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The British Army traces to the 1707 union of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which joined the English and Scottish armies into one force. As the land warfare component of the United Kingdom's military, it fought the Continental Army to a standstill at Yorktown in 1781 and, four decades later, helped defeat Napoleon at Waterloo alongside the Prussian Army. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Force Type
standing army 1
Founded Year
1707 1
Country
United Kingdom (Kingdom of Great Britain) 1
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Source Wikipedia: Congreve Rocket

Fought In

Source Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War

The British Army fought three separate wars in Afghanistan between 1839 and 1919

The British Army fought the Ashanti Empire across a series of Anglo-Ashanti Wars between 1823 and 1900

The British Army defeated the Urabi revolt at Tel el-Kebir in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War

Anglo-Zulu War, Wars

British Army regulars and colonial units fought the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War, including the defenses at Rorke's Drift

Falklands War, Wars

British Army units, including 2 and 3 Para, fought the land campaign of the 1982 Falklands War

The British Army's 1842 retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) was one of its worst disasters

First Boer War, Wars

The British Army was defeated by Boer commandos at Majuba Hill in the First Boer War (1880-1881)

British Army regulars, alongside East India Company forces, suppressed the 1857-58 Indian Rebellion, including the sieges of Delhi and Lucknow

Mau Mau Uprising, Wars

The British Army fought the Mau Mau Uprising in colonial Kenya from 1952 to 1960

Operation Barras, the 2000 hostage rescue in Sierra Leone, was carried out by British Army paratroopers with SAS support

Source Wikipedia: Operation Barras

Operation Biting was carried out by C Company of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, British Army

Source Wikipedia: Operation Biting

Operation Nimrod, the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, was ended by the Special Air Service of the British Army

Source Wikipedia: Operation Nimrod

Operation Palliser, the 2000 British military intervention in Sierra Leone, was led by British Army paratroopers

Source Wikipedia: Operation Palliser

The British Army fought the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-1880, including the battles of Maiwand and Kandahar

Second Boer War, Wars

The British Army fought the Boer republics' commandos in the 1899-1902 Second Boer War

Source Wikipedia: Second Boer War

The British Army fought the brief 1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War, after which Afghanistan gained full independence in foreign affairs

War of 1812, Wars

British Army regulars, alongside Canadian militia, defended the Canadas during the War of 1812

British Army and colonial forces fought the Ashanti in the 1900 War of the Golden Stool, the last of the Anglo-Ashanti Wars

Xhosa Wars, Wars

British Army and colonial forces fought the Xhosa in the nine Cape Frontier Wars (Xhosa Wars) between 1779 and 1879

Has Member

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "he rose through the British Army"

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "senior British Army officer"

Derived from entity-description (backfill w-bfill-g2-0924): "British Army field marshal"

