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Dragon Fire (2006 Novel)
Dragon Fire may refer to: * In fiction and mythology, the ability of dragons to exhale fire, or any of several things which allude to this power * Dragon Fire (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland * ''Dragon Fire'' (novel), a 2000 political novel by journalist Humphrey Hawksley about a future war between China, Pakistan, and India * Dragon Fire (mortar), a heavy automated mortar under testing by the United States Marine Corps * ''Dragon Fire'' (film), a 1993 martial arts film starring several kickboxing champions * '' Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire'', the final game in the ''Quest for Glory'' series by Sierra Dragonfire may refer to: * ''Dragonfire'' (Doctor Who), a 1987 serial in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * ''Dragonfire'' (video game), a 1982 video game released by Imagic * ''Dragonfire'' (novel) an Andrew Kaplan spy thriller about a CIA agent trying to prevent another Southeast war * Alternate title of ''Tagget ''Tagget'' (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian and avian features. Scholars believe huge extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Oriental dragon imagery. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French ''dragon'', which in turn comes from la, draconem (nominative ) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek , (genitive , ) "serpent, giant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Fire (roller Coaster)
Dragon Fyre is a steel roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It was manufactured in 1980 but opened when the park made its debut in 1981. It operated under the name Dragon Fyre from 1981 to 1997, when it was respelled to Dragon Fire. The name was quietly reverted to the original name in 2019. It was one of the four original coasters at Canada's Wonderland. The ride is built at the east end of the park in the Medieval Faire section. It is located adjacent to the parking lot, so it is one of the first coasters that is seen. The coaster has a green and yellow track with purple support poles. Since the removal of Drachen Fire from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, ''Dragon Fyre'' is also the only Arrow Dynamics Arrow Dynamics was an American manufacturing and engineering company that specialized in designing and building amusement park rides, especially roller coasters. Based in Clearfield, Utah, the company was the successor to Arrow Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Fire (novel)
''Dragon Fire'' is a 2000 novel by BBC political and foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley about a 2007 war between China, India and Pakistan, which draws in Australia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Tibet, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and threatens to escalate to nuclear war. While a work of fiction, the novel attempts to raise awareness of real geopolitical issues in the region. Description This novel gives us nightmare scenarios where the world's worst fears begin on 10:00 a.m. on 3 May 2007. A SFF (Special Frontier Force) unit led by Major Gendun Choedrak assaults Drapchi prison with paratroopers to free Tibetan religious leaders who are being incarcerated there. Far out west, Pakistan launches an attack on the strategic outpost of Kargil, promptly raising the green crescent flag on Indian soil. China accuses India of attacking Chinese soil and declares war. It's Pakistan and China vs India now, 3 nuclear powers. Nuclear arsenals are being mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Fire (mortar)
The 2R2M (''Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar'') is a vehicle-mounted, rifled 120 mm heavy mortar produced by Thales of France. It is derived from the MO-120-RT towed mortar. The 2R2M is in service with 5 nations. The US Marine Corps field-tested a mortar system derived from the 2R2M in the early 2000's under the project names ''Dragon Fire'' and ''Dragon Fire II''. More than just an adaptation of the 2R2M system to the USMC's LAV-25 chassis, this project aimed for the added option to lift the entire weapon assembly, including the semi-automated loading mechanism and the computerised fire control system, out of the carrier vehicle and put it on a carriage to be towed by a tractor vehicle such as a HMMWV. The USMC eventually dropped the Dragon Fire II project and instead opted for the baseline MO-120-RT mortar, which it called the M327 mortar, towed by a M1161 Growler, for their EFSS (''Expeditionary Fire Support System''). History (Dragon Fire II) The US Marine Corps Warfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Fire (film)
''Dragon Fire'' is a 1993 martial arts film set in a dystopian Los Angeles in the year 2050. It is notable for heavily using actual kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ... champions for the actors. Cast * Dominick LaBanca as Laker Powers * Pamela Pond as Marta * Kisu as Slick * Harold Hazeldine as Eddie * Charles Philip Moore as Low-Ball * Michael Blanks as Ahmed Mustafa * Dennis Keiffer as Johnny Powers * Roy Boesch as Official * Manuel Luben as Manolo * Randall Shiro Ideishi as Li (as Randy Ideishi) * Richard Fuller as Hulk * John Arthur as Black Ice * Val Mijailovic as Morales * Rae Manzon as Kemal * Laura Neustedter as Woman Fighter * Carolyn Raimondi as Woman Fighter * Marc Wilder as Waheed * Deon Edwards as Rankin External links * 1993 films 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Fire
