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Countermeasures

Explosive weapons

Incendiary weapons

Military aviation

Less-lethal weapons

Weapon of mass destruction

5.56×45mm NATO

Service rifle cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum

Pistol cartridge designed by Georg Luger

Action (firearms)

Firearms mechanism that moves cartridges and/or seals the breech

Active Denial System

Non-lethal, directed-energy weapon (2002-current)

Aerial refueling

Procedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft

Air superiority fighter

Fighter aircraft classification tasked with combating other aircraft to gain control of the air

Airborne early warning and control

Airborne system of surveillance radar plus command and control functions

Aircraft carrier

Warship that serves as a seagoing airbase

Air-to-air missile

Missile fired from the air at airborne targets

1949 Soviet 7.62×39mm assault rifle

Material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from a weapon or weapon system

Container designed for safe transport and storage of ammunition

Anti-submarine net

Barrier placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines

Anti-tank guided missile

Guided missile for combat against armored targets

AR-15–style rifle

Lightweight semi-automatic based on the Colt AR-15 design

Armor-piercing bullet

Type of ammunition

Covering to protect from damage

Armoured personnel carrier

Armoured vehicle designed to carry troops and equipment

Type of long gun appearing in 15th century Europe

Shafted projectile that is shot with a bow

Sharpened tip of an arrow

Long-ranged guns for land warfare

Military rifle type

Assisted-opening knife

Type of folding knife

Attack aircraft

Tactical military aircraft that have a primary role of attacking targets on the ground or sea

Rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells

Automatic firearm

Firearm that fires continuously while the trigger is depressed

Ancient missile weapon

Outward structure of a fortification

Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire

Baton (law enforcement)

Club of less than arm's length

Impact munition used in riot control

Siege engine originating in ancient times

Axe specifically designed for combat

Large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns

Mêlée weapon attached to end of a firearm

Less than lethal round for shotgun

Biological warfare

Use of biological toxins or infectious agents as an act of war

Chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation

Type of toxic chemical agent

Protective clothing; armor worn on the body

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Four-engined American heavy bomber aircraft

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

US Air Force strategic bomber (1955–present)

Type of firearm mechanism

Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction

Heavy ground attack aircraft

Device or setup intended to kill, harm, or surprise a human or non-human animal

Boom (navigational barrier)

Navigational barrier

BOOMERanG experiment

Sub-orbital experiment which studied the properties of cosmic microwave background radiation

Ranged weapon system, sports equipment

Pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife

String joining the two ends of a bow stave

Weapon used in hand-to-hand combat

Class of gun which is loaded from the breech

Projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun

Bulletproof vest

A form of body armor that protects the torso from some projectiles

Burst mode (weapons)

Automatic firing mode

Anti-cavalry device

Heavy guns or artillery

Improvised explosive device

Cartridge (firearms)

Ammunition consisting of a casing, projectile, propellant and primer

Fortified residential structure of medieval Europe

Pre-gunpowder projectile-launching device

Personal armour of metal links

Carriage using animals to provide rapid motive power

Chemical weapon

Device that uses chemicals to kill or harm individuals

Cluster munition

Munition containing multiple submunitions meant to disperse effects of the munitions

Helmet for military use, especially that intended for the battlefield

Type of bow for archery

Device that detonates bomb on contact with hard surface

Type of pre-gunpowder ranged weapon

Guided missile with precision targeting capabilities and multiple launch platforms

Type of large warships

Chemical compound

Curtain wall (fortification)

Defensive wall between two towers of a castle, fortress or town

Short sword used by sailors on sailing ships

Short, pointed hand-to-hand weapon

Chinese pole weapon

Dao (disambiguation)

Single-edged Chinese sword primarily used for slashing and chopping

Dassault Rafale

Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault

Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors

Anti-submarine weapon

Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships

Device used to trigger explosives

A type of radiological weapon

Type of battleship with a primary battery of large, uniform-caliber guns, to distinguish them from earlier mixed caliber battleships.

