Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ordnance, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
The Evolution of Naval Weapons
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ordnance, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
The Evolution of Naval Weapons
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Naval Weapons of World War One
Author: Norman FriedmanPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473816661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1531
Book Description
An in-depth reference to the naval weapons used by Britain, Germany, the US, and the other combatants in the Great War, with photos: “Superb…invaluable.”—History of War Although the Great War might be regarded as the heyday of the big-gun at sea, it also saw the maturing of underwater weapons, the mine and torpedo, as well as the first signs of the future potency of air power. Between 1914 and 1918 weapons development was both rapid and complex, so this book has two functions: on the one hand it details all the guns, torpedoes, mines, aerial bombs and anti-submarine systems employed during that period; but it also seeks to explain the background to their evolution: how the weapons were perceived at the time and how they were actually used. This involves a discussion of tactics and emphasizes the key enabling technology of fire control and gun mountings. In this respect, the book treats the war as a transition from naval weapons which were essentially experimental at its outbreak to a state where they pointed directly to what would be used in World War II. Based largely on original research, this sophisticated book is more than a catalogue of the weapons, offering insight into some of the most important technical and operational factors influencing the war at sea.
The Evolution of Naval Armament
Author: Frederick Leslie RobertsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Sound of Freedom
Author: James P. RifePublisher: Department of the Navy
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Tells the story of the evolution of the Dahlgren Laboratory from a proof and test facility into a modern research and development center crucial to the technological evolution of the United States Navy.
Naval Guns
Author: Hans MehlPublisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The history of naval artillery is a long and complex one and this highly-illustrated, single-volume work sets out to present a coherent story which will appeal both to the enthusiast as well as to the scholar and expert. It starts with the earliest guns, the bronze-cast cannon, which were cast employing the same technology as used for making church bells. A plethora of guns were soon to develop and along with them a multiplicity of names: basilisk, bombard, culverin, drake, minion, saker, passavolante, serpentine, and many others. By the end of the seventeenth century this muzzle-loading, smoothbore weapon had pretty well reached the zenith of its development and not until the introduction of armour and the explosive shell in the nineteenth century was there any fundamental change. With the development of breech loading and rifled barrels the rate of fire, range and accuracy improved dramatically. Today the navies of the world have fully automatic guns which load, train, lay and fire themselves with deadly accuracy.
The sound of freedom: Naval Weapons Technology at Dahlgren, Virginia 1918-2006
Author: James P. RifePublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160872488
Category : Proving grounds
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This book tells the story of the evolution of the Dahlgren Laboratory from a naval proof and test facility into a modern research and development center crucial to the technological evolution of the U.S. Navy. Combining a close analysis of the technical work that led to the improvements in weapons, bombsights, missiles, and the computers that provided their guidance with a close account of changing management styles, this work recounts many previously classified stories.
Naval Gun
Author: Ian V. HoggPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ordnance, Naval
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A history of gun naval warfare.
U.S. Naval Weapons
Author: Norman FriedmanPublisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Author: