"storm money"

Russian translation: "штурмовые"

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English term or phrase:	"storm money"
Russian translation:	"штурмовые"
Entered by:	Vladimir Dubisskiy

11:34 Apr 13, 2005

English to Russian translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Warfare

English term or phrase: "storm money"

In Europe during the early modern age commanders sometimes paid their troops "storm money" en lieu of permitting them to run amok, the idea being both to prevent disorder and to make organized spoilage possible.

nadjjaa

"shturmovie" (used in " ")

Explanation:
I'd put in Russian 't.n. / tak nazivaemie "shturmovie" '

I read it: the commanders were willing to pay their troops some extra money for taking, say, some fortress (fighting better :-) for "double" reason: to make soldiers fight better and to prevent (at least partially) the rampage after taking hold of enemy's possessions...

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Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 00:39

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Summary of answers provided

"боевые"

danya

"shturmovie" (used in " ")

Vladimir Dubisskiy

2 +2

полевые деньги

Alexander Onishko

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

полевые деньги

Explanation:
оплата воинского труда
... Во время проведения полевых учений выплачивались так называемые полевые деньги
1 руб. за сутки, но за питание из солдатской кухни удерживалось из оклада ...
armor.kiev.ua/army/hist/finansy.shtml -

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Военная литература : Мемуары : Антипенко Н. А. На главном направлении
... В одних частях люди получают просто жалованье, в других — плюс к тому еще и
полевые деньги. Существовали гвардейские оклады в гвардейских соединениях и ...

militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/antipenko_na/10.html

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 8

1 min confidence:

viz "боевые"

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 11:37:31 GMT)
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oops, overlooked the time reference
I have given the contemporary wording)

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-13 11:38:06 GMT)
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pls. disregard 5 confidence level

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-04-13 11:50:15 GMT)
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а с другой стороны, не так уж и плох вариант
существуют в военном узусе и полевые, и походные, и суточные деньги
но как выплаты за участие в боевых действиях - именно боевые деньги, или \"боевые\"

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-13 11:53:55 GMT)
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ещё подумав: трофейные деньги/выплаты, или призовые деньги
или короче: \"призовые\", \"трофейные\"

danya
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

6 hrs confidence:

storm money

"shturmovie" (used in " ")

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 20

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