Base bleed or base burn (BB) is a system used on some artillery shells to increase range, typically by about 20%–35%. It expels gas into the low-pressure...
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RPE. (See also Circular Error Probable.) The M1128 uses the "base burn" or "base bleed" assembly. M109 M114 M198 M777 M549 M795 M107 List of artillery...
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Navy and the British Army. Despite superficially appearing to be inferior based on a simple comparison of round diameters, when firing conventional ammunition...
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made 155 mm artillery shell. It carries a DPICM warhead and incorporates base bleed technology to increase its range. The projectile is capable of delivering...
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ER (high explosive, insensitive munition, extended range) features a base bleed unit, extending the range of the projectile to 20.6 km (12.8 mi). The...
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battlefield support. Rocket Assisted/Base Bleed Projectile - The (HE RA/BB 155mm) projectile is a rocket-assisted base bleed projectile that will extend the...
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Understanding (JBMOU) of NATO. The range is up to 40 kilometres for base-bleeds, up to 54 kilometres for Extended-Range Full-Bore shells [de] (V-LAP...
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5 km (12.1 mi) M1130 (HE PFF BB) – High Explosive Pre-Formed Fragments Base Bleed projectile – range: 13.0 km (8.1 mi) with M176 propelling charges: M548...
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105 mm ammunition up to a range of 17 kilometres (11 mi) using HE-ER G3 base bleed rounds. The gun has been used by the Belgian Army, Canadian Army, Colombian...
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rounds, 39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and 42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52) 50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from...
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top attack requirement against armoured fighting vehicles. The BONUS base bleed carrier shell contains two submunitions, which descend over the battlefield...
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Bleed for This is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny...
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Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States...
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and 1989. A maximum range of 33 km (21 mi) was reached Using NORINCO's Base Bleed ammunition. The A412 cannon can fire a 7-8 rounds per minute. The A412...
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registered a maximum distance of 48.074 kilometres with high explosive–base bleed (HE–BB) ammunition, surpassing the maximum ranges fired by any artillery...
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lower drag at supersonic speeds. For longer range applications he added a base bleed system (invented in Sweden) that could be screwed onto the standard shell...
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ERFB RA/BB very long range artillery projectile (VLAP-Rocket Assistance/Base Bleed) | SDPR - Yugoimport". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved...
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NATO 155mm ammunition with bagged drive charges. Both are able to use base bleed ammunition developed for the FH77B, as well as Bofors 155 Bonus cluster...
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kilometres (19 mi), which can be extended to about 40 kilometres (25 mi) using base bleed shells, or 50 kilometres (31 mi) using rocket-assisted V-LAP rounds. In...
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M982 Excalibur – 155 mm guided artillery shell M1128 projectile – 155 mm base bleed artillery round XM1113 M549A1 – 155 mm rocket-assisted projectilePages...
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and featured a base bleed that enhances the range of the projectile, although it still carries the same M42/M46 grenades. The base bleed mechanism reduces...
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manufacturer[citation needed] Range: 24.7 km (15.3 mi) standard round 28.9 km (18.0 mi) base-bleed 36 km (22 mi) rocket-assisted Rate of fire: 6–8 rounds per minute Weapon...
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5 t (4.4 long tons; 5.0 short tons) Crew 7 Shell 155mm ERFB-HB/HE, ERFB-Base Bleed/HE, ERFB-Rocket Assist/HE, Laser Guided GP6 Caliber 155 mm (6.1 in) Carriage...
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(25 mi) away using "Extended Range, Full Bore" (ERFB) ammunition with base bleed,[irrelevant citation] or targets over 55 kilometres (34 mi) away using...
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(11.5 mi) using M4A2 "White Bag" propellant. Modified M107 rounds with base bleed and new aerodynamics can extend this range to around 32 km (20 mi). Despite...
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LRBB – long-range base bleed LRD – Long Range Deflagrator LRF – laser rangefinder LRF – Low Recoil Force LRHB – long-range hollow base LRIP – Low-Rate Initial...
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flow of air. Some studies have suggested that adding a small amount of base bleed to a V-gutter helps reduce drag without reducing effectiveness. The most...
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with high-explosive fragmentation shells is 27 km and with anti-ship base bleed shells is 40 km. The initial velocity of the shot is around 860 m/s depending...
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155mm shells base-bleed guided shell programmable fuse — Developed by Leonardo and joined later by Diehl BGT Defence. Vulcano 155 BER (base-bleed extended...
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The gun has a maximum range of 18 km with normal ammunition, 22 km with base bleed and 27 km with rocket-assisted rounds. The gun has an elevation from 0°...
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