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185:Effective firing range
193:Maximum firing range
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1049:General-purpose machine guns
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318:The Young Independents
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233:unveiled the lightest
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580:Medium calibre guns
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574:G7 howitzer
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244:Denel SS-77
240:Denel SS-77
212:Denel DMG-5
104:short stock
1043:Categories
741:Facilities
560:Artillery
370:defenceWeb
300:References
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514:Mokopa
509:MUPSOW
489:Seeker
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375:7 June
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624:R4/R5
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284:DMG-5
214:is a
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