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The Man Who Built A Gun To Shoot Space

Behind the Bastards

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The Pentagon Helps China Build a 100 and 55 Millimeter Artillery Fuse Manufacturing Line

In 19 86, the pentagon actually steps in directly to help china complete their hundred 55 millimeter cannon production line designed by bull. The scientists soon caught the attention of camil hussain, an influential cousin and son in law of sedam with a proposal that boll norinko and a spanish firm build a huge 203 millimeter self propelled hallitzer for a rack. Even when he's helping china build these guns, they still keep winding up in sedam's army.

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