Field Artillery Cannon Weapons Systems and Ammunition Handbook.

Abstract

This is a well illustrated handbook on field artillery weapons systems and ammunition. It includes information on parts and components and their functions. There are descriptions of 105 mm howitzers, M101A1 and M102 towed; 155mm howitzers, M114A1 and M114A2 towed. the 8-inch howitzer M110A2, and the 14.5mm artillery trainer M31. There is information on field artillery ammunition, with a general planning chart for field artillery ammunition and fuze information charts . All chapters contain good illustrations for gun maintenance and ammunition handling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134349

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fungi
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Howitzers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Self Propelled Guns

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • ballistics.