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tir 452 tir
tir de baiter ie. battery target practice;
boite pour le fictif. ( Fr. art.) case of iron filings
used in the fictif, q. v.;
de bombar'dement, shelling;
fa boitesfa ballc, shrapnel fire;
en bombe, v. fafeux verticaux;
des bouches fa feu, artillery fire;
a boulet, fire with solid shot;
fa boulet rouge, firing red-hot shot (obs.);
en breche, breaching fire;
de bricole, firing at one portion of a work, and
under a small angle, so as to glance and hit
some part out of reach of direct fire (obs.);
brisant, practice or fire with high-explosive
shells;
bulletin de v. s. v. , bulletin;
de but en blanc, (ball.') point-blank firing;
contre but mobile, practice at a moving target;
contre but immobile, practice at a fixed target;
sur but visible (invisible'), practice at visible
(invisible) target;
circulaire de , direction-aiming circle in cupo-
las;
convergent, converging fire;
courbe, curviligne, curved fire;
de demolition, (siege) plunging fire on all
masonry to be loosened when the breach can
not be made directly;
fa demonter, fire the object of which is to dismount
hostile pieces (said esp. of siege);
deplacement du , shifting of the aim or practice
to a new target;
deplaccr le , to shift the aim or practice to a
new target;
au-dessous de Vhorizon, plunging fire;
direct, direct fire;
en direction, fire as respects direction;
fa distance fictive, (of experimental firing, as
at armor plates, etc.) fire at reduced distances
(using reduced charges, so that the initial shall
equal the remaining velocity under service
charge and service ranges);
& dos, normal reverse fire;
d', en, echarpe, oblique fire (from the front);
echelonne, fire with combined elevations;
ecole de , target practice; school of practice;
target season; period of instruction in firing;
d'efficacite, fire against the enemy after the
range has been found;
d'elevation, v. eleve;
eleve, filing at an object above the plane of
piece; firing down at an object (rare);
fa embrasure, fire through an embrasure;
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enfilade, enfilade fire;
d'ensemble, ranging practice; trial shots to
determine position of target in zone of dispersion
corresponding to angle of elevation used;
d'epreuves, proof firing in general;
d'essai, ranging practice, trial shots; experimental
filing;
fafaible charge, practice with reduced charges;
tifeux verticaux, vertical fire;
fichant, downward fire, giving an angle of
fall greater than 4.
-ficlif, ( Fr. art.) dummy firing (i. e., firing of
cases filled with filings from guns in service,
using full service charges, for the purpose of
testing brakes and the strength of carriages and
of platform; method followed when the range
is limited);
flanc de , v. s. v. fltmc;
de flanquement, flanking fire;
fa forcement, fire in which the projectile is
forced to the grooves;
fa lafourcheite, bracket firing to get the range,
ranging;
fusant, time-fuse practice; rocket practice;
ir fusant dc pleinfouet, time-fuse direct fire;
fusant plongeant, time-fuse plunging fire;
de groupc, group target practice;
de guerre, practice with full service charges;
en hauteur, fire as respects elevation;
incline, shot fired under horizon;
indirect, indirect fire;
d'inspection, special practice (in Russia)
ordered by general officers to test capabilities
of c. o. of batteries or of groups of batteries;
lent, slow fire (one round per minute);
ligne de , (ball.) line of fire;
en ligne droite, fire under a small angle with
full charge;
masque, practice at an invisible or unseen
target;
de matage, firing bronze gun with overcharges
before final boring, so as to obtain
permanent enlargement of powder chamber
(obs.);
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fa la mer, seacoast practice;
& mitraille, case-shot fire; in general, any
fragmentation " fire ;
montant, fire at a target above the plane of
the piece;
en mouvemcnt, fire Avhile the turret is rotating;
negatif, fire under an angle of depression;
au niveau, practice with, quadrant elevation;
de nuit, night firing, night practice;
oblique, oblique firing; practice producing an
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oblique impact;
fa obus, shell practice, shell fire;
fa obus fa ballcs, shrapnel fire;
optique, practice in which aiming is done by
optical means;
ordinaire, normal rate of fire (two to three
rounds per minute);
origine du , (ball.) origin of fire (muzzle of the
piece);
percutant, practice with percussion shell;
percutant plongeant, plunging percussion fire;
plan de , (ball.) plane of fire;
planchette de , v. s. v. planchette;
de pleinfouet, direct fire with full charges;
de pleinfouet direct, direct fire against visible
targets (full charge, flat trajectory);
de plein fouct indirect, practice against invisible
targets (reduced charges, trajectory more
or less curved; Brialmont);
- sur plate-forme, fire from a platform;
plongeant, plunging fire; mortar fire;
plongeant fusant, time-shell plunging fire;
fa pointage indirect, indirect fire;
par le pointage interieur, fire or practice by
indirect aiming;
de polygone, proving-ground fire; range as
distinguished from service practice; (fig.) accurate
fire;
positif, fire under angles of elevation;
aux pressions, practice to determine pressures;
progressif, practice consisting in covering
systematically, by progressive zones, the belt
situated between the observed inferior limit
(short shot) and the superior observed or estimated
limit (time shell in sets of six shots,
varying by one turn of elevating-screw handle);
dcs projectiles, target practice in general;
rapidc, rapid fire (10 to 12 rounds per minute);
fa rapide, rapid fire, quick firing;
rasant, grazing fire; fire parallel to surface of
ground (angle of fall less than 3 or 4);
de recette, de reception, acceptance firing
test:
reduit. practice with reduced charges; subcaliber
practice;