Weapont Mounts for secondary armament

The classic 1957 publication with nearly 1,200 pages on weapon mounts, updated and expanded for this second edition in 2007. This encyclopaedia of weapon mounts for secondary armament was compiled by staff at G.O. Noville & Associates, Inc. as a Phase I study under Contract No. DA-20-089-ORD-36713 with the Detroit Arsenal of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. This book contains the final report and additional materials and data. Weapon Mounts for Secondary Armament has long been the most respected and sought-after work ever published on weapon mounts. It is a comprehensive reference work describing the history, design and positioning of mounts for secondary armament on combat and tactical vehicles of many nations, developed from World War I to the immediate post-war period. The book contains data and details on coaxial and combined gun mounts, ball mounts, dome mounts, bow mounts, fender and side mounts, and other types of mounts for secondary armament, primarily for machine guns up to and including 20 mm calibre. The publication is based on information and materials from previously published historical and technical works on the subject, as well as information obtained through direct contacts and interviews with military groups, manufacturers and individuals involved in the history, design and development of combat vehicles and their armament.