Fire Control, and Position Finding for Seacoast Artillery (1935)

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Army Extension Course. Special Text No.32 Fire Control, and Position Finding for Seacoast Artillery(1935); 331 pages,134+illus. Price 33.00 {Item No.2978}

• Section I. Introduction; 2 pages  Price .50 {Item No.22160} [Including: Purpose, Scope, Definitions]
• Section II. Indication and Identification of Naval Targets; 26 pages, 28 illus.  Price 3.00 {Item No.22161} [Including: General, Classification of naval targets, Naval formations, Harbors defense water areas, Indication of targets, Observing and aiming points]
• Section III. Position Finding Systems; 10 pages, 6 illus.  Price 1.00 {Item No.22162} [Including: General, Azimuth determination, Tracking, Location of the set-forward point]
• Section IV. Relocation; 13 pages, 8 illus.  Price 2.00 {Item No.22163} [Including: Definitions, Directing point, Plotting board solution, Determination of range difference, Determination of azimuth difference, Gun displacement]
• Section V. Firing Data; 5 pages, 2 illus.  Price .50 {Item No.22164} [Including: Elements of uncorrected firing data, Determination of uncorrected firing data, Corrections for non-standard ballistic conditions]
• Section VI. Time of the Position Finding System; 4 pages  Price .50 {Item No.22165} [Including: Cycles and time intervals, Coordination of timing]
• Section VII. Observing Instruments; 28 pages, 13 illus.  Price 3.00 {Item No.22166} [Including: Nomenclature of instruments, Azimuth instrument M1910, Azimuth instruction M1918, Range finding by the depression angle, Swasey depression position finding, Lewis depression position finder M1907, Depression position finder M1, Range finding by self contained base, Description of self contained range finders, Adjustment and orientation of self contained range finders, Operation of self contained range finders, Observation telescope M1908, Battery commander's telescope M1915]
• Section VIII. Plotting Boards and Accessories; 30 pages, 10 illus.  Price 3.00 {Item No.22167} [Including: Reference numbers, Prediction scale, Set forward rule, Set forward chart, Set forward scales, Plotting board M1904 (Whistler Hearn), Mortar plotting boards M1906 and M1906 MI, 110 Degree Plotting boards M1915 and M1918, Plotting and relocating boards M1923 (Cloke) and M1]
• Section IX. Range Computing Devices; 16 pages, 3 illus.  Price 2.00 {Item No.22168} [Including: Functions, Meteorological message, Wind component indicator, Range correction board M1, Other models of range correction board, Percentage correction M1]
• Section X. Deflection Computing Devices; 33 pages, 10 illus.  Price 4.00 {Item No.22169} [Including: Functions, Deflection board M1905 (for guns), Deflection board M1906 (for mortars), Universal deflection board, Angular travel computor, Deflection Board M1, Azimuth adjustment slide rule]
• Section XI. Spotting Systems and Devices; 30 pages, 11 illus.  Price 3.00 {Item No.22170} [Including: General, Lateral spotting methods, Range spotting methods, Spotting charts, Gray spotting board, Cole spotting board, Spotting board M2, Three station spotting, Aerial spotting, Functioning of an aerial spotting system, Fire adjustment board, Bracketing adjustment chart]
• Section XII. Pointing Methods and Instruments; 37 pages, 16 illus.  Price 4.00 {Item No.22171} [Including: Pointing, Methods of pointing, Pointing in elevation, Level of trunnions, Clinometer and bore rest, Check of level of base ring on fixed cannon, Range disks, Elevation Quadrant M1908, Elevation Quadrant M1917, Quadrant sight M1918A1, Gunner's Quadrant M1918, Elevation scales, Pointing in direction, Telescopic sights, Panoramic telescopes, Aiming rule, Azimuth circles, Determination of azimuth of axis of bore, Examples of pointing adjustments]
• Section XIII. Signal Communication; 43 pages, 22 illus.  Price 5.00 {Item No.22172} [Including: General, Responsibility of commanders, Means of signal communication, General characteristics, Fire control communication systems within a hardor defense, Searchlight communications, Fire control telephone lines, Fire control telephones, Fire control switchboard room and apparatus, Time interval apparatus, Additional apparatus installed at batteries and stations, Fire control communication systems outside a harbor defense, Wire systems, Field telephones, Field switchboards, Fire time interval systems, Radio communications, Radio sets, Message centers]
• Section XIV. Organization and Duties of the Range Section and Battery Commander's Detail; 13 pages  Price 2.00 {Item No.22173} [Including: Battery commander's detail, The range section, Training, Prediction tests]
• Section XV. Functioning of Position Finding Systems; 7 pages, 1 illus.  Price 1.00 {Item No.22174} [Including: General, Action before target in assigned, Action when target is assigned, Functioning when using prediction rulers, Functioning when using other plotting boards, Functioning when using angular travel computer, Functioning when using wind component indicator, Operator of a spotting system]
• Section XVI. Glossary of Terms; 8 pages  Price 1.00 {Item No.22175}
• Appendix 1. The Construction of Charts and Scales; 24 pages, 15 illus.  Price 3.00 {Item No.22176} [Including: General, Definition of scale, Construction of uniform scale, Non uniform scales, Logarithmic scales, Definition of a chart, Rectangular coordinates, Polar coordinates, Construction of a chart using polar coordinates, Non uniform scales in chart construction, Range elevation relation scale fo percentage corrector M1, Range range relation scale for percentage correction, Charts for range correction boards, Charts for the deflection board M1]
• Appendix 2. Tables; 8 pages  Price 1.00 {Item No.22177} [Including: Distances to the horizon, Trigonmetric formulas, The circular system, Conversion of degrees and minutes into mils, Conversion of mils into degrees and minutes, Natural functions of angles in degrees, Natural functions of angles in mils]