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This dimension groups weapon systems by their caliber. Wikipedia notes that weapons range "from simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons," firearms whose bore size is measured precisely as caliber. Browsing by caliber keeps weapon systems built to the same specification grouped together.

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1866 1
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1. Wikipedia: Torpedo
WikipediaTorpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo section
Quote, Torpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo section
In 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo.
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