Ok, I’ll explain this a different way. What does the US Army Ordnance Corp do today? They are responsible for equipping the Army with all forms of weapons, ammunition, artillery, missiles, explosives, etc. This is exemplified by the current mission statement:
“The purpose of the Ordnance Corps is to support the development, production, acquisition and sustainment of weapons systems and munitions, and to provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal, during peace and war, to provide superior combat power to current and future forces of the United States Army.”
Also please note that The Ordnance Department and Artillery Department were merged from 1821 to 1832 in the interest of economy.
“Ok, I’ll explain this a different way. What does the US Army Ordnance Corp do today? They are responsible for equipping the Army with all forms of weapons, ammunition, artillery, missiles, explosives, etc. This is exemplified by the current mission statement:”
What does the term “combined ARMS” refer to?