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tiro orizzontale

English translation: horizontal shot


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Italian term or phrase:tiro orizzontale
English translation:horizontal shot
Entered by: Francesco D'Arcangeli
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16:02 Nov 20, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense
Italian term or phrase: tiro orizzontale
Ho il sospetto che sia un sinonimo di "alzo zero". Si parla di tecniche di guerra medievali:
"Le palle di pietra lanciate pesano fino a 75-100 kg e possono sfondare a 1000 passi un muro spesso due metri. I cannoni sparano con tiro diretto ed a breve distanza contro le mura oppure, in battaglia, con tiro orizzontale in modo da sfruttare i rimbalzi del proiettile sul terreno ed aumentare così il loro effetto distruttivo fra le truppe nemiche. A seconda della potenza e tipo del pezzo le gittate andavano, ad alzo diverso, dai 200 metri a diversi chilometri come riportato su alcune “Tabelle di Tiro” veneziane del 1641."
Francesco D'Arcangeli
Local time: 06:51
horizontal shot
Explanation:
has Google hits in context.
Horizontal range is another term in ballistics.
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Gad Kohenov
Local time: 07:51
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Grazie!!!
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4 +1level shot
cilantro
3horizontal shot
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horizontal shot


Explanation:
has Google hits in context.
Horizontal range is another term in ballistics.

Gad Kohenov
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Grazie!!!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
level shot


Explanation:
Between your hunch in Italian and desertfox's suggestion I was able to come up with this.

cilantro
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

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