Street Fighting

Abstract

Various methods of holing walls with infantry weapons are considered. The number of casualties caused by firing at troops in houses from outside is estimated. A comparison is made of the accuracy of the Sten and the pistol against moving targets. The use of smoke and incendiary projectiles is considered. The effect of wire-netting over windows is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA955123

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Antipersonnel Effects
  • Army
  • Bombs
  • Casualties
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Incendiary Projectiles
  • Infantry
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Moving Targets
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Targets
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • ballistics.