TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF THE ROCKEYE I BOMBLET FUZE MK 258 MOD 0

Abstract

This report contains the results of a comprehensive technical evaluation to which the fuze was subjected. It passed many tests including jumble, 40 foot drop, detonator safety, firing train reliability, transportation vibration, aircraft vibration and temperature cycling tests. Several problems were uncovered. The fuze failed the jolt test, but a modification to the design enabled it to pass this test. It was not operable after the five foot drop test because of damage to the vane and body. Limitations on the use of the weapon may be necessary because the arming time of the fuze in the weapon was found to be longer than expected, and the weapon failed the accidental release test. An operability of approximately 90% was observed on field tests of 396 fuzes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1964
Accession Number
AD0355499

Entities

People

  • Leon J. Shkolnik

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Guns
  • Air Pressure
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Bomblets
  • Bombs
  • Cluster Bombs
  • Detonators
  • Drop Tests
  • Explosives
  • Guns
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering