Retardation of Tubular Projectiles Developed from the 20mm American Ball

Abstract

Firings of 20mm projectiles with a tubular hole along the axis were conducted to measure the effect of such a hole on the retardation. The drag coefficient is found to decrease as the tube diameter increases. Comparison is made with the Standard 20mm ball projectile and a 20mm with a 30 deg conical windshield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 13, 1944
Accession Number
AD0491944

Entities

People

  • A. C. Charters
  • R. N. Thomas

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Ballistics
  • Coefficients
  • Diameters
  • Drag
  • Exterior Ballistics
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Projectiles
  • Retardation
  • Standards
  • Trajectories
  • Windshields

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • ballistics.