Chapter 7 discusses different classes of rockets, trajectories and the kinds of propellants used. Chapter 8 deals with the advantages and disadvantages of Rocket and Tube artillery. Antitank missiles are discussed with a brief history of their use in past wars. In Chapter 9 the authors deal with bballistic rockets and their uses, giving the German V 2 as an example. Chapter 11 goes into combat capabilities of rockets and radiation effects from nuclear warhead explosives. Chapter 12 is devoted to a description of battlefield control of rocket and artillery troops by means of a commander's computer into which all military elements can be programmed. Chapter 14 contains a relatively non technical description of various quantum mechanical devices suitable for military and space adaption. Fundamentals of lasers and their operation are discussed. Military uses of lasers are described. (Author)


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    Title :

    Artillery and Rockets (Selected Chapters)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    229 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English