ARTILLERY AND ROCKETS (SELECTED CHAPTERS),
Abstract
Chapter 7 discusses different classes of rockets, trajectories and the kinds of propellants used. Chapter 8 deals with the advantages and disadvantages of Rocket and Tube artillery. Antitank missiles are discussed with a brief history of their use in past wars. In Chapter 9 the authors deal with bballistic rockets and their uses, giving the German V 2 as an example. Chapter 11 goes into combat capabilities of rockets and radiation effects from nuclear warhead explosives. Chapter 12 is devoted to a description of battlefield control of rocket and artillery troops by means of a commander's computer into which all military elements can be programmed. Chapter 14 contains a relatively non technical description of various quantum mechanical devices suitable for military and space adaption. Fundamentals of lasers and their operation are discussed. Military uses of lasers are described. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 19, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0704166
Entities
People
- V. A. Baranyuk
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center