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The DARD 120 was designed in France for use by the infantryman of the French Army. It fires a 4.72 inches (120 mm) projectile at high speed and is a very accurate weapon. Designed for short range use, the DARD 120 has a maximum effective range of 656 yards (600 m). The DARD 120 uses a split breechblock system. The weapon is made up of two parts ...
120 mm Competition lost with the Jupiter 300 against the APILAS for a rocket launcher with more power than the LRAC F1. The French Army has used it, but more information is needed. Evolution of the DARD 90, very similar to LRAC F1. LRAC F1: Luchaire SA / Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Saint-Etienne France Reusable 1972 89 mm
A model of a DARD operator in specialist gear. The Détachement d'Action Rapide et de Dissuasion ( DARD) [3] (English: Swift Action and Deterrent Detachment) is a specialist unit of the cantonal police of Vaud, [4] originally established to counter the growing rate of terrorism in Europe during the herald of the 1970s. [5]
The all-time record of 117 in Las Vegas was broken on Sunday as the temperature climbed to 120 degrees. This means that since records have been kept, the temperature has never been higher than ...
Las Vegas also recorded its highest temperature of the year so far for the second consecutive day when the mercury soared to 109 F on Friday, also breaking the daily record of 108 degrees set in ...
The city set a new all-time heat record of 120 degrees on July 7. On Wednesday, the city broke its previous streak set in 2005 of four consecutive days at or above 115 degrees, before breaking it ...
The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States. [ 1] For few years, a former record that was measured in Libya had been in place, until it was decertified in 2012 based on evidence that it was an erroneous reading.
A slew of daily temperature records were broken this Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday, Death Valley reached 128 degrees, breaking the daily record of 127 set on July 6, 2007. Las Vegas reached ...