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Throwing Fire: Projectile
Technology Through History
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2520:"Indian ASAT Debris Threatens All LEO Sats: Update"
2345:Moore, John Evelyn; Compton-Hall, Richard (1987).
2196:"Difference between ballistic and cruise missiles"
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1861:Weapons System Fundamentals: Synthesis of systems
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356:developed solid fuel rockets at the
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2549:Strout, Nathan (16 December 2020).
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2755:Intercontinental ballistic missile
2609:Gohd, Chelsea (22 November 2021).
2518:Hitchens, Theresa (5 April 2019).
2198:. Military view. 14 September 2023
722:3. Motor3(C) ignites and separates
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1960:"Redstone Missile Rocket Engine"
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1977:. Journal of Pyrotechnics.
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106:Various types of missiles;
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3103:List of anti-tank missiles
3098:List of anti-ship missiles
2801:Surface-to-surface missile
2371:"Anti tank guided missile"
2001:Sutton, George P. (1963).
1894:"Inertial Guidance System"
1634:"Brief History of Rockets"
1579:Crosby, Alfred W. (2002).
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1692:"Gas Dynamics Laboratory"
1527:Vertical launching system
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25:. For flying weapon, see
3083:List of military rockets
2941:Command to line-of-sight
2907:Semi-active radar homing
2470:A Dictionary of Aviation
2468:Wragg, David W. (1973).
2423:A Dictionary of Aviation
2421:Wragg, David W. (1973).
2120:"Missile classification"
1791:Siouris, George (2006).
1549:"missile, n. and adj.".
1357:engage opposing aircraft
1286:Anti-tank guided missile
1233:maritime patrol aircraft
582:Missiles are powered by
474:Exhaust exits the rocket
31:Missile (disambiguation)
3066:Predicted line of sight
3020:Astro-inertial guidance
2228:. Arms Control Center.
1243:, land vehicles and by
1147:surface-surface missile
802:Tomahawk cruise missile
774:speed and often travel
614:, most commonly of the
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462:combusts the propellant
358:Gas Dynamics Laboratory
311:. In the 18th century,
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2824:Anti-radiation missile
2818:Anti-ballistic missile
2795:Surface-to-air missile
2773:Shoulder-fired missile
2739:Air-to-surface missile
2634:Defence & Strategy
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2830:Anti-satellite weapon
2061:"Lab products: SAMHO"
1757:The National Archives
1739:History Learning Site
1721:History Learning Site
1659:"Topics of the Times"
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2901:Active radar homing
2860:Land-attack missile
2324:"Anti ship missile"
2167:"Strategic missile"
2041:. Brahmos aerospace
1401:, infrared homing,
1212:active radar homing
465:The hole acts as a
404:and development of
260:air-to-air missiles
2997:Satellite guidance
2733:Air-to-air missile
1671:on 9 February 2008
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1437:Anti-aircraft guns
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2854:Anti-tank missile
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2745:Ballistic missile
2667:Media related to
2655:Media related to
2504:9-780-8702-1793-7
2356:978-0-9175-6121-4
2017:"Turbojet Engine"
1984:978-1-889526-21-8
1938:"Vectored thrust"
1829:978-9-0247-2545-8
1802:978-0-3872-1816-8
1696:Russian Space Web
1590:978-0-5217-9158-8
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1303:anti-tank weapons
1299:shoulder-launched
1295:military vehicles
1208:inertial guidance
1200:aircraft carriers
1174:Anti-ship missile
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