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NAVAL ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY, VOLUME 1

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ABOVE-WATER TORPEDO TUBES 12J1-12J6

A-END CONTROL UNIT, 5”/38 TWIN MOUNT 10C5

AIRCRAFT

Guns and installations, types of 9B2
Mines 13B1, 13B2
Torpedoes 12H1-12H3

AIR-FLASK SECTION, MARK 15 TORPEDO 12C3

AMMONIUM PICRATE (EXPLOSIVE D) 2D3

AMMUNITION 3A1-3F4

Bag 3B2
Bomb 3F1-3F4
Bomb-type 3A4
Case 3B5
Containers 3B6
Chemical 3A8
Classification of 3A
5”/54 assembly 8C5
5”/38 gun 8B2
Fuzes 3E1-3E8
General 3A1-3A11
Guided missiles 3A6
Gun 3A3
Propelling charge 3B1
Handling 7E1-7E6, 7H8
Hoists 5B8, 7G6, 7H7
Primers 3C1-3C6
Projectiles 3D1-3D1I
Propelling charge 3B1-3B6
Pyrotechnic 3A7
Rocket 3A5
Rotating band 3D4
3”/50 gun 9D10
Tracers 3E9
Trench-warfare 3A1I

AMPLIDYNE

Follow-up systems I0D1-10D5
Train drive, 5”/54; Mark 14 10D5
ANGLE FIRE 12F7

ANTISUBMARINE

Warfare 14A1-14A3
Weapons 14A1-14E9

ARMOR 4A1-4A11

Cast 4A11
Class A 4A9
Class B 4A10
Compound 4A4
Early ship 4A1
Harvey (carburized nickel steel) 4A6
Iron 4A2
Krupp (carburized nickel chrome alloy steel) 4A7, 4A8
Light 4A11
Nickel-steel 4A5
Steel 4A3
Turret 7A3

ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILES 4B3

ASSEMBLY, SLIDE 7C1-7C8

AUTOMATIC

Control equipment 10A1-10F2
Tests, shipboard, of 10F1, 10F2
Weapons 9A1-9D11
AUXILIARY EXPLOSIVES 2B8

AVIATION GUNNERY 9B1

BAG

Ammunition 3B2
And case guns, differences in construction 6B9

BALLISTIC TESTS; ARMOR PLATE, PROJECTILES 4B5

BALLISTICS 1B4

Exterior 1B4, 6C1
Interior 1B4, 6C1-6C5

BARRELS, GUN 6A1-6B10

High-performance design aspects of 6E2

BLACK POWDER 2C7

BOMBS

Ammunition 3F1-3F4
And components 3F1
Armor-piercing 3F3
Classification 3F2
Depth 3F3, 14C1-14C3
Fire and incendiary 3F4
Fragmentation 3F3
General-purpose 3F3
Light-case 3F3

BOOMS AND NETS 14E1-14E9

Type B boom (antimotorboat) 14E5

Bore AND CHAMBER, CARE OF 6B10

BREECH MECHANISMS 5B4, 9D3

Hold-down 9D4

BUILT-UP GUNS 6B4

CALIBER, DESIGNATION OF GUNS BY 5C3

CARRIAGE, STAND, AND ROLLER PATH; 5”/38

GUN 8B22

CASE

Ammunition 3B5
Containers 3B6
Combination primer 3C2
Electric primer 3C2
Percussion primer 3C2

CHAMBER AND BORE, CARE OF 6B10

CHARGES

Impulse 3A1I
Shaped 3A10

CHEMICAL AMMUNITION 3A8

CLASS A ARMOR 4A9

CLASS B ARMOR 4A10

CLOCK DELAY (CD) MECHANISM 13A4

CLOCK STARTER (cs) MECHANISM I3A4

COMBINATION

Guns 6B6
Primer

Case 3C5
Lock 3C6

COMMAND PROBLEMS, MINE WARFARE 13C2

COMPOUND ARMOR 4A4

“CONDITIONS OF LOADING,” CHANGES IN 6C4

CONTROL EQUIPMENT, AUTOMATIC 10A1-10F2

CONTROLLED MINES I3A2

COUNTERMEASURES, MINE 13C3

CRADLE ASSEMBLY 7E3

CREW STATIONS AND OPERATIONS, 8”/55 RAPID-FIRE GUN 7H13

DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT 0F RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY 1A3

