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 areas, Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition offers a seamless presentation of the complex phenomena that occur during the launch, flight, and impact of a projectile. Reader-friendly in style and for.

Part IInterior Ballistics -- Chapter 2 Physical Foundation of Interior Ballistics -- 7 -- Chapter 3 Analytic and Computational Ballistics -- 63 -- Chapter 4 Ammunition Design Practice -- 97 -- Chapter 5 Weapon Design Practice -- 145 -- Part II Exterior Ballistics -- Chapter 7 Dynamics Review -- 179 -- Chapter 8 Trajectories -- 195 -- Chapter 9 Linearized Aeroballistics -- 257 -- Chapter 10 Mass Asymmetries -- 279 -- Chapter 11 Lateral Throwoff -- 283 -- Chapter 12 Swerve Motion -- 293 -- Chapter 13 Nonlinear Aeroballistics -- 299 -- Part III Terminal Ballistics -- Chapter 15 Penetration Theories -- 313 -- Chapter 16 Shock Physics -- 353 -- Chapter 17 Introduction to Explosive Effects -- 429 -- Chapter 18 Shaped Charges -- 445 -- Chapter 19 Wound Ballistics -- 467 -- B Tabulated Properties of Materials -- 480. Introductory concepts -- Physical foundation of interior ballistics -- Analytic and computational ballistics -- Ammunition design practice -- Weapon design practice -- Introductory concepts -- Dynamics review -- Trajectories -- Linearized aeroballistics -- Mass asymmetries -- Lateral throwoff -- Swerve motion -- Nonlinear aeroballistics -- Introductory concepts -- Penetration theories -- Shock physics -- Introduction to explosive effects -- Shaped charges -- Wound ballistics.