Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
proiectile găunoase
English translation:
hollow cannonball
Added to glossary by
adinag
Nov 18, 2013 09:44
10 yrs ago
Romanian term
proiectile găunoase
Romanian to English
Art/Literary
Military / Defense
Ghiulele de tun/Proiectile găunoase
enumerare de armament militar....
enumerare de armament militar....
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | hollow cannonball | Florin Ular |
4 | Hollow-charge shell | Gad Kohenov |
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hollow cannonball
Sunt proiectile goale pe dinăuntru care se umpleau de obicei cu praf de pușcă pentru a exploda.
„Solid cannonballs (“shot”) did not need a fuse, but hollow munitions (“shells”) filled with something such as gunpowder to fragment the ball, needed a fuse,...”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile)
„Why is it that hollow cannonballs are more expensive than explosive cannonballs when they do less damage?”
http://en.board.bigpoint.com/seafight/showthread.php?t=7274
„Solid cannonballs (“shot”) did not need a fuse, but hollow munitions (“shells”) filled with something such as gunpowder to fragment the ball, needed a fuse,...”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile)
„Why is it that hollow cannonballs are more expensive than explosive cannonballs when they do less damage?”
http://en.board.bigpoint.com/seafight/showthread.php?t=7274
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