Practical military ordnance identification

The focus of Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition is the application of a practical deductive process to identify unknown ordnance items that are commonly recovered outside military control. Coverage new to this edition include: a list of conventional markings; additional safet...

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Main Author: Gersbeck, Tom (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Edition:Second edition
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Summary:The focus of Practical Military Ordnance Identification, Second Edition is the application of a practical deductive process to identify unknown ordnance items that are commonly recovered outside military control. Coverage new to this edition include: a list of conventional markings; additional safety precautions to take; an expanded list of high explosives; additional technical details on explosives effects; hazards associated with pyrotechnics, pyrophorics, smoke compounds, and incendiaries; a section on pre-1870 projectiles, hand grenades, landmines, underwater ordnances, and rockets; and details on Man-Portable-Air-Defense-Systems (MANPADS) missile systems.
Physical Description:xxxi, 355 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780815369424 (pbk)
9780815369417 (hbk)