Dreyse needle gun

Bolt action rifle

Electronic-warfare aircraft

Aircraft designed for employment of electronic equipment for offense or defense

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano

Light ground attack and training aircraft

US Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb

Entomological warfare

Method of biological warfare

Eurofighter Typhoon

1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter

Experimental aircraft

Aircraft designed to test or develop new aerospace concept or technology

Explosively formed penetrator

Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

American close air support attack aircraft

Class of artillery gun mounted on a mobile carriage for maneuver in the field of battle

Fighter aircraft

Military aircraft for air-to-air combat

Aircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability

Knife designed to inflict injury

Early gunpowder weapon

Gun for an individual

Part of the firing mechanism in a firearm

Term referring to two weapons: one a two-handed infantry weapon derived from an agricultural tool, and the other a one-handed weapon

Ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable stream of fire

Aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers

Firearm with flint-striking ignition

Military defensive construction

Type of warship

Device which initiates the explosion of a munition

Large and multi-decked sailing ships

Ship mainly propelled by oars

GateHouse Media

American media company

1860s multi-barrel rapid-fire gun of Richard Gatling

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

American multi-role fighter aircraft

Protective slope built into a fortification

Series of pistols

Incendiary weapon used by the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire

Small explosive weapon that typically is thrown by hand

Ranged weapon that shoots projectiles

Firearm component which guides the projectile during acceleration

Naval watercraft designed with the sole purpose of carrying and utilizing firepower

Explosive once used in firearms

Military aircraft type

Type of pole weapon with axe blade topped with a spike

Early firearm, 13th-15th century

Short-barreled firearm designed to be fired with only one hand

Bomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity

American alternative metal band

High-explosive anti-tank

Type of shaped charge explosive

Hollow-point bullet

Type of expanding bullet used for controlled penetration

Horses in warfare

Use of equines in combat

Type of artillery piece

Type of knife used during hunting

Improvised explosive device

Unconventionally produced bombs

Infantry fighting vehicle

Type of armored personnel carrier with direct-fire support

Interceptor aircraft

Fighter aircraft classification; tasked with defensive interception of enemy aircraft

Intercontinental ballistic missile

Ballistic missile with a range of more than 5,500 kilometres

Type of attack aircraft

Ironclad warship

Steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates

Bullpup assault rifle

Type of light spear designed to be thrown by hand

Chinese pole weapon

Type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility

Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade

Explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground

Limbers and caissons

Two-wheeled cart for carrying ammunition, or supporting the trail of an artillery piece

List of premodern combat weapons

Any weapon that can engage targets beyond hand-to-hand distance

List of premodern combat weapons

Weapon used in direct hand-to-hand combat

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Military transport aircraft

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

American stealth air superiority fighter

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

American stealth multirole fighter aircraft

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Supersonic reconnaissance aircraft in service with US Air Force 1964-1998

Category of firearms with longer barrels

Type of bow that is tall and has a long draw pull

Two-handed, double-edged sword

Six-barrel rotary (Gatling) machine gun

American assault rifle

American semi-automatic pistol

A type of selective-fire carbine assault rifle

Mace (bludgeon)

Blunt striking weapon

Sustained fully-automatic firearm

Magazine (firearms)

Ammunition feeding device of a firearm

Main battle tank

Tank designed for all primary combat roles

Man-portable air-defense system

Portable surface-to-air missile weapons

Maritime patrol aircraft

Military aircraft designed to reconnoiter oceans and other bodies of water

Firearm mechanism

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

American carrier-capable multirole strike aircraft

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

Multirole and air superiority fighter family

Aircraft class designed to attack ground targets with medium-size bomb loads over medium distances

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

1956 Soviet fighter aircraft family

Military aircraft

Aircraft designed or utilized for use in or support of military operations

Military aviation

Use of aircraft by armed forces in combat or other military capacity

Military glider

Glider for military use in combat operations

Military helicopter

Helicopter which is built or converted for use by military forces

Military technology

Application of technology for use in warfare

Military transport aircraft

Aircraft designed to carry military cargo and personnel

Self-propelled guided weapon system

Missile defense

Defense concept involving the destruction of attacking missiles

Missile guidance

Variety of methods of guiding a missile

Molotov cocktail

Type of improvised incendiary weapon

Mortar (weapon)

Artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at high angles

Motte-and-bailey castle

Medieval fortification

Multiple rocket launcher

Rocket artillery system capable of launching multiple rockets in quick succession

Multiple-barrel firearm

Class of firearm with more than one barrel

Multirole combat aircraft

Military aircraft intended to perform multiple roles in combat

Muzzle-loaded long gun (firearm)

Class of gun which is loaded from the muzzle

Type of pole weapon

Gelling agent for use in incendiary devices

Explosive weapon for use in seas and waterways, triggered by the target's approach

