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	Pom-Pom (gun) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first gun to be called a pom-pom was the 37 mm Nordenfelt-Maxim introduced during the Second Boer War, the smallest artillery piece of that war.
		It was a 40 mm calibre gun with a water-cooled barrel and a Vickers-Maxim mechanism.
		Although these were 2-pounder guns they were not the same 2-pounder gun as that used by the British Army as an anti-tank weapon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pom-Pom_(gun) (888 words)

	Lone Sentry: Japanese A/A Guns (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, April 1943)
		The pom-pom and the machine gun were found in separate positions along the shore.
		Each gun has two telescopic sights, one mounted on each side of the mount with a traversing handwheel on the right and an elevating handwheel on the left of the mount.
		The gun fires armor-piercing and tracer shells from a 15- or 20-round vertical box magazine, which fits into the top plate of the receiver.
	www.lonesentry.com /articles/jp_aa (583 words)

	Pom-pom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pom-Pom (gun), a gun from the Boer War or an anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War
		Pom Pom (Homestar Runner), a character in the animated cartoons at Homestar Runner
		The terms "Pom-pom" or "Pom pom" may refer to:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pom-pom (126 words)

	QF 40-mm Anti-aircraft Gun
		As predictor-control required the setting-up of a heavy generator as well as the alignment of the guns to coincide with that of the predictor, it was preferred mainly for static positions.
		A mobile gun was needed which led Army to adopt the Swedish Bofors QF 40-mm equipment of which 100 were ordered identical to the 1926 model shown in Fig.
		During the reorganisation of 1962 the anti-aircraft regiments in New Zealand were disbanded, and the 40-mm guns given to the RNZ Navy who converted them for shipboard use by removing their mobile platforms.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/hist/local/qf40mmaa.htm (728 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Pom-Pom Gun
		The so-called 'Pom-Pom' gun primarily saw service during the 1899-1902 South African War.
		Highly successful in the 1899-1902 war - and first used by the Boers before it was copied by the British - the gun was little used during the First World War, chiefly being used as a light anti-aircraft weapon by the latter.
		A "pal's battalion" was comprised of soldiers raised in the same locality with the promise they would serve with their friends for the duration of the war.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/pompom.htm (158 words)

	FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS PART II
		The gun could fire both single-shots and semiautomatic fire, in automatic-mode the gun kept firing as long as foot-pedal was hold down and ammunition was fed in.
		The gun was not only ahead of its time in some areas, but it appeared in right place at the right time - there was a gap between effective range and firepower of 20-mm automatic guns and heavy antiaircraft-guns in 1930's.
		Besides the eight guns already installed to Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen the other six guns were used to arm three Finnish ice-breakers (Jääkarhu, Voima and Sisu) and the remaining two guns were installed to gunboats Uusimaa and Hämeenmaa.
	www.jaegerplatoon.net /AA_GUNS2.htm (3794 words)

	H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Armament- Hood's Various Anti-Aircraft Weapons
		The forward guns had the colourful nicknames of "Pip" (port) and "Squeak" (starboard).
		Comments: Between 4 and 8 guns were carried on the Shelter Deck until the completion of the 1939 refit, at which point they were removed entirely.
		Comments: This was a naval variant of the famous Vickers machine gun.
	www.hmshood.com /ship/specifications/aaa.html (450 words)

	Pom Pom and Hot Hot
		Still, Pom Pom and Hot Hot is a pretty enjoyable movie, but if you're a die-hard action junkie, you just might want to skip the first hour and head straight to the goods.
		Note: this movie has no relation to the previous Pom Pom films directed by Joe Cheung.
		A pair of bumbling cops (Jacky Cheung and Stephen Tung) are on the trail of a gun runner, but keep turning into their own worst enemies with their overzealousness, which eventually costs them their jobs, and has their boss (Lam Ching-Ying) demoted to a desk job.
	www.hkfilm.net /pompom.htm (390 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal - Mystery Shell
		The report states that the 75mm field guns were initially issued with 2 000 rounds per gun, ‘of which 500 were case shot which were never, or rarely used’, the case shot being ‘almost always abandoned in the retreats’.
		Case shot was, however, produced in South Africa for the Boer guns, and the McGregor Museum’s specimen comprises a zinc projectile, as described in the report, fitted with a Krupp brass cartridge case.
		The last mentioned was a zinc projectile, with wood base, filled with lead balls (12mm diameter for the 75mm field guns, 15mm for the 155mm Creusot ‘Long Tom’ compared with average diameter of 12,7mm (0,5in) of British shrapnel used with 12pr and 15pr guns).
	rapidttp.com /milhist/vol031fb.html (1302 words)

