U.S. NAVY
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE
IN WORLD WAR II

BUFORD ROWLAND
Lieutenant Commander, USNR

WILLIAM B. BOYD
Lieutenant, USNR

 

 

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgements


for the printer. The staff of the Ordnance Technical Library proved adept at furnishing pertinent documents and publications.


Contents

Foreword  
Preface  
Acknowledgements  
Chapter Page
1. The Bureau and Its Work 1
2. Ordnance and Science 16
3. Armor 32
4. Projectiles 52
5. Degaussing 69
6. Torpedoes 90
7. Depth Charges 131
8. Mines 156
9. Nets and Booms 172
10. Ammunition 186
11. Antiaircraft Machine Guns 219
12. Double-Purpose, Intermediate, and Major Caliber Guns 248
13. The VT Fuze 271
14. Rockets 291
15. Aviation Ordnance 330
16. Fire Control 368
17. Fire Control Radar 408
18. Machine Tools 433
19. Contract Procedures 448
20. Inspection Administration 461
21. Incentive and Award Programs 470
22. Personnel 481
23. Army-Navy Cooperation in Ordnance 496
24. Korea 505
  Appendix 523
  Index 529


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