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Gun vs Pistol vs Handgun   There has been a lot of discussion on talk shows and even inside the parliament about the need for stricter gun control laws in view of increasing violence with the help of these firearms like guns and pistols. This brings us to the question posed by the title of this article. Is... 

Frigate vs Destroyer   To someone, not from an armed forces background, it can be too much to differentiate between a frigate, a destroyer, and a corvette. In fact, to someone who is a total outsider, all three ships look the same with minor differences here and there. However, there are many differences... 

Suppressor vs Silencer   A shot from any firearm is accompanied with a loud bang, sometime it is the signature of a gun. No matter how large or small the gun is, this noise is inevitable. The reason is behind the mechanism of how the guns are fired. All the guns, old (muskets, carbines etc.) and the new,... 

Officer vs Enlisted   The system of enlistment comes from the old practice where people got their names enlisted aboard a ship, to serve for a fixed period of time. Such people were assigned duties on ports and ships. Simply including the names of persons in a list was enlistment that continues in the present... 

Carbine vs Rifle   Whether you are a young recruit in armed forces given a long firearm for the first time or a commoner interested in the history of firearms, you must have often been confused by the differences between a carbine and a rifle. This is because there is no clear cut definition of the two firearms,... 

Gunshots vs Fireworks   For a common person, this may not be of vital importance, but if you happen to be a police officer, knowing the difference between a gunshot and firework may be necessary. You cannot take chances to be called for dereliction of duty treating gunshots as fireworks and not taking the... 

Guard vs Reserve   In every country there is a reserve component for its armed forces. In US, this component is referred to as National Guards and the Reserve. Many people think of guards and reserves as same because of same uniform. However, this is not true though both happen to be reserve components of... 

Pistol vs Rifle   Pistols and rifles are firearms that belong to two different categories of handguns and long guns respectively, while being weapons that hit the target with a burning projectile called a bullet. All firearms were initially called guns and even a pistol was called a gun until rifle came along.... 

Cold War vs Hot War Cold war and Hot war are two types of war that are described figuratively in order to stress the intensity and the nature of war. Cold war is normally a political war wherein violence is not employed. On the other hand, hot war is exactly the opposite of the cold war. In other words, it can... 

Regiment vs Brigade For those who are serving men, it is easy to understand the concepts of regiments and brigade, also their differences, but to a common man on the street, it is very confusing to differentiate between a regiment and a brigade. This article tries to highlight the features of these sub divisions... 

Military vs Army The word military is a lesser used word, and often we hear the word army more than it. However, the army is a smaller unit of military, which happens to be the armed forces available to the government of any country to defend the country from any aggression from any other country, also to help internally... 

Army vs Navy Can you compare your left hand with your right hand whether you are a left hander or a right hander? A majority of tasks require use of both hands and you cannot say one is superior to other. Same is the case with army and navy which are integral parts of a military. Unless a country is landlocked and... 

Army vs Air Force Well, this is easier, isn’t it? Who would think of army to be same or similar to air force, you may think, but people confuse between army and air force when it comes to understanding their roles and responsibilities. Also, there are some who think that air force is superior to army, though... 

Hydrogen vs Atomic Bomb Nuclear weapons are destructive weapons, created to release the energy from a nuclear reaction. These reactions can be broadly categorized in to two, as fission reactions and fusion reactions. In nuclear weapons, either a fission reaction or combinations of fission and fusion reactions... 

War vs Conflict Human civilization is replete with instances of wars and conflicts. In fact, at any given point of time, there are scores of conflicts, battles, skirmishes, and full scale wars carrying on between political entities and nations around the world. All there words smack of rift, tension and violence... 

Revolver vs Pistol Revolver and Pistol are both very popular handguns that are used by people for self defense and also used by policemen in many countries to remain armed under all circumstances. Revolver is older of the two though its technology kept evolving till recently. Pistol is considered to be technologically...