DEMOLITION MATERIAL 3A9

DEPTH BOMBS 3F3, 14C1-14C3

Mark 54 Mod I 14C1

DEPTH CHARGES 14B1-14B7

Mark 6 14B1, 14B3, 14B4
Mark 7 14B4
Mark 9 14B1, 14B3, 14B4
Mark 14 14B1, 14B3, 14B7
Projector, Mark 6 Mod I 14B3

DEPTH MECHANISM, TORPEDO I 2F8

DETONATING FUZES

Auxiliary 3E4
Base 3E5
Point 3E7

DRIVING-SPRING PLUNGER AND SPRING 9B9

DUMMY-DIRECTOR AND ERROR RECORDER, TESTS 10F2

DYE LOADS, PROJECTILE 3D10

8”/55 RAPID-FIRE GUN AND TURRET 7H1-7H13

ELECTRICAL FIRING SYSTEMS, GUNS AND MOUNTS 5B5

ELECTRICALLY SET TORPEDOES 12I5

ELECTRIC-HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS 10CI -10C6

ELEVATING GEAR

5”/54 7D1 8C4
5”/38 8B23
Turret 7H11

ELEVATION SYSTEMS 5B12

EROSION, BORE SURFACE 6D1-6D5

Causes 6D1
Control 6D3
Effects 6D2
Measurement 6D5

EXERCISE HEADS

Accessories 12B7
Construction 12B6
Mark 31, for torpedoes 12B6
Operation 12B8

EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS 2B1-2B8

Characteristics of 2B4
Initiation of 2B6

EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

Classification of, by
Composition 2B3
Reaction 2B2
Sensitivity of 2B5

EXPLOSIVE TRAIN 2B7

EXPLOSIVES 2A1-2D7

Ammonium picrate 2D3
Auxiliary 2B8
Classification of, according to service use 2B8
Introduction, fundamental ideas 2A1
Primary 2D7
Service high 2D1-2D6
Service; propellants 2C1-2C8
Solid rocket propellants 2C8

EXTERIOR BALLISTICS 1B4, 6C1

EXTRACTORS

5”/38 gun 8B9
3”/50 rapid-fire gun 9D5
20-mm aircraft gun 9B8

FIRE AND INCENDIARY BOMBS 3F4

FIRE CONTROL 1B5

8”/55 rapid-fire gun and turret 7H12
6”/47 dual-purpose turret 7G7

FIRING MECHANISMS

5”/38 gun 8B15
Mine 13A5
3”/50 rapid-fire gun 9D8

FIRING STOP MECHANISM 5B5, 8B16

FIVE-INCH

Rocket motor 11B3
Spin-stabilized rockets 11B2

FIVE-INCH 54-CALIBER

Amplidyne train drive 10D5
Assembly, Mark 39 8C1-8C7

FIVE-INCH 38-CALIBER

Assemblies 8B1-8B29
Twin mount train power drive 10C2-10C6
Methods of control 10C3

FOLLOW-UP SYSTEMS, AMPLIDYNE 10D1-10D5

FOREWORD, HISTORICAL pp. VII-X

FORTY-MILLIMETER GUNS AND MOUNTS 9C1-9C3

FRAGMENTATION BOMBS 3F3

FUELS, ROCKET 11A5

FUZES 3E1-3E8, 11D8

Detonating 3E4, 3E5, 3E7
Operation terminology 3E3
Safety, personnel 3E2
Time 3E6
VT or radio proximity 3E8

FUZE-SETTING DRIVES 10E4

GAS EJECTOR SYSTEM 8B17

GAS MECHANISM, 20-MM AIRCRAFT GUN 9B10

GAS-STEAM TORPEDO, CONSTRUCTION OF 12A6

GATES, PORT I4E8

GERMAN LONG-RANGE MISSILES 11D3

GUIDED MISSILES 11D1-11D12

Ammunition 3A6

GUN-LOADING EQUIPMENT 7H9

GUNNERY

Aviation 9B1
Department aboard ship, function of 1A4

GUN(S)

Aircraft, and installations; types of 9B2
And breech assembly 7B1-7B4
Barrels 5B2, 6A1-6B10
Built-up 6B4
Caliber, designation 5C3
Case and bag; differences in construction 6B9
Combination 6B6
Cylinder; stresses in 6B2
Design And maintenance, elements of, 6B1-6B10
New developments in, 6E1-6E3
8”/55 rapid-fire, and turret 7H1-7H13
5”/54 8C1-8C7
5”/38 8B1-8B29
High-velocity; disadvantages of 6E3
Housing and breech mechanism 7H5
In service; list 5C4
Life of; erosion 6D4
Power; modern requirements for 6B1
Radially expanded 6B5
Simple 1-piece 6B7
6”/47 7F2, 7G1-7G9
16”/50 7B1-7B4
Steel, properties of 6B3
20-mm aircraft 9B1-9B20

GUNS AND MOUNTS

Definitions, review of 5C2
Electrical firing systems 5B5
Elements of 5A1-5C4
5”/38 8B27
40-mm 9C1-9C3
Power rammers and mechanical ammunition feed 5B7
Recoil and counterrecoil systems 5B6
Safety features 5B9
Sighting and fire-control equipment 5B10
Structural features, common 5B1
3”/50 rapid fire 9D1-9D11

GYROSCOPE, TORPEDO 12F4

HARBOR DEFENSE 14A1

HARVEY ARMOR (CARBURIZED NICKEL STEEL) 4A6

HBX 2D6

HEAD, EXERCISE 12B6-12B8

HIGH EXPLOSIVE 6C2
Reactions 2B2

Hoists, AMMUNITION 5B8, 7G6, 7H7

HOMING TORPEDOES 12I6

HYDRAULIC MECHANISMS 10C1

IDENTIFICATION, ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT 1B6

IMPULSE

Charge 3A11
Explosives 2B8

INDEPENDENT (OR AUTOMATIC) MINES 13A2

INDICATOR-RECEIVER-REGULATOR, 5”/38 TWIN MOUNT 10C6

INTERIOR BALLISTICS 1B4, 6C1-6C5

I. V., IMPROVED METHODS OF MEASURING 6D7

JETS

Mechanical 11D7
Pulse 11D7
Ram 11D7
Thermal 11D7
Turbo 11D7

KRUPP ARMOR (CARBURIZED NICKEL CHROME ALLOY STEEL) 4A7

Decrementally hardened 4A8

LIGHT-CASE BOMBS 3F3

LOADER, AUTOMATIC; 3”/50 RAPID-FIRE GUN 9D2

LOCK COMBINATION PRIMER 3C2

LOW EXPLOSIVE REACTION 2B2

MARK DESIGNATIONs. See DEPTH BOMBS, DEPTH CHARGES, MINES, PARACHUTE PACKS, PROJECTORS, ROCKET LAUNCHERS, ROCKETS, and TORPEDOES

MATERIAL, ORDNANCE

Care of 1B8
Knowledge of 1B7

MIGHTY MOUSE (FFAR) ROCKET 11C2MINE WARFARE 13C1-13C3

MINES 13A1-13C3

Aircraft 13B1, 13B2
Mark 10 Mod 9 13B2
Classes 12A2
Controlled I3A2
Firing mechanisms I3A5
Independent (or automatic) I3A2
Magnetic; Mark 10 Mod 3 and Mod 7 13B2

MISSILES, GUIDED 11D1-11DI2

MOUNTS. See GUNS AND MOUNTS, and TWIN MOUNTS

MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS, BASE OR ANCHORAGE 14E7

MUZZLE VELOCITY, HIGH; ATTAINMENT OF 6E1

NAVY DEPARTMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY 1A2

NET DEFENSES, SUMMARY 14E9
NETS, 14E1-14E4, 14E7, 14E9
Type I (Indicator), antisubmarine 14E3
Type S, antisubmarine 14E2
Type T, antitorpedo 14E4

NICKEL-STEEL ARMOR 4A5

ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY, INTRODUCTION TO 1A1-1B9

PARACHUTE PACKS

Mark3Mod0 13B2
Mark 14 Mod I 13B2

PENETRATION, ARMOR 4B1-4B5

PERCUSSION AND ELECTRICAL FIRING SYSTEMS, GUNS AND MOUNTS 5B5

PERSONNEL, ARRANGEMENT

8”/55 rapid-fire turret 7H13
5”/54 8C7
40-mm twin or quad mount 9C3
6”/47 turret 7G3
3”/50 rapid-fire twin mount 9D11

POWDER

Bags 3B3
Black 2C7
Hoist 7E5, 8B25
Smokeless 2C2, 2C3, 2C6
Tanks 3B4

POWER DRIVE EQUIPMENT 7G7

POWER RAMMERS AND MECHANICAL AMMUNITION FEED, GUNS AND MOUNTS 5B7

POWER-DRIVEN AMMUNITION HOISTS 5B8

PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES 2B2, 2B8. 2D7

PRIMERS

Ammunition 3C1-3C6
Case combination 3C5
Case electric 3C2, 3C4
Case percussion 3C2, 3C3
Lock combination 3C6

