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That portion of a greater whole which is distinct from the packaging required to transport it. The payload is thus the part of an object which is intended to generate some form of gain - in the simplest case, payment. Military payloads rarely produce direct fiscal remuneration; the gain anticipated is typically a strategic advantage or tactical victory.

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A payment is the transfer of wealth from one party (such as a person or company) to another. A payment is usually made in exchange for the provision of goods, services, or both, or to fulfill a legal obligation.
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Military has two broad meanings. In its first sense, it refers to soldiers and soldiering. In its second sense, it refers to armed forces as a whole. Over the years, military units have come in all shapes and sizes.
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A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often "winning". Strategy is differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand by its nature of being extensively premeditated, and often practically rehearsed.
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Tactic could refer to:
  • Military tactics
  • Tactic (method)
  • Tactic (municipality)
  • Tactical bombing
  • Tactics (band)
  • Tactics (game)
  • Tactics (manga)

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Cargo is a term used to denote goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train, van or truck. Nowadays containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.

Cargo represents a concern to U.S. national security.
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In military aircraft or space exploration, the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship, including as cargo, munitions, scientific instruments or experiments, or external fuel, although internal fuel is usually not included.
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Throw-weight is a measure of the effective weight of ballistic missile payloads. It is measured in kilograms or metric tons. Throw-weight equals the total weight of a missile's warheads, reentry vehicles, self-contained dispensing mechanisms, penetration aids, and guidance systems
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warhead is the bullet-shaped silver canister in the middle-left of the photograph.]]

Typically, a warhead is the explosive material and detonator that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo.
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E-mail (short for electronic mail; often also abbreviated as e-mail, email or simply mail) is a store and forward method of composing, sending, storing, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems.
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In communication, telecommunications and information science, the payload or mission bit stream is the data, such as a data field, block, or stream, being processed or transported — the part that represents user information and user overhead information.
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Payload is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.

Transformers: Armada


Transformers character

Payload
Affiliation Mini-Con
Japanese name Move
Sub-Group Space Team


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