Obvs

⚑ Shell. Obus en acier. Steel shell—Obus en fonte aciérée. Semi-steel shell—Obus en fonte. Cast iron shell—Obus monobloc (see monobloc).—Obus ogivé. Shell in which the ogive springs from a projecting shoulder of larger diameter than the body.—Obus a oeil d’ogive. Shell with nose fuze.— Obus a ogive pleine. Pointed shell, solid-headed shell (with or without base fuze)—Obus type D. Shell of special form introduced 1915.—Obus a ogive effilée. Long-shouldered shell (above 34 ¢.r.h. about)—Obus 4 culot trongonique (a arriére fuyant). Taper-base shell—Obus 4 fau e ogive. See Ogive.—Obus 4 enveloppe (obus a chemise). Coated (belt-drive) shell—Obus & ailettes (A tenons). Studded shell. Obus a ceinture. Shell with driving band.—Obus coiffé. Capped A.P. shell—Obus 4 pointe trongonnée. Shell with point specially designed to minimise deflection. by water. —Obus a parois épai es. Thick-walled shell—Obus a parois minces. Thin-walled shell—-Obus 4 amorgage de téte (a amorgage de culot). Head-fuzed (base-fused) shell. Obus de rupture (de perforation). Armour-piercing shell—Obus de semi-rupture. Thick-walled shell (British “ pointed’ cla —Obus 4 grande capacité. Equivalent to British “common pointed” shell—Obus ordinaire. Corhmon shell. Obus explosif. H.E. shell—Obus allongé. Long H.E. shell for heavy howitzers and siege guns.—Obus torpille, obusfouga e. Original names of ‘‘Obus allongé.’’ —Obus 4 balles. Shrapnel—Obus a balles 4 charge arriére (a charge avant). Shrapnel with base (head) burster.—Obus 4 mitraille. Shrapnel shell with an additional fragmenting effect—Obus Robin. Robin-type shrapnel. Obus chargé en poudre. |Powder-filled ranging shell— Obus armé de la fusée I. Shell with fuze [I—Obus éclairant. Light shell (star or parachute)—Obus 4 étoiles. Star shell—Obus spécial. Chemical shell—Obus fumigéne. Smoke shell. Suivre (les or ses) obus. To follow up a barrage closely. —Obus-type. Standard-dimensioned shell from which tolerances are counted.—Obus chargé. Filled shell (sometimes filled and fused).—_Obus non chargé. Empty shell.— Obus resté. Plugged and sand-filled shell. [p.396]