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MANCHON THERMIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Armour
DEF

An insulating layer around a gun barrel designed to minimize barrel bend and barrel droop.

OBS

thermal sleeve; thermal cover: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Couche isolante couvrant le tube d'un canon conçue pour réduire au minimum sa courbure et son arcure.

OBS

manchon thermique : désignation et définition uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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