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obturating

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obturating
pertaining to, having the characteristic of obturation.


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It uses a better grade of steel (to obtain thinner walls) and a more powerful explosive so as to provide the optimum fragmentation from the smaller payload, is well-shaped and provided with an efficient obturating ring which ensures that the propelling gas stays behind the bomb and gives it velocity instead of leaking past into the barrel.
 
 
 
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