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OPERATIONAL FIRING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Field Artillery
- Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- battlefield laser range-finder
1, record 1, English, battlefield%20laser%20range%2Dfinder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- battlefield range finder 2, record 1, English, battlefield%20range%20finder
correct
- battlefield range-finder 1, record 1, English, battlefield%20range%2Dfinder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... range-finding... relies on the simple determination of the round-trip transit time of laser pulses between the firing time and return... to measure range... The first operational use of lasers will be as battlefield range-finders. Several portable laser range-finders have been built for use by foot soldiers or in tanks to determine precise range to enemy tanks, personnel carriers or fortifications... The pulsed ruby device would be carried... by forward artillery observers as an aid in locating targets. 1, record 1, English, - battlefield%20laser%20range%2Dfinder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two English sources FILAS, 1969, and BRLAS-E, 1968, were written at a time when battlefield range-finders were not yet used, whereby the French source GRENB, 1974, shows that they were in use in the 1970s. 3, record 1, English, - battlefield%20laser%20range%2Dfinder
Record 1, Key term(s)
- battlefield laser range finder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Artillerie de campagne
- Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- télémètre laser d'artillerie
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A8tre%20laser%20d%27artillerie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le laser à solide est employé dans la télémétrie pour mesurer la durée d'aller et retour [...] d'une impulsion de très courte durée [...] [On a réalisé] un télémètre laser portatif d'artillerie avec chercheur de nord permettant une détermination précise de l'orientation dans la visée [...] 1, record 1, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A8tre%20laser%20d%27artillerie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1982-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- operational firing
1, record 2, English, operational%20firing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As of a new weapon. 2, record 2, English, - operational%20firing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tir opérationnel 1, record 2, French, tir%20op%C3%A9rationnel
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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