WILLIAM B. BOYD
Lieutenant, USNR
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
for the printer. The staff of the Ordnance Technical Library proved adept at furnishing pertinent documents and publications.
Contents
Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Chapter Page 1. The Bureau and Its Work 1 2. Ordnance and Science 16 3. Armor 32 4. Projectiles 52 5. Degaussing 69 6. Torpedoes 90 7. Depth Charges 131 8. Mines 156 9. Nets and Booms 172 10. Ammunition 186 11. Antiaircraft Machine Guns 219 12. Double-Purpose, Intermediate, and Major Caliber Guns 248 13. The VT Fuze 271 14. Rockets 291 15. Aviation Ordnance 330 16. Fire Control 368 17. Fire Control Radar 408 18. Machine Tools 433 19. Contract Procedures 448 20. Inspection Administration 461 21. Incentive and Award Programs 470 22. Personnel 481 23. Army-Navy Cooperation in Ordnance 496 24. Korea 505 Appendix 523 Index 529
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