: Re: Where to find industrial schematics or blue prints for reference? I am researching the weapons and systems that exist in the present day to better understand and extrapolate the jargon that my

Are you writing a hard science work? What I mean is, how in-depth do you plan on getting with the details?

If the answer is "not very" you can learn a lot by just reading the wikipedia article for whatever weapon/vehicle you need. Maybe watch a few youtube videos on the subject. For instance, for 19th and 20th century firearms, Forgotten Weapons is fantastic. When he's showing a gun, he always goes into the history of it, and often even disassembles it and explains how it works.

If the answer is "Very" you probably need a degree in the subject. If you try to be too realistic, your audience will hold you to that. Meaning if you're not an expert yourself, one in your audience will certainly find fault somewhere.

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