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FIRING POST [9 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
OBS

Firearms Training.... Seven-point safety check. Used when : drawing a weapon from armoury, beginning of training session, taking over an armed post, suspicion that barrel is obstructed 42-19. Sequence : safe direction, safety on, remove magazine, inspect chamber, work action(2-3 times), inspect barrel, check external features. Five-point safety check. Used when : prove AR-15 safe after firing, prove AR-15 safe after charging but not firing. Sequence : safe direction, safety on, remove magazine, inspect chamber, work action(2-3 times).

Key term(s)
  • five point safety check
  • 5 point safety check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
Key term(s)
  • contrôle de sécurité en cinq points

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
OBS

Firearms Training.... Seven-point safety check. Used when : drawing a weapon from armoury, beginning of training session, taking over an armed post, suspicion that barrel is obstructed 42-19. Sequence : safe direction, safety on, remove magazine, inspect chamber, work action(2-3 times), inspect barrel, check external features. Five-point safety check. Used when : prove AR-15 safe after firing, prove AR-15 safe after charging but not firing. Sequence : safe direction, safety on, remove magazine, inspect chamber, work action(2-3 times).

Key term(s)
  • seven point safety check
  • 7 point safety check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
Key term(s)
  • contrôle de sécurité en sept points

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The firing post of the Command Launch Unit(CLU), the thermal imaging sight and a tripod.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A system which is used to : align rapidly and accurately all guns in a battery; convey firing data to each of the guns; and act as an intercommunication system between the command post and the guns.

OBS

It comprises three equipment groups: the infrared laser beacon set; the gun alignment and firing data display group; and the status, interface and control link display group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Système servant aux fins suivantes : alignement rapide et précis de toutes les pièces d'une batterie, transmission des données de tir à chacune des pièces et transmission dans les deux sens des communications entre le poste de commandement et les pièces.

OBS

Le système comprend trois groupes d'équipement : l'ensemble de la balise laser infrarouge, le groupe du visualisateur des données de tir et d'alignement des pièces et le groupe de visualisation - état, interface et liaison de contrôle.

OBS

système d'alignement et de commande des pièces d'artillerie; SACPA : 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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Record 6 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Military Administration
  • Peace-Keeping Operations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Administration militaire
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
Key term(s)
  • compte rendu de tirs à proximité d'un poste d'observation
  • compte rendu de tirs à proximité d'une position

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

Refiring a film circuit after having gone through the firing cycle. Sometimes used to change the values of the already fired resistors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Techniques industrielles

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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