Journal of the United States Artillery, Band 48Coast Artillery Training Center, 1917 |
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59 degrees 5th zone 65 degrees accurate adjustment aeroplanes angle armor automotive engineers aviator azimuth ballistic base battery commander battleship breechblock captive balloon carburetor center of impact Chart Coast Artillery Militia Coast Defense Company corrected range corresponding course curves deflection degrees elevation deviations distance drill effect enemy equipment field fleet flight Fort Monroe French friction devices gasoline German Infantry instruction JOURNAL U. S. ARTILLERY knots speed located machine magneto method military mortar mortar fire muzzle velocity naval necessary normal obtained officers operations periscopes personnel plotting board pointer prediction present projectile quadrant range arm range board range changes range correction range table reference number set-forward point ships shooting speed splash subcaliber submarine supply target practice time-range board tion torpedo travel scale trench warfare trial shots troops trunnion U. S. Army vessel War Department wind yards
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Seite 124 - Copy must contain nothing to indicate its authorship, must be signed with a nom de plume, and must be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing this nom de plume and the name of the writer. This envelope will remain in the hands of the Editor of the JOURNAL and, after award has been made by the Committee, will be opened in the presence of the Coast Artillery School Board.
Seite 186 - The appropriation provided for in this section shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories under just and equitable procedure to be prescribed by the Secretary of War and in direct ratio to the number of enlisted men in active service in the National Guard...
Seite 244 - Customs of the Service" and other matters of a practical, worth-knowing nature — things of value and assistance to the inexperienced, most of which can not be found in print...
Seite x - XIV. THE SOLDIER'S CAMPAIGN CREED. (Tells a soldier what he should know and do on the march, in camp, on outpost, when patrolling and when in battle.) XV. EXTRACTS FROM ARMY REGULATIONS, UNIFORM REGULATIONS, WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS, ETC., AFFECTING ENLISTED MEN. WHAT THE MANUAL DOES 1. It gives the officer in one book what he must now go through many books to gather, compile and prepare for presentation to the enlisted man. 2. In convenient, attractive, illustrated and understandable form, easily accessible...
Seite vii - Its contents are the digest of range practice and experience. Everything in it is practical, easy to learn and easy to teach. It is the last word in accuracy of the art of shooting, instructing and range service. Supply it to your Company, Club or Team. It will save you labor. Your men will then instruct themselves. Your subordinates can teach it. It will produce results for you with the minimum of work. Adopted by the War Department and issued by the Ordnance Department to organizations of the Army,...
Seite xvi - Price $2.50 postpaid An invaluable guide in all matters concerning administration, paper work, duties of company officers, adjutants, quartermasters, aides-de-camp, and recruiting officers. Treats of customs of the service, army organization, and the numerous other phases of army life. Noncommissioned Officers...
Seite 250 - REVOLVERS: All desirable calibers, weights and sizes. The choice of Military Organizations, Police Departments and Expert Shooters the world over. AUTOMATIC PISTOLS: Adopted by US Government because of their "marked superiority.
Seite xvi - Price $1.90 postpaid The first book of its kind ever published in this country. Intended primarily for company officers of the Organi7ed Militia, and second as a handy, convenient training manual for company officers of the Regular Army.
Seite xvi - Manual Price $1.50 postpaid Based on the condensed experiences of over fifty old and experienced noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army. Officers of the National Guard attending camps of instruction this summer should familiarize themselves in advance with map-reading, field work, etc. This book covers these subjects in a simple, practical way. Privates' Manual (E^tht'pE..) Price $1.00 postpaid This work is to the Private what Noncommissioned Officers' Manual is to the noncommissioned officer.
Seite vii - It is the boil-down of the shooting game. Its contents are the digest of range practice and experience. Everything in it is practical, easy to learn and easy to teach. It is the last word in accuracy of the art of shooiing, instructing and range service.