A New Tank Main Armament System

Abstract

Ballistic Research Laboratory proposed a tank armament concept utilizing a gun characterized by its large caliber combined with short travel and moderate pressure to provide a lightweight component for launching a spin stabilized dual-purpose shell having a spin compensated liner for a shaped charge. In the technical material the BRL study has been expanded by a committee of representatives from BRL, OTAC, Picatinny and Watervliet Arsenals to establish the practicability of development of the basic approach, to provide for more detailed analysis of the components of the system, to determine compatibility of the system with direct fire, wingless guided missiles for ultimate use as the primary round, and to include the application of the system to improved vehicle designs representing complete weapons systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0501680

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Combustible Cartridge Cases
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Guided Missiles
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Gun Turrets
  • Guns
  • Hit Probabilities
  • Ignition
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Shaped Charges

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.