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Cordite is a
family of
smokeless propellants developed and
produced in
Britain since 1889 to
replace black powder as a
military firearm propellant. Like...
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Cordites is a
genus of
longhorn beetles of the
subfamily Lamiinae,
containing the
following species:
Cordites armillata (Thomson, 1868)
Cordites pubescens...
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Cordites armillata is a
species of
beetle in the
family Cerambycidae. It was
described by
James Thomson in 1868. It is
known from Brazil. BioLib.cz - Cordites...
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Cordites pubescens is a
species of
beetle in the
family Cerambycidae. It was
described by
James Thomson in 1868,
originally under the
genus Apamauta. It...
- committee's
modification of ballistite", but this was soon
abbreviated to
cordite.[citation needed]
After unsuccessful negotiations, in 1893,
Nobel sued...
- The
Royal Naval Cordite Factory,
Holton Heath (RNCF) was set up at
Holton Heath, Dorset, England, in
World War I to
manufacture cordite for the
Royal Navy...
- Navy had its own
factory at the
Royal Navy
Cordite Factory,
Holton Heath, in Dorset, England. A
large cordite factory was also
built in
Canada during World...
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engines in
aircraft and
armored vehicles of the 1930s and 1940s. It used a
cordite cartridge to move a piston,
which cranked the engine. The
Coffman system...
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considered as
practical weapons of war. A new propellant, solvent-less
cordite (
Cordite SC) was invented. In July 1936, Crow took over a new
Projectile Development...
- The BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII
naval gun was
designed for the new
cordite propellants and was the
first British wire-wound gun of this calibre. The guns were...
