A NEW METHOD OF IGNITION DEVELOPED FOR RECOILLESS GUNS FIRING FIN-STABILIZED PROJECTILES

Abstract

The principles of uniform ignition formulated for special types of recoilless weapons have been applied to recoilless weapons firing fin-stabilized projectiles. A new ignition system, has been developed for these weapons. Better uniformities in chamber pressures and muzzle velocities have been obtained at ambient temperature when the new ignition system has been used to fire the 90 mm M67 recoilless gun, as compared with the ballistic results obtained with the previous ignition system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0409970

Entities

People

  • A. Levine

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Ammunition
  • Combustion
  • Detonators
  • Explosive Trains
  • Explosives
  • Fires
  • Firing Pins
  • Gunpowder
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Lead Azides
  • Munitions
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Propellants
  • Recoilless Guns
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Rocket Propulsion.