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Some cool 85 images:

85 & 85


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WASHINGTON, DC – October 2, 2011: Washington Capitals forward Mathieu Perreault (#85) and Chicago Blackhawks Rostislav Olesz (#85) fight for the puck during their preseason NHL ice hockey game at Verizon Center.

For more, read the "Wrapping Up The Preseason" blog post on clydeorama.com.

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85 MM Field Gun


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The display reads:

85 MM Field Gun

D-44 1M944 USSR

This Soviet weapon dates back to World War II, and was designed as a multiple-purpose weapon for use both as divisional artillery, and as a powerful anti-tank gun. It was used on both towed and self-propelled mounts, and as a tank gun.

It has a vertical, sliding-wedge breech, and a hydro-pneumatic recoil system mounted behind a wavy shield. Armor penetration is not good by modern standards, but its rate of fire is high. It is capable of both direct and indirect fire, and fires a variety of rounds.

This weapon was donated to the U.S. Army Field Artillery and Fort Sill Museum by the 101st Airborne Division after its capture in Vietnam.

The D-44 85 MM Field Gun can still be found in use in the following countries:

Albania
Algeria
Bulgaria
China
Cuba
Egypt
East Germany
Guinea
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Laos
Morocco
North Korea
Poland
Romania
Sudan
Syria
USSR
Vietnam

Caliber: 85 mm (3.35 in)
Weight: 1,725 kg (3,795 lbs)
Ammunition: Fixed; High Explosive, High Velocity Armor Piercing, and High Explosive-Armor Piercing
Rate of Fire: 20 rounds per minute
Range: 16,650 meters (17,115 yds)
Elevation: -124 mils to 746 mils (- 7 degrees to 42 degrees)
Traverse: 960 mil (54 degrees)
Detachment: 6

Museum Acc. # 69.80.1

Taken December 26th 2011.