Operates

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AS-90, Weapons Systems
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Source Wikipedia: Baker rifle
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Source Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
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Source Wikipedia: Enfield revolver
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Source Wikipedia: FN MAG
Source Wikipedia: FV510 Warrior
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Kukri, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Kukri
L42A1, Weapons Systems
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Source L9 bar mine, Wikipedia
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Source Wikipedia: M1 carbine
Source Wikipedia: M119 howitzer
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SA80, Weapons Systems
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Source Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Source Wikipedia: Valentine tank
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Wikipedia: Brown Bess
  • Associated With: Brown Bess Musket
  • Operates: Brown Bess Musket, Wikipedia article text
    The Brown Bess was the first standard service musket of the British Army from 1722 until 1836, though percussion cap conversions remained in limited use until the 1870s.
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Wikipedia: Congreve Rocket
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Wikipedia: Sabre
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Wikipedia: Baker rifle
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Baker Rifle, lead sentence
    The Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle, better known as the Baker rifle, was a flintlock rifle designed by English gunsmith Ezekiel Baker and used by the British Armed Forces from 1801 to 1837.
  • Operates: Baker Rifle, Infobox, used by and service fields
    Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: Challenger 2
WikipediaOperates: Challenger 2, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'View the Source
Challenger 1, Wikipedia
Operates: Challenger 1, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'View the Source
Wikipedia: Cruiser tank
Operates: Cruiser tank, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'View the Source
Wikipedia: Panjandrum
Operates: Panjandrum, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'View the Source
Wikipedia: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer
Operates: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'View the Source
Wikipedia: Mameluke sword
  • Operates: Mameluke sword, infobox used_by/operator field: 'British Army'
  • Operates: Mameluke sword, Infobox, used by field
    Infobox used by: British Army
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Wikipedia: Cromwell tank
WikipediaOperates: Cromwell Tank, Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: Cromwell Tank, Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Ferguson rifle (Wikipedia)
Operates: Ferguson Rifle, Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: Ferguson Rifle, Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: Valentine tank
Operates: Valentine tank, Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: Valentine tank, Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: MGM-5 Corporal
WikipediaOperates: MGM-5 Corporal, Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: MGM-5 Corporal, Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: Thunderbird (missile)
Operates: Thunderbird (missile), Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: Thunderbird (missile), Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: L64/65
Operates: L64/65, Infobox, used by and service fields
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Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: Charioteer (tank)
Operates: Charioteer (tank), Infobox, used by and service fields
Quote, Operates: Charioteer (tank), Infobox, used by and service fields
Infobox lists: British Army
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Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War
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Wikipedia: Maxim gun
WikipediaOperates: Maxim Gun, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Maxim Gun, Wikipedia article text
The weapon was adopted by the British Army under the guidance of Sir Garnet Wolseley, who had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1888.
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Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Operates: Stinger Missile, Wikipedia article text
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At the onset of the conflict soldiers of the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) had been clandestinely equipped with six missiles, although they had received little instruction in their use.
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Wikipedia: Thompson Submachine Gun
WikipediaOperates: Thompson Submachine Gun, Wikipedia article text
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In the Malayan campaign, the Burma campaign, and the Pacific theater, Lend-Lease-issue Thompsons were used by the British Army, Indian Army, Australian Army, and other Commonwealth forces.
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Wikipedia: Vickers Machine Gun
WikipediaOperates: Vickers Machine Gun, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Vickers Machine Gun, Wikipedia article text
The British Army formally adopted the Vickers gun as its standard machine gun under the name Gun, Machine, Mark I, Vickers, .303-inch on 26 November 1912.
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Wikipedia: Lewis Gun
WikipediaOperates: Lewis Gun, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Lewis Gun, Wikipedia article text
The weapon began to be issued to the British Army's infantry battalions on the Western Front in early 1916 as a replacement for the heavier and less mobile Vickers machine gun, which had been withdrawn from the infantry for use by the specialist Machine Gun Corps.
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Wikipedia: Mills Bomb
WikipediaOperates: Mills Bomb, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Mills Bomb, Wikipedia article text
They were the first modern fragmentation grenades used by the British Army and saw widespread use in the First and Second World Wars.
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Wikipedia: BGM-71 TOW
Wikipedia
  • Operates: TOW Missile, Wikipedia article text
    The British Army also deployed TOW-armed, Westland Lynx helicopters to the conflict, where they were used to attack Iraqi armored vehicles.
  • Operates: BGM-71 TOW, Wikipedia article text
    The British Army also deployed TOW-armed, Westland Lynx helicopters to the conflict, where they were used to attack Iraqi armored vehicles.
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Wikipedia: Kukri
WikipediaOperates: Kukri, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Kukri, Wikipedia article text
Outside of its native region of South Asia, the kukri also is in service with the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army and Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force.
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Wikipedia: Browning Hi-Power
WikipediaOperates: Browning Hi-Power, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Browning Hi-Power, Wikipedia article text
Formally adopted by the British Army and Royal Air Force as the L9A1 in 1963, a replacement for Webley and Enfield revolvers in 1954 and by the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service in 1998..
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Wikipedia: Webley Revolver
WikipediaOperates: Webley Revolver, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Webley Revolver, Wikipedia article text
The Mark IV remained the standard issue sidearm of the British Army until the adoption of the Browning Hi-Power in the 1954.
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Wikipedia: Livens Projector
WikipediaOperates: Livens Projector, Wikipedia article text
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In the First World War, the Livens Projector became the standard means of delivering gas attacks by the British Army and it remained in its arsenal until the early years of the Second World War.
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Wikipedia: Centurion (Tank)
WikipediaOperates: Centurion Tank, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Centurion Tank, Wikipedia article text
In the British Army it was replaced by the Chieftain.
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Wikipedia: Chieftain (tank)
WikipediaOperates: Chieftain Tank, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Chieftain Tank, Wikipedia article text
The final Chieftain version, which was used by the British Army until 1995, incorporated "Stillbrew" armour named after Colonel Still and John Brewer from the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment (MVEE), the Improved Fire Control System (IFCS) and the Thermal Observation Gunnery Sight
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Wikipedia: Churchill tank
WikipediaOperates: Churchill Tank, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Churchill Tank, Wikipedia article text
After several marks (versions) had been built, a better-armoured specification, the Mark VII, entered service with the British Army.
