FRAGMENTATION TEST OF 5"/38 HC AND VT (FCL) PROJECTILES MK 49, EXPLOSIVE "D" AND COMPOSITION A-3 LOADED

Abstract

Tests were conducted of high-capacity (HC) and VT (FCL) projectiles loaded with Explosive D and Composition A-3, respectively. Space-distribution data were obtained in a 30-ft-radius semicircle of 0.125-in.-thick mild-steel plates 5 ft high. A total of 752 and 1217 hits were recorded for the HC and VT (FCL) projectiles, respectively; the velocities in the 80 deg to 110 deg zone were 3400 and 4080 fps, respectively. Fragment-mass-distribution tests were conducted in a sawdust-filled box. The HC and VT (FCL) projectiles gave 1218 and 2113 fragments, respectively, with weights between 5/8 and 350 g. The mean fragment masses for the HC and VT (FCL) projectiles were computed from a best fit to the Mott law to be 11.8 and 5.78 g, respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0009073

Entities

People

  • V. Philipchuk

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Picrate
  • Ammunition
  • Ballistics
  • Cameras
  • Explosives
  • Fragmentation
  • High Capacity Projectiles
  • High Explosives
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nose Fuzes
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Terminals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military Engineering.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space