Aberdeen Proving Ground - Yearbook (Aberdeen, MD)

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provise repairs in The Tield, and he musT be able To cornpleTe These repairs in record Tirne. ln The ArTillery secTion oT The Proving Ground The various Types used by our Torces are TirsT TesTed and Tried under all sorTs oT condiTions. IT is here ThaT our new weapons are TirsT Tired, iT is here ThaT They receive The exacTing and rigorous TesTs ThaT will deTern'iine Their TiTness Tor accepTance in acTion. ln addiTion To Tinding and correcTing Tlaws in new Types oT guns The Ordnance man musT learn Thoroughly The '11 ix l .ink l l i l operaTional principles oT each Type oT piece. l-le musT be able To overhaul and puT baclc inTo operaTion pieces ThaT have been damaged, or which have worn ouT. On These pages we see various phases oT acTiviTy in This secTion, Trom Tiring The rnighTy railway guns To repairing quiclcly small deTecTs in anTiaircraTT guns. To W WW W k 'Ad M -,,, A.,s MM., ,N , , V' so Yeo gs, . L., ' w:.::f4Ll' L . , ..,,T.f ' if if . W. .w..,- Top Bg g re air. Above: Ready To mounf anfi- 'rcraff gun. - We X if Q' .,: Y gi ji J s f fl g X F6 z xx ii N , ' -F' ,- .. 5 ifii xg: 'TT ff . in '- 4 V, i i' if T V' T E 'A i ' 3 : i un barrel in for p CI Top. Anfiaircraff gun placemenf. Cenfer: Tesfing lighTer 'Field pieces. Above: A big gun roars. 1 :T Q ff' ok- rf' B ji - ff X X S' fa lh Q 4, -, ..- -, Q v 1 l 4 l l l l l I. F.

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at i. ii 5, is a Tracks ready for Tanks. General view aufomofive repair. WiTh Uncle Sam's TighTing Torces consTanTly adding To Their mechanized equipmenT in This war oT movemenT, The need has become proporTionaTely greaTer Tor a Trained Torce oT men To keep These indispensible weapons in perpeTual good order. The auTomoTive secTion oT The Ordnance DeparTmenT has supplied These Technicians in adequaTe numbers Trom iTs specially equipped Training shops picTured on This page. Men Training Tor This work are Turnished The mosT up-ToAdaTe equip- menT Tor The sTudy oT Tanks, auTomobiles, Trucks, and any rolling sTock ThaT The armed Torces are puTTing in The Tield, In addiTion To repair and mainTenance, Ordnance is responsible Tor consTanT experimenTaTion in This Tield, including The TesTing oT newly- developed models. Tank inferior. g's 4 Ti fir A Work on Tank mofors. Wx T f f av mo re ,I , z,f,,, Wmf gi i ' iii . v i 2 5