part, Section I Interior Ballistics -- chapter 1 Introductory Concepts -- chapter 2 Physical Foundation of Interior Ballistics -- chapter 3 Analytic and Computational Ballistics -- chapter 4 Ammunition Design Practice -- chapter 5 Weapon Design Practice -- chapter 6 Recoil Arresting and Recoilless Guns -- part, Section II Exterior Ballistics -- chapter 7 Introductory Concepts -- chapter 8 Dynamics Review -- chapter 9 Trajectories -- chapter 10 Linearized Aeroballistics -- chapter 11 Mass Asymmetries -- chapter 12 Lateral Throwoff -- chapter 13 Swerve Motion -- chapter 14 Nonlinear Aeroballistics -- part, Section III Terminal Ballistics -- chapter 15 Introductory Concepts -- chapter 16 Penetration Theories -- chapter 17 Penetration of Homogeneous, Ductile Chromium–Nickel Steel Naval Armor by Three Representative Designs of Nondeforming Hardened Steel Armor-Piercing Projectiles with Bare Noses -- chapter 18 Shock Physics -- chapter 19 Introduction to Explosive Effects -- chapter 20 Shaped Charges -- chapter 21 Wound Ballistics.

"With new chapters, homework problems, case studies, figures, and examples, Ballistics: Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition, Third Edition encourages superior design and innovative applications in the field of ballistics. It examines the analytical and computational tools for predicting a weapon's behavior in terms of pressure, stress, and velocity, demonstrating their applications in ammunition and weapons design. New coverage in the Third Edition includes gas-powered guns, and naval ordinance. With its thorough coverage of interior, exterior and terminal ballistics, this new edition continues to be the standard resource for those studying the technology of guns and ammunition. "--Provided by publisher.