	Weapons
		The pom-pom was initially thought to be inadequate by the British army.
		The gun was fairly light, which made it fast to on the move, and easy to handle or shift position during a battle.
		The guns were also so large that each time they could be used, a wooden platform had to be built for them to stand on.
	abw.netfirms.com /weapons.htm (1030 words)

	Cat Pot Pourri Holder
		Lift up one pom pom; squeeze hot glue on the potpourri/tulle body just at the base of the head, keeping in mind the pom pom for the paws is supposed to be half touching the head and the body.
		Position the pom poms so they line up vertically with the pom pom paws at the top but you also want them to be resting on the surface where your cat will be sitting.
		Half the pom pom should be touching the head and half touching the potpourri in tulle body.
	www.mycraftbook.com /craftidea.asp?craftID=130 (1087 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		"Maxim automatic gun," 1899, of imitative origin, soldiers' slang from the Boer War.
		The unrelated word meaning "ornamental round tuft" (originally on a hat, etc.) is first attested 1748, from Fr.
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?term=pom-pom (31 words)

	Do Fun! Projects - Turtle
		Turn over and glue a final pom in center as shown in Fig.
		SHELL: Glue 5 sparkle poms together as shown in Fig.
		We believe these instructions are accurate and complete, but we cannot guarantee the character or appearance of the finished product.
	www.fibrecraft.com /dofun/kids/poms/turtle.html (145 words)

	Unidentified Machine guns and Small arms
		It is, in fact a 37 mm Maxim gun, also known as the "Pom Pom" due to the sound it makes when being fired.
		This particular gun is a late type and has either been built or reworked after 1895 when the new operating system came out.
		The gun pictured is on a fortress or heavy naval deck mount.
	www.wwi-models.org /Photos/Guns/UFO (471 words)

	John's story : Pom-pom guns and scarlet fever
		The standard naval anti-aircraft gun at the time was the bofors gun, which was a multibarrelled gun with a distinctive sound, and was therefore known as a pom-pom.
		The sound of these guns so far from the sea surpised more than one sailor in the City at the time of an air raid.
		Coventry was defended by barrage balloons, which were there to keep the raiders at a height convenient for anti-aircraft guns.
	timewitnesses.org /english/~johnr.html (262 words)

	gun - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online
		air gun, airgun, air rifle; antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun; breechloader; cannon; cannon; firearm, piece, small-arm; gas gun; minute gun; Quaker gun; set gun, spring gun; whaling gun
		gun - the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute"
		gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
	www.wordnet-online.com /gun.shtml (275 words)

	Ideas_craft
		Using the cool melt glue gun, glue a large pom pom on the lid of the film canister.
		Glue 4 small pom poms on the front of the canister as legs (two near the top and two near the bottom.
		On the head, glue two small pom poms on for ears, and another for a muzzle.
	www.albertagirlguides.com /Ideas_Craft_Teddybear.htm (212 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot
		Theie armament consisted of 4 Single 4.7" Gun Mounts, one 2 pounder pom pom, 20mm Oerlikon Cannons and two quadruple 21" Torpedoe Tubes.
		The two Q class had stowage for 250 rounds per 4.7-inch gun, 1,800 rounds for the 2 pdr.
		As with the N class the after set of torpedo tubes was interchangeable with a 4-inch mounting.
	www.gunplot.net /shipgallery/qships/albumqships.html (1893 words)

	Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Weapon
		antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun
		a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale
		a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off
	icosym-nt.cvut.cz /kifb/wordnet/_weapon.html (2343 words)

	Crafty Projects 4 You
		Place double pom pom in top of pumpkin with white pom pom in front and hot glue in place.
		#1 as a guide attach 2 white 1" pom poms to center of last 2-1/2" black pom pom for cat's muzzle.
		Attach two 1" black pom poms to front of pumpkin for cat's feet.
	craftyprojects4you.blogspot.com (605 words)

	Land forces of the British Empire: Army: Armaments: Machine Guns: Maxim 1 Pounder Pom Pom
		Land forces of the British Empire: Army: Armaments: Machine Guns: Maxim 1 Pounder Pom Pom
		This particular picture is of a World War I version of the gun on a high angle field carriage.
		This gun saw service in the Boer war and was used up until The Great War.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyarmaments/machineguns/armpompom.htm (75 words)

