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Sponsons are
projections extending from the
sides of land vehicles,
aircraft or
watercraft to
provide protection, stability,
storage locations, mounting...
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steel sponsons were
installed on the port side of the hull: two long
horizontal sponsons; two long
vertical sponsons and
seven short vertical sponsons. Each...
- R-975 C1
radial engine.[page needed] The M2 had a high superstructure, with a
sponson-mounted
machine gun in each corner. In addition, two more
machine guns...
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latter in
sponsons. For use
against infantry,
there would be Besa
machine guns
covering "all arcs" – one
firing forward, one in each
sponson, and one firing...
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should be ****ed with
machine guns in
place of the six-pounders. A new
sponson was
designed so that the tank
could carry two
Vickers machine guns, with...
- can land on
water and rest for up to two
hours in calm water. The rear
sponsons hold two of the
three landing gear
units as well as self-sealing fuel tanks...
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could injure crewmember's spines. A
version of the boat with an all-black
sponson and
forward machine gun
mount is used by
Maritime Safety and
Security Teams...
- mast; new
radar tower; RAM
replaced CIWS at
forward port
sponson; RAM
added to aft
starboard sponson; 2 CIWS at island/stern removed.
February 2004 to August...
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vehicle too tall and unstable. Instead, the main
armament was
arranged in
sponsons at the side of the vehicle. The prototype,
named "Mother",
mounted a 6-pounder...
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upright on her
underwater cradle. In July 2014, the ship was
refloated using sponsons (flotation tanks)
welded to her sides, and was
towed 320
kilometres (200 mi)...
