Table of Contents

About The Big Book of Warfare

Basic Math/Engineering Reference

Cylinder Calculations (Cylinder Volume Calculator)
Calculating Kinetic Energy
Calculating the Areas of Basic Shapes
Calculating an Object's Force in Newtons
Calculating Tensile Stress
Computing Slant Ranges
Useful Conversion Measures
Calculating Pressure on an Object immersed in a Fluid
Production Cost Curves
Structural Material Information
Miscellaneous Material Information
Industrial Tolerances over History

Computers/Communications

Computing Power throughout History
Video Bitrates
Why are military messages in all capitals?

Miscellaneous

Manpower Isn't Everything
Military-Related Quotes of Note

Aerospace Design

Aerospace Vehicle Costs
Safe Egress Limitations
(aka, the plane is going down, and I don't wanna die)
Computing Dynamic Pressure
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's Rocket Equation
Computing Propellant Needed for Manouvers
Spacecraft Mass Ratios and Delta Vs
Computing ISP
Spacecraft Decompression Times
Spacecraft Propellants
Spacecraft Reference Engines

Radio Design

Radio Bands

Radars

Information on Specific Radars

CXAM Series Radars
AN/APN Series Radars
AN/ASG Series Radars
AN/BPS Series Radars
AN/CPS Series Radars
AN/SPY Series Radars

Information on Radar Design

Decibels and Radars
Radar Bands and Wavelengths
Computing Radar Horizon
Computing Radar Characteristics
RCS of Typical Radar Targets

Power Generation

Piston Engines

Computing Piston Engine Power Output

Atomic Power

U.S. Army Reactors
U.S. Naval Reactors
Nuclear Power Costing (by kWh)

Atomic, Biological, Chemical Weapons (ABC)

Atomic Weapons

Nuclear Effects on Subsurface Targets
Nuclear Effects at Sea Calculator
Nuclear Effects Calculator
(Mobile Version Here)
Nuclear Yield/Weight Ratios

Weapons

Ballistic Missile Defense (ABM/BMD)

Classes of Ballistic Missiles
Computing Ballistic Coefficients of Re-Entry Vehicles
Number of Systems Required to Cover a Defended Area
Ballistic Missile Rules of Thumb
Computing Delta-vee required for Ballistic Missiles

Internal Ballistics

Military Propellants
Why Small Arms Propellants don't get upgraded often
Energy Stowage Techniques (needed for say, a railgun)
Computing Gun Recoil Force
Computing Shell Weights

External Ballistics

Vacuum Trajectories
Correcting for the Coriolis Effect

Terminal Ballistics

Shaped Charge/Hypervelocity Penetration
Computing the Probability of a Kill for a Tank-Based System
Kinetic Energy Penetration
Armor/Penetrator Materials
STANAG 4569 Protection Levels

France

French Ballistic Missiles

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics / Russian Federation

Soviet/Russian Tank Guns
Soviet/Russian Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
Soviet/Russian Tank Armor Systems
Soviet/Russian Armored Fighting Vehicles Since World War II

United States

U.S.A.A.F. / U.S.A.F. Attack Aircraft, First Series (1928 to 1962)
U.S. Bomber Uniform Weapons Loadouts
U.S. Navy Guided Missile Launch Systems (GMLS)
U.S. Navy AEGIS Weapons System Versions
U.S. Navy Standard Missile Family
U.S. Navy 4T Missile Family (Terrier, Talos, Tartar, Typhon)
U.S. Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
U.S. Surface-To-Air Missiles (Army)
U.S. Anti-Ballistic Missiles
U.S. Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
U.S. Penetration Aids
U.S. Navy Basic Point Defense Missile Systems
U.S. Navy Torpedoes

World Wide

World-Wide Ahead Throwing ASW Weapons

Naval Architecture

Calculating Warship Hull Weights
U.S. Navy STS Plating

Colors, Markings, and Camouflage

Germany

Heer Vehicle Colors (1922-1945)
Luftwaffe Aircraft Colors (World War II)

Japan

Japanese Aircraft Colors in World War II

Soviet Union/Russia

Soviet World War II Colors

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force Roundels (1915-1947)
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Aircraft Colors, World War II

