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11 unusual facts about 5*


6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano

The 6.5×52mm Carcano was the first to be officially adopted of a class of similar smallbore military rifle cartridges which included the 6.5×50mm Arisaka (Japan), 6.5×53R Mannlicher (Romania / Netherlands), 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer (Greece), 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser (also Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen), 6.5×58 Portuguese.

The cartridge has achieved some notoriety, as a World War II Italian Carcano rifle was identified by the Warren Commission as the weapon used by former Marine Lee Harvey Oswald in his assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

6.5×55mm

The 6.5×55mm cartridge was used by Norway in the Krag-Jørgensen bolt action rifle and in the Madsen machine gun, as well as in several prototype self-loading rifles.

In Swedish service, the 6.5×55mm cartridge was used in the Swedish Mauser family of bolt action arms comprising the m/94 (Model 1894) carbine, m/96 (Model 1896) long rifle, m/38 (Model 1938) short rifle and m/41 (Model 1941) sniper rifle and the Ag m/42 semi-automatic rifle.

7.5×55mm Swiss

At 780 m/s (2560 ft/s) muzzle velocity the standard GP 11 ball bullet retained supersonic velocity up to 800 m (875 yards) (V800Mach 1.1) under ICAO Standard Atmosphere conditions at sea level (air density ρ = 1.225 kg/m3).

Furthermore, it is still the standard ammunition for the MG 51 general purpose machine gun used on many Swiss armored vehicles such as the Pz 87 "Leopard 2" tank or the MOWAG Eagle Reconnaissance Vehicle.

7.5×57mm MAS

1924 was the fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924, an automatic rifle sharing similarities with the B.A.R.

Arsenal-Delanne 10

This arrangement gave the gunner a clear field of fire for his planned armament of two 7.5 mm machine guns, which was to be supplemented by a 20 mm cannon firing through the propellor hub and two more machine guns in the wing.

Fire controlman

They are trained in the repair, maintenance, operation and employment of weapons such as the Tomahawk Missile System, the Close-In Weapons System, the 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun weapon system and its associated MK86 or MK160 Gun Fire Control System, the MK92 Gun Fire Control System (on Frigates) the Sea Sparrow missile system, and the Harpoon Missile Systems.

RTL 102.5

The RTL 102.5 group includes also the advertising agency Openspace and the satellite television channel RTL 102.5 TV (formerly Hit Channel) where is broadcast the whole radio schedule.

Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM lens

It has a bulb-like aspherical lens, similar to notable wide-angle and fisheye lenses such as the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Nikon AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED, or Tokina AT-X 107 DX AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 fisheye lens.


$5 Cover

The 15-part series debuted in May 2009 and feature artists from the city of Memphis, Tennessee, including Alicja Trout, Clare Grant, Jeff Pope, Amy LaVere, Al Kapone, Valerie June, Jack Oblivian, Brad Postlethwaite of Snowglobe, Muck Sticky, and Ben Nichols of Lucero.

13.5 cm K 09

The gun, believed to be the only one remaining in existence, is currently on public display in the Wellington Botanic Garden.

1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident

In June 1975, a sister of a woman who died in the crash filed a US$200 million class action lawsuit against the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, charging negligence.

1981 in Wales

5 April - Census (UK): Results reveal that the percentage of Welsh language speakers has fallen to an all-time low of 18.9% of the Welsh population and Gwynedd is the only Welsh county with a Welsh-speaking majority.

35.5 cm Haubitze M1

It saw service in the Battle of France and spent the rest of the war on the Eastern Front, participating in Operation Barbarossa, the Siege of Sevastopol, the Siege of Leningrad and helped to put down the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.

5 21 honeycomb

The 521 is seventh in a dimensional series of semiregular polytopes, identified in 1900 by Thorold Gosset.

5 April 2010 Peshawar bombings

Hours earlier 44 people died in a suicide attack at a rally in the north-western town of Timergara, Lower Dir District, during a meeting of the Awami National Party (ANP), the ruling coalition in North West Frontier Province.

5 BC

The spring Passover feast (often around April 21) has been cited as a possible date for the birth of Christ, assuming that this had relevance to being a Messiah claimant, or that his birthday might have been related to Passover.

5 Broken Cameras

The film was released in Israel in July 2012 and immediately won the Best Documentary Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, where it competed against another Oscar nominated film, "The Gatekeepers."

5 cent euro coin

Grohar (1867–1911) was an Impressionist painter and is considered one of the leading figures of Slovene impressionism.

5 centimeter band

The 5 centimeter or 5 GHz band is a portion of the SHF (microwave) radio spectrum internationally allocated to amateur radio and amateur satellite use on a secondary basis.

5 Colours in Her Hair

The song was inspired by Suzanne Lee, a character played by actress Emily Corrie in the TV series As If, who wore coloured dreadlocks.

Simon Amstell recorded an interview and footage behind the scenes for Channel 4 music show, Popworld.

7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40

The German Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry) also appreciated its light weight and used a number of them during the battles in the Caucasus Mountains in the latter half of 1942.

7.5 cm tornpjäs m/57

In the late 1990s, the Swedish Armed Forces decided that some 7.5/57 units were to be disbanded.

92.5 ABC Central Coast

The transmission area of the station stretches from Woy Woy to The Entrance.

Atom Araullo

During his childhood years, Atom was part of Probe Productions's 5 and Up.

Auxiliary Pilot Badge

During the campaign to recapture the Philippines, pilots of the 25th Liaison Squadron flew a dozen L-5 aircraft in short 30-minute flights (Dec. 10-25, 1944) delivering supplies (including a 300-bed hospital) to the 6,000 men of the 11th Airborne Division isolated in the mountains of Leyte.

Canon de 75 mle GP1

Cockerill mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR barrels on ex-German 10.5 cm leFH 16 howitzer carriages received as reparations after World War I. After 1940, the Wehrmacht designated captured guns as the 7.5 cm FK 233(b) and used them to equip occupation units in Belgium.

DAF LF

The LF45 and LF55 are powered by Cummins B4.5 and B6.7 engines respectively, and the LF shares its cab with the Renault Midlum and the Volvo FL.

Ed Ochester

Ochester is a founding editor of the poetry magazine 5 AM.

Emad Burnat

His documentary 5 Broken Cameras is a first-hand account of life and demonstrations in Bil'in, a West Bank village adjacent to Israeli settlements.

Emperor Rosko

He also broadcasts a programme called "The LA Connection" from his studios in California, which can be heard in the UK on 96.5 Bolton FM and across Europe on several stations including Central FM in southern Spain, and Radio Ayia Napa in Cyprus.

Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina

The interior of the P4/5 was designed by Glickenhaus himself with an iPod nano stereo and a tablet PC which features not only GPS but a 3D model of the car as well as a complete parts list and manual for easy servicing.

The Ferrari P4/5 (officially known as the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina) is a one-off sports car made by Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari but redesigned by Pininfarina for film director and stock exchange magnate James Glickenhaus.

Fort Hommet 10.5 cm Coastal Defence Gun Casement Bunker

The bunker is to be found in Castel on the northern side of Vazon Bay and is part of a complex of reinforced concrete fortifications built by the Germans on the site of Fort Hommet.

Guide book

Arthur Frommer, an American soldier stationed in Europe during the Korean War, used his experience traveling around the Continent as the basis for Europe on $5 a Day (1957), which introduced readers to options for budget travel in Europe.

Harold's Club

It was the target of a casino heist in the 1955 feature film 5 Against the House.

I-5 Corridor

Interstate 5, a major north-south highway on the west coast of the United States

Iwafune Station

In the first segment of anime 5 Centimeters Per Second, this station was mentioned as Takaki and Akari promised to meet up at this station.

Jim McCombe

In 1974, he chose to go to CFB Summerside CFB Summerside, flying the De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo for Search and Rescue and MedEvac duties, continuing until his early request for release from the military in response to policies within the RCAF on unification and other issues.

Joe's Bridge

They then opened up with anti-tank guns knocked out seven lead tanks, so Lieutenant–Colonel Vandeleur, called in airstrikes from rocket-firing Typhoons.

John Camden Neild

He lived in a large house, 5 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, but it was so meanly furnished that for some time he had not a bed to lie on.

Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery

In 1918, the division faced the German offensive in the First Battles of the Somme: Battle of St. Quentin (21 – 23 March), First Battle of Bapaume (24 and 25 March), and the Battle of the Ancre (5 April).

Oka Crisis

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General John de Chastelain, placed Quebec-based troops in support of the provincial authorities; some 2,500 regular and reserve troops from the 34 and 35 Canadian Brigade Groups and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were put on notice.

Robert and Cortney Novogratz

One of their most featured works is 5 Centre Market Place, converted from a former gun shop located on the edge of Soho.

Robert Macauley

Macauley first became involved in major charitable efforts following the Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident in April 1975, in which a United States Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy carrying South Vietnamese orphans as part of Operation Babylift, crashed on landing killing more than 150 and leaving 175 survivors, many of them among the 2,000 children awaiting transportation to the United States in the days before Fall of Saigon to forces of the Viet Cong later that month.

SBB-CFF-FFS Ae 4/8

Beside the Be 3/5 12201, Be 4/6 12301, Be 4/6 12302 und coupling rods the SBB procured the Be 2/5 prototype locomotive with fully spring-loaded drives.

SBB-CFF-FFS Be 4/6 12301

For gaining experience for ordering electrical locomotives this locomotive should – as her three sisters Be 3/5 12201, Be 4/6 12302 and Gotthardbahn (Gotthard railway).

SBB-CFF-FFS Ce 6/8 I

For gaining experience for ordering electrical locomotives this locomotive should – as her three sisters Be 3/5 12201, Be 4/6 12301 and Be 4/6 12302 – have been used for services on the Gotthardbahn (Gotthard railway).