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The Details of the Rocket System

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By Sir William Congreve
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A practical military manual detailing the organization, equipment, and employment of rocket weapons for land and naval service. It describes troop formation, carriage and firing apparatus, variations of rocket ammunition, and procedures for deploying rockets in field battles, sieges, bombardments, ambuscades, and shipboard operations. Plates illustrate gear, exercises, and tactical dispositions, while step-by-step instructions emphasize rapid, concentrated volleys, portability, and methods for concealing or preparing embrasures. The conclusion presents calculations comparing costs and logistical advantages, and general principles for integrating rockets with infantry, cavalry, and naval forces to maximize rate of fire and operational economy.

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Title: The Details of the Rocket System

Author: Sir William Congreve

Release date: August 28, 2018 [eBook #57791]

Language: English

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THE DETAILS
OF
THE ROCKET SYSTEM:

DRAWN UP BY
COLONEL CONGREVE

1814.

Reproduced from an original edition made available by the Library of the Royal Artillery Institute, Woolwich, to whom British Aircraft Corporation wish to express their appreciation.

BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION GUIDED WEAPONS DIVISION

THE DETAILS
OF
THE ROCKET SYSTEM:

SHEWING

THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF THIS WEAPON, BOTH FOR SEA AND LAND SERVICE, AND ITS DIFFERENT USES IN THE FIELD AND IN SIEGES;

ILLUSTRATED BY
PLATES OF THE PRINCIPAL EQUIPMENTS, EXERCISES, AND CASES OF ACTUAL SERVICE,

WITH
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ITS APPLICATION,

AND A DEMONSTRATION OF THE COMPARATIVE ECONOMY OF THE SYSTEM.

DRAWN UP BY
COLONEL CONGREVE,
FOR THE
INFORMATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ROCKET CORPS, AND OTHERS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

London:
PRINTED BY J. WHITING, FINSBURY PLACE.
1814.