What was Tikhomirov's "пироксилин-тротил"? A mix of nitrocellulose and trinitrotoluene (TNT)?
I have a 2nd question also about Russian. Rocket sites have code names like "в/ч 13951" (IP-1 at Baikonur). What does "в/ч" mean?
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ЦитироватьWhat does "в/ч" mean?
"в/ч" means "войсковая часть" (troop unit [BabelFish translation]). - You can find abbreviations here: http://www.sokr.ru/
DonPMitchell, "пироксилин-тротил" mean the nitropowder, made with using TNT as a plastifikator. You may use nitroglicerin, for the same propouse (prefere for the gun`s nintropowder).
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