TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME I.: PREFACE, ETC. WEAPONS PHYSICS
POSTWAR U.S. FISSION WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT: SEARCH FOR SIMPLICITY, ETC
VOLUME. II (1943-1952) 1. THE SEARCH FOR FEASIBILITY 2. RACING IN THE DARK
VOLUME. III. (1952-1954) OPERATION IVY OPERATION CASTLE
VOLUME. IV (1954-1969) BUILDING A BETTER BOMB REDWING HARDTACK, DOMINIC
VOLUME V: . AIRCRAFT BOMBS INCLUDING U.S. NUCLEAR BOMBS, ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS AND ATOMIC DEMOLITION MUNITIONS
VOLUME VI: MISSILE & ROCKET WARHEADS; ATOMIC ARTILLERY SHELLS
VOLUME. VII ARMING & FUZING; TECHNOLOGIES & EQUIPMENT
APPENDIX 1. U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS, 1942-1962
APPENDIX 2. U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX 3. TYPICAL U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACCIDENTS, 1950-1981.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note: In the following, which is based on Swords of Armageddon Version 1., the topics covered are the important pieces of information and the page numbers are relevant to give you an idea of how many pages are given to the topic. The actual page numbers below do not reflect the condensation of Swords from eight volume to seven in Version 2.)
PART IV. WEAPONS TYPES: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY
SYSTEMS
VOLUME V
Overview, VI-4
Warhead Numbering Systems, VI-9
Organization & Process Glossary, VI-11
Weapon Development Lifecycle, VI-17
Stockpile Problems, VI-20
1. Aircraft Bombs, VI-31
Historical Background, VI-32
Weapon Design and Construction, VI-34
Bomb Configuration, VI-48
Bomb Suspension Systems, VI-49
Bomb Tail Fins, VI-50
Parachutes, VI-51
Parachute Canopy Types, VI-54
Parachute Deployment Bags, VI-55
Parachute Staging, VI-56
Parachute Deployment Methods, VI-57
New parachute Developments, VI-60
U.S. Nuclear Bombs, VI-63 MK I. VI-65 MK 18, VI-337 MK II, VI-80 TX-20, VI-343 MK III, VI-80 MK 21/26, VI-344 MK 4, VI-110 TX-22, VI-348 MK 5, VI-138 MK 27, VI-349 MK 6, VI-187 MK 28, VI-354 MK 7, VI-207 W-34, VI-375 MK 8, VI-234 MK 36, VI-377 MK 10, VI-270 MK 41, VI-379 MK 11, VI-274 MK 43, VI-382 MK 12, VI-279 TX-46/MK 53, VI-393 MK 13, VI-289 MK 57, VI-402 MK 14, VI-301 MK/B 61, VI-407 MK 15/39, VI-307 MK/B 77, VI-414 TX 16, VI-325 MK/B 83, VI-417 MK 17/24, VI-331 MK/B 90, VI-422
INDEX, VI-425
VOLUME VI. (PART IV Continued)
2. Artillery Shells, VII-5
MK 9, VII-7 W-51/54, VII-38 MK 19, VII-23 W-74, VII-43 MK 23, VII-25 W-75, VII-44 TX-32, VII-27 W-79, VII-45 MK 33, VII-27 W-82, VII-49 MK-48, VII-32
3. Missile & Rocket Warheads, VII-52
Air-to Air Missile Warheads W-25, VII-52 W-51/54, VII-111 W-42, VII-108 Air-to-Surface Missile Warheads W-5, VII-119 W-45, VII-140 W-7, VII-124 W-50, VII-145 MK 7/BOAR, VII-126 XW-59, VII-145 MK/CROSSBOW, VII-134 W-69, VII-149 W-12, VII-134 W-72, VII-153 W-27, VII-135 W-73, VII-154 W-28, VII-136 W-80, VII-154 XW-31, VII-139 W-89, VII-158 XW-40, VII-140 W-91, VII-162 Surface-to-Air Missile Warheads MK 7, VII-164 W-45, VII-204 W-12, VII-173 W-50, VII-205 MK/W-30, VII-177 W-60, VII-211 W-31/37, VII-191 W-65/66, VII-212 W-40, VII-200 W-71, VII-218 W-42, VII-203 W-81, VII-221 Surface-to-Surface Missile Warheads W-4, VII-223 W-45, VII-301 W-5, VII-225 W-49, VII-319 W-7/CORPORAL, VII-240 W-50, VII-331 W-7/HONEST JOHN, VII-246 W-52, VII-340 W-7/HERMES, VII-253 W-53, VII-350 W-8, VII-254 W-56, VII-352 W-10, VII-256 W-59, VII-359 W-13, VII-258 W-61, VII-361 W-15/TX-29, VII-268 W-62, VII-362 W-27/REGULUS, VII-270 W-63/64, VII-363 W-27/TRITON, VII-272 W-67, VII-363 W-27/MATADOR, VII-273 W-70, VII-364 W-28, VII-273 W-78, VII-365 W-31, VII-274 W-80, VII-368 W-35, VII-275 W-84, VII-368 W-38, VII-290 W-85, VII-370 W-39, VII-293 W-86, VII-372 W-40, VII-299 W-87, VII-376 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Warheads W-47, VII-380 W-68, VII-423 W-58, VII-415 W-76, VII-426 W-62, VII-423 W-88, VII-428 W-67, VII-423 4. Anti-Submarine Weapons, VII-435 W-5, VII-436 W-44, VII-459 MK 7, VII-437 W-45, VII-462 W-12, VII-452 W-55, VII-462 W-34, VII-452 W-89, VII-466 5. Atomic Demolition Munitions, VII-468 T-4, VII-470 W-30, VII-472 MK 6, VII-470 W-31, VII-473 W-7, VII-471 W-45, VII-474 W-25, VII-471 W-54, VII-475 INDEX, VII-474