A comparison of Army and Navy methods of fire-control
Subject(s): Artillery drill and tactics, Artillery School of Practice (Fort Monroe, Va.), Artillery--Study and teaching, United States. Army, United States. Navy, Virginia--Fort Monroe
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At the direction of the Joint Army and Navy Board, William Sowden Sims compares the methods used by the Army and Navy to aim and shoot heavy artillery. The report examines the relative efficiency of the gunnery methods of the two services, and concludes that the Army method is expensive, complicated, and unreliable, while the Navy method is much more reliable.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07
Creator(s)
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
30
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A comparison of Army and Navy methods of fire-control. [July 1, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294596. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936. A comparison of Army and Navy methods of fire-control. [1 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294596.
APA:
Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936., [1907, July 1]. A comparison of Army and Navy methods of fire-control.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294596.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
