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ARME CANON AME LISSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

A ... weapon ... that has a barrel without rifling.

CONT

The mortar is a snub-nosed, smoothbore weapon designed to hurl a ball a great distance into the air so it falls almost vertically into an enemy position.

OBS

Smoothbore [weapons] range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.

Key term(s)
  • smooth-bore weapon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

[...] arme dont l'alésage du canon ne dispose pas de rayures.

CONT

Le Brown Bess est une arme à âme lisse pouvant tirer des balles de calibre .75 à près de 230 mètres, mais précis surtout entre 45 et 90 mètres.

Spanish

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