ANALYSIS OF BALLISTIC METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS ON ARTILLERY FIRE

Abstract

The results and conclusions derived from a series of meteorological soundings taken in conjunction with howitzer firings at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, during March and April 1958 are given. The tests provided information for determining the relative importance of ballistic and meteorological sources of error in the artillery system. Estimates are given for the error arising from existing meteorological sounding equipment, space and time variability of meteorological data, and of gunnery and ballistics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268402

Entities

People

  • Raymond Bellucci

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Data Analysis
  • Experimental Design
  • Meteorological Data
  • Military Research
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Navy
  • Oklahoma
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space