Ballisticians in War and Peace. A History of the United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratories. Volume 1. 1914-1956,

Abstract

During the first year of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Army's ballistic problems were handled by Captain E. M. Ayer, Lieutenant R. H. Kent, and Lieutenant S. W. Alexander in the Artillery Ammunition Section of the Gun Division, Office, Chief of Ordnance (OCO). In addition to other duties, this group planned range firings of new cannon, supervised the ballistic firings conducted at Sandy Hook Proving Ground, computed firing tables, and compiled the first complete table of

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1956
Accession Number
ADA300523

Entities

People

  • Gordon Barber

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Gunfire
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Photographs
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • ballistics.