EVALUATION OF THE MAIN GUN OF THE M60 TANK AGAINST MOVING GROUND TARGETS

Abstract

This paper evaluates employment of the main gun of the M60 tank against moving ground targets. The results are from a live-fire experiment conducted at Ft Stewart, Georgia, during the period 25 Jun-6 Jul 1963. Of chief interest are the hit probabilities against moving targets of armor-piercing discarding-sabot and training-practice rounds for the 105-mm main gun and the accuracy and consistency of observer sensing of firings of those ammunitions. However, such other intermediate results as miss distance and lay error are also reported because they support the results concerning hit probability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0369433

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Eckles Iii.
  • Charles A. Bruce Jr.
  • Stephen B. Forman

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Dispersions
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • High Explosives
  • Hit Probabilities
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Miss Distance
  • Moving Targets
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Standards
  • Tank Guns
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • ballistics.