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Title: Principles of Naval Weapons Systems by David Freiden, David R. Frieden, Gene P. Bender ISBN: 087021537X Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: December, 1985 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4

Rating: 4
Summary: good introductory book but increasingly dated
Comment: The sections presenting the basic physics that parameterize detection and weapons operation give the reader a very good introduction to the principles of operation for various general weapons systems, as well as the capabilities and limitations of a general weapons system.

However, the weapons systems actually described are if not actually obsolete, obsolescent. This is especially true with regard to the C4I and ECM/ESM, EO, and detection systems. There is no mention of stealth, GPS, Aegis, or JTIDS. SAR and MTI sytems should have more emphasis, as does the section on digital computers.

In short, this is a good introduction to basic physical principles that systems operate under, but an increasingly dated explanation as to the way systems operate and a very dated description of operating systems. This is a good idea for a book, but needs a thorough rewrite at this point (April 1, 2000).

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Title: Principles of Naval Weapons Systems Workbook by David Frieden, Naval Institute Press ISBN: 0870215396 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: July, 1985 List Price(USD): $12.95