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Tmp swivel guns on the colonial australian frontier topic. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, tells the history of how and when the artillery devices were used, and. Because of its incendiary properties and the amount of heat and gas volume that it generates. They were primarily a naval weapon, but the wall gun performed a similar function, mainly on land.
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