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Caliber (artillery) and Smokeless powder

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Difference between Caliber (artillery) and Smokeless powder

Caliber (artillery) vs. Smokeless powder

In artillery, caliber or calibredifference in British English and American English spelling is the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or by extension a relative measure of the length. Smokeless powder is the name given to a number of propellants used in firearms and artillery that produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the black powder they replaced.

Similarities between Caliber (artillery) and Smokeless powder

Caliber (artillery) and Smokeless powder have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Artillery, Cordite, Gunpowder, Nitrocellulose, Poudre B, Rifling, United States Navy, World War I.

Artillery

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry's small arms.

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Cordite

* Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom since 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant.

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Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.

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Nitrocellulose

Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, and flash string) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent.

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Poudre B

Poudre B was the first practical smokeless gunpowder.

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Rifling

In firearms, rifling is the helical groove pattern that is machined into the internal (bore) surface of a gun's barrel, for the purpose of exerting torque and thus imparting a spin to a projectile around its longitudinal axis during shooting.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Caliber (artillery) and Smokeless powder Comparison

Caliber (artillery) has 26 relations, while Smokeless powder has 155. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 4.42% = 8 / (26 + 155).

References

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