Dragon Fire may refer to: * In fiction and mythology, the ability of dragons to exhale fire, or any of several things which allude to this power * Dragon Fire (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland * ''Dragon Fire'' (novel), a 2000 political novel by journalist Humphrey Hawksley about a future war between China, Pakistan, and India * Dragon Fire (mortar), a heavy automated mortar under testing by the United States Marine Corps * ''Dragon Fire'' (film), a 1993 martial arts film starring several kickboxing champions * '' Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire'', the final game in the ''Quest for Glory'' series by Sierra Dragonfire may refer to: * ''Dragonfire'' (Doctor Who), a 1987 serial in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * ''Dragonfire'' (video game), a 1982 video game released by Imagic * ''Dragonfire'' (novel) an Andrew Kaplan spy thriller about a CIA agent trying to prevent another Southeast war * Alternate title of ''Tagget ''Tagget'' (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfire (Doctor Who)
''Dragonfire'' is the fourth and final serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 23 November to 7 December 1987. This serial marked the departure of Bonnie Langford as Mel Bush and the introduction of Sophie Aldred as companion Ace. In the serial, the criminal Kane (Edward Peel), exiled to the planet Svartos three thousand years ago, seeks to find the power source for his prison ship, which has since become a trading colony called Iceworld, so he can use it to return to his home planet. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Mel arrive at the trading colony Iceworld on the dark side of the planet Svartos. They soon run into Sabalom Glitz, who is on Svartos to work off a debt that he owes to the crime lord Kane, and is preparing to explore the depths of Svartos to locate a treasure reportedly protected by a dragon, aided by a map given to him by Kane; in exchange, Kane will return Glitz' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfire (video Game)
''Dragonfire'' is a 1982 video game written by Bob Smith and published by Imagic. The player grabs treasure guarded by a dragon while avoiding fireballs. It was originally released for the Atari 2600 then ported to the Intellivision, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, ColecoVision, and TRS-80 Color Computer. The game's source code was put into the public domain by developer Bob Smith on May 24, 2003. Gameplay Each level of ''Dragonfire'' has two stages. The first stage is a side view of the character trying to cross a drawbridge to reach a castle. To traverse the bridge, the player must duck under high fireballs and jump over low fireballs. Upon success, the second stage begins, which has a more top-down point of view. The player guides the character around the room collecting treasure and dodging fireballs spewed by a dragon that patrols the bottom of the screen. Collecting every piece of treasure opens a door to the next level. A single hit from a fireball in eithe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonfire (novel)
''Dragonfire'' is a spy thriller novel by author Andrew Kaplan, published by Warner Books in hardcover and softcover editions. It was an international best-seller and a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club in England. Plot summary The novel follows CIA agent Sawyer as he embarks on a dangerous mission to prevent a Southeast Asian war. The mission takes him to the waterfront of Bangkok, where he is tasked with rescuing fellow agent Parker, who was previously captured. Along the way, Sawyer teams up with Suong, a beautiful and fierce Eurasian resistance fighter, and Toonsang, an opium trader with questionable allegiances. Together, they embark on a journey to find Parker which leads them to the forbidden hill country of the Golden Triangle. In the Golden Triangle, they come face to face with Bhun Sa, the most powerful warlord in the opium trade. Sawyer takes him out, and he and Suong escape to abandoned temple ruins in Cambodia. To prove her loyalty, Suong tells Sawyer ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagget
''Tagget'' (alternative title ''Dragonfire'') is a 1991 crime drama / spy movie telemovie directed by Richard T. Heffron. The film's title character, a disabled Vietnam War veteran and director of an electronics firm, investigates an attempt to kill him. Cast * Daniel A. Travanti * William Sadler * Roxanne Hart * Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as ... External links * American spy films 1990s action films 1991 television films 1991 films American television films Films directed by Richard T. Heffron 1990s crime drama films American crime drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dungeonmaster's Assistant
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DragonFire (weapon)
Dragonfire is a British laser directed-energy weapon technology demonstrator A technology demonstration (or tech demo), also known as demonstrator model, is a prototype, rough example or an otherwise incomplete version of a conceivable product or future system, put together as proof of concept with the primary purpose of .... It was first unveiled to the public in 2017 at the DSEI conference in London and is being developed by UK Dragonfire, a consortium consisting of MBDA UK, Leonardo S.p.A., Leonardo UK, Qinetiq and Dstl. As a technology demonstrator, it will be used to assess laser directed-energy weapons and their potential applications within the British Armed Forces. Development The weapon was first shown publicly at the 2017 DSEI conference in London. A contract worth £30 million was subsequently awarded by Dstl to an industry consortium, named UK Dragonfire, led by MBDA UK with QinetiQ, Leonardo, GKN, Arke, BAE Systems and Marshall Land Systems participating, to dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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