Published for use as a text book in the Coast Artillery School and in schools providing military training, it includes classifications of ammunition, primers, propellants, projectiles, charges, fuses, and fire effects.
The purpose of this guide is to present the essential tactical, technical and recognition data on weapons and equipment employed in the armies and security forces of the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. This volume discusses antitank mines,...
This treatise deals primarily with American artillery and includes such data, description, etc., as can be given in one volume of reasonable size and still cover the history of development, the design and manufacture of a modern great seacoast gun...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat to the US Army and various methods used to counter this threat. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) is the current method. This paper will address...
Ordnance, ammunition, and explosives are essential commodities to the warfighter. History shows that effective operational ordnance logistics, supplying the warrior with the munitions they need, is imperative to combat readiness. Adherence to a...
This document is the G-4 report on the Iwo Jima operation. Various sections detail the planning phase, the assault phase, Class I requirements, detailed listing of civil affairs supplies, Class III supply requirements, CinCPOA unit of fire table...
This manual provides the infantryman with guidelines and techniques for fighting against an organized enemy in built-up areas who may or may not be separated from the civilian population. Some techniques for dealing with insurgents, guerrillas, and...
The purpose of this book is to report additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and should be of assistance in the selection and use of weapons and ammunition against specific targets. Topics in this volume include bomb...
Contains scientific principles and theories of ordnance and gunnery including the following topics; metals and armor plate, naval rifled guns, manufacture of naval guns, breech mechanisms, gun mounts, turret mounts, sights, semi-automatic guns,...
This manual prescribes the service of the piece for the 8-inch gun, Mark VI, Modification 3A2, on railway mount M1A1. The duties of the members of the gun section in the service of the piece are contained in section III and in the drill table,...
Socrates stated "There are these two evils, the doing of injustice and the suffering of
Injustice-and we affirm that to do injustice is a greater, and to suffer injustice a
lesser evil." (Gorgias, 509c). The United Nations in 1984, stated that...
The present indirect firepower capability is influenced by its history and is still predominately industrial in nature. The adoption of an Army After Next concept will force the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to change from an equipment based...
This intelligence bulletin covers the Pacific Theater actions during World War Two. Topics from articles and briefs include Iwo Jima operation, the Japanese 88mm AA gun, change in suicide doctrine, Japanese combat instructions, reactions to...
Bulletin 2 from April 1945 includes: the latest trends in Japanese mines and obstacle tactics and technique; Cebu landing; Japanese mines on Negros Occidental; and Zamboanga landing. In summation, the latest operations indicated that the enemy was...
Headquarters, Department of the Army and the Air Force
Manual tells and shows how to rig certain types of ammunition and explosives in A-22 cargo bags and A-7A cargo slings for low- or high-velocity airdrop. These procedures apply only to the items listed in this manual.
Volume includes additional data which have been accumulated on terminal ballistics and revises and expands upon data already presented in previous volumes of this series.