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Author Gersbeck, Thomas

Title Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition
Edition 2nd ed
Published Milton : Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (389 pages)
Series Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations Ser
Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author and Technical Researcher; 1: Explosives and Hazardous Compounds Used in Ordnance; Introduction; Terms and Definitions; Introduction to High Explosives; High-Explosive Performance Characteristics; High Explosives-Groups; High Explosives-Configurations and Effects; Introduction to Low Explosives and Propellants; Low Explosives and Propellants-Groups; Low Explosives and Propellants-Effects and Configurations; Forms of Propellants
Pyrotechnics, Incendiaries, Pyrophorics, and Smoke Producing CompoundsPyrotechnic Compounds; Incendiary Materials; Pyrophoric Materials; Other Smoke Producing Compounds; Closing; 2: The Fundamentals of a Practical Process; Introduction; Category, Group, Type, and Size Definitions; Color Codes and Marking Schemes; Stamped Markings; Seven-Step Practical Process; Closing; 3: Fundamentals of Fuze Functioning; Introduction; What Is a Fuze?; Function as Designed; Merging Philosophies and Copy-Cats; Fuze Locations Explained; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Fuzes
The Seven-Step Practical Process-FuzeFuze Groups and Type; Groups and Types; Closing; 4: Ordnance Category-Projectiles; Introduction; Delivery Systems; Projectile Configurations; Key Identification Features; Projectile Sections and Defining Features; Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Projectiles; Groups; Groups; Closing; 5: Ordnance Category-Rockets; Introduction; Rocket Types; Key Identification Features; Rocket Sections and Defining Features; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Rockets; Groups; Groups; Closing; 6: Ordnance Category-Grenades: Hand, Rifle, and Projected
IntroductionHand Grenades; Key Identification Features for Hand Grenades; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Hand Grenades; Groups; Rifle Grenades; Key Identification Features; Rifle Grenade Sections; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Rifle Grenades; Groups; Projected Grenades; Key Identification Features; Projected Grenade Sections; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Projected Grenades; Groups; Closing; 7: Ordnance Category-Guided Missiles; Introduction; Missile Types; Key Identification Features; Guided Missile Sections and Defining Features
The Seven-Step Practical Process and Guided MissilesGroups; Closing; 8: Ordnance Categories-Aerial Bombs and Dispensers; Introduction: Aerial Bombs; Delivery Systems; Key Identification Features; Bomb Sections and Defining Features; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Bombs; Groups; Introduction: Aerial Dispensers; Key Identification Features; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Aerial Groups; Closing; 9: Ordnance Category-Submunitions; Introduction; Key Identification Features; The Seven-Step Practical Process Applied to Submunitions; Groups; Closing
Notes 10: Ordnance Category-Landmines
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ISBN 9781351250016
1351250019