Курсовое орудие/оружие

English translation: Bow gun

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Russian term or phrase:	Курсовое орудие
English translation:	Bow gun
Entered by:	Sofia Gutkin

08:30 Oct 8, 2018

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Military / Defense / Military science fiction

Russian term or phrase: Курсовое орудие/оружие

Книга научной фантастики.

"Курсовые орудия бьют не умолкая. Землю, бетон, броню планетарных машин, вспарывает будто ножами, лишь мгновенные вихрящиеся смерчи обломков указывают, где только что располагалась огневая точка противника..."

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bow gun

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:01

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

bow gun

Oleg Lozinskiy

3 +1

main gun

Jack Doughty

Summary of reference entries provided

Both gentlmen are right, but "bow gun" is better

Michael Korovkin

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

bow gun

Explanation:
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Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 76

Grading comment

Thank you very much for your help!

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

main gun

Explanation:
of a tank.

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I see this is sci-fi. I thought from the context that this was probably on land, so "bow", being used of ships, would not be right. But if it is on a spaceship, it could be a bow gun.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 224

Reference comments

57 mins

Reference: Both gentlmen are right, but "bow gun" is better

Reference information:
https://posmotre.li/Курсовая_пушка

It's a cannon that can't turn on its own, is located on the bow, sometimes occupying the whole length of the vessel.

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 36

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