TRIALS TO ASSESS THE LETHALITY OF A 76 MM HESH SHELL AGAINST ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS

Abstract

The 76 mm gun at present in service in the Saladin armoured car has been considered as a possible solution to GSOR 1010 and GSOR 1012. When the assessment of lethality of the HESH round fired by this gun was started it was found that there was little information on its effects on AFV running gear (both wheels and tracks), on men in a confined space behind the armour plate, and on armoured engine compartments. This memorandum describes trials which were carried out on Daimler armoured cars and Comet tanks to obtain information on these points and summarizes the results obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0348021

Entities

People

  • R. Beresford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Drive Sprockets
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fungi
  • Gears
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Guns
  • Projectiles
  • Sprockets
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons
  • Wheel Hubs

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects