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The American Arsenal : the World War II Official Standard Ordnance Catalogue / introduction by Ian V. Hogg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hogg, Ian V., 1926- compiler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies--Catalogs.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- United States--Armed Forces--Ordnance and ordnance stores--Catalogs.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (805 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Frontline Books, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, 2014.
- Summary:
- During WWII, various U.S. military agencies produced catalogues of equipment to fill the gaps left by the official War Department manuals, which led to inconsistent data appearing in different sources. In order to standardize information and properly cata.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. TANK AND AUTOMOTIVE; Light Tanks; Medium Tanks; Heavy Tanks; Light Tank Engines; Medium and Heavy Tank Engines; Tank Transporters; Gun and Howitzer Motor Carriages; Vehicular Gun Mounts; Armored Trailers; Armored Cars; Carriers; Snow Tractors; Scout Cars; Half-Tracked Vehicles; Armored Utility Vehicles, Prime Movers, etc.; High-Speed Tractors; Tracked Landing Vehicles; Service Trucks; Trailers; Maintenance and Recovery Trucks; Passenger Sedans; Motorcycles, Bicycles and Scooters; Trucks (including Jeeps and Amphibians); Cargo Trailers
- Fording EquipmentAirborne Equipment; 2. ARTILLERY; Mobile Artillery; Railway and Seacoast Artillery; Tank Armament; Antiaircraft Artillery; Sub Caliber Guns; Harbor Defense Mines; Aircraft Armament; 3. SMALL ARMS; Machine Guns; Submachine Guns; Rifles; Shotguns; Projectors and Dischargers; Grenade and Rocket Launchers; Machine Gun Mounts; Small Arms Ammunition; Helmets; Body Armor; Bayonets, Knives and Sabers; Miscellaneous Items; 4. AMMUNITION; 20mm Ammunition; 37mm Ammunition; 40mm Ammunition; 57mm Ammunition; 60mm Ammunition; 75mm Ammunition; 3 inch Ammunition; 81mm Ammunition
- 90mm Ammunition105mm Ammunition; 4.5 inch Ammunition; 120mm Ammunition; 6 inch Ammunition; 155mm Ammunition; 8 inch Ammunition; 240mm Ammunition; 12 inch Ammunition; 16 inch Ammunition; Hand and Rifle Grenades; Mines; Sub Caliber and Practice Ammunition; Artillery Fuzes; Bomb Fuzes; Rockets; Rocket Launchers
- Notes:
- "First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Greenhill Books"--Title page verso.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4738-9702-5
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