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Record 1 2003-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

Aiming a gun either by sighting at a fixed object, called the aiming point, instead of the target or by using a means of pointing other than a sight, such as a gun director, when the target cannot be seen from the gun position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artillería de campaña
DEF

Procedimiento de apuntar una pieza, basándose en un objeto fijo, llamado referencia de puntería, en vez de hacerlo sobre el blanco, o mediante otros procedimientos, tales como una pieza directriz cuando el blanco no se ve directamente desde la posición de la pieza.

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