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ARME LONGUE PORTEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

Offensive throwing weapons were used both for hunting and warfare since the early days of mankind. As the name implies, long-range weapons served to launch a missile toward a target at some distance with the intention to hit, wound or knock out without hand-to-hand combat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

[... ] dans les années 1970, l'OTAN n'avait pas encore suffisamment développé son concept des opérations pour répondre aux tactiques des avions et des sous-marins soviétiques et de leurs armes à longue portée.

Spanish

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