The Groundwork Of Practical Naval Gunnery: A Study Of The Principles And Practice Of Exterior Ballistics, As Applied To Naval Gunnery, And Of The Computation And Use Of Ballistic And Range Tables

by Philip Rounseville Alger, James M. Ingalls (Creator), United States Naval Academy. Dept. of O (Creator)

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354 pages, Hardcover

First published July 28, 2015

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1859-1912

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[Bobble Hat · Rating 4 out of 5]

An old book I found and used for the naval ballistics calculations when designing wargames. What thickness of Krupp Cemented armour will a British 13.5” heavy shell penetrate at 18,000 yards and what angle will it be falling at? The basis of those spreadsheets is here.