PRINCIPLES OF UD TKS HSS ry biG ATL aL) by Prepared by BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL LEN Se | 1966PREFACE ‘This book is intended primarily asa classroom training text for NROTC and OCS students, Other principal users will be officers enrolling in the correspondence course based on this text, and NROS students. This is the second volumeof a three-volume series dealing with naval weapons. The first volume, Principles of Naval Ordnance and Gunner: NavPers 10783-A, deals with shipboard naval weapons systems, including guns, rockets, bombs, torpedoes, mines, and depth charges, but not guided missiles and nuclear weapons. The basic sciences as applied to maval weapons, including fire control, are explained. The present volume deals with many basic principles and theories needed for understanding guided missile flight and control, and basic nu- clear weapons information, The fundamentals of the different types of missile guidance are discussed. Because its distribution isnot limited by security regulation, it isnec- essarily general in nature with minimum reference to actual weapons in current use. Considerable detail is givenon the effects of nuclear weapons but not on the construction or operation of the weapons. ‘The user should bear in mind that this text is not designed for mainte- nance or for operating personnel, nor for use as a manual on operations or tactics. ‘The third volume, Navy Missile Systems, NavPers 10785-A, describes specific Navy missile systems, illustrating the application of the prin- ciples explained here. ‘The text and illustrations of this book were prepared by the Train- ing Publications Division, Naval Personnel Program Support Activity, Washington, D. C. 20390, for the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Credit for technical assistance is given to the Bureau of Naval Weapons, Officer Candidate School, Newport, R. I., NROTC Unit, Universily of Texas, Austin, Texas, and NROTC Unit, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Original Edition 1959 Revised 1966THE UNITED STATES NAVY GUARDIAN OF OUR COUNTRY ‘The United States Navy is responsible for maintaining control of the sea and is a ready force on watch at home and overseas, capable of strong ‘action to preserve the peace or of instant offensive action to win in war, It is upon the maintenance of this control that our country’s glorious future depends; the United States Navy exists to make it so WE SERVE WITH HONOR Tradition, valor. and victory are the Navy's heritage from the past. To these may be added dedication, discipline. and vigilance as the watehwords of the present and the future At home or on distant stations we serve with pride, confident in the respect of our country. cur shipmates. and our families. Our responsibilities sober us; our adversities strengthen us. Service to God and Country is our special privilege. We serve with honor THE FUTURE OF THE NAVY The Navy will always employ new weapons, new techniques, and greater power to protect and defend the United States on the sea, under the sea, and in the air. Now and in the future, contro! of the sea gives the United States her greatest advantage tor the maintenance of peace and for victory in war. Mobility, surprise. dispersal, and offensive power are the keynotes of the new Navy. The roots of the Navy lie in a strong belief in the future. in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflection on our heritage from the past. Never have our opportunities and our responsibilities been greater ii