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Record 1 2002-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

A projectile fired from a gun which incorporates a terminal guidance system.

CONT

In essence a conventional artillery projectile with a unitary shaped charge HEAT warhead, the CLGP has a laser seeker fitted in the nose together with its associated electronics, four control fins in the tail and - on future Engineering Development models - canard wings at the mid-section.

OBS

This is a new type of projectile combining the advantages of a guided missile with the ability to be fired from a conventional gun.

OBS

cannon-launched guided projectile; CLGP: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Projectile tiré par une pièce d'artillerie et équipée d'un système de guidage terminal.

CONT

Le CLGP [projectile d'artillerie guidé] est essentiellement un projectile d'artillerie classique équipé d'une ogive antichar à charge creuse, porteur, dans le nez, d'un autodirecteur à laser avec les circuits électroniques associés, et muni de quatre gouvernes de queue ainsi que, sur les futurs modèles [...] d'ailettes-canards à la hauteur de la section médiane.

OBS

projectile d'artillerie guidé; obus guidé : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

projectile guidé tiré par canon; PGTC : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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