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FEED HORN [2 records]

Record 1 2007-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Armour
CONT

The first round is positioned in line with the chamber and is held in position by the cartridge stop and cartridge guide pawl. On trigger squeeze, the nose of the sear is depressed thus freeing the piston rod extension. The driving spring rod assembly pushes the working parts forward. The feed horn strikes the base of the round. The bolt strips the round from the belt link.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The expanding end of a waveguide that acts as a launcher of electric waves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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