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Glossary B

(b)

belgisch — Belgian. (German)

B

Broneboinij — armour piercing. Prefix used for Soviet ammunition nomenclature. (Russian)

BHN

Brinell Hardness Number. A measurement of the hardness of a material. The BHN is usually quoted as a range of values rather than as a single value. The BHN of FH armour uses a back slash “\” to separate the value of the face hardened surface from the value of the rear face. For example, a BHN of >555\353-382 indicates the surface has a hardness of greater than 555 and the rear face has a hardness of 353 to 382. More information on the measurement of armour plate hardness is in the Background Information section.

BK

Broneboinij Kumulyativnij — hollow charge (HEAT projectile). Prefix used for Soviet ammunition nomenclature. (Russian)

Böhler

Böhler — Austrian firm. (German)

BP

Broneboinij Prozhigaushij — hollow charge (HEAT projectile). Prefix used for Soviet ammunition nomenclature. (Russian)

BR

Boulet de Rupture — armour piercing shot. This seems to be used for solid shot AP projectiles with no HE within them (boulet means literally roundshot), whereas AP/HE projectiles seem to use the term PR. The acronym OR can also be for both AP and AP/HE projectiles. (French)

BR

Broneboinij — armour piercing. Prefix used for Soviet ammunition nomenclature. (Russian)

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