Hang fire

Nachbrenner, m. (Mil.) hang-fire shell, nachchromieren. v.t. (Dyeing) afterchrome, back-chrome. 

Francolor closed its ports, mounted its exports like cannon on shores which faced every part of the world. Before the ink was dry on the contract, all materials in the French factories, raw and finished, were absorbed. From France s colonies and protectorates all materials, raw and finished, including goods in transit, were absorbed. Francolor took over all foreign property within its reach. Though any ruling on much of Von Schnitzler s story was still hanging fire, his statements about Francolor were nevertheless unquestioned facts. 

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HANG FIRE (Of a firework or firearm). To be slow in going off. 

Explosionswarme, partielle = partial heat of explosion 162 explosion tardive (long feu) = hang-fire 160... 

Nachdetonation = hang fire 160 nachflammen = post-combustion 262 Nafolit = tetranitronaphthalene... 

A Hang-Fire would be evidenced by excessive preventive action without obvious cause until intelligence is available, as the opponents have to defuse and decontaminate equipment. 

A hang fire is a malfunction that causes an undesired delay in the functioning of a firing system, typically a weapon firing system. On an aircraft, a hang fire weapon will often stay with the aircraft, in an unknown safety state. 

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