STUDY OF ERRORS IN FIELD ARTILLERY PRACTICE

Abstract

The purposes of the research were (1) to determine the principal causes of error in reading horizontal angles with the standard M1 aiming circle; and (2) to develop basic improvements in principles of design which will eliminate such sources of error and to incorporate these in a practical field instrument.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1945
Accession Number
AD0658589

Entities

People

  • Frederick S. Brackett
  • Steven M. Horvath
  • Theodore F. Hatch

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artillery
  • Biomedical Research
  • Deflection
  • Errors
  • Executives
  • Field Tests
  • Gun Sights
  • Guns
  • Instructions
  • Measurement
  • Micrometers
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Rotation
  • Telescopes
  • Training

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design