Class of organophosphates; classified as weapons of mass destruction

Non-lethal weapon

Weapon intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons

North American P-51 Mustang

American WWII-era fighter aircraft

Northrop B-2 Spirit

American strategic stealth bomber

Nuclear proliferation

Spread of nuclear weapons without treaty

Explosive weapon that utilizes nuclear reactions

Nuclear weapon design

Process by which nuclear WMDs are designed and produced

Traditional Japanese weapon

Onager (weapon)

Roman siege engine

PALISADE (software)

Cryptography software

Panavia Tornado

Family of multi-role combat aircraft

Partisan (weapon)

Type of polearm

Penetrator (aircraft)

Long-range bomber aircraft

Lachrymatory agent

A gunlock mechanism that uses a small metallic cap or cup, usually of copper or brass, containing a shock-sensitive explosive compound that is struck by a hammer to initiate the ignition process of a cap lock firearm

Long spear used by infantry

Type of handgun where the firing chamber is integral to the barrel

Non-lethal projectile

Plastic explosive

Type of explosive material

Body armour consisting of shaped metal plates that were fitted together

Knife that can be carried in a pocket

Type of melee armament with a long shaft for infantry combat

Ancient Greek siege engine

Barrel of gunpowder

Automatic fuze that detonates an explosive device based on predetermined distance

A booby trapped stake or spike

Container for arrows, bolts, or darts

Electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher

Rampart (fortification)

Defensive bank or wall surrounding a fortified site, such as a castle or settlement

Slender, sharply pointed sword

Traingle shape fortification

Reactive armour

Type of addon armor

Reconnaissance aircraft

Aircraft designed to observe enemy forces and facilities and maintain area surveillance

Bow with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung

Repeating crossbow

Type of weapon invented in China

Repeating firearm

Firearm that can discharge multiple times before needing reload, including both manual repeaters and automatic firearms

Revolver (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Common long range firearm

Gunsmithing technique

Rocket-propelled grenade

Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon

Rockwell B-1 Lancer

American strategic bomber by Rockwell International, later Boeing

Multiple barreled automatic firearm

Less-lethal projectile

Fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics Universe

Sabot (firearms)

Ammunition component for holding sub-caliber projectiles aligned

UK government campaign

Topics referred to by the same term

Ability of a firearm to fire in different modes as chosen by the operator

Semi-automatic firearm

Weapon that performs all steps necessary to prepare the weapon to fire again after firing, capable of firing only once with each activation of the trigger

Explosive with focused effect

Ship of the line

Type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century

Type of ammunition

Firearm intended for firing a bolus of small pellets

Shotgun cartridge

Self-contained cartridge loaded with either shot or a solid slug

Type of ammunition used mainly in hunting game

Throwable Japanese concealed weapon

Pre-gunpowder fortress-warfare machines

Mobile structure for attacking walls

Ranged weapon, typically to propel small stones

Slingshot (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Smokeless powder

Type of propellant

Type of rifle used for long-range engagements against enemy personnel

Weapon that uses soundwaves against people

Collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Tool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile

Less-lethal projectile

Stealth technology

Military technology to make personnel and material less visible

Strategic bomber

Type of heavy bomber aircraft designed to drop large amounts of ordnance

Multirole combat aircraft

Less than lethal weapon explosive device

Topics referred to by the same term

Type of automatic firearm

Watercraft capable of independent operation underwater

Surface-to-air missile

Ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets

Surveillance aircraft

Aircraft designed for sustained observation over time by onboard persons or sensors

Swiss Army knife

Multi-tool pocketknife manufactured by Victorinox

Registered name of a family of layer 2 and layer 3 chassis switches developed by Allied Telesis

Sword (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Tank (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Electroshock weapon used by police

Non-lethal chemical weapon

Technical (vehicle)

Improvised fighting vehicle

Type of defensive-work

Thermobaric weapon

Explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion

Thermonuclear weapon

2-stage nuclear weapon

Knife designed to be thrown

Self-propelled underwater weapon

Tracer ammunition

Ammunition whose bullets emit light or smoke during flight

Siege engine using long arm to throw projectiles

Trigger (firearms)

Mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm or other weapon when pushed down by a finger

Ancient vessel with three banks of oars

Booby trap consisting of a pit with a sharpened stake at the bottom

Armor protecting a vehicle

Shorter sword in a daishō (Japanese)

Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat

Impact weapon or polearm

Damage-creating payload delivered by a rocket, missile, or torpedo

Ship built for warfare

Device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water

Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill

Weapon of mass destruction

Weapon that can kill numerous humans or cause great damage

White phosphorus munition

Incendiary munition