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в условия разрыва пушек

English translation: gun (barrels) bursting/rupturing


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Russian term or phrase:разрыв пушек
English translation:gun (barrels) bursting/rupturing
Entered by: Susan Welsh
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14:42 Dec 27, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / guns
Russian term or phrase: в условия разрыва пушек
My question is whether the guns are (literally) exploding, or just firing (as they are supposed to). This is a letter from D.I. Mendeleyev to Count Witte in 1901, on Arctic exploration, and he's describing some previous work of his that is relevant to the question of getting ships through the polar ice:

В то время (1891-1893), когда я занимался бездымным пироколлодийным порохом и вникал в условия разрыва пушек, у меня составился ряд предположений о приемах, могущих пролагать пути кораблям среди льдов.

My draft:
During the time (1891-1893) that I was working on smokeless pyrocellulose gunpowder and delving into the conditions under which guns exploded [??], I came up with several proposals for techniques that might allow a ship to get through the ice.
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 23:47
into the conditions of gun (barrels) bursting/rupturing
Explanation:
no, Susan, explode won't do: it sounds almost as a poetic rendering of firing the guns. No, they just simply burst/rupture their barrels due to an excessive charge.
Selected response from:

Michael Korovkin
Local time: 05:47
Grading comment
Thanks, Michael!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3into the conditions of gun (barrels) bursting/rupturing
Michael Korovkin
4considering the reasons for the gun barrel rupture
Alexandra Taggart


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
into the conditions of gun (barrels) bursting/rupturing


Explanation:
no, Susan, explode won't do: it sounds almost as a poetic rendering of firing the guns. No, they just simply burst/rupture their barrels due to an excessive charge.

Michael Korovkin
Local time: 05:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks, Michael!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  The Misha
2 hrs
  -> hey, de guys would know 'bout dem dar guns!

agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> thanks Jack!

agree  cyhul
14 days
  -> спасибо!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
considering the reasons for the gun barrel rupture


Explanation:
Together with Michael: I think, the author tells about his examining the causes of the actual rupture.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-27 16:06:30 GMT)
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not "his", but "him"

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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