black tip ammo

French translation: munition à pointe noire (embout noir)

07:58 Jun 12, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / armes
English term or phrase: black tip ammo
pas d'autre contexte, sans doute un type de munition???
Emmanuelle GRANDCHAMP
France
Local time: 19:09
French translation:munition à pointe noire (embout noir)
Explanation:
La munition ARMOR PIERCING M1 ou AP est un modèle perforant reconnaissable à la pointe noire, mis au point en 1938. Cette munition possède une ceinture

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Elle pèse 9,52 g. Cartouche à balle P Mle 1949 ou 1949 A. La pointe est noire. Cartouche Mle 1929 TP à balle perforante-traceuse Mle 1935. La chemise est en
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 19:09
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merci!
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4 +1munition à pointe noire (embout noir)
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +1munition à pointe noire
Christophe Delaunay
4munitions à bout noir
FX Fraipont (X)
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ammo = amunition
HERBET Abel

  

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munitions à bout noir


Explanation:
"Automne 1944, crash d'un avion allié à Ramonchamp
http://www.fortduparmont.com/t923-automne-1944-cras... - Translate this page
Les boites contenant les chapelets de 350 munitions par mitrailleuses ont ... quelques fois retrouvées sur les étuis, on en trouve à bout noir ( perforantes) ou ..."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
munition à pointe noire (embout noir)


Explanation:
La munition ARMOR PIERCING M1 ou AP est un modèle perforant reconnaissable à la pointe noire, mis au point en 1938. Cette munition possède une ceinture

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-06-12 08:15:33 GMT)
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Elle pèse 9,52 g. Cartouche à balle P Mle 1949 ou 1949 A. La pointe est noire. Cartouche Mle 1929 TP à balle perforante-traceuse Mle 1935. La chemise est en

GILLES MEUNIER
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merci!

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agree  Thierry Bourguet: Pointe noire. Oui, Gilles !
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
munition à pointe noire


Explanation:
Voir le site http://liberation.3945.free.fr/page/militaria/armement/munit...

pour les explications et photos

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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-06-12 13:18:33 GMT)
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Désolé Gilles..nos propositions se sont suivies de peu...les grands esprits ;)


    Reference: http://liberation.3945.free.fr/page/militaria/armement/munit...
    Reference: http://www.lefouilleur.com/forum/1-vt50749.html?start=0
Christophe Delaunay
France
Local time: 19:09
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  HERBET Abel: on dit pointe noire pas embout, munition NATO du M16
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: ammo = amunition

Reference information:
Munitions NATO Calibre 5.56 / longueur 45 mm pour le M16
http://kitup.military.com/2011/05/data-dump-army-black-tip-a...

HERBET Abel
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