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HESH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high explosive squash head
1, record 1, English, high%20explosive%20squash%20head
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HESH 1, record 1, English, HESH
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high explosive plastic 2, record 1, English, high%20explosive%20plastic
correct, officially approved
- HEP 2, record 1, English, HEP
correct, officially approved
- HEP 2, record 1, English, HEP
- high-explosive squash head 3, record 1, English, high%2Dexplosive%20squash%20head
correct, NATO
- HESH 4, record 1, English, HESH
correct, NATO
- HESH 4, record 1, English, HESH
- high-explosive squash-head 5, record 1, English, high%2Dexplosive%20squash%2Dhead
correct
- high-explosive plastic 6, record 1, English, high%2Dexplosive%20plastic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A projectile head whose explosive filling spreads on impact before explosion. 7, record 1, English, - high%20explosive%20squash%20head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
high explosive plastic; HEP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 8, record 1, English, - high%20explosive%20squash%20head
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- explosif brisant à ogive plastique
1, record 1, French, explosif%20brisant%20%C3%A0%20ogive%20plastique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HESH 2, record 1, French, HESH
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- EBOP 2, record 1, French, EBOP
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- explosif brisant plastique 3, record 1, French, explosif%20brisant%20plastique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- HEP 3, record 1, French, HEP
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- HEP 3, record 1, French, HEP
- explosif brisant à tête d'écrasement 4, record 1, French, explosif%20brisant%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%AAte%20d%27%C3%A9crasement
correct, masculine noun, NATO
- HESH 5, record 1, French, HESH
correct, masculine noun, NATO
- HESH 5, record 1, French, HESH
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tête d'un projectile dont la charge explosive s'étend à l'impact puis explose. 2, record 1, French, - explosif%20brisant%20%C3%A0%20ogive%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
explosif brisant à ogive plastique; HESH; EBOP; explosif brisant plastique; HEP : termes, abréviations et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 6, record 1, French, - explosif%20brisant%20%C3%A0%20ogive%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
explosif brisant plastique; HEP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 7, record 1, French, - explosif%20brisant%20%C3%A0%20ogive%20plastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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