Abstract 139 Training and use SOLUTIONS TO THE DEFENCE AND CONTROL OF STRAITS In the previous article of this series, we have analysed the status of the Strait of Gibraltar as a strategic reference of the national defence, its location as a bridge or border between two cultures, and its importance in international trade, which gives it relevance comparable to only a few more spots throughout the whole world. In this article, we will look deeply into the way to control these strategic spots which usually open, but sometimes might choke the economies of many countries, some of them big powers. FIELD ARTILLERY ENGLISH DICTIONARY This may not be called a conventional article. As the title shows, in fact, it is a dictionary including the most common terms that one can find when reading any English text on Field Artillery, such as American or NATO manuals, or any other publication in English. Technique and Research HIGH EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILE EFFECTS? In this article we analyse the lethal areas and “hacks” produced by the explosion of high explosive projectiles, which directly affects the ballistic of effects. History QVADERNUM HISTORIAE X – HISTORY OF ARTILLERY OUTLINES (II) To continue the historical review on artillery materials that we started in the latest issue of the Memorial, we will now look into the evolution of bombard and mortar mounting, as well as the ammunitions used, and their propelling charge, the powder. Moral Values THOUGHTS ON THE OPENING SPEECH BY FATHER EXIMENO, FIRST HEAD OF STUDIES OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY – 1764 – THEORY AND PRACTICE. As its title suggests, this article gives some thoughts on the opening speech by Father Eximeno, which he addressed to the first class of cadets at the Royal School of Artillery just 250 years ago. Theory and practice are analysed, the more important one is defined. Or do they both have the same importance?
MEMORIAL ARTILLERIA JUN 2014
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