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Record 1 2003-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
DEF

Tabulation or chart which provides data of reference trajectories of projectiles that may be fired from a given weapon under certain standard conditions, e.g. elevation, charge, range, velocity, maximum ordinate, etc.

OBS

It may also include data to calculate corrections or the effect of prevalent conditions, e.g. climatic conditions, charge temperature, variations in the weight of projectiles, barrel wear, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
DEF

Table ou graphique fournissant les données des trajectoires de référence des projectiles pouvant être tirés par une arme donnée dans certaines conditions dites normales, e.g. la hausse, la charge, la portée, la vitesse, la flèche, etc.

OBS

Elle peut également contenir les données nécessaires au calcul des corrections ou des effets dus aux conditions du moment, e.g. les conditions atmosphériques, la température de la charge, les variations dans le poids des projectiles, l'usure du canon, etc.

OBS

table de tir : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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