Development of a long-range naval gun: a system engineering approach

The U. S. Navy needs a medium-caliber (5-inch) ship-mounted gun that can deliver a payload to a range five times farther than the present capability. Such an increase in performance requires major design changes to both the gun and its ammunition. A gun which can shoot beyond the visible horizon nee...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hagan, James D.
Other Authors: Systems Engineering
Format: Dissertation
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46370
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12232009-020246/