Arming the Warship

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Arming the Warship is written by Iver P. Cooper and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476694990 (ISBN 10) and 9781476694993 (ISBN 13).

In the 16th century, warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "great guns." As time went on, the big guns became more decisive and increased in destructive power, range and accuracy. This book explores how naval armament, armor, ballistics and gunnery evolved from the 16th to 20th centuries from a scientific and technological perspective. It examines the functional aspects--the guns and their distribution on warships, the propellants, the projectiles and so forth--and examines the development of each.