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CROSS FIRE [8 records]

Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
OBS

A favourite manoeuvre in naval battle with fleets sailing in the normal battle disposition of line ahead. If a fleet in this disposition, either by a superiority of speed or by approaching at an angle, can cross ahead of the enemy's line approximately at right angles, it has a considerable tactical advantage in that all its guns can be fired on the broadside while the enemy can reply only with those guns which can fire ahead. It is also a tactical situation which forces an enemy to turn away, and in the resulting loss of speed during the turn and the difficulty of keeping guns bearing on an enemy while turning, the fleet "crossing the T" has a considerable gunnery advantage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
DEF

Manœuvre d'une formation navale ayant pour but de couper à angle droit la route d'une escadre ennemie marchant en ligne de file.

OBS

Cette position permettait à chaque navire de la flotte qui barrait le T d'utiliser toutes ses grosses pièces et toutes celles d'un même bord, prenant ainsi d'enfilade la formation ennemie et l'obligeant à changer de route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Moving the cross bolt all the way to the left will expose the letter "F"(Fire) and disengage the safety catch from the heel of the sear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Police
DEF

[A radio that monitors] local public safety, disaster frequencies(such as Red Cross or FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]), aircraft, police and fire transmissions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
CONT

Range is determined by simply laying the cross hair reticle of the aiming telescope on the target and pressing the fire button on top of the unit(rangefinder).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Il suffit, pour déterminer la distance, de superposer l'image de la cible et le réticule à fils croisés de la lunette de visée et d'appuyer sur le bouton de déclenchement, disposé sur le dessus de l'instrument.

OBS

Il s'agit du télémètre à laser Simrad LP7.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Honorary Distinctions
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

This decoration was originally created in 1904 by the German Fire Service Association, the umbrella organization of the German fire brigades, and was conferred on numerous German and foreign firemen up to 1936. It was revived by the association in 1953 and authorized by the Federal President in 1958. It is awarded for outstanding services to the fire service, for courageous behaviour in fire-fighting and for the saving of human lives when the fireman's own life is in danger. It consists of two grades : the Cross of Honour in Gold and the Cross of Honour in Silver. It can also be awarded to foreigners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres honorifiques et décorations
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Group Dynamics
OBS

cross fire : rapid or heated interchange(the cross fire of question and answer).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamique des groupes
CONT

[...] l'animateur devra [...] proposer au groupe une méthode d'analyse. Par exemple: exposé du problème par celui qui le connaît le mieux suivi d'un feu croisé de questions des participants afin de mettre en lumière les points restés dans l'ombre [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Prevention
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
CONT

Patrol is carried out to ensure that the fire does not restart and cross the fire line. Patrol must be continued until the fire can be safely declared out. An incomplete job of mop-up and patrol can result in a breakaway with disastrous results.

CONT

On all large fires, patrol is maintained for several days after the fire is apparently out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

La patrouille consiste à surveiller un secteur de la ligne d'arrêt ou une partie d'un incendie afin d'empêcher le feu de s'échapper. (...) (Elle) est une opération essentielle qui ne doit jamais être négligée; mal réalisée, le feu risque (...) d'anéantir tous les efforts déployés pour le maîtriser. La patrouille devrait être maintenue au moins quelques jours après l'extinction du dernier foyer car le feu peut paraître complètement éteint tout en continuant à couver dans les endroits cachés.

Spanish

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Record 8 1982-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

[The] Defender [helicopter] will have a yaw autopilot, so that the pilot can easily fly a computed aiming cross in his television display onto the target, initiate the ranging laser and then fire the gun with a fully computed aiming point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

[L'hélicoptère] Defender sera doté d'un pilote automatique en lacet, de sorte que le pilote pourra facilement amener sur la cible le marqueur de visée corrigée qui apparaîtra sur son écran de télévision, puis activer le télémètre à laser et ouvrir le feu au canon avec une visée calculée tenant compte de tous les éléments de tir.

Spanish

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