[Ads-l] kinetic (military)

[dave@wilton.net]

I included them because they show the development of how "kinetic" worked its way into military jargon. I agree they're not in the current sense.
 
 
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I would suggest that in your "kinetic energyround/projectile" cites don't support the current uses of stand-alone "kinetic" as attributive; they simply mean that the round/projectile's effect was due to its kinetic energy (such as a tank's APFSDS [armor piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot] rounds).

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