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OBUS-FLECHE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Land Forces)
DEF

Ammunition that does not contain explosives but uses kinetic energy to penetrate a target.

CONT

Modern KEP munitions are typically of the armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces terrestres)
DEF

[…] munition qui […] ne contient pas d'explosifs, mais utilise l'énergie cinétique pour pénétrer la cible. 

OBS

Le terme peut s'appliquer à tout type d'obus perforants […]

Spanish

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