Ammunition, General
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1942
Language: eng
Description: TM 9-1990 Ammunition, General 1942-07-03

This manual supersedes TM 9-1900, September 8, 1941, including Training Circulars Nos. 11 and 12, War Department, 1942.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. General. Paragraphs; title: Section I. Introduction 1-3; title: II. General discussion 4-12; title: III. Propellants 13-23; title: IV. High explosives 24-34; title: V. Chemical agents 35-39; title: Chapter 2. Basic types of ammunition.; title: Section I. Small-arms ammunition 40-57; title: II. Grenades 53-64; title: III. Antitank mines 65-70; title: IV. Mortar ammunition 71-75; title: V. Artillery ammunition 76-87; title: VI. Bombs 88-98; title: VII. Pyrotechnics 99-110; title: Chapter 3. Care, handling, and preservation.; title: Section I. General safety precautions 111-113; title: II. Storage 114-118; title: III. Inspection and surveillance 119-132; title: IV. Packing and marking 133-139; title: V. Shipping 140-144; title: VI. Precautions for practice firing 145-153; title: VII. Ammunition in harbor defenses 154; title: VIII. Ammunition at supply points. 155-157; title: Chapter 4. Destruction of unserviceable ammunition 158-173; title: Page; title: Appendix I. Glossary 182; title: II. Abbreviations 194; title: III. List of references 197; title: Index 200