… From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, brass cartridges appeared, which allowed small-caliber guns of 105 mm or less to prevent gas leakage without the need for plastic stoppers on the closure, and also made it possible to increase the bullet loading and firing rate by connecting the cartridge filled with powder to the tail of the bullet to make a complete cartridge. Another breakthrough was the use of cotton powder, invented by Paul Vieille of France in 1880, as a propellant. It had the advantage of not producing black smoke, and came to be called smokeless powder. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Vieille, P." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 19世紀後半から20世紀初頭にかけて真鍮製の薬莢が出現し,これによって105mm級以下の小口径の火砲は,可塑性の緊塞具を閉鎖機に装着しなくても,ガス漏れを防ぐことができるようになり,また装薬を詰めた薬莢を弾丸の尾部に接続して一体の完全弾薬とすることによって,弾丸装塡および発射速度を増大できるようになった。もう一つの飛躍的進歩は,1880年にフランスのビエイユPaul Vieilleが発明した綿火薬が発射薬として用いはじめられたことである。黒煙が出ない利点があり,無煙火薬と呼ばれることになった。… ※「Vieille,P.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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