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Romanian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Military / Defense | |||||||
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4 +2 | hollow cannonball |
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4 | Hollow-charge shell |
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hollow cannonball Explanation: Sunt proiectile goale pe dinăuntru care se umpleau de obicei cu praf de pușcă pentru a exploda. „Solid cannonballs (“shot”) did not need a fuse, but hollow munitions (“shells”) filled with something such as gunpowder to fragment the ball, needed a fuse,...” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile) „Why is it that hollow cannonballs are more expensive than explosive cannonballs when they do less damage?” http://en.board.bigpoint.com/seafight/showthread.php?t=7274 |
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