United States

U.S. Government Colors
U.S. Army Colors for Combat Equipment
U.S. Army Colors for Support Equipment
U.S. Army Aircraft Markings
U.S. Army Rail Car Lettering
U.S. Army Branch Colors
U.S. Army Clothing Colors
U.S. Military Ammunition Markings
U.S. Military Aircraft Gauge Markings
U.S. Military Aircraft Roundels, 1918-Present
U.S. Aircraft Colors, 1911-1939

U.S. Aircraft Colors, 1940-1949
U.S. Air Force Colors for Support Equipment
U.S. Navy Ship Colors, World War II

Military Heraldry

Germany

Heer Officer Ranks of World War II
Heer Enlisted Ranks of World War II
Waffenfarben (Arm Colors)
Stahlhelm Markings

United States

U.S. Military Awards (Current)
U.S. Army Officer Ranks of World War II

U.S. Army Enlisted Ranks of World War II
U.S. Army World War II Military Occupational Specialties (By Number)
U.S. Army World War II Military Occupational Specialties (By Job Area)
U.S. Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Field Armies) WWII and Immediate Post-War Era
U.S. Army Air Force Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: WWII and Immediate Post-War Era
Union Civil War Flags
U.S. Army Campaign Streamers
U.S. Air Force Campaign Streamers
U.S. Navy Campaign Streamers
U.S. Marine Corps Campaign Streamers
U.S. Coast Guard Campaign Streamers

Sonar Design

Sonar Bands

Military Force Planning

Calculating Inflation (US Dollars; 1913-2007)

Military Symbology

United States/North Atlantic Treaty Organization

FM 21-30 Symbology (1941)
APP-6 Symbology
(July 1986 issue)
MIL-STD-2525 Symbology (17 November 2008 issue)
NATO Naval Task Force Designations

Warship Information

United States of America

U.S. Naval Reactors
U.S Navy Assault Ships
U.S. Navy Landing Craft
U.S. Navy Cargo Ships
U.S. Navy Oilers
U.S Navy Submarines
U.S. Navy Wartime and Post-War Fleet Boat Conversions

Warship Lineages

United States of America

U.S. Navy Hull Designations

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Lineages (CV 1 to CVN 80; CVE 1 to CVE 139)

U.S. Navy Battleship Lineages (BB 1 to BB 71)

U.S. Navy Cruiser Lineage (CL 1 to CLGN 160)
U.S. Navy Guided Missile Cruiser Lineage (CAG 1 to CG 73)

U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, Beginnings to before WWI (DD 1 to DD 74)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, World War I (DD 75 to DD 347)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, Interwar Period (DD 348 to DD 444)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, World War II, Part 1 (DD 445 to DD 691)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, World War II, Part 2 (DD 692 to DD 926)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Lineages, Cold War to Modern (DD 927 to DDG 1001)

U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort Lineages, World War II – Part One (DE 1 to DE 249)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort Lineages, World War II – Part Two (DE 250 to DE 500)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort Lineages, World War II – Part Three (DE 501 to DE 749)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort Lineages, World War II – Part Four (DE 750 to DE 1005)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort Lineages, Cold War to Modern (DE 1006 to FFG 61)

U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, Interwar (SS 182 to SS 211)
U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, WWII Gatos (SS 212 to SS 284)
U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, WWII Balaos (SS 285 to SS 416)
U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, WWII Tenches (SS 417 to SS 562)
U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, Cold War (SS 563 to SSN 687)
U.S. Navy Submarine Lineages, Modern (SSN 688 to SSN 803)

U.S. Navy Ammunition Ship Lineages (AE 1 to AE 40)
U.S. Navy Fleet Oiler Lineages (AO 1 to AO 204)

Designation/Naming Systems

United States of America

U.S. Air Force Requirements
US Navy Ship Characteristics Board (SCB) Designations

US Joint Aerospace Designation System (1962-Present)
Boeing Designations
Consolidated/Convair Designations
Republic Aviation Designations
Lockheed Designations
Grumman Designations
North American Aviation Designations
U.S. T Series Prototype Designations

Soviet Union / Russia

Design Bureau (OKB) Numbers and Specializations
Ship Designations
Small Arms Acronyms
Vehicle Acronyms
Technical Equipment Acronyms
Military/Industrial Complex Acronyms
Unit Terms
Unit Acronyms
Nicknames for Equipment
Prefixes and Suffixes in Designations

People's Republic of China

Industrial Designations
Weapons System Designations

France

French Acronyms

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