Author: Department of the Army
Publisher: SKYHORSE, Jan 2013
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-62087-374-5
Synopsis
Profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. Dozens of cutting-edge weapons covered in precise & fascinating detail. The most comprehensive & up-to-date resource of its kind. Full color t/out; 9x11 inches, 384 pgs.
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From the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In addition, it covers cutting-edge technology that will soon be employed by soldiers around the world. Missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not)?you name it, this book has it.
Also included is a thorough discussion of Future Combat Systems (FCS), the system of systems that, when fully operational, will provide the army and the joint force with an unprecedented capability to see the enemy, engage him on their terms, and defeat him on the twenty-first-century battlefield.