PROJECTILES

Ammunition 3D1-3D11
Armor-piercing 4B3
Bodies 3D2
Bourrelet 3D3
Classification of 3D6
Common 4B4
Conventional 6E1
Fragmenting 3D8
Hoists 7E2, 8B24
Illuminating 3D9
Lightweight 6E1
Markings 3D11
Nonfragmenting 3D9
Penetrating 3D7
Proof-shot 3D9
Rocket-assisted 6E11
Smoke 3D9
Special-purpose 3D9
Steel for 4B2
Stowage 7E1
Subcaliber 6El
Target or blind-loaded
Velocity; measurement by chronograph 6D7
Weight of 3D5
Window 3D9

PROJECTORS

Depth charge 14B3
Mark 6 Mod 1 14B3
7.2-in, missile
Mark 10 14D1, 14D3
Mark 11 14D3
Mark 15 14D5

PROPELLANTS 2B8, 2C1-2C8, 6C2

PROPELLING CHARGE 3B1 -3B6

PROPULSION SYSTEMS, GUIDED MISSILE 11D7

PYROTECHNIC AMMUNITION 3A7

RADAR 1B5

RADIALLY EXPANDED GUN5 6B5

RADIO PROXIMITY OR VT FUZE 3E8

RAMMER MECHANISM 8B19

RAMMING CYCLE 8B20

RDX (CYCLONITE OR HEXOGEN) 2D5

RECEIVER, 20-MM AIRCRAFT GUN 9B7

RECOIL AND COUNTERRECOIL SYSTEMS 5B6, 8B6, 8B7, 9B6

RECUPERATOR 7C6

RIFLING 5B3, 6B8

RIGID OBSTRUCTIONS, HARBOR 14E6

ROCKET LAUNCHERS, 11A3

Drop, for Tiny Tim 11C3
Mark 20 14D1
Mark 50, 5.0-in. 11B7
Mark 102, 5.0-in. 11B8
Mark 105, 5.0-in. 11B9

ROCKETS 11A1-11C3

Aircraft 11CI-11C3
Suspension and launchings 11C3
Ammunition 3A5
And rocket principle 11A1-11A7
Fired from surface craft 11B1-11B10
5.0-in- spin-stabilized; stowing and assembly of 11B6
Launchers. See above.
Mark 7, 5.0-in, spin-stabilized rocket head and fuzes 11B4, 11B6
Mark 8, 5.0-in, spin-stabilized rocket head and fuze 11B5, 11B6
Motor; 5.0-in. 11B3
7.2-in. 14D1
Single-step vs. multiple-step 11D10
Solid-fuel; naval uses of 11A6

SAFETY

Features

Ammunition hoist 5B8
Guns and mounts 5B9
Fuze 3E2
Precautions 1B9, p. 348

Rockets

5.0-in, spin-stabilized; firing 11B10
Handling and firing 11A7

SALVO LATCH 8B11

SELF-PROPELLED TORPEDO OR MOBILE MINE 13A6

SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPONS 8A1-8B29

SERVICE EXPLOSIVES; PROPELLANTS 2C1-2C8

SERVICE HIGH EXPLOSIVES 2D1-2D6

7.2-IN. ROCKET 14D1

SHAPED CHARGES 3A10

SIGHTING

And fire-control equipment, guns and mounts 5B10
Gear, turret 7D3

SIGHTS

And sight assembly 8B26
Types 5B11

SINGLE MOUNTS, 5”/38 8B27, 8B29

6”/47 CALIBER

Dual-purpose gun and turret 7G1-7G9

Triple-gun turrets 7F2

16”/50 CALIBER Gun 7B1

Breech mechanism 7B2
Firing mechanism 7B3
Gas-ejector system 7B4
Turret train drive 10E3

SLIDE

And slide power equipment 7H6
Assembly 7C1-7C8
Rear end brackets 7C4
Recoil mechanism 7C5

Shield plates and gun cover 7C8
Yoke-locking device 7C7
In 6”/47 dual-purpose gun and turret assemblies 7G5

