KINEMATIC EVALUATION OF THE SPECIAL PURPOSE INDIVIDUAL WEAPON PROTOTYPES

Abstract

Three prototype weapons from each of four contractors were delivered to BRL for kinematic analysis and evaluation. An extensive series of tests were conducted to furnish data for selecting the prototype which would be most advantageous to develop for the SPIW system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0353233

Entities

People

  • Richard F. Cronin
  • Stanley S. Lentz
  • Wallace M. Werner

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Control Systems
  • Dispersions
  • Ejectors
  • Feed Mechanisms
  • Firing Pins
  • Firing Rate
  • Measurement
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Periodicals
  • Projectiles
  • Rods
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design