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CANON GROS CALIBRE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Guns (Naval)
CONT

... second generation anti-tank missiles can fire twice as long as medium or large calibre guns without being detected.

Key term(s)
  • large-calibre gun
  • large-caliber gun
  • major-caliber gun
  • major calibre gun
  • major-calibre gun

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Canons (Navires)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
  • Cañones (Buques)
OBS

El calibre de estas piezas oscila entre los 114 mm del montaje Vickers británico y los 130 mm del AK ruso de doble boca.

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