SMOKELESS POWDER

Characteristics 2C3
Manufacture 2C2
Shipboard tests and inspections 2C6

SOLID-FUEL ROCKETS, NAVAL USES OF 11A6

STOWAGE

And assembly of 5.0-in, spin-stabilized rockets 11B6
Projectile 7E1

STRENGTH-PRESSURE RELATIONSHIP, GUN 6C3

SUPPLY SYSTEMS, AMMUNITION 5B8

SYNCHRO

Control transformer (CT) 10B3
Amplidyne system 10D2
Differential receiver 10B3
Differential transmitter 10B3
SYNCHROS 10B1-10B6
And servos 10B6
Dial mechanisms l0BS

TARGET OR BLIND-LOADED PROJECTILE 3D9

TERMS, DEFINITION 1A1, 3A1, 3E3, 4B5, 5C2

TESTS

Automatic control equipment 10F1, 10F2
Ballistic; armor plate, projectiles 4B5
Dummy-director and error recorder 10F2
Smokeless powder 2C6

TETRYL (TRINITROPHENYLMETHYLTRINITRAMINE) 2D4

3”/50 RAPID-FIRE GUNS AND MOUNTS 9D1-9D11

THROWING WEAPONS 14D1-14D5

THYRATRON AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM 10E1

TINY TIM ROCKET 11C2, 1103

TNT (TRINITROTOLUENE) 2D2

TORPEDOES 12A1-12J6

Aircraft 12H1-12H3
Electrically set 1215
Gyroscope 12F4
Homing 1216
Launching methods 12A3
Mark 13 12A5, 12H2
Mark 14 12A5, 1212
Mark 15 12A5
Air system 12C1-12C10
Control systems 12F1-12F8
Head section 12B1-12B9
Main engine 12E1-12E10
Mark 6 exploder mechanism I 2B4
Superheating system 12D1-12D4
Tail section 12G1, 12G2
Mark 16 type 12A5, 1214
Mark 18 type 12A5, 1213
Mask 23 type 12A5, 1212
Mark 31 exercise head 12B6
Self-propelled, or mobile mine I3A6
Tubes, above-water 12J1-12J6
Mark 14 21-in. 12J3
Marks 23 and 24 21-in. 12J6
Types of, in service 12A5

TRACERS 3E9

TRAIN AND ELEVATION SYSTEMS 5B12

TRAIN DRIVE, 5”/54 AMPLIDYNE; MARK 14 10D5

TRAINING GEAR

5”/54 8C4
5”/38 8B23
Turret 7D2, 7H11

TRAJECTORY AND STABILIZATION, ROCKET 11A4

TRANSFORMERS, SYNCHRO CONTROL 10B3, 10D2

TRIPLE-BASE POWDER (CORDITE N)

Characteristics 2C5
Manufacture 2C4

TRUNNION JOURNALS, SLIDE ASSEMBLY 7C3

TURBINES AND TURBINE SPINDLES 12E4

TURRET INSTALLATIONS 7A1-7H13

TURRETS

Armor 7A3
8”/55 rapid-fire 7H1-7H13
Equipped with case guns 7F1, 7F2
Gun-loading equipment 7H9
Loading operation 7E6
Rammer 7E4
Sighting gear 7D3
6”/47 7F2, 7G1-7G9
16”/50 train drive 10E3
Typical bag-gun; description 7A4

20-MM AIRCRAFT GUN M3 9B1-9B20

Breechblock 9B8, 9B13-9B16
Development of 9B3
Functioning 9B5

TWIN MOUNTS

5”/38 8B27, 8B28
A-end control unit 10C5
Indicator-receiver-regulator 10C6
Train power drive 10C2-10C6
Methods of control 10C3
Or quad, 40-mm gun 9C1-9C3
3”/50 rapid-fire 9D11

VALVES

Check 12C6
Reducing and control 12C9
Restriction 12C7
Starting 12C8
Stop and charging 12C5

VARIABLE-SPEED DRIVE (HYDRAULIC SPEED GEAR) 10C4

VELOCITY LOSS

Data curves, 5”/38 gun p. 354
Estimation 6D6

VT OR RADIO PROXIMITY FUZE 3E8

WAR HEADS 11D8, 12B1, 12B3

Mark 17 12B3

WARFARE, ANTISUBMARINE 14A1-14A3

WEAPONS

Antisubmarine 14A1-14E9
Automatic 9A1-9D1 I
Naval; list 1B3
Throwing 14D1-14D5

WINDOW PROJECTILE 3D9

YORK SAFE & LOCK CO. DRIVE 10E2