US Ammunition and Weapons

B.T. Fedoroff et al, Dictionary of Explosives, Ammunition and Weapons (German Section), PATR 2510 (1958) ASTIA Document AD 160636, Available from NTIS (National Technical Information Service), US Dept of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia 22151 pp Ger I ... 

II. Artillery Ammunition consists of project-ilesfshells) to be fired fpflm ",J SpOi larger than 0.60 inch in caliber. Calibers of US artillery ammunition and weapons are given mostly in millimeters, some, however are given in inches(eg, most naval guns)... 

MIL—W—13855(Ord), "Weapons, Small Arms (General Specifications) lll)French Journal "MAF (Memorial de 1 Artillerie Fran aise)— publishes each year a comprehensive bibliography on artillery and vari ous papers on that subject 112)US journal "Ordnance —publishes each year brief papers on ammunition and weapons but these papers do not contain much technical information... 

The calibers of US artillery weapons are listed under Ammunition and Weapons Refs l)Merriam-Webster s (1951), 157 2) EncyclBritannica 2(1952), 463-78 3)Collier s Encycl 2(1957), 294-310... 

This Encyclopedia is intended to cover the following items a)Military and industrial explosives, explosive compositions, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions b)Explosives and explosive compositions which have not been used for military or industrial purposes c)Analytical procedures for the more common explosives, propellants and pyrotechnic compositions d)Compounds which deflagrate or may possibly explode because of the presence of plosophoric groups e)Ammunition items, such as projectiles, bombs, grenades, detonators, fuzes, etc fJCalibers of weapons and projectiles used in the US and foreign countries g) Brief definitions of ordnance terms h)Names of scientists who made important contributions in the fields of explosives, ammunition and weapons... 

In order to make the Encyclopedia ascompactas possible we used abbreviations, many of which are the same as used in Chemical Abstracts except that periods after abbreviations are omitted. A list of abbreviations symbols, code letters and special designations of items connected with explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, ammunition and weapons is included in this work. This list is placed immediately before the Encyclopedia proper (see Abbreviations, pp Abbr 1-59) and also includes abbreviations and code letters for various Ordnance establishments, industrial installations and scientific institutions, both US and foreign. Some additional abbreviations are given in a supplementary list (see Abbreviations, pp Abbr 59-65). Wherever we have been able to do so and are permitted by security regulations, the meaning of code letters on ammunition, weapons and other military items is briefly explained... 

Dictionary of Russian Ammunition and Weapon PATR 2145(1955), P Rus I3-R 15) Anon, Ammunition General , US Dept of the Army Tech Manual TM 9 1900(1956) 16) B.T. Fedoroff et... 

Anon, Elements of Armament Engineering , US Military Academy, West Point, NY(1954) (722 pp) (It contains the following parts a) military expls, b)fundamentals of ballistics, c)ammunition and weapons, including atomic weapons guided missiles and d)a brief glossary of armament engineering terms)... 

W.R.Tomlinson, Jr O. E.Sheffield, Picatinny Arsenal Technical Report No 1740, Revision 1 (1958), "Properties of Explosives of Military Interest B.T.Fedoroff et al, Picatinny Arsenal Technical Report No 2510(1958) "Dictionary of Explosives, Ammunition and Weapons (German Section) Publication Board s Report (of the US Office of Technical Services)... 

The calibers of US artillery weapons are listed under Ammunition and Weapons... 

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