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NOTES ON FIRE CONTROL 1940FOR U.S. NAVAL RESERVE
RESTRICTED — FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
United States Government Printing OfficeWashington, 1941
Original pre-Pearl Harbor / early WWII U.S. Navy fire-control and naval gunnery training manual prepared for the U.S. Naval Reserve.
The original dark cloth cover is stamped:
RESTRICTEDFIRE CONTROL NOTES1940U.S. NAVAL RESERVE
The title page is additionally marked:
“RESTRICTED — For Official Use Only”
This technical Navy manual covers the principles and equipment used in naval fire control and includes detailed technical text, illustrations, diagrams and fold-out plates.
Shown in the photographs are sections concerning NAVAL RANGE FINDERS, including detailed optical diagrams explaining range-finder principles, compensator wedges, prisms, optical systems, range scales and related equipment.
This was not a general-public book. Fire Control Notes 1940 was used as an official U.S. Naval Reserve gunnery training text during the World War II era.
A fascinating original military reference for collectors of:
• World War II U.S. Navy• U.S. Naval Reserve• Naval gunnery• Fire control systems• Naval range finders• Battleship and warship technology• U.S. Naval Academy material• WWII technical manuals• Restricted military publications• Naval ordnance• Military training manuals
The 1941 publication date is particularly significant, placing this manual immediately before America's entry into World War II following Pearl Harbor.
Original government publication — not a modern reprint.
Please examine all photographs carefully for condition and details.
You will receive the exact original manual pictured.
