Practical military ordnance identification /

Gersbeck, Tom,

Practical military ordnance identification / authored by Thomas Gersbeck. - Second edition. - 1 online resource

1. Overview of Energetics Associated with Ordnance 2. Fundamentals of a Practical Process 3. Fuze Functioning 4. Projectiles 5. Grenades (Hand, Rifle & Projected) Chapter 6: Bombs & Aerial Dispensers 7. Rockets8. Guided Missiles 9.: Submunitions 10. Landmines 11. Chemical Ordnance 12. Underwater Ordnance Chapter 13: Black Powder Filled Ordnance Chapter 14: Closing List of Appendices Appendix A. Logic Trees Appendix B. Abbreviations Appendix C. Definitions of Ordnance Related Terms Appendix D. Explosives Appendix E. English -- Metric Conversion Chart Appendix F. References.

"The focus of Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition is the application of a practical deductive process to identify unknown ordnance items that are commonly recovered outside military control. Coverage new to this edition include: a list of conventional markings; additional safety precautions to take; an expanded list of high explosives; additional technical details on explosives effects; hazards associated with pyrotechnics, pyrophorics, smoke compounds, and incendiaries; a section on pre-1870 projectiles, hand grenades, landmines, underwater ordnances, and rockets; and details on Man-Portable-Air-Defense-Systems (MANPADS) missile systems."-- Provided by publisher.

9781351250023 1351250027 9781351250009 1351250000 9781351250016 1351250019 9781351249997 1351249991

10.4324/9781351250023 doi


Ammunition.
Ordnance.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.

UF700

623.4

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