	Pom-pom
		Synonyms: ack-ack (n), ack-ack gun (n), antiaircraft (n), antiaircraft gun (n), flack (n), flak (n), pompon (n).
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /po/pom-pom.html (304 words)

	Untitled Document
		On 20th December 1901 near Tafelkop, Orange River Colony, South Africa, Shoeing Smith Ind stuck to his pom-pom gun under very heavy fire when the whole of the remainder of the team had been shot down, and continued to fire into the advancing enemy until the last possible moment.
		A captain who was mortally wounded on this occasion, requested that Shoeing Smith Ind's gallant conduct on this and every other action since he jpoined the pom-pom service be brought to notice.
		On 13th July, 1855 at the Fort Of Viberg in the Gulf of Finland, while the boats of HMS Arrogant were engaged with the enemy, her second cutter was swamped by the blowing up of her magazine and drifted inshore under enemy guns.
	www.victoriacross.co.uk /descrip_i.html (1383 words)

	SynthPoP For The Masses - Interviews
		The pom pom is of course a type of artillery gun used in World War I by the Germans.
		Here in America however, pom poms are what cheerleaders use to excite the fans, specifically at the secondary school level.
		In March 2005 I had the chance to interview Paul Finch of the American newcomer Pom Pom Diary.
	www.synthpop.at /interviews/pompomdiary.htm (1072 words)

	lansd_arch_easter
		Glue the tiny pom pom on the egg for the nose.
		Glue a tiny pom pom for the nose and two white pom poms for the cheeks.
		Glue the white pom pom to the back of the egg for the tail.
	www3.sympatico.ca /lansdowne.children/lansd_arch_easter.html (1554 words)

	LemaireSoft's 2-pounder: global gun
		There were two lineages of 2-pounder during World War II: the antiaircraft gun, surnamed pom pom, developed at the end of World War I, but of which the forebears could be traced back as far as the 19th century.
		Although it was introduced later, its frontline career ended as soon as 1942, while the pom pom was still in active service by the end of hostilites
		When it appeared in 1936, the 2-pounder gun was probably the best antitank gun of its time.
	www.lemaire.happyhost.org /armes/artillerie/5404.html (428 words)

	HMS Cairo, HMS Nubian, HMS Auckland
		All except superfiring "B" gun were replaced by twin 4" AA, and "B" was replaced by a quad pom-pom, with quad 0.5" MG's replacing the 3" AA abreast the fore funnel.
		These large and powerful destroyers (termed flotilla destroyers, or 'destroyer destroyers', for countering enemy flotillas head on in a gun battle) were put in hand in response to the laying down by world navies of large, powerful destroyers with 5" guns: 16 German Type 1934, 10 Japanese Arashios and 5 American Somers.
		Tonnage was limited to 1850 tons by treaty, and it was planned to fit 10 4.7" guns in 5 twin turrets.
	www.royal-naval-reserve.co.uk /cairo-and-nubian.htm (1204 words)

	WEM72BoforsMkIII.htm
		The Royal Navy looked around for replacements for their light and medium AA guns and found the Swiss 20mm Oerlikon as a very good replacement for the Vickers machine gun and the Swedish made 40mm Bofors gun as a replacement for the Pom-Pom.
		The gun itself is very well detailed from the flared muzzle, which is slightly hollowed out, back to the breech with its top-loading shell carriers and side detail.
		The gun base is a very substantial eight-sided pyramid which forms a very formidable base for this mount.
	www.steelnavy.com /WEM72BoforsMkIII.htm (1373 words)

	Dale Pom-Pom Gun 1958 coin operated gun rifle range game
		Description: Pom Pom Gun, Dale, 1958, big weird aluminum raygun on a pivot base that you look in and shoot.
		Dale Pom-Pom Gun 1958 coin operated gun rifle range game
		There are a series of light-up images inside the gun (planes, ships, subs) that light one at a time.
	www.marvin3m.com /arcade/pompom.htm (123 words)

	Pom Pom & Hot Hot And Lasher by Anne Rice, ISBN 0679412956
		Pom Pom and Hot Hot And Lasher by Anne Rice, ISBN 0679412956
		Spectacular gun tricks with Lam and a professional assassin spit bullets, twirl guns and kick clips! To submit a review for this movie or any other movie, email moviereview@walmart.com.
		With a dreamlike power, the novel draws us through twilight paths, telling a chillingly hypnotic story of occult and spiritual aspirations and passion.
	www.ecoglaz.com /pom.htm (223 words)

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