REPRINT PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY NAVPERS 10783 1959 500p

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You are bidding on a high-quality reprint of the 1959 book "Principles of Naval Ordnance and Gunnery",  NAVPERS 10783, revised 1959, 500p. This book is the culmination of decades of Naval Ordnance development, epitomized by the giant battleships of WWII. These guns and gun systems represent the peak of big gun development and deployment. Not long after this book was published, these guns ceased to be made, replaced largely by airborne munitions. This book is a training manual for Naval Ordnance officers.
Chapters include Shipboard Weapons Systems, Explosives, Ammunition, and Guns, Gun Weapon Systems, Spotting and Naval Gunfire Support, Rockets and Bombs, Introduction to Gun Battery Alignment, and many, many more.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO USE THE SAME BINDING AND PRINTING TECHNOLOGY OF THE ORIGINAL. The reproduction is entirely modern. It is printed on 24 lb stock using a laser printer. The cover starts with card stock printed with a scan of the original front and back covers. The manual is bound using comb-binding so the manual lies flat when open. There is a 10-mil clear acetate cover on both front and rear card-stock covers.
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