An Examination of Strategies for Technological and Industrial Support for Munitions Production in Australia during World War II,

Abstract

This Note is a development of work carried out by CSE in 1981 to assist the Defence Working Group on Gun and Rocket Propulsion Technology. The author derives strategies available to a small power for the establishment of technical knowledge of munitions and the subsequent development of mass production. Australian preparation and experience in World War II is treated as a case study to determine the more robust of the strategies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA139571

Entities

People

  • A. T. Ross

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Confidence Limits
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Lead Time
  • Machine Guns
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Military Aircraft
  • Munitions
  • Optical Equipment
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies