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4 Artillery Brigade
4 Artillery Brigade (pronounced as ''Four Artillery Brigade''), colloquially known as "Gunners", is the artillery arm of the Namibian Army based at Otjiwarongo. It functions as the Army's artillery Formation and hosts all the Artillery regiments of the Army. History The brigade was formed in 1999. It is the controlling entity of all artillery units in the Army. Shortly after its formation the Brigade received G2 towed artillery from South Africa. The prefix "4" is taken from 4 May 1978, the date on which the SADF attacked a SWAPO refugee camp in Cassinga. Equipment The Brigade uses the following equipment: *BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun, BL 5.5 *Ordnance QF 25 pounder *152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) *BM-21 Grad *BM-21 Grad, Grad-P *Type 81 (rocket launcher) *BM-21 Grad, 9P138 Grad-1 *Type 63 multiple rocket launcher Units *12 Artillery Regiment -Attached to 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia), 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade *44 Artillery Regiment *46 Artillery Regiment *21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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4 (four) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is tetraphobia, considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga Empire, Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Northern Satraps, Kshatrapa and Pallava dynasty, Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, endi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
