This work is substantially a translation of an enemy document which has been edited and is based on the experiences of the German Army during the first two winters of the war in Russia.
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 paper was written to study Quartermaster supplies and equipment for use in operations considering both mountain and sub-arctic where temperatures may be as low as minus twenty degrees (-20 F).
Operation DESERT STORM proved the criticality of effective joint operational targeting. Over three years later Joint Doctrine is still vague on this subject, and heated debate continues between the Services over which element in the theater should...
Military operations conducted under conditions of snow and extreme cold follow the same basic principles as do operations under other conditions. The differences lie in the tactical and logistical limitations imposed by the adverse climatic...
The special object of this instruction is the training of the personnel of the battery in the dispositions and maneuvers requisite for getting the guns into position for action.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the principal logistical problems created by Arctic conditions and develop a logistical organization and procedures which will effectively minimize those problems.
"The Manual for the Meteorological Observer is an elementary text, which has been prepared for the purpose of training men asigned to the meteorological sections of the Signal Corps to become proficient observers of the elements of the weather."
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Continuation of detailed instructions for constructing hooped cannons, based on information for constructing cannons of great caliber in previous volume by same author. The previous volume is titled "On the practicability of constructing cannon of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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...
In "Maneuver in the Information Age," BG Wass de Czege challenged his readers to think about future war in the age of information systems and smart weapons. In this article, BG Wass de Czege argued that the fundamentals of war would remain...