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INITIATING TRAIN [2 records]

Record 1 1997-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
DEF

Initiating explosives that have the necessary sensitivity to heat, friction or percussion to make them suitable for use as initiating elements in an explosive train.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
DEF

Explosifs d'amorçage possédant la sensibilité nécessaire à la chaleur, à la friction ou à la percussion pour les rendre aptes à une utilisation en tant qu'éléments d'amorçage dans une chaîne d'explosifs.

OBS

explosif d'amorçage : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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