ABSTRACT

Even the earliest weapon developers faced the need to understand how and why guns and ammunition work in order to improve their effectiveness. As weapons became more sophisticated, the field of ballistics naturally divided into three main areas of specialization: interior, exterior, and terminal ballistics. Providing unique coverage of all three ar

part |2 pages

Part I: Interior Ballistics

chapter 1|4 pages

Introductory Concepts

chapter 2|56 pages

Physical Foundation of Interior Ballistics

chapter 3|34 pages

Analytic and Computational Ballistics

chapter 4|48 pages

Ammunition Design Practice

chapter 5|22 pages

Weapon Design Practice

part |2 pages

Part II : Exterior Ballistics

chapter 6|10 pages

Introductory Concepts

chapter 7|16 pages

Dynamics Review

chapter 8|62 pages

Trajectories

chapter 9|22 pages

Linearized Aeroballistics

chapter 10|4 pages

Mass Asymmetries

chapter 11|10 pages

Lateral Throwoff

chapter 12|6 pages

Swerve Motion

chapter 13|8 pages

Nonlinear Aeroballistics

part |2 pages

Part III: Terminal Ballistics

chapter 14|4 pages

Introductory Concepts

chapter 15|40 pages

Penetration Theories

chapter 16|76 pages

Shock Physics

chapter 17|16 pages

Introduction to Explosive Effects

chapter 18|22 pages

Shaped Charges

chapter 19|6 pages

Wound Ballistics