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FUSEE CONTACT [5 records]

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Record 1 2002-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

Device used to detonate warhead on physical contact with another object.

Key term(s)
  • contact fuze

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

fusée de contact : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Mines
CONT

The new fuze can, with minor modifications, be used with any contact mine. It works by detecting the rapid series of impulses produced by a vehicle and can differentiate between high-value targets (tracked vehicles and wheeled vehicles with three or four axles) and wheeled vehicles with only two axles.

Key term(s)
  • cumulative impulse mine fuse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines terrestres
CONT

Adaptable à n’ importe quel type de mine de contact, moyennant quelques modifications mineures, la fusée à impulsions cumulées est capable, par une comptabilisation d’impulsions successives rapides, de faire une distinction entre un véhicule chenillé ou à roues à 3 ou 4 essieux et un véhicule à roues à 2 essieux.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

[The squid mortar] fired six mortar bombs ahead of the ship, hence it was called an ahead throwing weapon.

CONT

Hedgehog is an ahead throwing weapon comprising of 24 projectiles containing 32 lbs (15kg) of "torpex" explosive based on the mortar principal and fired in quick succession. The 24 spigots on which the projectile sat were arranged in 6 rows of 4 and offset so the "hedgehog" bombs entered the water ahead of the ship in a circle of about 130 feet (about 45 metres) in diameter. The bombs were armed by an impeller located in the nose which rotated as it passed through the water actuating the percussion fuse allowing the bomb to explode on contact.

Key term(s)
  • ahead-throwing weapon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

Le «hérisson» est une arme de lancement vers l'avant du bateau comprenant 24 projectiles contenant chacun 15 kg d’explosif «torpex», disposés sur une sorte de mortier principal et se tirant en succession rapide. Les embases des 24 projectiles sont disposées en 6 rangées de 4 divergentes de façon à ce que les bombes rentrent dans l'eau en avant du bateau dans un cercle d’environ 45 mètres de diamètre. Les bombes sont armées par un dispositif à hélice placé dans le nez et actionné par la vitesse de pénétration dans l'eau, lequel active une fusée à percussion permettant à la bombe d’exploser par contact.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Advanced Technology Weapons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes de haute technicité

Spanish

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