This is a lecture on the supply of ammunition and the importance of the appropriate expenditure of it. Battles of Champagne, Verdun, and the Somme are used as examples of lessons learned in the supply of ammunition.
The extensive use of topography in connection with artillery firing is a development of the late European War. Batteries frequently remained for long periods of time in fixed positions, making it possible to study the terrain thoroughly and to...
Translation of Japanese manual Hohei Kansoku Tsushin Kyohan Soan ; July 1931 ; Misls. document no. 125 ; translation project no. 91 ; prepared under the direction of the Commandant.
The appearance of the T-34 in 1941 caused a crisis for German antitank forces. Existing antitank guns were nearly impotent against the new Russian tank, while antiaircraft and artillery pieces, though successful when pressed into action, were...
Narrative written in the first person following the author's experience travelling to the site of the conflict, historical research into the background, witness of the situation, and personal opinions of the war. Includes detailed information of...
With several hundreds of thousands space debris "bullets" orbiting the Earth, the U.S. Government enters a high risk environment whenever a satellite is launched into orbit. Because of the United States' dependence on space assets, the threat of...
The purpose of this research project is to determine what factors led to the operational failure and destruction of the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions during the battle of Cisterna on 30 January 1944. Subordinate questions include: Why did...
Translated from a French official document of December 1916, information is separated into four parts. Part one concerns selection and concealment of battery emplacements, part two the construction of the different elements of battery emplacements,...
This thesis examines the lethality of laser-directed energy weapons in causing structural failure to mechanically loaded laminated composites in helicopters. The analysis is based on a three-dimensional numerical finite element model of a...
This notebook seeks to afford the student officer a condensed outline of essential information and procedure as developed by instructors on the platform and in the field.
This first edition of the Battlefield Field Ordering Officer and Paying Agent Handbook contains a summary of acquisition policies, procedures, and managerial skills field ordering officers (FOOs)* and paying agents frequently require in deployed...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
This study illustrates the fact that the French are well aware of the potential danger of hostile attack aviation. Definite steps in the protection of French population have been hampered in the past by the lack of funds but the (1934)...
At the end of World War I, and upon the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the German Armed Forces had been drastically reduced by the Allies. The German Navy was stripped of its battleships, submarines, and aircraft. The effort to rebuild began...