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DEPTH CHARGE [15 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • CBRNE Weapons
OBS

A nuclear depth bomb is the nuclear equivalent of the conventional depth charge, and can be used in anti-submarine warfare for attacking submerged submarines.

OBS

nuclear depth bomb; NDB: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Bombe nucléaire destinée à la lutte contre les sous-marins.

OBS

Lâchée d'un hélicoptère, elle éclate en profondeur, écrasant le sous-marin par surpression.

OBS

grenade anti-sous-marine nucléaire : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • grenade anti sous marine nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

depth charge : an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

Key term(s)
  • depth-charge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

grenade sous-marine : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pools
DEF

... an artificially created body of water that has a depth of at least 61 cm, is available to the public for swimming, recreational bathing or physiotherapy purposes, either free of charge or for a fee, and is not a commercial pool.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piscines
OBS

Au moins 61 cm (2 pi) de profondeur et servant à la natation, à la baignade récréative ou à la physiothérapie. N'est pas une piscine commerciale.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner to avoid obstacles such as torpedo nets, and to allow both the bomb's speed on arrival at the target and the timing of its detonation to be pre-determined, in a similar fashion to a regular naval depth charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The second factor that promoted the improvement of tactical and technical elements of the first postwar submarines was further development of active and passive sonars of surface ships and their arming with depth-charge launchers, which made submarine hunters more effective and deadly, enabling them to attack at a great distance.

Key term(s)
  • depth charge launcher
  • depth charge thrower
  • depth charge projector
  • depth charge gun

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de combate (Fuerzas navales)
  • Bombas y granadas
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Record 6 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

A charge placed at an adequate depth to produce a crater.

OBS

cratering charge: term and definition standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

Charge placée à une profondeur convenable pour produire un cratère.

OBS

charge enterrée : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

charge enterrée; charge de cratère : termes et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
  • Destrucción (Militar)
DEF

Carga colocada a una profundidad conveniente para producir un embudo.

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Record 7 2005-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
DEF

A type of weapon that is used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines.

Key term(s)
  • antisubmarine depth bomb
  • antisubmarine bomb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
DEF

Grenade conçue pour l'attaque des sous-marins en plongée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bombas y granadas
  • Sistemas de combate (Fuerzas navales)
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Record 8 2005-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
CONT

Lt Earl and the sonar ratings find their target immediately, and track it as ST CROIX runs right over it, assuming the position for a text-book depth-charge attack.

Key term(s)
  • depth charge attack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Equipment
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

The MacFarland itself escaped serious damage from the first eight Vals. But the ninth and last one to make its run, dropped its bomb and scored a hit directly on MacFarland's depth-charge rack.

Key term(s)
  • depth charge rack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel naval
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
OBS

component: term usually plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
OBS

le terme «composant» s'utilise généralement au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dry Cells
DEF

The number of charge-discharge cycles. Usually upto a constant depth of discharge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piles sèches
DEF

Nombre de cycles de charge/décharge que peut assurer une batterie.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Powder Metallurgy
DEF

The metering of a powder charge into a die by setting the depth of fill.

OBS

volume filling: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie des poudres
DEF

Mesure de charge de poudre dans une matrice par fixation de la hauteur de remplissage.

OBS

remplissage à volume donné : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
OBS

ASM : anti-sous-marin.

Key term(s)
  • charge anti-sous-marin de localisation

Spanish

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Record 14 1996-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Key term(s)
  • depth charge effect

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 15 1984-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

arme ndb

Spanish

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