Aircraft Armament for Air-To-Ground Operations

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Abstract:

This report will be concerned with aircraft armament, the ammunition and propellant system carried aboard the airplane. However, the other parts of the system, the target, the tactical situation, the airplane, the fire control system, the navigation system, and the general logistics of the operation will be considered wherever the characteristics of the armament cannot be considered independently.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
CALIFORNIA INST OF TECH PASADENA
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADC054926
Pagination:
0072

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
VER-121
Monitor Series:
USAF
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ORDNANCE,
Field(s)/Group(s):
Ammunition and Explosives, Guns
Keyword(s):
*BOMBS, *PROJECTILE TRAJECTORIES, *AIRCRAFT AMMUNITION, *AIRCRAFT GUNS, *ROCKET WARHEADS, *AIRCRAFT FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS, X 154, VISTA PROJECT, WEAPON SYSTEMS, AIR TO SURFACE, BALLISTICS, RECOILLESS GUNS, HIT PROBABILITIES, KILL PROPBABILITIES, VELOCITY, MUZZLE VELOCITY, RANGE FINDING
Report Date:
1951 Nov 30