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BALLISTIC HUMP [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Guns (Land Forces)
CONT

Ballistic hump is used to describe the situation where the MV (muzzle velocity) of a new barrel rises rapidly to a peak as more rounds are fired, reaches a maximum value, and then falls to a level comparable with the state of wear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
CONT

Cette expression sert à décrire la situation où la vitesse initiale d'un nouveau canon atteint rapidement son point culminant au fur et à mesure que des obus sont tirés, puis descend à un niveau comparable à l'état d'érosion.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'Artillerie royale canadienne et le Sous-comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'armée.

Spanish

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