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  • Nitroguanidine/Definition
    ...y used in firearms propellant charges to reduce barrel wear; a triple-base propellant combines [[nitroglycerin]], [[nitrocellulose]] and nitroguanidine
    252 bytes (29 words) - 20:02, 20 April 2010
  • Propellant/Related Articles
    ===Solid fuel propellant components===
    497 bytes (59 words) - 04:17, 12 September 2013
  • Materials MASINT/Definition
    ...ding of the propellant, while an analyst of this technique would infer the propellant through analysis of the exhaust
    507 bytes (72 words) - 18:40, 13 September 2009
  • Tertiary explosive/Definition
    The main, and least sensitive, charge of an [[explosives|explosive]] or propellant system
    125 bytes (16 words) - 19:46, 6 March 2011
  • Aerozine 50/Definition
    A storable liquid rocket propellant composed of equal parts of [[hydrazine]] and UDMH; [[hypergolic]] with [[ni
    186 bytes (23 words) - 04:42, 21 March 2024
  • AK-47/Definition
    ...t common [[assault rifle]], firing a 7.62mm bullet, but with reduced-power propellant and larger magazines that comparable battle rifles using the same [[caliber
    259 bytes (35 words) - 11:51, 22 October 2010
  • Rocket-assisted projectile/Definition
    ...unched projectile that does not depend on the initial energy of the cannon propellant, but supplements it with a [[rocket motor]] attached to the [[warhead]]; us
    252 bytes (36 words) - 11:57, 17 June 2009
  • Gunpowder/Definition
    Generically, a [[low explosive]] used as a propellant, now [[smokeless powder]]; the older black powder was used as a warhead fil
    235 bytes (34 words) - 18:46, 21 April 2010
  • Base bleed/Definition
    ...-inducing vacuum that forms there; usually some type of additional burning propellant
    236 bytes (36 words) - 18:31, 17 February 2011
  • Nitrocellulose
    ...opellants; it is plasticized with other ingredients in the multiple bases. Propellant applications are the most common today, although it is also used in some co
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  • Indirect fire
    ...and howitzer rounds, to which all flight energy is imparted by the initial propellant explosion in the weapon's barrel. In this case, the factors include: :*Energy imparted by the propellant
    2 KB (269 words) - 16:22, 30 March 2024
  • Aerosol
    ...cans, where the liquid to be delivered is pressurized by a gas called a "[[propellant]]". ...propellant; but they are no longer used because it was found the expelled propellant was very damaging to the [[atmosphere]]'s [[ozone layer]].<ref>
    3 KB (396 words) - 16:26, 22 January 2010
  • Semi-automatic (military)
    ...tely from the propellant. This does allow precise control of the amount of propellant and thus the range of the trajectory, but results in a slower rate of fire.
    2 KB (322 words) - 02:43, 2 April 2024
  • Propellant
    ...engine conveying monopropellant to a catalyst chamber. In another usage, a propellant is synonymous with fuel, in that it is combined with external air or an int
    1 KB (204 words) - 08:30, 19 March 2024
  • Primer (ammunition)/Definition
    ...[explosives#primary explosive|primary explosive]] intended to initiate the propellant train of a piece of [[small arms]] or [[artillery]] ammunition, usually tri
    389 bytes (59 words) - 18:58, 24 April 2010
  • Rifle
    ...lled by the expanding gases generated by the combustion of an explosive '''propellant'''. ...ire manual loading before each firing. While modern rifles combine bullet, propellant, and primer into a single fixed '''cartridge''', early weapons separated th
    3 KB (524 words) - 20:26, 4 February 2023
  • Shahab-3 (missile)
    ...|No Dong technology. The missile is road-mobile and uses a storable liquid propellant. Its payload is at least 1000 kilograms, which is adequate for nuclear warh
    983 bytes (154 words) - 06:19, 24 March 2024
  • SS-1 SCUD
    ...ype and more accurate missiles, even with the same limited range but solid propellant. China, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and other countries have produced derivati
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  • Pistol
    ...and, in modern pistols, cartridges that contain the initiating explosive, propellant and bullet. Modern firearms also have provisions for bringing unused cartri
    1 KB (232 words) - 17:09, 13 August 2010
  • Electromagnetic pulse
    :*Explosive and Propellant Driven MHD Generators
    2 KB (269 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
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