missile troops

Italian translation: truppe di lanciatori (di giavellotto)

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English term or phrase:missile troops
Italian translation:truppe di lanciatori (di giavellotto)
Entered by: kia4

09:24 Nov 2, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: missile troops
By Ceasar's day most of Rome's cavalry needs were being met by auxilia, from foreign nations. The same applied to light armed and missile troops...
kia4
Italy
Local time: 12:08
truppe di lanciatori (di giavellotto)
Explanation:
missile range = poligono di lancio

L'elemento “strategico”
nostre truppe collocando una <B>coorte di lanciatori di giavellotto</B> dietro due coorti ..... è la civiltà più antica con cui i Romani si siano mai confrontati, ...
www.caesar3.it/files/Elemento Strategico.pdf
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 12:08
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3 +3frombolieri
AdamiAkaPataflo
3truppe di lanciatori (di giavellotto)
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.


  

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truppe di lanciatori (di giavellotto)


Explanation:
missile range = poligono di lancio

L'elemento “strategico”
nostre truppe collocando una <B>coorte di lanciatori di giavellotto</B> dietro due coorti ..... è la civiltà più antica con cui i Romani si siano mai confrontati, ...
www.caesar3.it/files/Elemento Strategico.pdf

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
frombolieri


Explanation:
il "missile" mi fa pensare a quello - i frombolieri tiravano pezzi di piombo, pietre et similia...

http://giacobbe85.altervista.org/down/lett/Storia_-_approfon...

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 12:08
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  blattanzi
2 hrs
  -> molte grazie, cara :-)

agree  Francesco Badolato: Esatto!
2 hrs
  -> grazie, Francesco!

agree  zerlina: ma che roba, ragazzi...:o))
2 hrs
  -> buongi, bedda! :-)
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