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ILLUMINATING AMMUNITION [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
OBS

United Nations. Aide Mémoire : Guidelines for Governments Contributing Troops to the United Nations Transition Group - Namibia, October 1988, p. 6.

OBS

illuminating munition: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
OBS

Nations Unies. Aide-mémoire : Principes directeurs à l'intention des gouvernements fournissant des contingents au groupe d'assistance des Nations Unies pour la période de transition - Namibie, Octobre 1988, p. 6.

OBS

munition éclairante : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Weapon Systems
  • Field Artillery
OBS

In artillery, the procedural term used to indicate that illuminating ammunition is required.

OBS

illuminating; illum: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Artillerie de campagne
OBS

En artillerie, terme de procédure utilisé pour indiquer que la munition éclairante doit être employée.

OBS

éclairant; éclair : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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