Brixia (crustacean)
Brixia may refer to: * Brescia, an Italian city referred to in Latin as Brixia * ''Brixia'' (planthopper), an insect genus * Brixia Model 35, a mortar * 521 Brixia Brixia (minor planet designation: 521 Brixia) is a relatively large minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting mostly in the asteroid belt that was discovered by American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan on January 10, 1904. The name derives ...

Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second largest city in the administrative region and the fourth largest in northwest Italy. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants. Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral, the Renaiss ...
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Brixia (planthopper)
''Brixia'' is a genus of cixiid planthopper that includes about 120 species. Most species are found in the Oriental region, and a few in the Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island .... Species References External links FLOW database Auchenorrhyncha genera Cixiidae {{Fulgoromorpha-stub ...
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Brixia Model 35
The Brixia Model 35 was an Italian small-sized, rapid firing light mortar of World War II. The Brixia Modello 35 was used to provide light supporting fire to the infantry companies. It was issued at battalion level, with each battalion containing nine mortars and these were parceled out to each infantry company. It had a good rate of fire but lacked power due to the small round. It was widely used and saw action on every major Italian front. https://www.quartermastersection.com/italian/infantry-weapons/742/Mod35Mortar Description The Brixia light mortar is a 45 mm calibre light mortar mounted on a legged base and designed for operation by two crew. The rear legs are fitted with a pad for the gunner to lay forward on behind the mortar, or sit upon when the situation allowed. A lever allowed for operating the breech and firing the weapon, while ammunition was fed in by the loader. Well trained teams could reach up to 18 rounds per minute, although operational rate of fire ...
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