Military Observation Balloons (Captive and Free): A Complete Treatise On Their Manufacture, Equipment, Inspection, and Handling

The value and importance of a volume covering the field of mlitaiy balloons becomes obvious since keen students of the present world war have declared that the struggle will be won in the air. This book on the manufacture, equipment, inspection and handling of military observation balloons gives a complete survey of the field. It is based on the Balloon Manual of the German Army, including drill and equipment in use at the beginning of the war.

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MILITARY OBSERVATION BALLOONS

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I Description of a Kite Balloon

CHAPTER ll Equlpment of a kite Balloon

CHAPTER III The Crew of a Kite Balloon, Officers and Men. The Inflation. Selection of the Anchoring Site. Preparation for Ascensiom. The Ascension.

CHAPTER IV Training of the Field Balloon Company

CHAPTER V Inflating and Handling of a Kite Balloon During Maneuvers. duties of the Balloon Squad. Duties of the Car Squad; of the Rope Squad. Balloon Transport, with Ascension Ropes; Transportation Ropes. Aid of Crew. High Transportation. Marching Order of the Balloon Transportation. Lifting over

CHAPTER VI The Use of a Kite Balloon in Time of War.

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