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Wikipedia: SA80
WikipediaOperates: SA80, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: SA80, Wikipedia article text
The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army.
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Wikipedia: Accuracy International AWM
WikipediaOperates: Accuracy International AWM, Wikipedia article text
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The L115A1 was in service with the Royal Marines, British Army and RAF Regiment in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Wikipedia: FV510 Warrior
  • Operates: Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Wikipedia article text
    The project was begun in 1972; GKN Defence won the production contract in 1984 and the Warrior was accepted for service with the British Army in November 1984.
  • Operates: FV510 Warrior, Wikipedia article text
    The project was begun in 1972; GKN Defence won the production contract in 1984 and the Warrior was accepted for service with the British Army in November 1984.
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Shielder minelaying system (Wikipedia)
Operates: Shielder Minelaying System, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Shielder Minelaying System, Wikipedia article text
The Shielder minelaying system was used by the British Army to create anti-tank barriers quickly.
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L9 bar mine, Wikipedia
Operates: L9 Bar Mine, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: L9 Bar Mine, Wikipedia article text
The bar mine was used by small detachments of special forces of the British Army during the Gulf War in 1991.
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Martini-Henry, Wikipedia
Operates: Martini-Henry Rifle, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Martini-Henry Rifle, Wikipedia article text
The Martini-Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army.
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Wikipedia: Starstreak
Operates: Starstreak Missile, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Starstreak Missile, Wikipedia article text
Starstreak has been in service with the British Army since 1997.
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Wikipedia: AS-90
Operates: AS-90, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: AS-90, Wikipedia article text
The AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled howitzer formerly used by the British Army and subsequently donated for use by the Ukrainian Army.
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Wikipedia: Archer artillery system
Operates: Archer Artillery System, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Archer Artillery System, Wikipedia article text
: Sales: :* 14 Archer for the British Army: approval requested by the government to the Riksdag the 16 March 2023, which was accepted.
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Wikipedia: M119 howitzer
Operates: M119 Howitzer, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: M119 Howitzer, Wikipedia article text
The L118 entered service with the British Army in 1976 and is used by parachute and commando field artillery regiments.
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Wikipedia: FN MAG
Operates: FN MAG, Wikipedia article text
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The L7A2, general-purpose machine gun, replaced the L7A1 in service with the British Army.
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Wikipedia: EM-2 rifle
Operates: EM-2 rifle, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: EM-2 rifle, Wikipedia article text
It was briefly adopted by the British Army in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition.
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Wikipedia: M1 carbine
Operates: M1 carbine, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: M1 carbine, Wikipedia article text
The carbine continued to be utilized as late as the Malayan Emergency, by the Police Field Force of the Royal Malaysian Police, along with other units of the British Army, were issued the M2 carbine for both jungle patrols and outpost defense.
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Wikipedia: LAW 80
Operates: LAW 80, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: LAW 80, Wikipedia article text
The LAW 80 (Light Anti-armour Weapon 80), officially referred to as the L1A1 94mm HEAT Rocket System in British service, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank weapon previously used by the British Army and a few other militaries.
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Wikipedia: Sexton (artillery)
Operates: Sexton (artillery), Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Sexton (artillery), Wikipedia article text
In May 1943, it was formally accepted for use by the British Army and given the name "Sexton" (after the religious custodian and following in the tradition of the Bishop and the Deacon self-propelled guns).
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Wikipedia: CAMM (missile family)
Operates: CAMM (missile family), Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: CAMM (missile family), Wikipedia article text
; * British Army, The Sky Sabre air defence system armed with CAMM began entering service with the Royal Artillery in January 2022 replacing Rapier.
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Wikipedia: Ferret armoured car
Operates: Ferret armoured car, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Ferret armoured car, Wikipedia article text
It was widely used by regiments in the British Army, as well as the RAF Regiment and Commonwealth countries throughout the period.
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Wikipedia: L42A1
Operates: L42A1, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: L42A1, Wikipedia article text
Used in the past by the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force RAF Regiment, the L42A1 entered service in 1970.
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Wikipedia: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
Operates: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), Wikipedia article text
The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) is a family of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) developed in the 1960s and is in service with the British Army and others throughout the world.
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Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)
Operates: Saxon (vehicle), Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Saxon (vehicle), Wikipedia article text
The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier formerly used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations.
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Wikipedia: Enfield revolver
Operates: Enfield revolver, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Enfield revolver, Wikipedia article text
The .476 calibre Enfield Mk I and Mk II revolvers were the official sidearm of both the British Army and the North-West Mounted Police, as well as being issued to many other Colonial units throughout the British Empire.
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Wikipedia: KS-1 rifle
Operates: KS-1 rifle, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: KS-1 rifle, Wikipedia article text
The 13.7" KS-1 variant was adopted as the L403A1-AIW by the British Armed Forces in 2023 to supplement the L85A2-A3 and L119A1-A2 rifles used by Royal Marines and the British Army Ranger Regiment.
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Wikipedia: Blue Peacock
Operates: Blue Peacock, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Blue Peacock, Wikipedia article text
In July 1957 the British Army ordered ten Blue Peacocks for use in Germany, under the cover story that they were atomic power units for troops in the field.
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Wikipedia: Fascine knife
Operates: Fascine knife, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Fascine knife, Wikipedia article text
By the 20th century, it became the Pioneer's billhook in the British Army, used in World War I for making machine gun emplacements.
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Wikipedia: Walther P5
Operates: Walther P5, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Walther P5, Wikipedia article text
3,000 units of the Walther P5 Compact were adopted in the 1980s by the British Army as Pistol L102A1 and were marked as such with the British military model number on the left side and NATO number on the right side instead of the standard Walther model markings.
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Wikipedia: Daimler armoured car
Operates: Daimler armoured car, Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Daimler armoured car, Wikipedia article text
Daimlers were used by the territorial units of the British Army until the 1960s, outlasting their planned replacement, the Coventry armoured car.
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Wikipedia: Starburst (missile)
Operates: Starburst (missile), Wikipedia article text
Quote, Operates: Starburst (missile), Wikipedia article text
It was used by the British Army (as Javelin S15), Malaysian Armed Forces, and in the Canadian Army as the Javelin until 2005.
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