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CHAIN GUN [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

Trade name of a type of externally powered automatic weapon in which the breech and feed mechanisms are driven by an electric motor and chain drive.

OBS

For example, 7. 62 mm M34 Chain Gun and 30 mm M242 Chain Gun.

OBS

Chain Gun® : A trademark of McDonnell Douglas.

Key term(s)
  • Chain Gun

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Appellation commerciale d'un type d'arme automatique à force motrice indépendante, où les mécanismes de culasse et d'alimentation sont actionnés par un moteur électrique et un entraînement à chaîne.

OBS

Par exemple, la mitrailleuse M34 Chain Gun de calibre de 7,62 mm et le canon automatique M242 Chain Gun de calibre de 30 mm.

OBS

Chain Gun® : Marque de commerce de la société McDonnell Douglas.

Key term(s)
  • Chain Gun

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Military Exercises
  • Cartography
DEF

An instrument that measures angles in azimuth and at elevation [which is] used for artillery firings and topographic mapping.

CONT

About an hour before the howitzers and fire direction center move, a small advance party heads out to prepare the new area. The battery commander selects positions for the howitzer, while the gunnery sergeant uses an aiming circle (a surveying instrument on a tripod) to assist guides from each gun in getting their positions properly oriented on the azimuth of fire.

CONT

Between hikes, we had training exercises. We spent days in the field with aiming circles and chain tapes setting up gun positions and mapping target areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Exercices militaires
  • Cartographie
CONT

La prise en mains [du spotmètre] est confortable, l'empreinte des doigts étant moulée sur la poignée. Le viseur est un peu moins clair, mais beaucoup plus large que sur le Sekonic, le cercle de visée (1°, comme sur le Sekonic) très fin, parfois difficile à discerner en basse lumière.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

Designed specifically for the armor machine gun role, the EX-34 provides the solution to: Gun Gas; with Long Lock Time. Brass Buildup; with Forward (Overboard) Ejection.

OBS

Mentioned about the 7, 62 mm EX-34 machine gun of the Chain Gun series.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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