1900–1920. 1918–1920. World War One and Russian Civil War sniper. Regular member of The 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. One of the highest confirmed number of kills of any female at 93 kills using only the iron sights of a 7.62×54mm Mosin-Nagant Model 1891. 93. Russian Republic. Timothy Murphy. 1751–1818.

  5. List of military figures by nickname - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...

  6. Sniper rifle - Wikipedia

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    A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include high accuracy, reliability, and mobility, concealment, and optics, for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses by military snipers. The modern sniper rifle is a portable shoulder-fired rifle with either a bolt action or semi-automatic action, fitted with a ...

  7. List of nicknames of serial killers - Wikipedia

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    Lowell Amos. Gabriel Garza Hoth. "Blackout Ripper" – Gordon Cummins. " Bloody Benders " – Family of American killers active in 1872–1873. "Blood Countess" – Elizabeth Báthory. "Bludgeon Killer" – Gerald Parker. "Bluebeard" – Gilles de Rais. "Bluebeard of Paris" – Henri Désiré Landru.

  8. Category:Fictional marksmen and snipers - Wikipedia

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    Bayonetta (character) Big Boss (Metal Gear) Black Manta. Black Mask (character) Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) Black Widow (Yelena Belova) Bloodsport (character) Elsa Bloodstone. Craig Boone.

  9. Sniper equipment - Wikipedia

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    The M40A3, a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps.Introduced in 1966, the M40 was built up from a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle.. The major components of sniper equipment are the precision sniper rifle, various optical scopes and field glasses, specialized ammunition and camouflage materials for the sniper’s body and equipment.