GUN FIRING TEST OF WARHEAD SEMI ARMOR PIERCING 3000 LB. T1 FOR MATADOR

Abstract

Five war heads were tested for armor penetration properties. T he results showed that the inert loaded war head fired at 1100-fps striking velocity and 20 deg obliquity will penetrate nominal 2.25-in. homogeneous steel armor and remain in effective condition. At the same velocity and 0 deg or 20 deg obliquity, the war head will fail against nominal 3.25-in. homogeneous steel. Failure of the war head to penetrate the targets in an effective condition was attributed to the welds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1953
Accession Number
AD0006850

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  • W. W. Meyers

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Ballistics
  • Contracts
  • Guns
  • Munitions
  • Naval Guns
  • Navy
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Specifications
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Terminals
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Thickness

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